Europe
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:33:22 +0200South Korea sees drop in COVID-19 transmissions after jump
South Korean officials are expressing cautious hope that COVID-19 transmissions are beginning to slow, after battling the country’s worst wave of infections for weeks.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:06:47 +0200Taliban rejoice as they take control of Kabul airport but face multiple crises
The Taliban said their victory taught the world "a lesson" but governing Afghanistan may be more difficult than they think.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:42:40 +0200Hurricane Ida: More than a million homes without electricity in Louisana, Mississippi
Two people are known to have died due to the tropical storm. Authorities expect the death toll to climb.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:53:47 +0200Taliban celebrate as last US troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
Celebratory gunfire erupted across the Afghan capital after the last US soldiers flew out following 20 years of war.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:15:22 +0200Poland's top court to rule on whether EU or Polish law reigns supreme
Tuesday's ruling on whether EU or Polish law reigns supreme will be critical to Poland's future relationship with the rest of the bloc.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 18:06:37 +0200German train drivers signal five-day strike over pay and working conditions
The union's demands include better working conditions, a 3.2% salary increase and a one-time "coronavirus bonus" of €600.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:54:35 +0200How distrust and disinformation have left Latvia lagging on vaccine rollout
More than two-thirds of EU adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In Latvia, that figure is 45.5%
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:10:00 +0200Activists target Poland's constitutional court ahead of crucial ruling
Judges are set to decide on Tuesday whether Poland's own constitution has primacy over EU law.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:02:14 +0200Estonian Parliament fails to elect President after rejecting sole candidate
Estonia’s Parliament on Monday failed to elect a new president to the Baltic country after lawmakers rejected the only candidate in the first round of voting.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:50:36 +0200China bans kids from online video games during the week, allows 1 hour a day on weekends
The strict time limits mean under-18s will be limited to playing for just an hour a day on Fridays and weekends.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:49:30 +0200Milan tower block fire 'reminiscent' of Grenfell disaster, officials say
Italian firefighters said they were continuing to search a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire, but said that there was no indication that anyone was missing inside.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:26:21 +0200Afghans would view troops staying as 'continuation of invasion', Taliban spokesman tells Euronews
If any Western troops stay in Afghanistan it will be considered "a continuation of the invasion", a spokesman for the Taliban has told Euronews.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:21:09 +0200Vulnerable can get booster shot, WHO Europe says, warning of 'deeply worrying' COVID surge
A further 236,000 people could lose their lives to the pandemic across Europe by December 1, the World Health Organization confirmed.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:02:11 +0200Poland detains activists for damaging barrier with Belarus
Polish authorities have erected a barrier along the border with Belarus to stop migrants from crossing in.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:27:27 +0200Woman in New Zealand dies from heart inflammation following Pfizer vaccination
The woman developed myocarditis — a known, rare side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:07:55 +0200German election: Merkel's candidate goes on the offensive during TV debate
Armin Laschet acknowledged the CDU-CSU's poor showing in the polls but sought to sell his party to Germans as the face of stability.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:26:03 +0200UN adopts watered down Afghanistan resolution as rockets hit close to Kabul airport
The UN Security Council resolution adopted on Monday urges the Taliban to enable "safe" departures from Afghanistan but doesn't cite the "safe zone" mentioned by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:41:06 +0200North Korea appears to have resumed nuclear nuke reactor operation
The UN's nuclear agency said indications that operations at a 5-megawatt reactor have restarted are "deeply troubling."
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 06:22:53 +0200Hurricane Ida knocks out power in New Orleans, kills at least one person
Ida — a Category 4 storm — hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:17:10 +0200Serbian director Stefan Arsenijevic takes top prize at Czechia’s Karlovy Vary film festival
Serbian film director Stefan Arsenijevic won the Crystal Globe in the main competition with “As far As I Can Walk”, or "Strahinja" in the original version, an epic film about migration and love.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:52:55 +0200Numbers down at anti-covid restriction demos in Germany and France
Several thousand people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German government’s anti-covid restriction measures.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:32:47 +0200Scientists have accidentally discovered a new island in the Arctic
`The tiny island may not be around very long.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:50:26 +0200British ex-marine leaves Afghanistan with 200 dogs, cats but no local staff
Paul “Pen” Farthing's mission to rescue the animals has gripped and divided the UK.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 12:28:26 +0200In Iraq, Macron visits mosques and churches in the ruins of Mosul
Macron visited the city that was held by ISIS for almost five years.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 10:42:12 +0200Hurricane Ida winds already 150 mph ahead of Louisiana landfall
Hurricane Ida arrived on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005.
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 09:45:30 +0200Avocados and ice cream blasted into space for hungry astronauts
SpaceX also sent 8,000kg of other supplies and a human-sized robotic arm.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:39:20 +0200Sebastian Kurz reelcted to People's Party leadership
Only three of the 536 delegates voted against Kurz continuing to lead the party.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:20:04 +0200Transfer window - Cristiano Ronaldo makes a dramatic return to United
In a turbulent 24 hours, Ronaldo chooses to rejoin United, not before flirting with the idea of joining rivals Manchester City
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:44:34 +0200Fishing boat crammed with over 500 migrants arrives in Lampedusa
Accommodation for migrants on the Italian island designed for 250 people now has to cater for over 1,200.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:28:11 +0200'We mourn with you': Germany marks devastating floods that killed 180
“There are hardly words that can begin to describe what the events on the night of July 14-15 felt like for me," Renate Steffes, a resident of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, said.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 10:47:04 +020030 years after Soviet rule ended, Estonia faces an election with a single candidate
The Baltic nation goes to the polls in October and so far only one candidate has thrown his hat into the ring.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:25:25 +0200U.S. thwarts second Kabul airport suicide bombing as pull-out deadline nears
A suicide bomber was taken out in a drone strike on Sunday.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:52:12 +0200US intelligence agencies 'divided' on origins of COVID-19 pandemic
The intelligence agencies said that it was not a biological weapon and was likely not genetically engineered in an unclassified report summary released on Friday.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:58:05 +0200Italian authorities reimpose restrictions in Sicily as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise
This is the first time since the beginning of the summer that measures against COVID-19 are reimposed at the regional level.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:13:56 +0200'Don't urinate towards Russia' sign appears at border with Norway
Written in English, the new sign orders people "no peeing towards Russia" or they will face a hefty fine.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:03:00 +0200Medal won by exiled Belarusian sprinter auctioned to support athletes
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's silver medal from the 2019 European Games was sold for €17,800 on eBay to a collector from the United States.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:38:39 +0200Taliban rule won't last long, claims Afghanistan's self-declared acting president
Amrullah Saleh spoke exclusively to Euronews from the Panjshir Valley, an area of the country not currently under Taliban control.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:41:00 +0200Russia fines Booking.com record €14.9m for alleged market dominance
Russia's regulators said Booking.com had abused its market dominance by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other services.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:46:13 +0200Man charged after UK supermarket goods injected with syringe
British police have charged a 37-year-old man after products were injected with syringes in a few London supermarkets.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:23:30 +0200Mixed jabs, regional anomalies and helpline frustration: Welcome to Italy's Green Pass nightmare
With new rules from early August, and more to kick in in September, Euronews looks at the vaccinated Italians that, for one reason or another, have slipped through the administrative net.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:58:26 +0200Why has it taken Moldova so long to shake off its Soviet legacy?
It's exactly 30 years since Moldova declared independence from the Soviet Union.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:46:40 +0200Police find record haul of cocaine in bananas shipment
Around 900 kilograms of the drug was found divided into 1,205 packages, law enforcement said in a statement on Friday.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:22:34 +0200'A matter of honour': Ramstein rallies to help Afghans evacuated from Kabul to US air base
The large US military base in western Germany has been transformed into a huge transit camp for Afghan evacuees.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:53:28 +0200'Welcome Home, Cristiano': Ronaldo is once again a Man United player after whirlwind transfer deal
Cristiano Ronaldo went from no longer playing for Juventus to becoming a United player in the space of a day
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:14:31 +0200Italian politician resigns after trying to rename park after Mussolini's brother
A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:37:50 +0200Ibizagate: Former Austrian vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache convicted of corruption
The former leader of Austria's far-right party has been given a 15-month suspended prison sentence for corruption linked to the Ibizagate scandal.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:33:07 +0200Blood clot and stroke risks from vaccines ‘much lower’ than those from COVID-19
A new study by the BMJ found there was an increased risk of rare blood clots associated with AstraZeneca and Pfizer’s vaccine, but that risk was much higher in patients who tested positive for coronavirus.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:15:06 +0200Hungarian conductor promotes vaccination by receiving a jab while performing
The world-renowned conductor Ivan Fischer was given a booster COVID jab through a hole in the sleeve of his shirt, while he continued conducting with his other arm.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:20:38 +0200Italy wants to host an emergency G20 meeting on Afghan crisis
Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the G20, has proposed an extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan to be held in Rome in September.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:16:21 +0200US officials says another terror attack in Kabul is 'likely' as evacuations continue
The White House warned that another terror attack is "likely" as evacuations continue. Several European nations have terminated evacuations due to the security situation.