News from the 27 EU member countries
UNESCO is urging international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps after a new report found developing nations are spending more repaying loans than educating children. Meanwhile, deadly prison violence rocked Sri Lanka and humanitarian aid finally reached isolated communities in Venezuela.
South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has died at just 25 years old, with police launching an investigation after his body was found in Cape Town. The sports ministry confirmed the news on Saturday but has not disclosed a cause of death.
Norway were knocked out of the World Cup in heartbreaking fashion, losing 2-1 to England in extra time. We asked Norwegian fans what they really thought of their team’s tournament run.
The WHO warns that annual cancer cases could climb from 20 million today to nearly 35 million by 2050, driven by aging populations and preventable risk factors. The agency is urging governments to act now on prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment access.
UN relief chief Tom Fletcher told member states that global sympathy following Venezuela’s deadly twin earthquakes must now turn into real funding and aid delivery. He’s pushing for fast-tracked commitments before the disaster fades from international attention.
Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into racist comments made by a Paraguayan lawmaker targeting Kylian Mbappe, adding a charged political dimension to France’s Euro 2024 campaign. Experts warn the off-pitch controversy risks overshadowing one of the tournament’s most compelling football stories.
From stalled EU diplomatic talks and a French confidence vote to Tour de France drama and record-breaking tourism figures, Sunday’s midday bulletin covers the stories shaping Europe this July 5th. Here’s everything you need to know right now.
Nearly 200 families are sleeping inside a baseball stadium on Venezuela’s central coast after the June 24 earthquakes destroyed or damaged more than 1,100 homes. The Playa Grande shelter has become a symbol of the slow-moving crisis still gripping the country’s coastal communities.
The Venezuela quakes have thrown thousands of families already surviving on the edge into a desperate scramble for food and shelter. With homes destroyed and livelihoods wiped out overnight, relief efforts are racing against a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday demanding the removal of undocumented migrants, but the day organizers had billed as a deadline passed with far less violence than feared. Around 47 arrests were made nationally as police kept a heavy presence in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Pretoria.
