Ireland is under fire over its continued sales of alumina to Russia, raising concerns that the country might be indirectly helping Moscow fuel its war machine against Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sold as white powder, alumina is the raw material used to produce aluminium, a lightweight metal commonly found in weapons…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 16:29 GMT+2 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticised an open letter that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, labelling it rude and saying guns will do the talking. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sergey Lavrov specifically pointed out on Monday that Moscow is unhappy…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 19:03 GMT+2 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned major technology companies they must introduce safeguards to stop children from sending or receiving explicit images, or face new legislation within months. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at London Tech Week on Monday, Starmer said firms operating in the…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 17:49 GMT+2 Former France international football player Lassana Diarra has agreed a settlement with FIFA and the Belgian Football Association, ending a protracted legal dispute over football transfer rules, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal concludes proceedings tied to Diarra’s…

Thousands of people took to the streets of Albania to protest plans for luxury tourism developments linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump over the weekend. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Demonstrators gathered in the capital, Tirana, and at the protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon on the country’s Adriatic coast, where campaigners say a project…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 Seven EU countries have urged Brussels to resist any rollback of CO2 standards for cars and vans, arguing that weakening emissions rules would endanger Europe’s climate objectives, economic competitiveness and energy security, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The plea from…

Nine European capital cities have joined forces to oppose a European Commission proposal that would require large corporate vehicle fleets to switch to electric vehicles, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A coalition led by Poland and including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 12:49 GMT+2 Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will return to Brussels next week for the first time since his election defeat, attending a summit of Patriots for Europe leaders — the far-right alliance he helped establish. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Orbán will join other Patriots leaders —…

Pope Leo XIV denounced the “scourge” of sexual violence by Catholic clergy on Monday and called for a “culture of care” in the Church ahead of an expected private meeting with victims in Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Faced with this scourge, the ecclesial community is called to respond with listening, truth,…

More and more of us are using AI chatbots in our daily lives, whether it’s to ask for advice, help us with work, or conduct research. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But what happens when these chatbots start pushing disinformation and conspiracy theories? That’s what information reliability rating platform NewsGuard discovered in a…