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2026-08-18 · Euronews

Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote, officials say

🔮 Mundubile, 55, who entered the race in May, secured nearly 38% of the vote, Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said. assertive

2026-08-19 · Euronews

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios says he tested positive for cocaine

🔮 The International Tennis Integrity Agency will prosecute the case and said the player's sample was taken on 22 June and the positive test was confirmed on 17 July, after Kyrgios played at Wimbledon. assertive

2026-08-19 · Euronews

Australia mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal

🔮 Before listening to the arguments in detail, the Court of Appeal judges must decide whether the grounds justify granting Patterson leave to challenge her conviction at all. On the other side, the prosecution has appealed against Patterson's sentence, saying the non-parole period of 33 years imposed by the judge was "manifestly inadequate." The judge erred in finding there was a substantial chance Patterson would be held in solitary confinement for years to come and this "infected" his decision, the prosecution argued. assertive

2026-08-19 · Euronews

North Korea slams joint US-South military drills as 'open threat' to regional security

🔮 The commentary was titled: "We Will Exercise Our Right to Self-defence for Neutralising Military Threat from Hostile Forces through More Transparent Action." assertive

2026-08-21 · Euronews

First 20 migrants deported from US arrives in Liberia under new 'entirely humanitarian' deal

🔮 Authorities in Monrovia announced on Tuesday the country would accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals deported from the US within a year. assertive

2026-08-21 · Euronews

Panama Canal to reduce shipping as El Niño fuels drought in lakes that feed waterway

🔮 The Panama Canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said. assertive

2026-08-21 · Euronews

UNSC to hold second informal vote for organisation's next secretary general

🔮 The UN's most powerful body, the Security Council, will meet later on Friday to hold another straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of contenders to become the organisation's next secretary general. assertive

2026-08-21 · Euronews

Australia charges man with trying to pass Ukrainian military intel to Russia

🔮 Australia has been clear since day one that Russia, and those enabling its illegal invasion, will face consequences." assertive

2026-08-21 · Euronews

New US carrier strike group arrives in Middle East to relieve long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln

🔮 Trump dismissed concerns last Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on the Lincoln, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out. assertive

2026-08-25 · Euronews

UN and Red Cross warn 'risks have intensified,' urge regulation of killer robots

🔮 The United Nations and the Red Cross warned on Tuesday that the world is "dangerously close" to a future where autonomous weapons, so-called "killer robots," could target humans and issued an urgent appeal for international regulations. assertive

2026-08-25 · Euronews

Indonesian Muslims brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

🔮 He also said the public prayer would complement ongoing firefighting and drought-mitigation measures and serve as a moment for residents to unite in confronting the environmental challenges facing the province. assertive

2026-08-26 · Euronews

Human rights in Myanmar hit 'new low,' fuelled by illegal mining and scam centres, UN warns

🔮 Covering 1 June 2025-31 May 2026, the report "depicts a picture of suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is heartbreaking," UN rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement. " assertive

2026-08-31 · Euronews

UN racial discrimination committee presents legal case for broad slavery reparations

🔮 The document, which was approved last week but only published on Monday, is expected to provide a powerful new tool supporting reparations claims. assertive

2026-09-04 · Euronews

Malaysia declares air quality emergency as haze linked to Indonesia fires reaches critical level

🔮 Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has consented to the declaration of an emergency in Serian, which would allow more effective measures to be taken, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s office said in a statement. assertive

2026-09-04 · Euronews

Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods

🔮 Officials present at the rescue site said rescuers believe some people may still be alive inside the tunnel. mixed

2026-09-07 · Euronews

Rescuers search rubble for survivors after New Delhi hostel collapse kills seven

🔮 Preliminary findings suggest water accumulation in the basement and ongoing repair work on the aging building may have caused the collapse, Gupta said. assertive

2026-09-07 · Euronews

UN rights chief urges 'accountability' after 23 die in US immigration custody in 2026

🔮 "I urge the United States to halt the return of people to places where they could suffer irreparable harm, including Haiti, and to ensure due process for all removals to third countries," he told the council. assertive

2026-09-07 · Euronews

Nepal holds a day of mourning and rescue efforts continue after flash floods kill 1,300

🔮 "Not one rescue, but multiple potential rescues, unfolding at the same time, in different places, each with its own dangers, uncertainties, and lives that may still be saved." Rescue efforts continue "with the same tempo we had on day one," Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet told the AFP news agency on Monday. " assertive

2026-09-08 · Euronews

What's in a name? Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state 'New America'

🔮 US President Donald Trump's name-changing spree found an unlikely new target earlier this week when he suggested the state of New Mexico could be renamed "New America." mixed

2026-09-08 · Euronews

Opening of first road bridge with Russia a sign of tighter ties, North Korea says

🔮 North Korea "will simultaneously secure two major overland routes linking it with Russia and China, allowing it to encourage competition between the two countries and maximise its gains," said Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University. assertive

2026-09-08 · Euronews

Flights gradually resume in Indonesia after volcanic eruption forced two-day suspension

🔮 Indonesia had planes flying again on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption forced the country's major airports to close for two days, with authorities saying that flights would gradually resume. assertive

2026-09-09 · Euronews

The Trump show: Republicans put president centre stage in unprecdented US midterms convention

🔮 US Republicans open an extraordinary midterm convention in Dallas later on Wednesday betting that putting Donald Trump at the centre of their campaign can rescue a party facing grim election forecasts, despite the president's deeply negative approval ratings. assertive

2026-09-21 · Euronews

US arrests 18 suspects in killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, officials say

🔮 In May, four men were convicted in a federal court in Miami of charges including conspiracy to kill or kidnap Moïse, conspiracy to provide material support and violating the US Neutrality Act to engage in an illicit military operation abroad. assertive

2026-09-21 · Euronews

Putin's United Russia party set to retain power after vote hit by cyberattacks and drones

🔮 Turnout could offer a barometer of public opinion towards Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. assertive

2026-09-21 · Euronews

US has deported 25,000 people to third countries under secretive deals, report shows

🔮 A little-known State Department division called the Office of Remigration, created in May 2025, has handled most of the negotiations and payments, according to Forbidden Stories. assertive

2026-09-21 · Euronews

CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue Trump administration over White House access

🔮 CNN, MS NOW and Politico will sue the Trump administration after being denied access to the White House, the news outlets said in a joint statement on Monday. assertive

2026-09-22 · Euronews

North Korea's Kim hails 'new-type weapon' days after missile launch sparks anger

🔮 Pyongyang did not specify what the weapon system entailed, but said Kim praised the launch as an "undoubtedly a striking demonstration of ultra-modern defence technology." The North Korean leader warned that the advances would give adversaries "an incurable headache and a very cruel and unavoidable blow," KCNA said. assertive

2026-09-23 · Euronews

Disgraced movie mogul Weinstein faces resentencing in New York for 2006 sex assault

🔮 Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was at the centre of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement in Hollywood, will be sentenced again later on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant. assertive

2026-09-25 · Euronews

Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks as France offers military support to protect Yanbu

🔮 "Escalations and violations by the terrorist Houthi militia will be dealt with firmly," said coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki on X. assertive

2026-09-28 · Euronews

Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi visit, US ambassador tells Fox News

🔮 He actually asked President Xi would he like to buy some at one point," Perdue said in the interview that aired on Sunday. assertive

2026-09-28 · Euronews

At least 62 killed after heavy rain and flooding in northern India, officials say

🔮 Rainfall was expected to ease from Monday as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakened, said Atul Kumar Singh, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Lucknow. assertive

2026-09-28 · Euronews

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş on trial for insulting President Erdoğan in standup show

🔮 Several dozen police were also inside as a crowd of journalists and supporters waited to enter the courtroom where Göktaş was expected to attend in person. mixed

2026-09-29 · Euronews

UAE confirms president met with Israel's PM Netanyahu in Abu Dhabi on Sunday

🔮 In May, the UAE had denied reports that Netanyahu secretly visited the country, after Netanyahu's own office said he had met with the UAE president during the war with Iran. mixed

2026-09-29 · Euronews

Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane, cutting power and causing floods

🔮 The head of Mexico's meteorological service, Fabian Vazquez, said storm surges and heavy rains could cause "very severe" damage. assertive

2026-09-30 · Euronews

North Korea slams South's claim it was behind DMZ mine blasts, calling it a 'farce'

🔮 The incident could further inflame tensions between the two Koreas, which have no working military hotlines or other emergency communications channels as Pyongyang hardens its stance towards Seoul while expanding its military nuclear programme. mixed

2026-09-30 · Euronews

Flydubai plane traveling to Israel diverted to Saudi Arabia after alleged dispute between pilots

🔮 "Further updates will be issued as additional confirmed details become available.” assertive

2026-10-01 · Euronews

US death row inmate Christa Pike in hospital after surviving two lethal injections, lawyers say

🔮 During the livestream, an ambulance with its lights flashing could be seen leaving the site of the execution, it's unclear if it was transporting Pike. assertive

2026-10-01 · Euronews

Attacker's identity and motive unknown after flydubai flight to Israel escapes disaster after pilot stabbed

🔮 Netanyahu said he spoke with the UAE’s president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who agreed that Israel would join the interrogation of the suspect. assertive

2026-10-02 · Euronews

South Korea warns of 'further measures' if Ukraine refuses public apology over POW transfer disclosure

🔮 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that Seoul would take "further measures" if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over what he called its unilateral disclosure of North Korean POWs being sent to South Korea. mixed

2026-10-02 · Euronews

Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to flydubai pilot stabbing attack

🔮 US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be "hit very hard" if it is found to be linked to a pilot's attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. assertive

2026-10-02 · Euronews

Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says

🔮 The centre counts seven inmates whose executions could not be carried out because medical staff were unable to establish IV lines, but "Pike is the first person to survive after being injected with lethal doses of execution drugs." Late on Thursday, US President Donald Trump questioned how an execution like Pike's could fail, telling reporters that it "shouldn't be very difficult." 'Loudly snoring' The case had already attracted scrutiny as Pike would have been the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years. assertive

2026-10-14 · Euronews

Turkish police take pro-opposition channel Halk TV off air and arrest 11 in Istanbul raid

🔮 The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants. assertive

2026-10-15 · Euronews

At least two killed after heavy rain and widespread flooding causes Istanbul shutdown

🔮 The governor’s office said education would be suspended Thursday and some state employees would be placed on leave. assertive

2026-10-16 · Euronews

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says China lacked 'proper' toilets

🔮 The press secretary, who previously lived in China, recalled in an interview that the perception in 2016 was that China would soon overtake the United States. " assertive

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