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Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, 14 August, 2024
Germany seeks agreement with Taliban to take back convicted Afghan migrants
BERLIN — Germany wants to negotiate a direct agreement with the Taliban to take back Afghan nationals set for deportation, according to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt."My idea is that we make agreements directly with Afghanistan to enable repatriations," said in an interview on Thursday with the weekly news magazine, Focus."We still need third parties to conduct talks with Afghanistan. This cannot remain a permanent solution."In August, Germany resumed flying convicted Afghan nationals back to Afghanistan after suspending deportations after the Taliban returned to power in 2021.Berlin said those flights were facilitated with the support of "key regional partners". But now, Germany wants to do this directly in cooperation with the Taliban in Kabul.In...
July 04, 2025

Germany seeks agreement with Taliban to take back convicted Afghan migrants

The latest Russian attack broke another record with 550 missiles raining down on Ukraine overnight
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump's truce bid
KYIV — Russian strikes hit more than a dozen locations across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight into Friday, including residential areas, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had made “no progress” toward a ceasefire deal during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.A pall of acrid smoke hung over Kyiv on Friday morning following a night of intensive Russian strikes that hit almost every district of the capital, according to Ukrainian authorities.The hours of darkness were once again punctuated by the staccato of air defence guns, buzz of drones and large explosions. Ukraine said Russia had fired a record 550 drones and 11 missiles during a long night of bombardment.The strikes came hours after a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, after...
July 04, 2025

Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump's truce bid

Cancellations will not only impact routes to and from France, but also aircrafts flying over French airspace
Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike
PARIS — Tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by a French air traffic control strike that has cancelled flights in France on Thursday and Friday and had a knock-on effect elsewhere in Europe.Budget airline Ryanair said it had been forced to cancel more than 170 flights and the holiday plans of more than 30,000 passengers had been disrupted.Two French unions were staging the two-day strike over working conditions, leading to a quarter of flights being cancelled at the main airports in Paris and half of flights at Nice airport.French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot condemned as unacceptable both the unions' demands and their decision to go on strike at such an important time for people going on holiday.Ryanair said the strike had affected not only its flights to and from...
July 03, 2025

Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike

France and Switzerland have to shut down their nuclear reactors due to the heat
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
BRUSSELS — Due to a scorching heatwave which has spread across Europe in recent days, a number of nuclear power plants in Switzerland and France have been forced to either reduce activity or shut down completely as extreme temperatures have prevented sites from relying on water from local rivers.To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at a higher temperature.However, Europe's ongoing heatwave means that the water pumped by nuclear sites is already very hot, impacting the ability of nuclear plants to use it to cool down. On top of this, nuclear sites run the risk of posing a dangerous threat to local biodiversity, by releasing water which is too hot into rivers and seas.In light of the heat, Axpo -...
July 03, 2025

France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave

Tourists evacuate a hotel during a wildfire in Ierapetra, on Greek island of Crete
Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete
ATHENS — Hundreds of people have been evacuated as a major wildfire continues to burn out of control on the Greek island of Crete.The fire, which has been fanned by gale-force winds, broke out on Wednesday afternoon in rugged forested terrain near the municipality of Ierapetra.The flames have spread rapidly, threatening homes, tourist accommodation, and critical infrastructure, including a fuel station.The fire front now extends over at least 6km, according to emergency services, making containment increasingly difficult. Thick smoke has engulfed the wider area, reducing visibility to near zero in places.Authorities have also ordered the mass evacuation of hotels, rental rooms and homes in the Ferma municipality, as the flames approach the area. The operation is underway with the support...
July 03, 2025

Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete

A tourist holds an umbrella as protection from the sun during a heatwave near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, on June 30, 2025.
Eiffel Tower is closed to tourists due to searing heat
PARIS — A marine heat wave in the Mediterranean Sea is combining with a powerful heat dome to cause Europe to swelter under a brutal early summer heat wave.It’s a pattern that’s popping up frequently as the planet warms: The influence of Mediterranean marine heat waves has been more pronounced in recent summers, with the ocean heat playing a role in spiking temperatures on land, contributing to deadly floods and stoking devastating fires.Water temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea are up to 9 degrees above average for this time of year amid a significant marine heat wave. The most intense warming is present in the western Mediterranean, including just south of France.This is helping to cause high humidity to surge north and to keep temperatures elevated at night across the heat...
July 02, 2025

Eiffel Tower is closed to tourists due to searing heat

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon near Washington on June 26, 2025.
US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine, including air defense missiles, following a review of military spending and American support to foreign countries, a senior White House official told CNN.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed off on the review, which the official noted had been underway for months. It was not immediately clear if military support provided to other countries would be affected.White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said the decision was made “to put America’s interests first.”The decision to halt some weapons transfers to Ukraine comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with Western allies to bolster its aerial defenses after intensifying Russian airborne attacks.Russia has in recent weeks launched...
July 02, 2025

US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says

The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan
New evidence suggests Russian forces shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
BAKU — Russian military forces were involved in the missile strike on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 which crashed on 25 December 2024, a new audio recording and a letter published by an Azerbaijani news website on Tuesday purport to prove.Azerbaijani news outlet Minval claims it received an “anonymous letter ... containing testimonies, audio clips, and technical details” pointing to “technical deficiencies in the communications equipment used at the time.Minval claims the letter includes a written statement “allegedly signed by Captain Dmitry Sergeyevich Paladichuk, a Russian air defence officer (who) was acting under direct orders from Russia’s Ministry of Defence when he authorised the missile strike.”Euronews cannot independently verify the authenticity of the claims in...
July 02, 2025

New evidence suggests Russian forces shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243

Bob Vylan on stage at Glastonbury
UK police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets
LONDON — A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has said.The force said it had appointed a senior detective to investigate whether comments made by either act amounted to a criminal offence after reviewing footage.A statement added: "This has been recorded as a public order incident at this time while our enquiries are at an early stage."Speaking in Parliament on Monday after the announcement, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called the scenes broadcast "appalling and unacceptable".Police have not specified which part of Bob Vylan's or Kneecap's set would be subject to the criminal investigation.It comes after the BBC said it should have cut away from a live...
July 01, 2025

UK police launch criminal investigation into Bob Vylan and Kneecap Glastonbury sets

Germany is one of a number of European countries with health alerts in place as temperatures soared in recent days
'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe
PARIS — A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern and eastern Europe, remain in the grip of soaring temperatures.Sixteen French regions, including Paris, have been placed on red alert for Tuesday, the country's highest, while 68 others are on orange alert.On Monday, 84 of 96 mainland regions were under an orange alert, which France's Climate Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher called an "unprecedented" situation.Heat warnings are also in place for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the UK and Balkan countries including Croatia.Both Spain and Portugal had their hottest June days on record at the weekend.El Granado in Andalucía saw a temperature of 46C on Saturday, while 46.6C was recorded in the town of...
July 01, 2025

'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe

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