http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:08:38 +0100 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:08:38 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-assassinated-at-his-home-by-4-gunmen http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-assassinated-at-his-home-by-4-gunmen Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:39:13 +0100 Libyan media confirmed that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was killed by four people near the city of Zintan in the west of the country. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/us-navy-shoot-down-iranian-drone-in-arabian-sea http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/us-navy-shoot-down-iranian-drone-in-arabian-sea Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:26:02 +0100 The US military has announced it has targeted and downed an Iranian-owned drone in the waters of the Arabian Sea. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/arctic-ambitions-finland-to-build-icebreakers-for-the-united-states http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/arctic-ambitions-finland-to-build-icebreakers-for-the-united-states Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:30:12 +0100 Finland is set to build new icebreakers for the US as Arctic competition intensifies. While the deal highlights Finnish expertise in icebreaking, US interest in Greenland and strained EU-US ties have raised concerns over the partnership. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/macron-says-technical-work-is-ongoing-to-restart-talks-with-putin-over-war-in-ukraine http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/macron-says-technical-work-is-ongoing-to-restart-talks-with-putin-over-war-in-ukraine Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:53:19 +0100 France's president says discussions are underway at "the technical level", while condemning Moscow’s refusal to engage in peace talks over Ukraine. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/us-flagged-tanker-challenged-by-iranian-gunboats-in-strait-of-hormuz http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/us-flagged-tanker-challenged-by-iranian-gunboats-in-strait-of-hormuz Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:42:45 +0100 The Stena Imperative was approached by small armed vessels belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, but continued on its way as planned. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/two-swedish-citizens-jailed-in-denmark-for-grenade-attack-near-israeli-embassy http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/two-swedish-citizens-jailed-in-denmark-for-grenade-attack-near-israeli-embassy Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:51:05 +0100 Court in Copenhagen jailed the pair for 14 and 12 years respectively for terrorism and attempted murder over the attack in October 2024. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/slovak-ex-minister-and-fico-adviser-who-quit-over-epstein-messages-feels-like-a-fool http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/slovak-ex-minister-and-fico-adviser-who-quit-over-epstein-messages-feels-like-a-fool Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:08:30 +0100 Miroslav Lajčák, an ally of Slovak PM Robert Fico, messaged Jeffrey Epstein about women and diplomacy in 2018 while he was foreign minister. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/sweden-and-denmark-to-supply-ukraine-with-245m-air-defence-system http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/sweden-and-denmark-to-supply-ukraine-with-245m-air-defence-system Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:02:01 +0100 Sweden and Denmark will send €245 million in TRIDON Mk2 air defence systems to Ukraine, boosting protection as Russia escalates strikes on energy sites. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/czech-government-faces-parliamentary-no-confidence-vote-over-row-with-the-president http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/czech-government-faces-parliamentary-no-confidence-vote-over-row-with-the-president Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:28:45 +0100 The government has a majority to survive the vote in the lower house of parliament, which could happen on Tuesday. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/son-of-norways-crown-princess-pleads-not-guilty-to-rape-charges-as-trial-begins http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/son-of-norways-crown-princess-pleads-not-guilty-to-rape-charges-as-trial-begins Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:26:52 +0100 Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is on trial in Oslo on 38 charges of crimes including rape, domestic violence, assault and drug possession. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/paris-prosecutors-search-french-offices-of-elon-musks-x http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/paris-prosecutors-search-french-offices-of-elon-musks-x Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:02:07 +0100 The prosecutor's cybercrime unit is conducting the searches with the support of Europol and the French police's own cybercrime department. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/russia-launches-massive-strike-on-ukraine-day-before-us-brokered-peace-talks http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/russia-launches-massive-strike-on-ukraine-day-before-us-brokered-peace-talks Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:54:41 +0100 Russia launches one of its biggest airstrikes on Ukraine, hitting power plants and homes as Zelenskyy urges more air defence before Abu Dhabi talks. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/im-definitely-not-like-an-angel-meloni-jokes-about-cherub-lookalike-after-uproar http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/im-definitely-not-like-an-angel-meloni-jokes-about-cherub-lookalike-after-uproar Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:41:48 +0100 Italy's culture ministry and the diocese of Rome are investigating the restoration of a church cherub that looks like Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/tehran-arrests-139-foreigners-in-central-iran-during-deadly-country-wide-protests http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/tehran-arrests-139-foreigners-in-central-iran-during-deadly-country-wide-protests Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:20:11 +0100 Iranian authorities arrested 139 foreign nationals in Yazd during anti-government protests. As many as 30,000 people are feared to have been killed during weeks-long demonstrations. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/former-bangladeshi-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-and-her-uk-lawmaker-niece-sentenced-in-gra http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/former-bangladeshi-prime-minister-sheikh-hasina-and-her-uk-lawmaker-niece-sentenced-in-gra Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:34:29 +0100 A special court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison, and her UK lawmaker niece, Tulip Siddiq to four, over corruption charges. Hasina is accused of misusing power to illegally secure plots of land in a government project to distribute to her family. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/trump-urges-us-house-of-representatives-to-vote-quickly-to-end-partial-government-shutdown http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/trump-urges-us-house-of-representatives-to-vote-quickly-to-end-partial-government-shutdown Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:35:25 +0100 Trump has implored lawmakers to quicky end the partial government shutdown, promising to “work in good faith” on raised issues and concerns. The shutdown comes as Democratic lawmakers demand changes to immigration operations after the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minneapolis in January. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/the-clintons-agree-to-testify-in-house-epstein-investigation-ahead-of-contempt-of-congress http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/the-clintons-agree-to-testify-in-house-epstein-investigation-ahead-of-contempt-of-congress Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:52:47 +0100 An attorney for the Clintons said the pair had agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee on matters related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after months of political wrangling and as Republican lawmakers advanced contempt proceedings against Bill and Hillary. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/france-adopts-2026-budget-after-government-survives-no-confidence-votes http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/france-adopts-2026-budget-after-government-survives-no-confidence-votes Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:21:49 +0100 After several months of stalemate, the long-overdue State budget for 2026 has finally been adopted. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/iran-mocking-over-protest-deaths-on-tv-sparks-outrage http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/iran-mocking-over-protest-deaths-on-tv-sparks-outrage Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:36:37 +0100 Tehran Prosecutor has brought charges against the director, the production team, and the host of Ofogh TV, a channel close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/kallas-denies-rift-between-nato-and-eu-rejects-calls-for-a-european-army http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/kallas-denies-rift-between-nato-and-eu-rejects-calls-for-a-european-army Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:20:29 +0100 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that creating a separate EU army alongside NATO would be “extremely dangerous”, arguing it would blur chains of command in a crisis. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/capitalism-has-already-ended-and-we-dont-even-know-it-yanis-varoufakis-warns http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/capitalism-has-already-ended-and-we-dont-even-know-it-yanis-varoufakis-warns Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:51:36 +0100 Speaking to Euronews after his panel at Web Summit Qatar, the former Greek finance minister said the world could be heading toward another crisis like 2008, driven by the rise of stablecoins and powerful tech platforms. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/italy-fast-tracks-security-decree-after-violent-clashes-in-turin-injure-100-officers http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/italy-fast-tracks-security-decree-after-violent-clashes-in-turin-injure-100-officers Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:22:57 +0100 Italy is fast-tracking a security decree following violent clashes in Turin that injured over 100 officers, including an attack on a policeman with a hammer, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said was "attempted murder". http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/norwegian-crown-princess-son-detained-ahead-of-rape-trial http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/norwegian-crown-princess-son-detained-ahead-of-rape-trial Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:43:06 +0100 Just days prior, newly released US documents revealed Høiby's mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, maintained extensive contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein between 2011 and 2014. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/record-6000-sailors-abandoned-in-2025-mostly-by-shadow-fleets http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/record-6000-sailors-abandoned-in-2025-mostly-by-shadow-fleets Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:10:45 +0100 In 2025, more than 6,000 seafarers were abandoned on 410 ships, marking the worst year for crew abandonment. The ITF recovered $16.5 million in unpaid wages. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/musks-spacex-and-ukraines-defence-ministry-to-block-russias-use-of-starlink http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/musks-spacex-and-ukraines-defence-ministry-to-block-russias-use-of-starlink Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:01:26 +0100 Ukraine is launching a verification of all Starlink terminals in Ukraine in response to the unauthorised use of Starlink by Russian forces. Elon Musk promptly responded to Kyiv’s calls to check and prevent Russian forces from using Starlink on attack drones against Ukraine. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/german-police-arrest-five-men-for-smuggling-goods-worth-30-million-to-russia http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/german-police-arrest-five-men-for-smuggling-goods-worth-30-million-to-russia Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:54:19 +0100 German authorities arrested five men for allegedly running a network that smuggled goods worth at least €30 million to some 20 Russian defence companies, violating EU sanctions. The suspects used front companies and conducted 16,000 deliveries. Five others remain at large. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/iran-summons-eu-ambassadors-to-protest-designation-of-irgc-as-terror-group http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/iran-summons-eu-ambassadors-to-protest-designation-of-irgc-as-terror-group Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:07:55 +0100 Tehran summoned EU ambassadors to protest the bloc's decision to classify Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terror group. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/israel-reopens-rafah-border-crossing-with-egypt-for-limited-traffic http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/israel-reopens-rafah-border-crossing-with-egypt-for-limited-traffic Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:51:47 +0100 Officials say up to 50 Palestinians are allowed to cross daily on both sides, in addition to 50 patients seeking medical attention. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/why-the-milanocortina-olympics-matter-in-a-world-drifting-toward-conflict http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/why-the-milanocortina-olympics-matter-in-a-world-drifting-toward-conflict Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:27:01 +0100 As the world gathers in the Italian Alps for sport’s greatest winter celebration, we are once again challenged - not only to respect the Olympic Truce - but what kind of civilisation we choose to uphold, George Papandreou writes in an opinion article for Euronews. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/why-germany-is-stationing-a-bundeswehr-brigade-in-lithuania http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/why-germany-is-stationing-a-bundeswehr-brigade-in-lithuania Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:30:28 +0100 The formation of the Bundeswehr's brigade in Lithuania moved into a new phase on 29 January, with two combat battalions subordinated to the brigade as part of Germany's gradual force build-up in Lithuania. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/pakistan-says-it-has-killed-145-indian-backed-terrorists-in-balochistan-after-deadly-attac http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/pakistan-says-it-has-killed-145-indian-backed-terrorists-in-balochistan-after-deadly-attac Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:56:17 +0100 Pakistan says it has killed 145 “Indian-backed terrorists” in retaliation to Saturday’s suicide and gun attacks in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Officials say at least 33 people, mostly civilians were killed in what they described as ‘coordinated attacks’. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/jeffrey-epstein-planned-to-loot-libyas-frozen-funds-with-the-complicity-of-international-i http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/jeffrey-epstein-planned-to-loot-libyas-frozen-funds-with-the-complicity-of-international-i Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:30:34 +0100 The disgraced US financier sought to recover $80 billion in frozen Libyan state assets through a network of former British and Israeli intelligence officials, according to US DOJ documents. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/johnson-says-no-quick-house-vote-to-end-partial-government-shutdown-blaming-democrats-ice- http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/johnson-says-no-quick-house-vote-to-end-partial-government-shutdown-blaming-democrats-ice- Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:20:06 +0100 US House Speaker Mike Jonson has blamed Democrat lawmakers over their lengthy demands to end a weekend-sprung partial government shutdown, but is convinced he has enough votes to end the impasse by Tuesday. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/the-us-reopens-its-mission-in-caracas-after-7-years-of-diplomatic-rupture-with-venezuela http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/the-us-reopens-its-mission-in-caracas-after-7-years-of-diplomatic-rupture-with-venezuela Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:45:18 +0100 The US chargé d'affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, has arrived in Caracas to reopen the diplomatic mission closed since 2019, in a context of bilateral thaw after the fall of Nicolás Maduro and the partial release of political prisoners. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/intercity-bus-crash-in-turkey-kills-nine-and-injuring-seven http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/intercity-bus-crash-in-turkey-kills-nine-and-injuring-seven Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:05:21 +0100 The driver died after the speeding bus failed to take a bend and rolled down an embankment; a separate crash in Burdur killed seven more. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/azerbaijan-ships-russian-grain-to-armenia-as-part-of-peace-agenda http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/azerbaijan-ships-russian-grain-to-armenia-as-part-of-peace-agenda Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:33:05 +0100 Grain wagons from Russia were dispatched to Armenia via Azerbaijan Sunday as part of the normalisation process between Baku and Yerevan, totalling 1,746 tonnes. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/many-dead-and-injured-in-russian-strikes-as-zelenskyy-announces-feb-4-5-talks-in-abu-dhabi http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/many-dead-and-injured-in-russian-strikes-as-zelenskyy-announces-feb-4-5-talks-in-abu-dhabi Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:30:22 +0100 The attacks hitting a miners' bus in Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia, come as Ukraine's president announced trilateral peace talks in the United Arab Emirates. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/death-toll-from-new-years-eve-fire-in-switzerland-rises-to-41 http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/death-toll-from-new-years-eve-fire-in-switzerland-rises-to-41 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:05:55 +0100 The blaze, likely from sparklers igniting foam, killed 41 and injured 116, mostly teenagers. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/qatar-leads-regional-diplomatic-push-to-de-escalate-iran-tensions http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/qatar-leads-regional-diplomatic-push-to-de-escalate-iran-tensions Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:52:01 +0100 Qatar is intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent a wider regional escalation as tensions rise between Iran and the West. Doha is coordinating closely with Egypt and Turkey to keep diplomatic channels open. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/iran-on-edge-explosions-diplomacy-and-trumps-next-move http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/iran-on-edge-explosions-diplomacy-and-trumps-next-move Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:16:07 +0100 Despite multiple suspicious explosions in Iran, no major military strike occurred early Sunday. Amid ongoing diplomacy and rumors, such as possible uranium transfers to Turkey, and a massive US naval presence, the only thing clear is, that it remains uncertain what action Trump will actually take. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/after-eu-decision-iran-says-it-now-considers-all-eu-militaries-as-terrorist-groups http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/after-eu-decision-iran-says-it-now-considers-all-eu-militaries-as-terrorist-groups Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:03:59 +0100 Tehran is reacting to the latest EU decision with a symbolic counter-measure, thereby intensifying the political escalation between Iran and Europe. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/trump-says-us-starting-to-talk-to-cuba-as-washington-moves-to-cut-havanas-oil-supplies http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/01/trump-says-us-starting-to-talk-to-cuba-as-washington-moves-to-cut-havanas-oil-supplies Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:20:04 +0100 The US president did not offer any details about what level of outreach his administration has had with Cuba recently or when, but said, “We’re starting to talk to Cuba.” http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/danish-and-italians-protest-agains-the-us-administrations-latest-moves http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/danish-and-italians-protest-agains-the-us-administrations-latest-moves Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:47:39 +0100 Danish veterans held a silent protest at the US Embassy in Copenhagen after Trump belittled allied sacrifices and talked of controlling Greenland. While parallel protests in Milan opposed ICE’s role at the upcoming Winter Olympics. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/explosions-reported-in-iran http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/explosions-reported-in-iran Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:29:38 +0100 A powerful explosion rocked the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas earlier today. Reports are coming in of more explosions. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/us-senate-passes-trump-backed-government-funding-deal-to-avert-partial-shutdown http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/us-senate-passes-trump-backed-government-funding-deal-to-avert-partial-shutdown Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:06:29 +0100 The bill passed 71-29 and will now head to the House, which is not due back until Monday, meaning the government could be in a partial shutdown temporarily over the weekend until they pass it. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/mass-blackout-and-water-shortages-hit-ukraine http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/mass-blackout-and-water-shortages-hit-ukraine Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:13:57 +0100 The incident follows Russia's months-long campaign targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure, which has inflicted severe damage to the energy system. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/venezuela-announces-a-general-amnesty-for-political-prisoners-incarcerated-since-1999 http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/venezuela-announces-a-general-amnesty-for-political-prisoners-incarcerated-since-1999 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:12:20 +0100 Delcy Rodríguez has proposed an amnesty law that would cover political prisoners detained during the entire Chavista period. The measure excludes cases of murder, drug trafficking and human rights violations. Families are waiting cautiously. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/the-united-nations-risks-imminent-financial-collapse-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-wa http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/the-united-nations-risks-imminent-financial-collapse-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-wa Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:44:45 +0100 Guterres' warning comes as US President Donald Trump's administration has, in recent months, reduced its funding to some UN agencies and has rejected or delayed some mandatory contributions. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/at-least-12-people-killed-in-gaza-by-israeli-strikes-hospital-sources-say-as-ceasefire-adv http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/31/at-least-12-people-killed-in-gaza-by-israeli-strikes-hospital-sources-say-as-ceasefire-adv Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:14:56 +0100 The strikes hit locations in northern and southern Gaza, including an apartment building and a police station in Gaza City and a tent in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies said. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/30/central-asia-is-in-a-boom-phase-with-some-caveats http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/30/central-asia-is-in-a-boom-phase-with-some-caveats Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:03:45 +0100 Headline GDP is strong, but per-capita gaps, inflation and borrowing costs complicate the picture.