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Big tech platforms will once again be allowed to voluntarily scan private messages on social media platforms for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), after the European Parliament last week revived a derogation to e-Privacy rules that it had previously struck down in March. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In what critics have described…
Updated: 16/07/2026 – 20:26 GMT+2 Supporters welcomed France’s assisted dying law after parliament approved the landmark legislation, calling it “a huge relief” for people with incurable illnesses. The law still requires approval from France’s Constitutional Council. … More
Published on 17/07/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2•Updated 11:40 Restricting Chinese access to the EU’s market of 450 million consumers could undermine Beijing’s export-driven economy and pose a risk to the country’s political stability, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, told Euronews, arguing…
By Greta Ruffino with AP Published on 17/07/2026 – 21:51 GMT+2•Updated 22:11 Protesters greeted the American ambassador’s luxury yacht in Venice on Friday with inflatable water toys, beach balls and a sign reading “Venezia non si USA,” a play on words meaning “Venice is not to be used.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Several hundred protesters…
Updated: 17/07/2026 – 8:23 GMT+2 Violent storms brought giant hailstones, heavy rain and powerful winds to several parts of France. Videos show large hail battering homes and cars. The storms turned deadly, with two people killed in weather-related incidents as much of the country remained under weather alerts. … More
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Germany will take part in a French nuclear exercise later this year, following a joint meeting of the French and German governments near Cologne. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Alongside this work on a shared doctrine, German conventional forces will this year take part in…
By Harry Bligh with AFP, AP Published on 17/07/2026 – 19:04 GMT+2•Updated 19:13 Russian strikes on Ukraine in the past day have killed seven people and injured more than 67. In a post on X, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a number of regions had been hit, including Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv,…
Updated: 17/07/2026 – 9:11 GMT+2 Glenn Micallef, EU sport commissioner, says the expanded World Cup format “worked” ahead of Sunday’s final. Micallef says the tournament reflects the improvement of football worldwide, but insists the “best talent and best football is still being played in Europe”, making him “proud”. … More
Published on 17/07/2026 – 16:41 GMT+2•Updated 16:42 Hungary has taken significant steps to restore the rule of law in the two months since Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office, the European Commission said in a report presented on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The new government has launched “intense reform efforts”, with…
Poland’s conservative President Karol Nawrocki on Friday vetoed a bill to legalise civil partnerships, he announced in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The legislation had been proposed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist government ahead of last year’s parliamentary elections in Poland. “I have always emphasised that nothing that is a…
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