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As droughts intensify across Europe, causing water shortages, ageing pipes are accelerating the depletion of the bloc’s water supplies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europe loses 23 percent of its non-revenue water (NRW) to leaks, which is water that’s extracted and treated but never reaches households. NRW levels vary from 6 percent in…
By Gavin Blackburn & Serge Duchêne Published on 12/08/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2•Updated 17:29 France recorded a more than 20% shortfall in nuclear power production capacity on Wednesday, a record deficit caused by environmental-related outages linked to drought, extreme heat and a jellyfish invasion. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT France uses nuclear power to generate around 70%…
Croatian rescuers said they had found two of the four Portuguese tourists who went missing in an inflatable boat during a storm on Wednesday as the search for the remaining two continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The tourists disappeared in the early hours in the Velebit Channel, a stretch of the Adriatic…
Three Moroccan nationals who arrived in Ceuta during the recent mass crossing from Morocco have been arrested over their alleged involvement in sexual assault offences, against a backdrop of courts and law-enforcement agencies investigating several complaints filed since the end of July. The alleged victims are also migrants. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…
Yet another heatwave has struck Europe, with more than half of the continent’s population forecast to see temperatures of above 30 degrees Celcius on Wednesday, while areas home to at least 92 million will see temperatures over 35 degrees Celcius. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The most intense heat is expected across Western…
Portuguese technology company Tekever is to supply AR5 drones to the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) for maritime surveillance missions. The autonomous platforms are scheduled for delivery in early September. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, the company, which has become an important player in the unmanned systems industry, especially when it…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 14:43 GMT+2 Ukraine has struck Novorossiysk, Russia’s main operational hub on the Black Sea, which has become Moscow’s last major naval base in the region after sustained Ukrainian attacks forced much of its fleet from occupied Crimea. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 12:13 The European Union will provide €2.1 million to Colombia to support its most affected areas following a deadly earthquake that tore through the South American country on Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an online statement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As…
Published on 12/08/2026 – 11:37 GMT+2•Updated 12:19 Russian overnight strikes on Kherson, in southern Ukraine, killed two and injured two others. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Novorossiysk, Black Sea coastal city, killed two people and injured eight, including an eight-year-old child, the regional governor said on Wednesday after…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Robert Schuman and the founding fathers of the European Community understood: those who cooperate economically do not wage war against one another. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT From this conviction…
