Focus 2026 IsDB Annual Meetings explore regional integration and prosperity In partnership with Azpromo
Focus 2026 IsDB Annual Meetings explore regional integration and prosperity In partnership with Azpromo
Iran Iran says delegation heading to Qatar, denies talks scheduled with US Tehran confirmed a delegation would travel to Doha to discuss the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) amid conflicting signals from Washington over the nature and timing of the talks. 29/06/2026
Europe News MEPs blocked from inspecting Italy's Albania migrant centre MEPs from the Greens/EFA group say staff refused to answer questions, blocked access to cells and provided no data during a visit to the Gjadër facility. 29/06/2026
Health news Europe's record heatwave shifts east, death toll tops 1,300 Death toll tops 1,300 as record temperatures shift east, with Ukraine's war-damaged power grid now bracing for the heat's next phase. 29/06/2026
Europe News Burnham vows to 'rewire Britain' with devolution and 'No. 10 North' Labour's likely next PM set out a 10-year economic plan in his Manchester speech, promising greater regional powers and a shift away from trickle-down economics. 29/06/2026
Israel Israel declassifies Entebbe raid files ahead of 50th anniversary Secret documents reveal Israeli officials privately weighed negotiations before ordering the daring 1976 Uganda hostage rescue operation. 26/06/2026
Europe News Russia and Ukraine swap 160 soldiers each in latest prisoner exchange The United Arab Emirates brokered the handover, which brought home fighters captured in the early weeks of the full-scale invasion. 26/06/2026
Venezuela Death toll from quakes rises to 589 in Venezuela's La Guaira region The two quakes struck in quick succession, just minutes apart, according to the US Geological Survey, marking it one of the South American nation’s worst disasters in over a century. 26/06/2026
USA SCOTUS clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians from US The 6-3 ruling hands Donald Trump a sweeping victory on immigration, stripping legal protections from hundreds of thousands of people the State Department warns would be returning to dangerous countries. 25/06/2026
Business Binance halts EU crypto services amid MiCA licence failure The world's largest crypto exchange is pulling out of multiple EU markets after withdrawing its Greek licence application before a June 30 deadline. 25/06/2026
Climate France takes nuclear reactors offline amid record heatwave EDF cites environmental rules protecting river ecosystems as rising water temperatures force output cuts at sites on the Seine and Rhone. 25/06/2026
Iran IAEA chief: Iran nuclear site inspections 'going to happen' IAEA's Grossi pushed back against Tehran's claim that no agreement has been reached to allow inspectors to inspect bombed enrichment sites, citing the signed US-Iran framework deal. 24/06/2026
USA FBI foils plot targeting White House UFC show, five arrested Five suspects from Ohio, Missouri and California are in custody after the FBI learned of the threat four days before the South Lawn event. 17/06/2026
Europe News Moscow oil refinery ablaze after retaliatory Ukrainian drone strike Kyiv claimed the attack as retaliation for Russia's intensifying aerial campaign, a day after drones damaged a UNESCO-listed monastery complex in the capital. 16/06/2026
Vietnam Vietnam cats rescued from slaughter as police bust theft ring Vietnamese police arrested nine people and rescued more than 400 live cats destined for slaughter, reuniting dozens with their owners. Around 100 of the animals later died from their ordeal. 16/06/2026
USA Iran duped Trump into a bad deal, Bolton warns Bolton tells Euronews the US sacrificed its strategic leverage as Trump prioritised lowering oil prices, while Iran walks away with the deal it wanted. 16/06/2026
USA 8 dead as B-52 bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in California A B-52 Stratofortress went down at around 11:20 a.m. local time on Monday, bursting into flames and killing everyone on board. 15/06/2026
Europe News EU fails to reach agreement on sanctioning Israel's Ben Gvir The bloc's foreign policy chief confirmed that discussions on restricting trade with illegal West Bank settlements will also continue ahead of July's ministerial meeting. 15/06/2026
Europe News Two men convicted of arson plot targeting Keir Starmer's properties Two men face sentencing Friday after being found guilty of torching properties linked to the prime minister, in a case that has raised questions about foreign interference in British public life. 15/06/2026
Europe News Czech government scraps licence fees for public media Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's coalition has approved a bill replacing the traditional funding model with direct state financing, triggering strikes and protests. 15/06/2026
Myanmar US businessman detained in Myanmar over alleged fraud A former US Marine and ex-AmCham Myanmar president was detained at Yangon airport Thursday after the chamber uncovered $300,000 in allegedly unauthorised payments linked to former board members. 15/06/2026