2024-04-12

Turkey

Cable car crash in Turkey kills one, leaves many stranded

Rescue efforts are ongoing for 184 people stranded on the cable car line, following an accident that left one dead and several wounded.

12/04/2024

Healthcare

Poland's parliament votes to move toward easing abortion restriction

Ewa Schaedler from the Third Way party called the vote ''symbolic'' and ''a breakthrough'' for Polish women. However the subject remains divisive in the mostly Catholic country.

12/04/2024

Gaza

IDF readies for Iranian threat, settlers rampage in West Bank village

All the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war and the conflict in the Middle East.

12/04/2024

Europe News

EU and UK make significant progress on broad Gibraltar policy lines

The final details of the EU's post-Brexit relationship with the UK regarding Gibraltar are being shaped following a high-level four-way meeting.

12/04/2024

Moldova

EU candidate Moldova acts to prevent Russian influence in referendum

The US Institute for War Studies warned Moldova that Russia could try to destabilise the country ahead of presidential elections and the upcoming referendum on joining the European Union.

12/04/2024

World News

Russians who desert the military face criminal charges

Ex-soldiers deserting the Russian army are prosecuted in Russia and face obstacles in receiving asylum in the West.

12/04/2024

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Decisions on climate, transparency and migration

In this edition of State of the Union, we focus on the climate ruling against Switzerland, fairness in the European election campaign and the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact

12/04/2024

World

Ylva Johansson: Europe's new migration pact is 'a huge achievement'

Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, discusses the EU's new polarising pact on migration and asylum in the Global Conversation.

12/04/2024

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | April 12th – Evening

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

12/04/2024

Euronews Witness

Mixed feelings in Greece over plans to build more wind farms

Is Greece on its way to becoming Europe's renewable power outlet? Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates why the location of wind farms is so important and why everyone is not on board.

12/04/2024

Destinations

From Munich to Amsterdam: Which European cities are the most walkable?

A new study has revealed that European cities are some of the most walkable in the world.

12/04/2024

Experiences

Europe’s best night trains for a good night’s sleep

The big-budget ticket price for the Venice Simplon Orient Express might be worth it if you want to guarantee sleep.

12/04/2024

Focus

CDP Awards: Celebrating European frontrunners in green transition

In partnership with CDP

Key players from major companies, cities and financial institutions debated how to finance the ecological transition at the CDP Awards Europe 2024.

12/04/2024

Green News

Parisians travel more by bike than by car, study finds

Walking and public transport were still the most popular ways to get around the French capital.

12/04/2024

Business

AstraZeneca CEO set to earn £18.7 million after shareholder backing

More than 60% of shareholders backed the decision to raise Pascal Soriot’s pay packet, solidifying his position as the highest earning FTSE 100 boss.

12/04/2024

Design

The ultimate guide to Milan Design Week 2024

Euronews Culture takes you on a tour of the 62nd Milan Design Week which runs from 16-21 April. Here’s our ultimate guide to the hottest exhibits, emerging trends and new designers making their mark on the world stage.

12/04/2024

Tech News

National governments wary of proposed telecom market consolidation

The European Commission is expected to come with a formal plan for a new telecom law in the autumn.

12/04/2024

No Comment

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest potential conscription

The ultra-Orthodox Israeli community say integrating into the army will threaten their generations-old way of life, while the IDF said it is suffering from manpower shortages because of the war.

12/04/2024

No Comment

Search continues over Italian power plant explosion

Emergency services continue to search an exploded Enel hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy, with the death toll rising to at least half a dozen.

12/04/2024

Business

JPMorgan opens earnings season with profit rise and risk warning

JPMorgan reports a 6% rise in 1Q profits as bank earnings season begins. Wells Fargo profit falls.

12/04/2024

Green News

Green Deal founders amid shifting policy focus

This week saw further signs that environmental legislation is slipping down the EU policy agenda as European leaders focus on industrial competitiveness and defence and Hungary prepares to take the helm of the rotating EU presidency.

12/04/2024

Business

UAE state oil company has BP in sights as potential takeover target

Adnoc’s takeover bid for BP is the latest in a string of acquisition bids for energy companies, such as ExxonMobil's agreement to purchase Hess Corporation.

12/04/2024

Green News

European Parliament approves energy market overhaul

MEPs have approved a sweeping reform of EU gas and electricity market regulations, with the aim of accelerating the clean energy transition, and including provisions that could further restrict Russia's ability to continue selling natural gas to Europe.

12/04/2024

No Comment

Ukrainian firefighters rescue five puppies

In Sumy, five puppies were rescued as firefighters battled a building fire.

12/04/2024

World News

Kremlin: 2022 draft document could serve as basis for peace talks

Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine to end the war if there are no imposed schemes, as Zelenskyy goes to Switzerland to participate in peace talks.

12/04/2024

No Comment

WATCH: Thousands protest in Chile demanding social reform

Thousands of Chileans demonstrated in Santiago on Thursday.

12/04/2024

Culture news

A cultural history of the O.J. Simpson trial

Dubbed "the trial of the century", here's how the O.J. Simpson murder case influenced popular culture.

12/04/2024

Health news

German lawmakers to vote on law that makes it easier to change gender

German MPs will consider a government plan that would make it easier to legally change genders.

12/04/2024

World News

Banquet hall with frescoes on the Trojan War discovered in Pompeii

Mythological figures are depicted in the halls of a Roman banquet hall discovered in Pompeii. The works were unearthed in almost perfect condition.

12/04/2024

Markets

Could the euro reach parity with the dollar as the ECB cuts rates?

As the ECB hints at potential interest rate cuts, contrasting with expectations of delayed US Fed easing due to high inflation, the euro faces downward pressure, hitting a six-month low below 1.07 against the dollar.

12/04/2024