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Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has sparked controversy after saying that France’s football team plays “without Frenchmen.” Rajoy made the comment in his latest World Cup column for El Debate, which he has been writing after each Spain match at the tournament. In his column, titled ‘”Hoy llegó el desquite,” or “today was the day for revenge” in English, Rajoy went over Spain’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium and looked ahead to La Roja’s semifinal matchup against Didier Deschamps’ France side on Tuesday night at 9 pm CET. It was in that context that the former conservative prime minister,…
Morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here ringing out the hopefully penultimate day of this heatwave in…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 26/06/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2•Updated 11:07 On 1 July 2026,…
France and Italy have expressed scepticism about a plan to ban current and former Russian…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he approved a plan for Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU)…
Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker
Published on 26/06/2026 – 13:38 GMT+2•Updated 13:39 The deadly rampage at the Magdeburg Christmas market…
The assessment by the Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, Carlo Buontempo, on the…
“What a lovely day! Blue sky, a shining sun. It’s a gift!”, exclaims Anne-Marie, as…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2•Updated 16:58 Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 160 captured soldiers…
European Union energy ministers have secured a greater role in planning Europe’s future electricity system…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 European governments are trying to resuscitate a temporary regime…
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tariff on imports from any country that…
By Eduard Wolter Published on 26/06/2026 – 19:56 GMT+2 The German side gets off to a…
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