2023-10-02

Europe News

EU climate chief nominee vows more ambition in parliament hearing

Former Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra struck back on Monday evening against accusations that he lacks the credentials needed to spearhead the EU's climate action policies.

02/10/2023

World News

Slovak president gives mandate to Fico to form new government

Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.

02/10/2023

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan reaffirms control amid Armenian exodus

The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left the region Monday, completing a gruelling weeklong exodus of more than 100,000 people - more than 80 per cent of its residents - after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation.

02/10/2023

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WATCH: Dead Wagner chief Prigozhin hailed a hero in Moscow

Dozens pay respects in several Russian cities 40 days after Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash.

02/10/2023

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WATCH: Arc de Triomphe lit up pink to raise breast cancer awareness

Paris lights up the Arc de Triomphe in pink to mark the start of Pink October, raising awareness for breast cancer.

02/10/2023

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WATCH: Van Gogh exhibition opens in Paris museum with help from AI

A new Van Gogh exhibition in Paris gives viewers a virtual reality experience of the artist.

02/10/2023

Europe News

Impasse continues over Hungarian veto on EU military aid for Ukraine

An extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Kyiv failed to unblock a €500-million package of military assistance for Ukraine.

02/10/2023

Health news

New cost-effective malaria vaccine gets green light from WHO

This is the second malaria vaccine to be recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

02/10/2023

USA

Trial accusing Trump of lying about his wealth begins in New York

The fraud lawsuit that could cost former US President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went on trial on Monday.

02/10/2023

Scenes

Meet the Qatari equestrian creating hoofprints towards the Olympics

In partnership with Media City

"It's not easy being a trailblazer. No one's done this before, I wanted to be able to put Qatar on the map."

02/10/2023

Austria

Work begins on Hitler's house to turn into police station

Activists and historians welcome the transformation but want the building to be turned into a permanent exhibition.

02/10/2023

Earth News

Boy who died trying to live off-grid weighed 18kg at the time of death

It has been reported that the Colorado family had watched YouTube tutorials to prepare for living in the wildnerness.

02/10/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 2nd – Evening

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

02/10/2023

Kosovo

Withdrawal of Serbian troops from Kosovo border 'welcome' - US

NATO has called on both sides to negotiate as "the only way to achieve lasting peace".

02/10/2023

Armenia

The challenges ahead for Armenia after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Tens of thousands of homeless people travel to Armenia, where the leader faces daily protests amid a row with Russia.

02/10/2023

Climate

In data: The European countries that take the most private jet flights

A private jet flew every six minutes from one European country in 2022.

02/10/2023

Earth News

Toxic tyre dust is polluting our oceans with microplastics

Some 2 billion tyres are made a year. What is the environmental cost of the 'chemical cocktail' that goes into them?

02/10/2023

Europe News

Brussels concerned by Slovak election winner's pro-Kremlin rhetoric

Robert Fico has spoken extensively about stopping his country's supply of weaponry to Ukraine.

02/10/2023

World News

EU Foreign Ministers hold Kyiv press conference

The previously unannounced meeting is a show of "unwavering" support for the Ukrainian government.

02/10/2023

Earth News

England bans single-use plastics two years after the EU

Campaigners have warned that the ban leaves out some of the most polluting items.

02/10/2023

World News

Euroviews. If you’re saying no to war, you have to say no to oil

Fossil fuels fund war. That might be a sentiment you’ve seen or heard before, plastered onto placards or shouted by activists. But what does it really mean, Lucy Hall writes.

02/10/2023

Design

Everything you should know about Las Vegas' new $2.3 billion Sphere

The Sphere is finally here - and it's already generated quite a buzz.

02/10/2023

Culture news

What's going on with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?

Taylor Swift is still filling football stadiums in the US, even while on a break from her Eras Tour. Here's all you need to know about why Swifties are now into the NFL.

02/10/2023

Business

UK minimum wage set to rise in 2024

Two million people will be affected by the increase. Full-time workers on the minimum wage will earn £1,000 (€1,153) more next year, says the Conservative Party.

02/10/2023

Economy

It's time to buy property in the UK, but there's a catch

With prices falling by more than 5% in the year to September, this could be the moment to invest in real estate.

02/10/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 2nd – Midday

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

02/10/2023

Health news

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines work

Nobel announcements continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on October 9.

02/10/2023

Economy

Eurozone unemployment still at its lowest level in August, at 6.4%

Unemployment rates continue to decrease in countries that use the euro. For the European Union as a whole, the unemployment rate stood at 5.9% in August, the same as in May and June.

02/10/2023

World News

Euroviews. Will the European Parliament walk the talk and protect journalists?

In a democratic society, where we rely on journalists to act as public watchdogs, we cannot have them worried about becoming a target of government-sanctioned spying, Sebastian Becker, Chloé Berthélémy and Shubham Kaushik write.

02/10/2023

Azerbaijan

The first UN mission in three decades has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh

Almost all the enclave's ethnic Armenian population of 120,000 people have now fled to Armenia as Azerbaijan cements political control of the region.

02/10/2023