2023-08-25

Europe News

Dutch government nominates Wopke Hoekstra as EU Commissioner

Outgoing foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra was named Friday as the Dutch government's nomination for EU Commissioner, after EU climate chief Frans Timmermans resigned to run in the upcoming Dutch elections.

25/08/2023

Health news

UK authorities probe 88 deaths linked to man who sold poisons online

Kenneth Law is accused of deliberately selling poisons to vulnerable people at risk of suicide in multiple countries.

25/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 25th – Midday

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

25/08/2023

Greece

Greek villagers return home to see damage caused by wildfires

Euronews spoke to villagers who returned to their homes in Greece after wildfires burned through the region.

25/08/2023

Croatia

Greece treats jailed Croatian football fans 'like POWs' says president

Croatian president threatens to round up 100 Greek nations to retaliate for the treatment he believes has been unfairly meted out to Croat football fans.

25/08/2023

Italy

Humanitarian groups rush to help migrants arriving in Italy

Humanitarian groups are rushing to help thousands of migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

25/08/2023

Culture news

Lars von Trier defends controversial 'Russian lives matter' comments

The filmmaker's comments have attracted the attention of Oleksiy Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, who said: “The choice between the executioner and the victim becomes a tragedy when the artist chooses the side of the executioner."

25/08/2023

The Star Ingredient

Fati Niang, the chef decolonising Senegalese street food

Niébé is an essential ingredient in Senegalese street food. Branded as ‘food for the poor’ by the colonists, the cowpea has long been neglected by African countries. But chef Fati Niang is determined to give niébé a comeback as a popular legume used to flavour fancy finger food recipes like accras.

25/08/2023

Earth News

Pet bulldog abandoned at airport after being refused by airline

A woman abandoned her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before flying to a resort, officials say.

25/08/2023

France

Macron eyes key immigration and economy reforms for remainder of term

"We need to act as Europeans", said the French president, outlining "a major political initiative" for the upcoming months.

25/08/2023

Russia

'Wagner is alive and will live in Belarus', says Lukashenko

Members of the mercenary force reportedly relocated to Belarus after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's abortive mutiny in June.

25/08/2023

Climate

Brazil: Climate change and El Niño fuel a rare winter heatwave

August temperatures have soared to 42C after the country recorded its hottest July ever.

25/08/2023

Ukraine

Zelenskyy welcomes Turkey FM, as US pledges F-16 training

All the latest developments from the Ukraine war.

25/08/2023

USA

Trump posts mug shot on site formerly known as Twitter

Donald Trump returned to the social media site formerly known as Twitter by posting his mug shot on Thursday after he surrendered himself at a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

25/08/2023

Culture news

'Dune: Part Two' delayed until 2024 amid Hollywood strikes

The ‘Dune’ sequel was previously set to release in November this year. Will others follow suit?

25/08/2023

Italy

A heinous rape in Italy sparked calls to introduce chemical castration

The treatment is already allowed on a voluntary basis in several EU countries, but only in Poland is it currently compulsory for rapists and child sex abusers.

25/08/2023

Ukraine

Fact-check: Do these photos prove Ukraine is sending children to war?

Multiple social media users have been sharing photos of gravestones suggesting soldiers under 18 years old are dying on the frontlines.

25/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: 25 years of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’

25 August 1998: 25 years of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’

25/08/2023

Europe Decoded

Rewetting peatland is good for the climate. Europe is very slow at it

Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU's agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.

25/08/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | August 25th – Morning

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

25/08/2023