Updated: 09/07/2026 – 17:47 GMT+2 Images shared by the Lithuanian Presidency show a revolver given by Turkey’s Erdogan to every NATO leader as a parting gift after the summit in Ankara. Each leader received a box containing a revolver engraved with their name, six bullets and a note exempting the…

The European Parliament adopted on Thursday amendments excluding the likes of WhatsApp from a controversial temporary regime that allows electronic communication services to put voluntary measures in place to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT MEPs want to exclude communication services applying end-to-end encryption from the scope of…

Published on 09/07/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government…

Western Europe experienced its hottest June on record as a searing heatwave swept across a continent facing increasingly frequent and intense heat extremes, the EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The report comes as a new heatwave is battering Europe this week, following a record-breaking one in June…

Published on 09/07/2026 – 13:47 GMT+2 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will donate a pistol given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a military museum in the Belgian capital once it is brought to Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Olof Gill said that von…

This week’s NATO summit in Ankara was the most anticipated for some time. After five years of war on the continent, and two years of rancour from a confrontational White House, it was the moment for Europe to prove it’s serious about its own defence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At Tuesday’s Industry…

Updated: 09/07/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR representative in Brussels, believes it is key for the EU to ensure “nobody is returning to a possible situation of harm” when implementing the recently approved Pact on Migration and Asylum. … More

Published on 09/07/2026 – 10:17 GMT+2 The FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are about to begin, and as the pressure on each team ramps up, so too has the misinformation surrounding the tournament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT AI-generated images, false claims and fake news reports have all spread online over the past couple…

Updated: 09/07/2026 – 9:38 GMT+2 “You cannot build Rome in one day.” Belgium’s Defence Minister Theo Francken joins Euronews’ Shona Murray for a special report live from the NATO Summit in Ankara, discussing Ukraine, Iran, NATO and Belgium’s largest defence investment in more than two decades. … More

Published on 09/07/2026 – 8:34 GMT+2 Andy Burnham has taken another big step towards becoming the UK’s next prime minister after his last potential rival for the Labour Party leadership ruled out mounting a challenge. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Former armed forces minister Al Carns told Sky News that a drawn-out, divisive…