Fire at Iraqi shopping centre kills more than 60 and injures dozens

Over 60 people died and dozens were injured in a shopping centre blaze in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut. An investigation and legal actions are in progress.

A fi...

Danish universities increasingly rejecting foreign researchers in fear of espionage

It comes as the Danish Emergency Management Agency reports the threat of cyber espionage and cybercrime against Danish universities to be very high.

Growing scru...

US agreed on 'specific steps' to bring an end to Syria clashes, top US diplomat says

The statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio follows after Israel launched powerful airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, claiming it was defending the minor...

Libya’s strongman with friends in high places: All you ever wanted to know about Khalifa Haftar

After an EU delegation was humiliated by the commander in control of large swaths of eastern Libya, Euronews explores Haftar’s fall, then rise to power and who is...

An average of 28 children die daily in Gaza, UNICEF tells Security Council

Speaking before the UN Security Council, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said each of Gaza's one million children has faced immense suffering. Accordi...

Coalition partner of Netanyahu quits Israeli government leaving him with minority in Knesset

The political turmoil comes as Israel and Hamas are negotiating a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

A key governing partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjam...

Unknown gunmen kill at least 20 people in an attack in central Nigeria, officials say

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings, but such attacks are common in Nigeria’s north where local herders and farmers often clash over limite...

Thai woman arrested in sex scandal that saw nine Buddhist monks expelled

Wilawan Emsawat allegedly seduced and blackmailed several Buddhist monks to rake in large payments worth millions of euros over three years.

Police in Thailand h...

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu handed fresh jail term for insulting an official

Ekrem İmamoğlu is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges against him, but has now been given an extra prison sentence.

A Turkish court convicted Ista...

Rival leaders of divided Cyprus seek progress on future amid various challenges

Republic of Cyprus' Deputy Government Spokesman Yannis Antoniou told Euronews the aim was a "comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem".

The rival leaders of ...

At least 20 killed in stampede at Gaza distribution site, US aid group says

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas of fomenting panic and spreading misinformation that led to the violence, but provided no evidence.

At least 20 Pa...

Israel strikes Damascus compound in response to Druze violence in Syria

Israeli forces struck the Syrian General Staff compound in Damascus, citing concerns over violence against the Druze minority. Two civilians were injured in the a...

US ambassador Huckabee attends Netanyahu trial to show support from Trump

US ambassador Mike Huckabee's appearance at Netanyahu’s corruption trial follows Trump's call for Israel to throw out the case or pardon the Israeli PM.

US Ambas...

Iran regime to undergo change but not towards democracy, veteran diplomat says

Ellen Eyre, a veteran US diplomat, believes the recent Iran-Israel conflict will militarise Tehran further and diminish the influence of reformists.

A former US ...

Three oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan hit by drone strikes as recent spate of attacks continues

Three oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan were targeted by explosive drones on Wednesday, causing material damage without casualties.

Fresh drone strikes have struck t...

Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Taliban's Afghanistan

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan.

Two men kneel on...

UN finds child malnutrition rates have doubled in Gaza since March

Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war and banned all food and other suppl...

World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by a car

A torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, Singh took up running at the age of 89 as a way to get over depression after his wife and son died in quick succession...

Trump faces backlash from MAGA base over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him.

First the Epstein fil...

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak raised safety fears

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

Thousands of Afg...

Indian regulator orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.

India'...