2025-02-20

Business

Airbus warns of delivery uncertainties but announces lift in revenue

The European planemaker offered up modest delivery targets but remains financially robust.

20/02/2025

Europe News

Two women killed in Czech Republic stabbing attack

The two women were reportedly employees of the shop where the attack happened and a 16-year-old youth has been detained for questioning by police.

20/02/2025

Business

Rio Tinto sees steady earnings despite lower iron ore prices

Although Rio Tinto has been affected by lower iron ore demand from China, the world's second biggest miner managed to make robust progress on a number of projects in 2024.

20/02/2025

Europe in Motion

Cybersecurity: Which are Europe's most vulnerable countries?

Cloud breach risks have more than doubled in less than five years.

20/02/2025

Europe News

Pope Francis shows improvement in pneumonia recovery, the Vatican says

Pope Francis is recovering from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed after a peaceful night, the Holy See spokesperson said Thursday.

20/02/2025

Culture news

Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered for first time since Tutankhamun

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Egypt, marking the first pharaonic burial site found since Tutankhamun in 1922.

20/02/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | February 20th – Midday

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

20/02/2025

Europe News

App store age check could help children online protection: Meta VP

Meta’s VP and Head of Global Safety, Antigone Davis, revealed the tech giant’s latest efforts to protect minors online. In an exclusive interview, she discussed everything from countering child abuse online to age verification while calling on harmonised EU digital rules.

20/02/2025

Europe News

German election Q&A: What's at stake for smaller parties?

For three German parties, their existence and participation in the Bundestag is riding on Sunday's elections. Euronews spoke with Die Linke, Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance and Free Democrats.

20/02/2025

Health news

WHO in ‘stop the bleeding phase’ due to US exit, Europe head says

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is assessing the impact of the United States' withdrawal, taking short-term measures, and considering structural reorganisation, Hans Kluge, Director of WHO Europe, told the European Parliament.

20/02/2025

Economy

US's Fed Reserve looks to pause rate cuts as inflation risk rises

According to recently released minutes of the 28-29 January meeting, officials said President Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportations of migrants, as well as strong consumer spending, were factors that could push inflation higher this year.

20/02/2025

Health news

Woman sues fertility clinic after giving birth to someone else's baby

The woman said she had no idea the baby was not hers until she gave birth. The clinic later issued an apology for the "unprecedented error".

20/02/2025

Space

Red Planet or bust: Can the US get to Mars in Trump's second term?

Trump put Mars missions in the spotlight in his January inauguration speech. Experts don’t believe a flag-planting will be possible until well beyond Trump’s second mandate.

20/02/2025

Travel News

$30,000 offered to Delta plane crash passengers

All 80 people onboard survived the crash.

20/02/2025

Gaza

Hamas releases bodies of Israeli hostages, including the Bibas family

The Bibas family include a mother and two children whose whereabouts were widely speculated on.

20/02/2025

Europe News

European Ombudsman opens new revolving door probe

The EU watchdog responsible for investigating maladministration is probing the European Commission's approval of Nicholas Banasevic, a former high-ranking EU antitrust official, joining Microsoft in a senior role dealing with competition and regulatory affairs.

20/02/2025

No Comment

Experts warn of risks as Mount Etna attracts more visitors

Authorities urge tourists to keep a safe distance from Mount Etna’s lava flows after its latest eruption, warning of sudden explosions, toxic gases, and unstable terrain.

20/02/2025

EuroVerify

Did FC Porto's former president predict Lisbon earthquake?

The front page of an old edition of a defunct Portuguese newspaper has gone viral for allegedly showing an eerily accurate prediction by the late Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa that Lisbon would experience an earthquake on the day of his funeral.

20/02/2025

World News

European leaders back Zelenskyy after Trump calls him a 'dictator'

Trump called Zelenskyy a "dictator", sparking criticism from European leaders including UK's Starmer and Germany's Scholz, who defended Zelenskyy's democratic legitimacy.

20/02/2025

Radio Schuman

Alternative for Germany has sights on power despite firewall - MEP

Far-right German MEP René Aust speaks to Euronews three days before Germans vote in an election considered pivotal for the country’s future.

20/02/2025

Economy

US beat China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year

Trade between the US and Germany, Europe's largest economy, rose 0.1% compared with 2023, Germany's Federal Statistical Office said. Trade with China, which was Germany's biggest trading partner every year from 2016 to 2023, dropped 3.1%.

20/02/2025

Culture news

‘Monumental’ pre-Roman necropolis uncovered in northern Italy

A remarkable Iron Age necropolis, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been unearthed in the northern Italian city of Trento.

20/02/2025

Europe News

German far-right party ‘ready to talk to almost everyone’ after vote

The head of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) delegation in the European Parliament, René Aust, is counting on at least 21% of the votes in Sunday’s general election, but played down suggestions it might leave Europe of Sovereign Nations for larger Patriots for Europe group

20/02/2025

Economy

Fixed vs variable electricity tariffs: Which one saves you more?

Fixed and variable electricity tariffs each have their own advantages and drawbacks, which vary across Europe. As of January 2025, fixed prices are slightly lower than variable contracts on average in 14 countries.

20/02/2025

Economy

Trump's first month in office: His effect on the financial markets

The global markets have exhibited prominent trends since Trump's inauguration. Euronews Business provides a review of major trends in asset classes amid his policies over the past month.

20/02/2025

Destinations

For a budget summer break without the crowds, try Eastern Europe

Destination dupes to Eastern Europe are booming, especially as protests against mass tourism intensify.

20/02/2025

Climate

How Trump’s first month in office has decimated US climate action

Trump is ‘erasing climate action’ within federal agencies and giving the green light to big polluters.

20/02/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | February 20th – Morning

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

20/02/2025

Europe News

Scholz and Merz face off in final debate ahead of German election

During the debate the candidates touched on migration, the economy, and security.

20/02/2025