2025-01-24

Tech News

What is Pantsir-S1, the weapon that may have shot down an Azeri jet?

Euronews Next takes a closer look at the Pantsir-S1 missile system that is believed to have played a role in shooting down Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243.

24/01/2025

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Romania celebrates Unification Day

On 24 January, thousands of people gathered in Iaşi to celebrate the unification of the Romanian Principalities, which was the first step towards the unification of all provinces.

24/01/2025

Belarus

Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's iron-fisted 30-year rule

Belarusians will vote on Sunday in a presidential election that is all but certain to see President Alexander Lukashenko win a seventh term.

24/01/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | January 24th – Evening

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

24/01/2025

Green News

Los Angeles residents sue city over lack of water to fight wildfires

Even before the wildfires are extinguished, LA residents look to blame a lack of water on the devastation.

24/01/2025

Economy

IMF chief: Eurozone has tools for greater growth if it learns from US

The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, was speaking at a panel in Davos alongside ECB President, Christine Lagarde.

24/01/2025

Culture news

New album reviews: Central Cee - Mogwai - FKA twigs

UK rap sensation Central Cee releases his debut album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’; Scottish post-rockers Mogwai deliver their eleventh album ‘The Bad Fire’; and FKA twigs is back with ‘Eusexua’. All on the same day. Here is Euronews Culture’s verdict on a busy day for music releases.

24/01/2025

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Migrant crossings slow as Trump policies take hold

Shelters in Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana are only half-full as illegal border crossings in San Diego drop, but concerns about Trump's policies and migrant conditions remain.

24/01/2025

Azerbaijan

Pantsir missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight, Russian probe shows

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was downed on 25 December by a missile from a Pantsir-S1 system brought from Syria to Russia, killing 38 and injuring 29, sources reveal.

24/01/2025

The Europe Conversation

Ending Russia's war in Ukraine this year is possible, says Stoltenberg

The former NATO secretary general and the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine outlined to Euronews ways to reach a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

24/01/2025

Travel News

Holiday on Mars? Experts on whether Trump’s Mars mission is realistic

As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make waves in space tourism, how long does the rest of the world have to wait before we can all become astronauts?

24/01/2025

Gaza

Hamas announces names of next four hostages to be released on Saturday

The Palestinian militant group made public on Friday the names of the next four hostages that it plans to release as part of the ceasefire deal signed with Israel. Israel is expected to publish a list of its own, naming Palestinian prisoners it will release in return.

24/01/2025

Malta

Maltese businessman charged over journalist’s murder granted bail

Yorgen Fenech was arrested in 2019 over the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He denies the charges.

24/01/2025

Green News

Bloomberg offers climate cash to UN after Trump exits Paris Agreement

The core of the UNFCCC's budget comes from its almost 200 member countries.

24/01/2025

The Europe Conversation

Focus on EU single market to boost competitiveness, says Kristalina Georgieva

Three things are holding Europe back: the absence of a capital markets union, investments not going to the most productive firms and energy costs, the managing director of the IMF told Euronews.

24/01/2025

Europe in Motion

How is noise pollution affecting EU citizens and their children?

More than 20% of EU citizens live in areas where traffic noise levels harm health. The European Court of Auditors claims lawmakers and local authorities are failing to take the issue as seriously as air pollution.

24/01/2025

Green News

Meet the Air France pilot who quit his dream job for the climate

Euronews Green exclusive: Anthony Viaux had it all - a dream job, a thriving career and a great salary. But he didn’t want any of it in the age of the climate crisis.

24/01/2025

Vatican

Pope receives Tecar therapy device from Maltese President

The device will be used to offer physical rehabilitation treatment to homeless people.

24/01/2025

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Storm Éowyn hits Ireland and the UK with gusts of 183km/h

Storm Éowyn hit Ireland and the UK with gusts of 183 km/h, causing school closures, power cuts and flight cancellations.

24/01/2025

Business

Rolls-Royce subsidiary bags landmark UK nuclear submarine deal

Under the deal with the Ministry of Defence, the British engineering company will make nuclear submarine reactors for the Royal Navy.

24/01/2025

Europe News

Germany's Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected chancellor in next month's vote.

24/01/2025

Art

Jakarta hosts exhibition of looted artefacts returned by Netherlands

A collection of 800 artefacts taken from Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule is now on display in Jakarta's National Museum as part of the exhibition Repatriated.

24/01/2025

Europe News

'Playing with fire': Orbán's veto threat puts Brussels on edge

With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc's foreign policy.

24/01/2025

Business

Tesla unveils new premium model Y in Europe, the US and Canada

Tesla has revealed a new premium model Y version, first launched in China, which comes with a range of improved features.

24/01/2025

Indonesia

Indonesia will repatriate French man who spent 20 years on death row

The release deal for Serge Atlaoui comes weeks after five Australians, serving sentences for drug smuggling, were allowed to return home last month.

24/01/2025

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Battle against new wildfires continues in California

New wildfires have been affecting California, with the latest near Castaic Lake on 22 January.

24/01/2025

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'The Brutalist' - An uncompromising triumph

Freshly nominated for 10 Academy Awards and a frontrunner for Best Picture alongside ‘Emilia Pérez’, Brady Corbet’s powerful American saga is astounding.

24/01/2025

Economy

Eurozone firms see activity lift but barriers to growth persist

Business activity in the eurozone is now expanding for the first time since August 2024, although the upturn remains modest.

24/01/2025

EuroVerify

What do we know about the Russian ‘spy ship’ tracked in UK waters?

The Kremlin is suspected of deploying the vessel to stalk the seabed, gathering intelligence that could be used in acts of sabotage.

24/01/2025

France

Man jailed for knife attack targeting French magazine Charlie Hebdo

Pakistani national Zaheer Mahmood was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted murder and terrorist conspiracy by a court in Paris.

24/01/2025