2025-01-02

Syria

Volunteers plant trees as Syria's battered Aleppo returns to life

Aleppo was the first city where rebels drove out Bashar Al-Assad's troops, and its residents have been living freer lives for a month.

02/01/2025

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Volunteers in Norway knit 950 pairs of mittens for ski championships

For the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, volunteers will knit 950 pairs of mittens for the athletes.

02/01/2025

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After the Dragon, China prepares for the Year of the Snake

In China, the Year of the Snake will begin on 29 January 2025.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Weather warnings as freezing temperatures hit United Kingdom

The UK's Meteorological Office said a snap of cold weather will grip the country, with large areas facing snowfall.

02/01/2025

Football Now

What will be the biggest football stories of 2025?

In partnership with Media City

The inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup is the most anticipated tournament of the year. Despite there being plenty of time until kick-off, there are concerns about fixture congestion.

02/01/2025

Europe in Motion

How does vape consumption compare across Europe?

Belgium became the first EU country to ban the sale of disposable vapes, while Luxembourg, Estonia, and Czechia report the highest vaping rates.

02/01/2025

Tech News

Tesla posts a sales drop for the first time in 9 years

Increased competition and concern from buyers about the price of electric vehicles means lower-than-average sales for the US company behind the Cybertruck.

02/01/2025

Culture news

UK's largest dinosaur trackway discovered in Oxfordshire quarry

The UK’s largest dinosaur trackway has been uncovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire, revealing a fascinating glimpse into the Jurassic past.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Elon Musk sparks furore over support for UK far right's Tommy Robinson

The tech billionaire repeated his criticism of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government in a string of posts claiming the UK should hold fresh elections.

02/01/2025

Green News

UK government hopes to boost heat pump uptake by dispelling myths

Heat pumps are common features in houses in countries like Norway and Sweden but haven’t taken off yet in the UK.

02/01/2025

Travel News

What you need to know about Taiwan's digital nomad visa

Digital nomads can now enjoy more time in Asia as the newly-launched Taiwan visa extends to one year validity.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Sweden and Austria urge the EU to get tougher on irregular migration

At a meeting to mark 30 years of EU membership, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson focused on migrants.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Ukraine to further support Syria with humanitarian aid, says Zelenskyy

Hundreds of tonnes of grain have been sent to Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad as part of the "Grain from Ukraine" humanitarian programme launched by the Ukrainian leader.

02/01/2025

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Aid delivery to Gaza hampered by Israeli restrictions and ongoing war

Aid delivery to Gaza has been severely impacted by Israeli restrictions and fighting, with 90% of the population displaced and over 45,000 killed since October 2023.

02/01/2025

Tech News

From a boy band to AI granny: How AI was used to impact lives in 2024

How did AI impact our lives last year? Here are some examples of it being used in different areas.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Russia's New Year's Day attack on Kyiv kills two prominent scientists

Prominent neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and doctor of biological sciences Olesia Sokur were a married couple working for the Taras Shevchenko National University.

02/01/2025

Markets

European gas prices soar after Russian gas flow via Ukraine stops

European natural gas futures climbed the highest since October 2023 after Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped on New Year's Day.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Hamas police chief among 18 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Three children and three women died in the strike on the so-called humanitarian safe zone of Mawasi in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.

02/01/2025

Economy

German solar panel industry struggles with declining demand

German solar panel demand has been hit by dampened consumer and investor sentiment, as the ongoing cost of living crisis and high interest rates have hampered installations.

02/01/2025

Culture news

Celebrated museum curator Marie-Claude Beaud dies, aged 78

Marie-Claude Beaud, the curator of multiple prestige galleries in Francophone Europe, has died aged 78.

02/01/2025

United Kingdom

British woman who vanished 52 years ago found ‘safe and well’

Sheila Fox, who was reported missing in Coventry in 1972, is living in a different part of the country, according to the West Midlands Police.

02/01/2025

Europe News

Slovak PM says end of Russian gas deal will hurt EU rather than Moscow

Slovakia's Kremlin-friendly PM Robert Fico said the termination of the gas transit deal between Kyiv and Moscow would have a "drastic impact" on the EU.

02/01/2025

Culture news

Brian Friel's plays return to Irish roots in cross-border project

To mark the centenary of Brian Friel’s birth in 2029, a five-year project will bring his works to the communities, landscapes and even seasons that inspired them.

02/01/2025

Culture news

Ágnes Keleti, the world's oldest Olympic champion, dies aged 103

Five-time Olympic champion gymnast Ágnes Keleti, the most successful competitor in Hungarian gymnastics and a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103.

02/01/2025

Tech News

France’s AI summit aims to put EU on the map as 'leading AI continent'

The AI Action Summit in France comes after the UK and South Korea hosted the first events on AI, gathering heads of state, international organisation as well as businesses.

02/01/2025

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Celebrating New Year at stabilisation point on the front line

On New Year’s Eve in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, a team of medics worked through the holiday, treating five soldiers wounded in recent attacks.

02/01/2025

Israel

Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera broadcasts in West Bank

The decision to suspend the Qatar-funded network comes after Israel shuttered two of its offices, claiming it was a "mouthpiece of Hamas".

02/01/2025

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Homs ravaged by destruction, leaving some areas uninhabitable

The Syrian civil war has caused widespread devastation in parts of Homs, turning it into a barren and lifeless city.

02/01/2025

Business

Who in the world's just got richer? The 500 worth over $10 trillion

Elon Musk's backing of Donald Trump - now President-elect - ahead of the US elections proved to be a triumphant decision for the billionaire whose companies include Tesla Inc, SpaceX and xAI.

02/01/2025

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Inspection of South Korean plane crash site continues

Investigators are still combing through the wreckage of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in southern South Korea on Sunday, claiming 179 lives.

02/01/2025