China to build land-based 'Suez Canal' to connect Europe and Asia, bypassing shipping routes

China is quietly building alternative routes to help it export goods to Europe, without passing through its South Sea, to avoid tensions with the United States an...

‘Two more weeks’: What happened to Trump’s deadline for Russia's reality check?

After summits with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Trump said he would wait for two weeks to see if there is any progress towards peace in Ukraine. This is ...

NATO to strike back against Russian jamming after von der Leyen's plane loses GPS in Bulgaria

"We are all on the eastern flank now, whether you live in London or Tallinn," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, commenting in the aftermath of th...

Israel starts calling up reservists as it continues military offensive in Gaza City

Gaza City is Hamas' political and military stronghold and, according to Israel, still home to a vast tunnel network despite multiple incursions throughout the war...

Alawites flee homes in Damascus suburb after threats from armed group

Residents in the al-Sumaria neighbourhood Euronews spoke to say the Syrian government has done little to protect them.

Many residents of a suburb in northwest Da...

Death toll after magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Afghanistan passes 1,400, Taliban says

Rescue teams continued to scour the mountainous eastern regions impacted by the earthquake in a scramble for survivors.

The death toll from an earthquake that st...

Finland sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years in prison

In 2024, the Nigerian military declared Simon Ekpa wanted as part of nearly 100 people sought on charges of terrorism. After his arrest in Finland, the Nigerian g...

For the first time in 14 years, Syria resumes oil exports with a shipment of 600,000 barrels

Before 2010, when the protests against Bashar al-Assad led to a civil war in the country, oil provided more than half of Syria's income.

The Syrian Ministry of E...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes his signature train to Beijing ahead of military parade

Kim left Pyongyang with an entourage of senior officials on Monday. What do we know about his famous armoured train?

As dozens of world leaders descend on Beijin...

French PM Bayrou's marathon talks unlikely to avert no-confidence vote

French PM François Bayrou is meeting political leaders to avoid a no-confidence vote on 8 September, but opposition remains strong, casting doubt on his success. ...

Loopholes in ship flagging system undermine sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea – report

As unchecked flagging of ships continues to enable global sanctions evasion, governance must be "radically improved," says a new report by the Royal United Servic...

Landslide kills over 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region, rebel group says

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Amy which controls the village in the Darfur region has pleaded the UN and other international organisations to help recover the bod...

Maduro accuses Trump administration of pursuing regime change amid US naval buildup in the Caribbean

The Venezuelan leader accused Trump of attempting to orchestrate a regime change in Caracas, warning him that any attack on his country would be immoral, absolute...

Manfred Weber: 'We have to defend ourselves' in the face of Russian hostilities

In an interview with Euronews Romania, EPP President Manfred Weber said the GPS jamming of Ursula von der Leyen's plane showed that the European Commission is "a ...

Iraq's al-Nouri Mosque officially reopens eight years after being destroyed by ISIS

The so-called Islamic State group detonated explosives at the 12th-century Mosul landmark in 2017.

Iraq has formally reopened the historic al-Nouri Grand Mosque ...

French PM François Bayrou faces government collapse. What are the possible scenarios?

French Prime Minister François Bayrou risks losing a crucial confidence vote in parliament next Monday. The outcome could trigger government collapse, budget plan...

Ukraine claims 'Russian trace' possible in assassination of politician Andriy Parubiy

A suspect in the fatal shooting of Andriy Parubiy, former speaker of the Ukrainian parliament has been detained, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as more detail...

Australian fugitive being helped by others as manhunt nears second week, say police

Dezi Freeman, 56, allegedly killed two police officers at his rural property in Porepunkah last Tuesday, before escaping into the bush.

Police in Australia have ...

Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port

Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla have described it as the largest attempt so far to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Palestinian territory.

An aid fl...

Holocaust memorial in Lyon vandalised with Free Gaza inscription in 'intolerable act'

The three-metre tall memorial was only inaugurated in January to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

A Holocaust mem...

Eleven UN workers arrested in Yemen amid Houthi crackdown

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the arrests carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthis, who had vowed to retaliate for Thursday's Israeli ...