News from the 27 EU member countries
UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has issued an urgent warning over the pace of the global Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With funding gaps exceeding 60 percent and armed conflict blocking health workers, the window to contain the outbreak is closing fast.
Jayden Adams, the South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder who featured at the World Cup, has died at just 25 years old. Tributes have poured in from across the football world following the devastating news.
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.
