2023-04-24

Burkina Faso

At least 60 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso

Attacks blamed on suspected jihadists are on the rise in Burkina Faso, which is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali.

24/04/2023

Earth News

Here's what Europeans are willing to give up for climate change

A survey from Germany has revealed that just 13 per cent of people are willing to give up their cars.

24/04/2023

Tech News

Twitter claims dead celebrities have paid for Twitter Blue

Elon Musk has been trying to drum up interest in the paid Twitter Blue subscription model amid financial difficulties at the social media giant.

24/04/2023

Europe News

Nine European countries discuss offshore wind power in North Sea

Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom are meeting in Belgium for the North Sea Summit.

24/04/2023

Earth News

Europe’s largest ever cross-border power link to boost energy security

The UK and the Netherlands are set to be connected by a ‘historic’ clean energy line.

24/04/2023

Food and Drink

Belgium destroys US beer over 'Champagne of Beers' slogan

Belgian customs crushed over 2,000 cans of Miller High Life after Champagne producers complained about the beer's slogan: "The Champagne of Beers".

24/04/2023

Peru

Peruvian ex-president Toledo in jail after extradition from US

Alejandro Toledo is one of four ex-presidents linked to the Odebrecht corruption scandal that has shaken Peru’s politics, with nearly every living former president now on trial or under investigation.

24/04/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 24th – Midday

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

24/04/2023

Europe News

Beijing in damage control after ambassador's controversial remarks

The Chinese government was forced to clarify the controversial comments made by its ambassador to France.

24/04/2023

United Kingdom

'Crisis' as one homeless person dies every 6.5 hours in UK

Charities say a toxic cocktail of cuts, criminalisation, and crackdowns is making life even harder for the UK’s most vulnerable people.

24/04/2023

World News

Euroviews. The EU has to use its AI Act to draw a red line on racist surveillance

AI is increasingly used for heightened surveillance in the migration context. As the European Parliament prepares to vote on the AI Act, the lack of protections for migrants and racialised people is a glaring omission, Sarah Chander and Alyna Smith.

24/04/2023

World News

Hundreds march through Yerevan in honour of 108-year anniversary of 1915 massacres

Hundreds of people carrying lit torches marched through Yerevan on the eve of April 24, a day that marks the anniversary of the 1915 massacres.

24/04/2023

Culture news

Vintage car enthusiasts show off their retro rides in Romania

Classic car collectors and restorers convened in the western city of Timisoara for the 23rd edition of the Motor Retro Parade festival.

24/04/2023

Earth News

Air pollution is killing 1,200 young people in Europe each year

Europe’s air pollution is improving but there's still a long way to go. Here’s which countries are worst affected.

24/04/2023

Portugal

Climate activists heap up 650,000 cigarette butts in Portugal

The campaigners collected enough stubs to fill 40 plastic buckets, then emptied them into a mound to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution.

24/04/2023

Ukraine

Ukrainians visit graves on first Sunday after Orthodox Easter

On the first Sunday after Orthodox Easter, Ukraine remembered its fallen soldiers that died at the peril of Russia's full-scale invasion

24/04/2023

Kenya

47 bodies found in three days amid probe into Kenya starvation cult

26 more corpses were uncovered by police in eastern Kenya on Sunday amid investigations into a cult whose leader allegedly told his followers to starve themselves in order to 'meet Jesus'.

24/04/2023

Sudan

Sudan: Foreigners flee as UN warns of 'catastrophic conflagration'

Governments around the world step up evacuations from Sudan as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warns of a “catastrophic conflagration” that could engulf the whole region

24/04/2023

Food and Drink

Time for sweet treats: Turkish ways of celebrating Eid Ramadan

The religious festival Eid al-Fitr is also known as 'Sweet Feast' in Turkey. As the name suggests, the center point of the 3-day long celebration is anything sweet

24/04/2023

Design

Culture Re-View: The battle to make the tallest building in New York

Before the 20th century, the tallest buildings were invariably churches and other religious sites. At the turn of the century that all changed with the birth of the skyscraper.

24/04/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 24th – Morning

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

24/04/2023

Finland

Arming an archipelago: Is time running out for Europe's oldest DMZ?

Finland's incoming government faces calls from within its own ranks to remilitarise the Åland Islands in case of future Russian aggression.

24/04/2023