2025-07-17

Culture news

Festival fans arrive as Tomorrowland seeks solutions after stage fire

Tomorrowland festival organisers in Belgium say cancelling the event is "the last thing they want to do" and they expect to announce a solution on Thursday.

17/07/2025

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Swiss dairy cooperative marks 10th anniversary with emoji-faced cheese

Milchmanufaktur in Einsiedeln celebrates its 10th anniversary with Emutschli, an emoji-adorned cheese, merging digital culture and traditional cheesemaking.

17/07/2025

Business

TSMC's profit soars by 60% thanks to robust AI chip demand

The world’s largest contract chip manufacturer TSMC, reported better-than-expected results as AI chip demand has been boosting the company's sales.

17/07/2025

Health news

Healthy babies born in UK using DNA from three people

The births mark a milestone in reproductive science - and a potential lifeline for families with a history of mitochondrial disorders.

17/07/2025

World News

German prosecutors widen probe in Hamburg child suicide network case

Hamburg prosecutors are investigating a 20-year-old man accused of driving children to suicide through an online network. He faces 123 charges, including murder and rape.

17/07/2025

Food and Drink

Is Donald Trump really behind a sweet change to the Coca-Cola recipe?

US President Donald Trump said that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup in its domestic sodas - all at his suggestion. However, the company have not confirmed the change...

17/07/2025

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Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Midday

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

17/07/2025

Tech News

Commission nearly doubles research, innovation fund in next budget

Lobby groups say the money freed up for technology under the budget proposal isn't enough.

17/07/2025

Health news

Brussels targets tobacco products with a new set of eurotaxes

In two separate announcements on the same day, the European Commission introduced a renewed push to curb tobacco use through higher taxation, a move expected to raise the price of cigarettes and other tobacco products across the EU.

17/07/2025

Europe News

EU Commission shrinks agriculture share in record budget

Europe’s agricultural spending will face cuts compared to the current programming period under the new EU long-term budget proposal, while the European Commission insists farmers will still receive the same amount “in their pockets”.

17/07/2025

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Giant mural in France critiques Trump's immigration policies

A mural in the northern French town of Roubaix shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes, sparking reactions and millions of views online.

17/07/2025

Iraq

Fire at Iraqi shopping centre kills more than 60 and injures dozens

Over 60 people died and dozens were injured in a shopping centre blaze in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut. An investigation and legal actions are in progress.

17/07/2025

Culture news

Largest Martian meteorite fetches more than €4.3 million at auction

This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a young dinosaur skeleton triggered a bidding frenzy...

17/07/2025

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WATCH: Fire destroys main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival

A major fire broke out on Wednesday at the Tomorrowland festival site in Boom, Belgium, just days before its official opening. Footage shared online shows towering flames engulfing the iconic stage.

17/07/2025

Economy

Trump: 'Highly unlikely' to fire Fed Chair Powell, but looked into it

President Donald Trump rocked Wall Street temporarily by saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve, but was unlikely to do so, ”unless he has to leave for fraud”.

17/07/2025

Denmark

Danish universities reject foreign researchers amid espionage fears

Danish universities are rejecting foreign researchers, especially from Russia, Iran and China, over high espionage threats. Aarhus University has already rejected 24 applicants this year.

17/07/2025

Syria

US brokered steps to bring an end to Syria clashes, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced steps on Wednesday to end clashes in Syria involving the Druze minority after Israel intervened, striking the Syrian Defence Ministry.

17/07/2025

Climate

Scientists slam ‘injustice’ of scarce Global South climate studies

Scientists say inconclusive results in a climate attribution study on deadly floods and landslides in Colombia and Venezuela expose inequality in climate research.

17/07/2025

Travel News

Europe’s best and worst airports ranked for 2025

Norway leads Europe’s best airports list while France and the UK fall behind again.

17/07/2025

EuroVerify

Fact check: Has Italy just passed an anti-LGBT surrogacy law?

Italy extended its ban on surrogacy late last year, but posts are claiming that it happened recently.

17/07/2025

Libya

Is Libya's General Khalifa Haftar really that powerful?

After an EU delegation was humiliated by the commander in control of large swaths of eastern Libya, Euronews explores Haftar’s fall, then rise to power and who is helping him maintain it.

17/07/2025

Economy

Japan's exports fall as Trump's tariffs fuel recession risks

Fears of a recession are mounting in the world's fourth-largest economy, after export to the US declined for the second month in a row in June.

17/07/2025

World News

An average of 28 kids die daily in Gaza, UNICEF tells Security Council

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on Wednesday said each of Gaza's one million children has faced immense suffering. According to Russell, these children will face lifelong impacts.

17/07/2025

Culture news

Ancient DNA reveals first-of-a-kind link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Sealed inside a rocky tomb for over four millennia, an Egyptian skeleton has just revealed a hidden chapter of ancient history.

17/07/2025

Tech News

Estonian President Alar Karis has a plan to bring AI to schools

“The whole school system is probably going to be upside down in the coming years,” Karis tells Euronews Next.

17/07/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Morning

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

17/07/2025

Tech News

Tech giants can easily check age of child users, says Danish minister

Online platforms are facing increasing pressure to implement the tools to protect children from harmful content online.

17/07/2025

Economy

Retaliatory tariffs: Which EU countries could be impacted the most?

Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands are three of the most exposed countries should the EU decide to impose countermeasures on US imports — following Washington’s threat to charge 30% on EU goods.

17/07/2025

Health news

Why some countries’ healthcare spending is more wasteful than others

After a certain level, national health care spending has diminishing returns for people’s wellbeing, a new study says.

17/07/2025

Europe News

EU budget: Parliament revolts against Commission proposal

The EU budget Commissioner’s presentation was poorly received by MEPs: “Negotiations start on the wrong foot”, says rapporteur.

17/07/2025