2025-01-23

Economy

UK inheritance tax receipts hit record levels after threshold freezes

The amount of money collected through inheritance tax is likely to rise further in the UK due to recent policy changes.

23/01/2025

Health news

Trump administration freezes health communications and posts

Experts say it's common to wait until new teams are in place but is a concern if it means "going back to a prior approach of silencing the agencies".

23/01/2025

Europe News

AfD fails to appeal 'extremist' ruling in Saxony — what now?

The party's state association in Saxony is now officially classed as a "right-wing extremist" organisation. Could the AfD soon be facing a national ban?

23/01/2025

Food and Drink

Salzburg factory produces its final batch of Mozart Ball sweets

The music has stopped for Mozartkugeln, arguably Salzburg's most famous sweets. Also known as 'Mozart Balls' the dark chocolate-covered pistachio, marzipan and nougat delights will no longer be made in the Austrian city ending a production line that dates back to the 19th century.

23/01/2025

Economy

WEF issues warning over split threat posed to global financial system

Rising geopolitical tensions are increasing fragmentation of the global financial system and pose a risk to both global prosperity and human progress, according to a report from the World Economic Forum.

23/01/2025

Russia

British Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship' after it enters UK waters

The Yantar has been repeatedly tracked across European waters and is believed to be part of a Russian mission to map undersea cables.

23/01/2025

Europe News

EU to Trump: don't look at tariffs, look at inequality

The new US administration has sent jitters across the world with trade plans that could severely damage the EU.

23/01/2025

Economy

UK minister rejects Sefcovic's idea on joining European Customs Union

The EU's new trade chief Maros Sefcovic on Wednesday in Davos told the BBC that he was open to Britain joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM) as part of a post-Brexit "reset".

23/01/2025

Slovakia

Fico accuses opposition of 'coup attempt' after no-confidence bid

Slovakia's Moscow-friendly prime minister has faced accusations by the country's largest opposition party of trying to take the country out of the EU.

23/01/2025

Europe News

Suspected drug gang leader extradited from Morocco to France

Félix Bingui, known as 'The Cat', is alleged to be the leader of the Yoda drug gang in Marseille and is wanted on several charges by French authorities.

23/01/2025

Romania

Romanian farmers give up on growing potatoes as costs surge

Seed costs have doubled in recent years while agricultural labour has become more expensive and harder to find.

23/01/2025

Switzerland

NATO's Rutte urges more Ukraine support and backs Trump's budget push

NATO chief Mark Rutte supported Trump's push for higher defence budgets and warned that a Russian victory in Ukraine would damage NATO's credibility and increase costs.

23/01/2025

Culture news

Hamas attack survivor to represent Israel at Eurovision

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack in 2023, has been chosen to represent Israel at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.

23/01/2025

Tech News

ChatGPT down: OpenAI working to fix major global outage

The artificial intelligence (AI) company has acknowledged there is a major outage and is working to resolve the issue after a huge spike in reported disruptions.

23/01/2025

Tech News

Trump rollback jeopardises EU-US data transfers: privacy activist says

First-day executive orders signed by the new US president could make it impossible for thousands of EU businesses and public bodies to use US cloud providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon without breaching EU privacy.

23/01/2025

Tech News

Meta's new pay-or-consent policy still breaches EU law, consumer advocates claim

The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users still aren’t getting a fair choice, BEUC argues.

23/01/2025

No Comment

Palestinians return to Gaza after ceasefire to find homes destroyed

Displaced Gazans have returned to find their homes destroyed after Israel and Hamas agreed a fragile ceasefire, ending 15 months of fighting.

23/01/2025

Design

Maison&Objet spotlights wallpaper’s comeback in modern design

At Maison&Objet in Paris, wallpaper is making a strong comeback, with innovative designs and sustainable, customisable options taking centre stage.

23/01/2025

Culture news

In pictures: LGBTQ couples in Thailand celebrate equal marriage rights

Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage, with hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples registering their marriages under the new Marriage Equality Act.

23/01/2025

Tech News

Want to quit X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? Here's how

With Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rallying around Donald Trump, some users are deciding to quit the social media apps. Here’s how to do it for those wanting a break.

23/01/2025

Cinema

What is the future of AI in film?

'The Brutalist' director Brady Corbet has responded to criticism over his use of AI in his Oscar-nominated film. We speak to those fighting for and against the inclusion of AI in film.

23/01/2025

Europe News

France issues new war crimes arrest warrant for Syria's al-Assad

A court in Paris has accused the overthrown Syrian ruler of complicity in war crimes in relation to a deadly attack on civilians in 2017.

23/01/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? | Podcast

Does Europe need lithium mining projects? Is there such a thing as responsible mining? This episode of Euronews Tech Talks delves into this heated debate with insights from experts.

23/01/2025

Europe News

Bomb threats disrupt schools across Hungary, authorities investigate

Law enforcement is investigating the threats, believed to have come from the same source, and have taken precautionary measures.

23/01/2025

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23/01/2025

South Korea

South Korean investigators call to formally charge President Yoon

The agency leading criminal investigations into impeached former-leader Yoon Suk Yeol have recommended he be formally charged with insurrection and abuse of power.

23/01/2025

Europe News

EU plans to shield farmers from free trade deal with South America

The European Commission has proposed financial support for farmers negatively impacted by the EU-Mercosur trade agreement – but the safety net would only be triggered in the ‘worst-case scenario’ and the EU executive says it won’t be needed.

23/01/2025

Tech News

Elon Musk clashes with OpenAI's Sam Altman over AI data centre project

Tech news outlet The Information first reported on an OpenAI data centre project called Stargate in March 2024, indicating that it had been in the works long before Trump announced it.

23/01/2025

West Bank

Israeli army launches major operation in Jenin amid West Bank violence

Palestinians returned home in Gaza amid a ceasefire, while Israeli forces launched a major operation in Jenin, killing two Hamas militants involved in a recent attack.

23/01/2025

Culture news

India offers $1million to whoever deciphers this 5,300-year-old script

Archeologists and linguists, assemble! An eye-wateringly huge prize awaits whoever can decipher a 5,300-year-old Indus language.

23/01/2025