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Published on 22/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 On today’s show: Jorge Liboreiro breaks down today’s EU ambassadors meeting to discuss the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia as Greece holds it up over a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is due to come fully into force in 2027.…

South African fighter held the middleweight belt ⁠from January 2024 until August 2025 when he lost to Chimaev.Published On 19 Jul 202619 Jul 2026Dricus Du Plessis ‌has leaned on his South African roots in his first fight in nearly a year ⁠to secure ⁠a victory by unanimous decision over Nigeria’s…

Thousands wait to greet the team, who return without captain Messi and a few other players after the World Cup.Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026Thousands of Argentinians lined up to welcome their football team, who returned without iconic captain Lionel Messi and a few other players after their loss…

On a sunny morning earlier in July, Lucy Pecile was putting children’s lunch boxes out on a picnic table at North Burnaby’s Forest Grove Park.A man she didn’t know came purposefully toward her and asked if she’d noticed the large black bear lying in a sunny patch of grass behind…

Published on 21/07/2026 – 11:02 GMT+2 Daniele Compatangelo, La7’s Washington correspondent and president of the White House Foreign Correspondents’ Association (WHFCA), has died suddenly at the age of 50 following a sudden illness, according to Italy’s ANSA news agency. Compatangelo, who covered US politics for more than two decades and…

Published on 21/07/2026 – 20:12 GMT+2 Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yolanda Díaz, has been sued before the Supreme Court by singer Julio Iglesias, who accuses her of “unlawful interference with his right to honour and privacy” after two former employees came forward in January with allegations of sexual abuse. Iglesias…

Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments.The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain’s King Charles III, and Anthropic’s chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand’s king, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince or China’s leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined.It is a key finding from…

Water Matters Europe’s water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines. Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters, how our wastewater can be better managed, and to discover some of the best…