2025-01-09

Economy

Eurozone retail trade shows tepid growth after prior drop in October

The final quarter of last year was disappointing for retailers in the eurozone, with little reprieve forecasted for 2025.

09/01/2025

Lebanon

Lebanon's parliament elects country's army commander as president

Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the widely supported army commander.

09/01/2025

Business

Trump's EV tariff uncertainty clouds 2025 forecast for car companies

Electric vehicle demand is expected to keep rising this year, but uncertainty over policy changes and tariffs is clouding the forecast.

09/01/2025

Business

Northvolt AB owners vote for operations to continue amid cash concerns

Northvolt AB has signalled that its battery production operations will continue as normal, while the company ramps up efforts to find new sources of funds under the US Chapter 11 restructuring process.

09/01/2025

Economy

UK bond yields soar to multi-decade highs: Is it a new 'Truss moment'?

UK gilt yields hit multi-decade highs, with 10-year yields at 4.90% and 30-year at 5.40%. The pound slumped to a 14-month low. Analysts debate if this is a new "Truss moment" or temporary turbulence driven by inflation and fiscal worries.

09/01/2025

Syria

'Joy and fear’: Syrian refugees ponder the future of their homeland

Thirteen years after a revolution left the Middle Eastern country in civil war and led to more than 6 million Syrians fleeing as refugees, dictator Bashar Al-Assad has been deposed. Euronews spoke to three refugees about their hopes for Syria in the coming year and their thoughts on returning.

09/01/2025

Europe News

At least 13 killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia

The Russian army carried out two airstrikes with guided bombs in Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday killing at least 13 people.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Lady Gaga joins Michael and Janet Jackson with historic new record

Mother Monster joins music royalty with a new record cemented by her duet with Bruno Mars, 'Die With A Smile'.

09/01/2025

Tech News

Gender details needn't be given to buy train tickets: EU court

A French LGBT+ rights association filed a complained after the railway company SNCF asked customers for their titles when buying a ticket online.

09/01/2025

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Latest news bulletin | January 9th – Midday

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09/01/2025

Earth News

Climate change is a ‘big culprit’ of California fires, say scientists

A cocktail of extreme weather events is turning California’s wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years

Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied contact with his family.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Award-winning Guinean actor granted visa to remain in France

Star of Cannes winning film 'Souleymane’s Story', Abou Sangaré has been granted a one year visa to work in France.

09/01/2025

United Kingdom

UK freezes assets of extreme-right group for alleged terrorism

The British authorities' designation makes it illegal for anyone in the UK to offer funding to Blood and Honour, which takes its name from a Nazi slogan.

09/01/2025

Europe News

French police arrest founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot's ex

Isaac Steidl has been detained by French police for creating a website used by criminals, including Dominique Pelicot, to carry out rape and murder.

09/01/2025

No Comment

Over 1,000 structures destroyed and thousands evacuated in LA fire

A devastating fire in Los Angeles County has claimed at least five lives, destroyed more than 1,000 structures, and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents.

09/01/2025

China

Rescue teams in Tibet race against time as winter temperatures drop

A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Dingri County in Xigaze on Tuesday morning, causing at least 126 fatalities and over 46,000 evacuations.

09/01/2025

Mexico

Mexico's Sheinbaum mocks Trump over his 'Gulf of America' remark

US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to call the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America' was dryly countered by Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum.

09/01/2025

Culture news

LA wildfires: Hollywood celebs evacuated - Oscar nominations postponed

Hollywood celebrities are among thousands to have been evacuated from their homes as fires blaze through areas of Los Angeles.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Poland seeks to break EU deadlock on GMO deregulation

After 18 months, governments have yet to agree on when a new class of genetically modified crops can be treated as equivalent to conventional strains, and whether producers should be granted monopoly rights through patents.

09/01/2025

Markets

Copper price nears one-month high on optimism over China's economy

The copper price has been on the rise in 2025, reaching a three-week high amid robust demand in China, given Beijing's ongoing stimulus measures. However, Trump's tariffs are expected to cap the uptrend later in the year.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Will the EU attempt to rein in Musk's X?

The founder and CEO of Space X and owner of the social media platform X is making waves and today stages an interview with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Alice Weidel. Will the EU respond?

09/01/2025

Lifestyle

Castlecore, mocha mousse and aliens: The biggest 2025 fashion trends

From "rocket heels" to chainmail tops - and a hefty dose of nostalgia, the fashion of 2025 is all about playful curiosity and comfort.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Archaeologists discover tomb of renowned wizard-doctor in Egypt

The remarkable discovery was made in Saqqara, a burial site for high-ranking officials of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom.

09/01/2025

Israel

Israel recovers body of hostage taken to Gaza on 7 October

Roughly 100 Israeli hostages were taken into the Gaza Strip when Hamas militants launched an attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023.

09/01/2025

EuroVerify

Morgue pictures don't show hidden bodies of Valencia flood victims

The pictures show morgues in the US, rather than an attempt by the media to hide photos of the victims of the floods in Valencia.

09/01/2025

Health news

France's youth mental health crisis is growing, study shows

Girls and young women have been particularly affected, the analysis found.

09/01/2025

Home

Luxury smart rings to a smart mirror: The top health tech at CES 2025

Euronews Next went to try out some of the latest health tech at the Las Vegas tech show.

09/01/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 9th – Morning

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

09/01/2025

Iran

Iran to hold talks over its nuclear programme with European countries

Iran says it’s ready to hold talks over its nuclear programme and to address the West’s concerns.

09/01/2025