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UK police arrest man after toddler ‘ended up’ in crocodile pen at zoo

Published on 18/06/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:13 Police in the UK said on Thursday that a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and…

French fishermen gather in Cherbourg as sector faces challenges

By&nbspEuronews Published on 18/06/2026 – 17:48 GMT+2 Resource management, fuel prices, foreign competition – pressing issues for French fishermen and other actors in the maritime sector to discuss at their meeting in Cherbourg. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In April, fishermen protested against high fuel prices from Normandy to the French Mediterrenean island…

Foreign aid cuts and climate change pushing migrant flows, IOM warns

Published on 18/06/2026 – 18:30 GMT+2 Cuts in development aid by wealthy countries tend to drive up displacement away from the world’s poorest regions, the head of the UN’s International Organisation for Migration warned in an interview with the AFP news agency on the sidelines of the Berlin Climate Mobility…

Hegseth says Europe must take the lead on building ‘NATO 3.0’

Published on 18/06/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 10:31 US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said Europe must take the lead on building out a revamped “NATO 3.0” and creating a “real, hardline military alliance”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hegseth made the comments while speaking ahead of a meeting with his NATO counterparts…

Social Democrats stitch together new Lithuanian coalition

Political parties in Lithuania agreed on a coalition agreement on Thursday, with the Social Democrats, the Democrats “For Lithuania” and the Farmers and Greens Union, along with partners, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, signing an agreement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Third time’s the charm,” Mindaugas Sinkevičius…

Albania’s PM Edi Rama in Berlin: Europe needs courage for enlargement

Standing in the city that became the symbol of Europe’s division and reunification, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a sweeping vision for the continent’s future, urging the European Union to show the same strategic courage that enabled German reunification more than three decades ago. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing senior German…

EU-backed green bonds risk financing Chinese clean tech

The Global Green Bond Initiative is one of the EU’s largest financial instruments to fund sustainable infrastructure and climate-related projects with the bloc’s partner countries. Its declared aim is to mobilise between €15 and €20 billion in investments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But European Commission and EU officials are now warning that…

Where is EV charging cheapest and fastest?

By&nbspAlessio Dell’Anna&nbsp&&nbspvideo by Damaso Jaivenois and Loredana Dumitru Published on 18/06/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2•Updated 12:53 Good news for EV drivers out there in Europe planning to set off with their car this summer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The continent’s public EV charging network has now grown to 1.3 million public charging points.…

Misinformation targets Trump and European leaders at G7

A series of misleading statements and videos has spread on social media in the wake of the G7 summit in Evian, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 countries, in addition to the EU and other invitee states, gathered there to discuss global geopolitical challenges such as the conflicts in…

Shipping industry wary of resuming Strait of Hormuz navigation

Even as the United States and Iran appear to have forged a deal to stop their hostilities, the global shipping industry is cautious about resuming operations in the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sea mines, skyrocketing insurance premiums and a lack of confidence after prolonged military activity in the critical…