2022-05-09

Poland

Anti-war protesters hit Russia's ambassador to Poland with red paint

Sergey Andreev had planned to pay tribute to Soviet soldiers at a Warsaw cemetery as Russia marks Victory Day.

09/05/2022

Europe News

Euroviews. Five ways the war in Ukraine could end | View

Russia began a war thinking it would quickly win, only to find that carefully drafted plans are often the first casualties, writes Michael Horowitz.

09/05/2022

Mobility

One giant leap for mankind on Mars by 2030? SpaceX thinks so

Elon Musk’s company has set itself the ambitious task to make space travel accessible for humanity.

09/05/2022

Culture news

This is Mexican tiger fighting: a brutal indigenous rain ritual

Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission

09/05/2022

Travel News

TUI tells passengers there'll be no food or drink available on flights

Passengers prepare for uncomfortable flights as TUI warns that a shortage of catering is affecting food and drink supplies on its planes.

09/05/2022

Culture news

Ncuti Gatwa named first black actor in leading Doctor Who role

Ncuti Gatwa will replace Jodie Whittaker as the 14th Time Lord in cult BBC series Doctor Who.

09/05/2022

Work

Bringing your dog to work is good for business, this company says

One company boss said the COVID pandemic has increased tolerance for pets at work, although not everyone is convinced.

09/05/2022

Earth News

Portugal is opening Europe's biggest floating solar park this year

The solar park will be the size of 4 football pitches and be made up of 12,000 panels.

09/05/2022

Ukraine

Euroviews. Biden foresaw Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So did Syrians

Russian forces entered Syria on 30 September 2015. I have not lost memory of the harrowing events. I knew Putin would invade Ukraine, Mazen Darwish writes.

09/05/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | May 9th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

09/05/2022

Germany

'Deeply wrong': Kyiv slams Berlin police over Ukraine flag ban

They confiscated a huge Ukrainian flag.

09/05/2022

Europe News

Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia and Bulgaria resist EU ban on Russian oil

Discussions between EU ambassadors continue on Monday to reach an agreement to phase out all imports of Russian oil.

09/05/2022

Germany

Scholz's Social Democrats 'suffer heavy losses' in regional election

The election in Schleswig-Holstein was seen as a test for Scholz's Social Democrat-led government.

09/05/2022

Russia

Watch: Victory Day military parade as Putin accuses West over Ukraine

Critics accused the Russian leader of turning history on its head in his speech, by comparing today's action in Ukraine to that of Soviet forces in repelling Hitler.

09/05/2022

My Europe Series

All you need to know about Russia's Victory Day military parade

Euronews' guide to Victory Day in Russia

09/05/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | May 9th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

09/05/2022

Ukraine

Over 1 million Ukrainians deported to Russia — Ukraine rights official

Ukraine's human rights commissioner Lyudmila Denisova said around 1,185,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly removed to Russia while the US said they had "indications that Ukrainians are being taken against their will into Russia."

09/05/2022