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This week the 2026 World Cup kicked off with Mexico playing South Africa in what many have called one of the most politically charged sporting tournaments in history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The competition – that will keep football fans glued to their screens until 19 July – is being held across…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 11:21 GMT+2 NATO has announced plans to reduce the number of troops stationed in Kosovo over the next year due to the “improved security situation”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Around 4,600 NATO soldiers currently make up the alliance’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, which began in June 1999 following…
Many European countries are often stereotyped as being prone to going on strike, and recent data would appear to back that up. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the first quarter of 2026, Portugal (234), Italy (190), Spain (108), and France (105) reported the highest number of strikes among seven EU countries. That’s…
Published on 12/06/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:30 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Vincenzo Genovese reports on the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Euronews’ Maria Tadeo speaks to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Euronews’ Angela Skujins on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact taking effect today and interviews…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 16:15 GMT+2 The French, German and British ambassadors to Russia held talks in the foreign ministry in Moscow on Thursday, several days after a London summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The UK hosted Zelenskyy and the leaders of France and Germany earlier this…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 19:36 GMT+2 After two years of strong performance driven by a shift to a war economy, Russia’s economic situation is weakening, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And although the IMF raised its forecast for Russia’s 2026 growth in its April outlook from…
By Euronews Published on 11/06/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2 A few days before the latest European Council meeting, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni set out Rome’s position ahead of the complex negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the European Union’s long-term budget. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing the Italian Parliament on Thursday,…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 17:25 GMT+2 German MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, has warned that the long-running Airbus-Boeing dispute could jeopardise the EU-US trade agreement struck last summer if transatlantic tensions flare again in the coming weeks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The implementation of the Turnberry Agreement,…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 8:31 GMT+2•Updated 15:56 Thousands of Albanians took to the streets on Wednesday night in the 10th day of protest to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The protesters gathered at Skënderbej Square in the capital Tirana, to march towards parliament and were…
Published on 11/06/2026 – 15:21 GMT+2 British Secretary of Defence John Healey resigned from office on Thursday, citing shortcomings in the government’s defence spending plans. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a letter addressed to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey criticised funding for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP) and said he…
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