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“The Venice Commission can issue opinions and assess whether constitutional changes comply with European standards on the rule of law and democratic governance”
“The European Commission told Euronews it is closely monitoring Hungary's constitutional amendment process”
“In the middle of a complicated transatlantic dialogue, the United States celebrated its 250th anniversary of independence in Brussels' Parc du Cinquantenaire on Sunday, located right next to EU institutions.”
“Nearly 10,000 guests enjoyed a full day of activities and performances that concluded with a drone and fireworks display.”
“Greenpeace unrolled a massive banner in the historic Grand Place square in the Belgian capital. The 600-square-metre banner read: "War. Greed. Energy Crisis. What’s there to celebrate?"”
“Released in April 2026, Michael follows Michael Jackson’s rise from child stardom with the The Jackson 5 to becoming the “King of Pop”.”
“The backlash against the film was due to the film not engaging with the child sexual abuse allegations made against the star before his death in 2009.”
“Oppenheimer grossed $975.8m worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, and went on to win seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.”
“Weather models point to highs that could reach 42ºC in Seville on Thursday, while Badajoz will hover around 41ºC and Córdoba around 40ºC.”
“Other inland provincial capitals, such as Toledo, Ciudad Real, Jaén and Cáceres, could also come very close to that threshold, with forecast temperatures between 38 and 39ºC.”
“thermometers climbing back above 30ºC.”
“highs that could reach 42ºC in Seville on Thursday, while Badajoz will hover around 41ºC and Córdoba around 40ºC.”
“forecast temperatures between 38 and 39ºC.”
“Weather models point to highs that could reach 42ºC in Seville on Thursday”
“while Badajoz will hover around 41ºC”
“and Córdoba around 40ºC”
“Other inland provincial capitals, such as Toledo, Ciudad Real, Jaén and Cáceres, could also come very close to that threshold, with forecast temperatures between 38 and 39ºC”
“with thermometers climbing back above 30ºC”
“it means that the temperatures hitting Spain are above the averages for late June”
“The models outline a scenario of temperatures above average for the turn of the month, especially in inland areas”
“Renfe has been forced to cancel a total of 320 services on Monday 29 June due to the strike called by the Railway Union (SF)”
“On high-speed and long-distance routes, 262 trains will run, equivalent to 73% of normal capacity.”
“On medium-distance services, 420 trains will be maintained, around 65% of those planned.”
“The worst affected will be the Cercanías commuter services, whose activity will be cut in half, with 75% of services operating only during peak hours: from 6 am to 9 am, from 1.30 pm to 4 pm, and from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.”
“Monday’s stoppage is only the first of two 24-hour strike days: the second is scheduled for 15 July.”
“The union denounces what it describes as a “deliberate abandonment” of the freight subsidiary and rejects the creation of a joint venture with Medway, part of the MSC group.”
“According to the organisation, the company has failed to honour the agreements that led to previous stoppages being called off, signed in November 2023 with the Ministry and expanded in March 2025, by reducing the division’s workload.”
“The SF also highlights the outsourcing of maintenance for 65 locomotives in the 333.3 series, work that until now had been carried out by Renfe’s own staff, and the announcement of the closure of the Rolling Stock Workshop in Miranda de Eb…”
“The country has used up 72% of its freshwater resources, with a peak of 92% in the summer, according to data from Eurostat and the European Environment Agency (EEA).”
“Earlier this year, authorities urged residents to save 10% of their daily water use (which amounts to about two minutes of water use), but the fact that Cyprus' population is growing rapidly isn't good news for the country's water resource…”
“Malta, with a 33% annual water usage rate. However, things get worse in the summer, when the water stress level rises to 67%.”
“It's a similar story for other countries: the levels of water exploitation in Greece (37%), Romania (34%), Portugal (31%), Italy (27%) and Spain (26.5%), all sit well inside the warning zone during the summer period.”
“The EEA says climate change and drought events will likely intensify the "frequency, intensity, and impact" of water shortages at least until 2030.”
“Another report by the agency — "Overheated and Underprepared" — found that around one in 10 EU citizens struggles to access enough safe and clean water.”
“The problem is most acute in Cyprus (36.5%) and Greece (31.5%).”
“At the same time, despite their freshwater usage issues, France, Portugal and Spain seem to better handle clean and safe water distribution, with rates of people facing issues all comfortably below the 9% EU average.”
“her 2017 self-titled debut has reached the impressive milestone of 450 weeks on the UK’s Official Albums chart”
“Nearly 100 books are included in Livraria Lello’s new cultural auditorium”
“with each relating to four key themes: power, control, voice, and memory”
“For 120 years, Livraria Lello has been built on a simple conviction”
“she is set to curate the Southbank Centre’s 2026 London Literature Festival, which takes place from 21 October to 1 November”
“In view of what it describes as "a long spell of hot, dry weather", the IPMA has issued yellow alerts for the districts of Guarda, Castelo Branco, Portalegre, Évora and Beja from this Monday.”
“On Tuesday these alerts will be extended to Bragança and Vila Real”
“temperatures soaring to 43°C in some regions of the country.”
“The average temperature is expected to run 3°C to 7°C above normal across mainland Portugal, the IPMA says, highlighting increases of 5°C to 7°C in central regions and the Alentejo.”
“The 40°C threshold will be exceeded from Wednesday in the Alentejo districts, with the high temperatures then spreading to parts of the remaining regions towards the end of the week, meteorologists warn.”
“In inland Alentejo, daytime highs will remain above 40°C from 1 to at least 7 July.”
“Over this period, eight districts are expected to reach or exceed 40°C: Braga, Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Lisbon, Portalegre, Évora and Beja.”
“the coast is also expected to be hit by the high temperatures, especially from Wednesday, with highs between 35°C and 38°C.”
“Minimum temperatures will range between 12°C and 17°C at the beginning of the week”
“rising above 20°C in inland areas from Tuesday and in other regions from Thursday.”
“the IPMA has issued yellow alerts for the districts of Guarda, Castelo Branco, Portalegre, Évora and Beja from this Monday.”
“On Tuesday these alerts will be extended to Bragança and Vila Real, and will apply to the remaining mainland districts from Wednesday.”
“average temperature is expected to run 3°C to 7°C above normal across mainland Portugal”
“increases of 5°C to 7°C in central regions and the Alentejo”
“The 40°C threshold will be exceeded from Wednesday in the Alentejo districts”
“daytime highs will remain above 40°C from 1 to at least 7 July”
“Over this period, eight districts are expected to reach or exceed 40°C: Braga, Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Lisbon, Portalegre, Évora and Beja”
“highs between 35°C and 38°C”
“Minimum temperatures will range between 12°C and 17°C at the beginning of the week, rising above 20°C in inland areas from Tuesday and in other regions from Thursday”
“yellow alerts for the districts of Guarda, Castelo Branco, Portalegre, Évora and Beja from this Monday”
“On Tuesday these alerts will be extended to Bragança and Vila Real, and will apply to the remaining mainland districts from Wednesday”
“it is highly likely that the alert level will be raised in several districts in updates over the coming days”
“The start of July will bring a prolonged heatwave to mainland Portugal, with tropical nights and temperatures soaring to 43°C in some regions of the country.”
“Unlike the heat episode at the end of May, the coast is also expected to be hit by the high temperatures, especially from Wednesday, with highs between 35°C and 38°C.”
“Minimum temperatures will range between 12°C and 17°C at the beginning of the week, rising above 20°C in inland areas from Tuesday and in other regions from Thursday.”
“Because of the "long duration of this hot spell", the IPMA warns, "it is highly likely that the alert level will be raised in several districts in updates over the coming days".”
“Brooks, who turned 100 on Sunday 28 June, is the only filmmaker with three films in the Top 15”
“The American Film Institute (AFI) has officially changed the order of their famous 100 Best Comedies of All Time list and named Brooks’ 1974 Western spoof Blazing Saddles are “the funniest film of all time”. The “honorary” recognition for …”
“Brooks, who turned 100 on Sunday 28 June, is the only filmmaker with three films in the Top 15: The Producers (1968) is Number 11 and Young Frankenstein (1974) is Number 13.”
“Blazing Saddles was previously selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2006”
“Spaceballs: The New One is coming out next year.”
“Some 774 buildings were badly damaged in back-to-back quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck on Wednesday evening, including 189 buildings that have totally collapsed, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said Sunday.”
“On Sunday, Rodríguez reported 1,450 dead, a toll expected to rise, with 3,150 people injured.”
“Twenty-four nations have sent 521 tonnes of supplies, 86 units with dogs trained to locate people trapped beneath the rubble and more than 2,700 search-and-rescue personnel, she said.”
“The UN migration agency said that based on population and damage data, up to 6.76 million people could be affected, and would require shelter, water, sanitation, healthcare and essential relief items.”
“death toll has surpassed 1,450”
“nearly 200 buildings have completely collapsed”
“about 40 kilometres north of Caracas”
“critical 72-hour window for rescuing trapped victims following a natural disaster has now passed”
“Some 774 buildings were badly damaged”
“including 189 buildings that have totally collapsed”
“1,450 dead, a toll expected to rise, with 3,150 people injured”
“250-strong disaster response team”
“Twenty-four nations have sent 521 tonnes of supplies, 86 units with dogs trained to locate people trapped beneath the rubble and more than 2,700 search-and-rescue personnel”
“up to 6.76 million people could be affected”
“United Nations estimated $6.7 billion (€5.8 billion) in physical damage, equivalent to 6% of Venezuela's GDP”
“the death toll has surpassed 1,450”
“Some 774 buildings were badly damaged in back-to-back quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5”
“including 189 buildings that have totally collapsed, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said Sunday.”
“had already sent a 250-strong disaster response team”
“up to 6.76 million people could be affected, and would require shelter, water, sanitation, healthcare and essential relief items.”
“According to regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev, the falling debris killed one person in Sloviansk and wounded another in a nearby village”
“Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy has claimed that another Russian refinery, in the Yaroslavl region around 700 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, was also hit during the nighttime strikes.”
“According to Putin, Kyiv also offered a framework to limit the active fighting exclusively to the four Ukrainian regions that Russia unilaterally annexed in 2022 but has never fully captured, namely Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzh…”
““Our ‘long-range sanctions’ reached two oil refineries in Russia,” Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday.”
“the falling debris killed one person in Sloviansk and wounded another in a nearby village, in eastern occupied Crimea”
“the falling debris killed one person in Sloviansk and wounded another in a nearby village”
“Processing close to 4 million tons of crude per year”
“reached two oil refineries in Russia”
