2023-07-17

World News

Wildfires at 40 degrees in the Mediterranean

Wildfires spread during the hottest days of the year in Spain, Italy and Greece. Thousands have been evacuated and some homes burnt down.

17/07/2023

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Watch: Russia shares video showing Crimea bridge damage

Images taken from a train show the damaged section of a bridge in Crimea after a drone attack.

17/07/2023

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Watch: Canada's Magdalen islands have front-row seat to climate change

Canada's Magdalen islands and in a race against time to survive global warming.

17/07/2023

Health news

Second Alzheimer's slowing drug to seek approval in the US

Donanemab has proven to slow disease progression by several months in some patients but has also shown serious side effects.

17/07/2023

Scenes

Meet the Pakistani headmaster whose classroom is a park

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar

17/07/2023

Europe News

EU looks to regain influence in Latin America as leaders summit begins

The meeting is the first of its kind in eight years.

17/07/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Evening

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

17/07/2023

Smart Regions

Two small Sicilian islands test decentralised green energy

In partnership with the European Commission

In this latest episode of Smart Regions, we find out how the islands of Favignana and Lampedusa are exploring the BloRin model of producing, sharing, and selling solar energy.

17/07/2023

Nature

Dozens of whales die after becoming stranded on Scottish island

Investigators face race against time to find out what happened in what's believed to be the UK's worst fatal mass stranding.

17/07/2023

Serbia

Climate change takes its toll on Serbian farmers

Serbian farmers are feeling the effects of climate change on this year's crops as extreme heat follows flooding.

17/07/2023

Culture news

Sir Elton John gives support at Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial

Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish have given evidence as defence witnesses in the trial of Kevin Spacey.

17/07/2023

Climate Now

How is Athens adapting to rising temperatures?

In partnership with Copernicus

With temperatures in the Greek capital reaching 40 degrees Celsius, Climate Now explores how Athens is trying to offset heat health risks with a 'cool routes' app, new pocket parks and renovating an ancient Roman aqueduct

17/07/2023

Health news

Teenage depression: Are we misunderstanding boys’ sadness?

Many more teenage girls are estimated to be depressed across Europe than boys. But is boys’ general difficulty to communicate their feelings leading experts to underestimate the depth of the problem?

17/07/2023

Moldova

Killing of opposition leader in Moldova's Transnistria region probed

Police say they are taking “all appropriate investigative measures regarding the crime of murder” in the violent death of Oleg Khorzhan.

17/07/2023

Travel News

Naked tourists prompt mountain-climbing ban in Bali

The popular Indonesian island is cracking down on badly behaved tourists.

17/07/2023

Culture news

Fossil hunters unearth 400,000-year-old mammoth tusk in UK quarry

During a routine visit to a quarry in Cambridgeshire, two palaeontologists made a spectacular discovery: an intact tusk from a Steppe mammoth.

17/07/2023

Design

Siena Cathedral's 14th-century floor temporarily unveiled to visitors

The vast marble floor is uncovered twice a year for a few weeks.

17/07/2023

Europe Decoded

The contentious EU-Tunisia deal is here. What exactly is in it?

Following weeks of intense negotiations, the European Union and Tunisia have finally signed a memorandum of understanding covering topics ranging from migration to economic cooperation.

17/07/2023

Tech News

This ‘digital bakery’ 3D prints sweets and chocolates in any shape

Clients can custom-order sweets and chocolates in any shape: from cartoon characters to superheroes.

17/07/2023

Europe News

Cost of living crisis took its toll on EU households in 2022

The EU's official statistics agency on Monday released its annual key figures for Europe providing a snapshot of the continent's economic and societal health over the past 12 months. We picked out those you must know.

17/07/2023

World News

Euroviews. Commissioner Johannson countered privacy concerns with more straw men

The Commissioner's failure to answer the issues we raise shows she knows the European Commission’s regulation on Child Sexual Abuse Material cannot succeed. Instead, the post responds to statements we never made, Carmela Troncoso and Bart Preneel write.

17/07/2023

Culture news

The newest star joining Madame Tussauds waxy Hall of Fame is...

The newest star joining Madame Tussauds waxy Hall of Fame this July is...

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WATCH: Messi unveiled during thunderstorm at Inter Miami

Lionel Messi greets his new Inter Miami fans and is hailed by the club's owner as "America's number ten" at a damp but celebratory unveiling event.

17/07/2023

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WATCH: One man arrested after Panama market shooting

One man is arrested after a shooting in a market in Panama that caused a stampede but resulted in no deaths or injuries according to police.

17/07/2023

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Libyan border guards rescue migrants in remote desert area

Border guards in Libya have rescued a group of migrants who said they were left in the remote desert area by authorities in neighbouring Tunisia.

17/07/2023

Iran

Europe's nuclear deal hindered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

How much of an impact has the outbreak of the war in Ukraine had on Europe’s already weak nuclear deal with Iran? And what kind of future agreement could be on the cards for Europe and Iran?

17/07/2023

Europe News

Brussels to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean by 2027

The announcement came as leaders from both sides met in the Belgian capital for the EU-CELAC summit on Monday.

17/07/2023

Iran

Iran puts morality police back on the streets in dress code crackdown

The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September.

17/07/2023

Explore

Unearthing history: Şanlıurfa's astonishing archaeological sites

In partnership with GoTürkiye

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Göbeklitepe has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. And there is so much more to be discovered.

17/07/2023

Culture news

Jane Birkin: An icon's life in pictures

Following the Franco-British actress, singer and style icon's death at the age of 76, Euronews Culture takes a look at her fascinating life - in pictures.

17/07/2023