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Published on 24/08/2026 – 22:42 GMT+2 Saudi Arabia will invest €6 billion into building three theme parks close to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sealed the deal for the project during an official visit to the French…

By&nbspLaure Valentin&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 24/08/2026 – 17:38 GMT+2•Updated 18:09 Usually peaceful, the Deux Alpes resort found itself at the centre of controversy a few days ago after a video went viral on social media in which a shopkeeper, leaning on the counter of her refreshment stall, can be heard telling…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 18:18 GMT+2 The Danish government will compensate 13 people who were victims of abuse at a care home during their youth, Denmark’s Ministry of Social Affairs said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 13 individuals, whose identities have not been disclosed, filed a complaint in March against…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 19:07 GMT+2 Ukraine has moved a step closer to producing SCALP cruise missiles at home after Britain agreed to provide information on UK-made components of the Franco-British weapon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision clears the way for the missiles to be assembled in Ukraine following months of…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 16:01 GMT+2•Updated 16:22 Hungary is on track to fulfil all criteria needed to unlock €10 billion in EU recovery funds by the end-of-August deadline, Euronews understands from conversations with Commission and Budapest officials this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Meeting all milestones would clear the way for Hungary…

Bitcoin is back in the spotlight after a week-long rally pushed the cryptocurrency above $79,000, with gains of more than 20% in just a few days. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The rally has been driven by fresh flows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, expectations of greater liquidity in the United States, a more…

Is Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s gamble paying off? Eight months before France’s presidential election, the La France Insoumise leader appears increasingly well placed to play a leading role. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the latest Toluna-Harris Interactive poll for M6 and RTL, Mélenchon would qualify for the second-round run-off in three of the…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 12:59 GMT+2 Sweden will form a commission seeking to prevent attacks on schools, its government said on Monday, days after a 17-year-old girl was killed and three people wounded by a sword-wielding assailant at a high school. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attack on the school in the…

Around 80 percent of global trade travels by ship, while most of the EU’s imports and exports arrive or leave by sea. Meanwhile, more than 95 percent of international digital communications pass through submarine fibre-optic cables stretching across the ocean floor, alongside pipelines that transport much of the world’s oil…

By&nbspEuronews Published on 24/08/2026 – 11:12 GMT+2 One of the Hungarian Armed Forces’ Gripen fighter jets crashed late on Monday morning, according to Prime Minister Péter Magyar. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “For reasons that are not yet known, a Gripen fighter jet of the Hungarian Defence Forces crashed a few minutes ago…