2025-01-08

Modern Nomads

How Kazakhstan’s designers are fusing tradition and sustainability to redefine global fashion

In partnership with MDQ

In this episode of Modern Nomads, we explore Kazakhstan's evolving fashion scene. Designers are fusing traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics and sustainability, creating a bold new identity for the country.

08/01/2025

Gaza

At least 17 killed after deadly Israeli airstrikes hit southern Gaza

The strikes tore into tents for displaced Palestinians, a car and two houses in the Khan Younis area, a local hospital said.

08/01/2025

Europe News

Wait and see: Brussels keeps mum over Trump's Greenland threats

Donald Trump's threat to use military force to annex Greenland has been met with a timid response by the European Commission.

08/01/2025

Healthcare

Europe launches medicine shortage monitoring in 2025

Among the health policy novelties of 2025, a new tool developed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to harmonise monitoring of medicine shortages across Europe.

08/01/2025

Culture news

Noel Gallagher joins UK supergroup for new single

Noel Gallagher has joined supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos for a new single, set to release on 19 January.

08/01/2025

Tech News

Meta needs to analyse risks if it drops fact checkers in EU too

NGOs expressed worries about the move announced yesterday by Meta.

08/01/2025

Markets

Trump's Greenland and NATO comments spark defence stocks rally

European defence stocks rallied on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his stance on increasing NATO spending and highlighted Greenland's strategic importance during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.

08/01/2025

Business

Shell cuts LNG outlook, with more write-offs due for 2024 year end

Oil and gas giant Shell has reduced its estimates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production for the last quarter of 2024, with significant well write-offs for upstream exploration and integrated gas also expected.

08/01/2025

South Korea

Impeached South Korean president resists new detention order

Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team has challenged the legitimacy of a new warrant for his arrest, accusing authorities of exploiting allegedly biased courts.

08/01/2025

Economy

Inflation eases in Sweden as hopes of rate cut from Riksbank grow

Analysts are now hopeful that the Swedish central bank will lower its key policy rate later this month, following five interest rate cuts last year.

08/01/2025

Sudan

US says Sudan's RSF is committing genocide and sanctions its leader

The Biden administration has sanctioned the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo as well as businesses owned by the group in the UAE.

08/01/2025

United Kingdom

McDonald's UK faces new harassment claims after firing staff for abuse

McDonald's UK CEO Alistair Macrow's said hundreds of new allegations of abuse by workers at the fast food giant are "abhorrent and unacceptable".

08/01/2025

World News

Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison

Sala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.

08/01/2025

Health news

Small Italian town forbids residents to get sick

The declaration comes amid severe workforce shortages in the region and across Italy.

08/01/2025

Health news

Smoking one cigarette can reduce lifespan by 20 minutes, study finds

A single cigarette can shorten your lifespan and impact your health, new research shows.

08/01/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

How has lithium transformed Earth and space exploration? | Podcast

From electric vehicles to satellites and spacecrafts, lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our daily lives. Euronews Tech Talks tries to understand how.

08/01/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 8th – Midday

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

08/01/2025

Business

Shein execs decline to shine light over forced labour claims

Senior managers from Shein and its rival Temu were summoned to the UK's parliamentary business and trade committee to answer questions about their labour rights compliance and how they sourced their products.

08/01/2025

Economy

China's super-rich eye the exit as leaders brace for economic shock

China’s leaders are bracing for shocks to the economy from higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office. Millionaires, meanwhile, are relocating.

08/01/2025

Europe News

German politicians rebuke Trump over NATO defence spending demand

US President-elect Donald Trump said NATO member states should increase their defence spending to 5% of GDP and criticised Europe's contributions.

08/01/2025

Sport

Didier Deschamps to step down as France coach after 2026 World Cup

Deschamps led Les Bleus to championship glory in 2018.

08/01/2025

Culture news

'Music is back': Taylor Swift drives UK music sales to 20-year high

The total 2024 UK sales of recorded music topped the 2001 record of £2.2bn and Taylor Swift is to thank for a sizeable chunk, according to new figures released by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA).

08/01/2025

Health news

Arctic ice shows Romans had lower IQs because of lead pollution

Researchers measured lead pollution and its impact on human health through Arctic ice-core samples.

08/01/2025

Tech News

Man who exploded Tesla outside Trump hotel used ChatGPT to plan attack

The man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say.

08/01/2025

Health news

Don't eat your Christmas tree, Belgium's food agency warns

The Belgian Federal Food Agency issued the odd warning after Ghent's local authorities suggested people could reuse pine needles in recipes to avoid waste.

08/01/2025

Europe News

Austrian Foreign Minister Schallenberg to become caretaker chancellor

Schallenberg has served as Austria's foreign minister under outgoing chancellor Karl Nehammer since 2021.

08/01/2025

Ukraine

Trust in Zelenskyy declines slightly as Russia’s war continues

Belief in the Ukrainian president has seen a slight dip, with 52% of Ukrainians feeling confident, 39% expressing distrust and 9% undecided, according to a survey conducted in December by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

08/01/2025

World News

More than 500 aftershocks reported following Tibet earthquake

Hundreds of people were rescued from rubble after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on Tuesday.

08/01/2025

Europe News

EU trade chief commits to WTO in Geneva following Macron doubts

Emmanuel Macron said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not working and that several countries are breaking away from it, but in Geneva European Trade Commissioner Maroš Sefcovic renewed the EU's commitment to multilateral world trade rules.

08/01/2025

Business

VW management to take €300 million pay cut following union pressure

The news comes after Volkswagen reached a historic deal with unions in December.

08/01/2025