2023-07-26

Culture news

Ring worn and designed by 2Pac sells for record-breaking €900,000

In a special auction marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the legendary rap icon Tupac Shakur's gold, ruby, and diamond crown ring has been sold for a staggering $1 million (€900,000).

26/07/2023

Nature

Trees act as natural air-conditioning in this Polish city

The Polish city of Rzeszów is creating more green spaces after a recent heatwave pushed temperatures up to 35C.

26/07/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | July 26th – Midday

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

26/07/2023

World News

Euroviews. We need to learn that if it's online, it doesn't have to be true

Investing in education and the development of critical thinking is more important than ever, as it will help to limit the risks of disinformation posed by the advent of technologies such as the internet and AI, Yoan Blanc writes.

26/07/2023

Euronews Tech Talks

What are Web 3 and NFTs and do we need them? | Podcast

Blockchain is more than just Bitcoin. It has applications across various domains, including paying taxes and creating art. One of its most ambitious proposals is a censorship-free Internet, where our privacy is not compromised while browsing.

26/07/2023

Mobility

Ford deploys 'hands-free' driving in cars on UK motorways

Driving hands-free on the motorway is now possible in the UK.

26/07/2023

France

Emmanuel Macron insists New Caledonia belongs to France out of choice

"New Caledonia is French because it has chosen to remain French," president told a 10,000-strong crowd

26/07/2023

Netherlands

How did a cargo ship catch fire off the coast of the Netherlands?

The blaze follows a similar incident on an Italian cargo ship carrying hundreds of vehicles earlier this month. Two firefighters from the US state of New Jersey were killed in that fire.

26/07/2023

Climate

Europe heatwave: Was it this hot in Rome back in 1841?

Despite heat records being broken around the globe, misinformation about extreme weather is still circulating online.

26/07/2023

World News

Catastrophic wildfires kill scores across the Mediterranean

Read the Euronews live coverage of violent fires that have killed dozens of people, sparked mass evacuations and destroyed homes in several countries across the Mediterranean region.

26/07/2023

Mobility

Inventive or stupid? Road maze stumps drivers in French village

In the village of Bauné, drivers confronted a series of crisscrossed white road lines at a main intersection this month, which the mayor argues has made them slow down.

26/07/2023

Europe News

EU watchdog to investigate Frontex's role in deadly Adriana shipwreck

The European Union's watchdog on Wednesday launched an investigation into the role Frontex played in one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in recent history.

26/07/2023

Culture news

Are the Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits on the verge of revival?

Lawyers for the Jackson estate will try to convince the appeals court to reverse course.

26/07/2023

United Kingdom

Chief executive of UK's NatWest bank quits in row over Nigel Farage

The boss of one of Britain's biggest banks has resigned after the Brexit-backing politician accused it of closing his account unfairly.

26/07/2023

Culture news

Venice boss defends inclusion of Woody Allen and Roman Polanski

Venice Film Festival boss Alberto Barbera has defended his decision to include new films by disgraced directors Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson, stating that he is "a festival director, not a judge."

26/07/2023

Ukraine

North Korea backs Moscow's invasion, as US sends spy drones

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

26/07/2023

Nature

Wounded US vets accept new mission: Save Florida's coral reefs

Wounded in combat, these US Army veterans are finding healing in restoring Florida's threatened coral reefs.

26/07/2023

Travel News

€1 train tickets: How to see France on a budget this summer

Explore the Hauts-de-France region on a budget this summer.

26/07/2023

Travel News

Catania airport: Terminal reopens but airlines struggle to catch up

Travel in Sicily is slowly returning to normal after three weeks of chaos.

26/07/2023

Culture news

Tour de France legend Mark Cavendish opens up on depression in new doc

A brand new documentary on Mark Cavendish, one of the greatest sprint cyclists in history, delves into the athlete’s years of depression between Tour de France stage wins.

26/07/2023

World News

Devastating fires tear through the Mediterranean region

More than 40 people - most of them in Algeria - have been killed as devastating fires destroy homes, businesses and trigger mass evacuations.

26/07/2023

Food and Drink

Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of "curry" outside of India

The spices discovered on stone grinding tools, unearthed in Vietnam, date back to at least 1,800 years.

26/07/2023

France

Celebrations on River Seine as Olympic Torch is unveiled

Residents of France and its overseas departments will be able to get a taste of Olympic fever by following the torch relay from May 8 next year until the opening ceremony. Then there are the hundred thousand lucky people who will get free access to that potentially stunning opening ceremony.

26/07/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Our top 5 Rolling Stones songs on Mick Jagger's 80th

26 July 1943: Mick Jagger is born

26/07/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | July 26th – Morning

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

26/07/2023