2025-09-19

Qatar

British couple released by the Taliban touch down in Doha

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both Afghan citizens, were held by the Taliban for more than seven months on undisclosed charges.

19/09/2025

World News

Rabbis warn Europe of "visceral antisemitic hate" since Hamas attack

More than 100 European rabbis sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week, warning her that since the Hamas-led 7 October attack against Israel, Europe was encountering "visceral antisemitic hate"

19/09/2025

Iran

Resolution to stop sanctions on Iran fails in UN Security Council

The resolution was put forward by South Korea but did not garner the support of the nine countries required to halt the series of penalties from taking effect at the end of the month.

19/09/2025

Hungary

Hungary to designate antifa a terrorist organisation, Orbán says

Antifa, short for "anti-fascist," is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations.

19/09/2025

World News

Belarus expels Czech diplomat after Prague makes spy ring accusations

The expulsion comes after Czech and Polish authorities expelled Belarusian diplomats earlier this month, as part of a wider crackdown on a European spy ring made up of agents from Belarus' KGB state security agency.

19/09/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | September 19th, 2025 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 19th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

19/09/2025

Europe News

EU breaks taboo with first-ever sanctions on Russian LNG

The new package of EU sanctions on Russia contains the first-ever ban on imports of liquefied natural gas. "This will make this phase out of Russian gas in Europe much faster," Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told Euronews.

19/09/2025

Europe News

EU will step up security of Jews in Europe against antisemitism

The European Commission reacted to fears expressed by more than 100 European rabbis of a “mass exodus of European Jews,” following recent unprecedented acts of antisemitic violence in Europe.

19/09/2025

Estonia

Estonia triggers NATO Article 4 after Russian jet airspace violation

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets lingered in NATO-member Estonia's airspace for several minutes on Friday, according to Estonian authorities. Italian F-35s responded.

19/09/2025

Economy

EU industry struggles with new US rules on imports of steel and aluminium

The US, which slapped 50% tariffs on EU steel and aluminium in June, requires importers to provide proof of origin for these materials when they are part of a finished product: a headache for European industry.

19/09/2025

EuroVerify

Russian fact-checking website peddles propaganda narratives

The Global Fact-Checking Network's website may look credible, but it is in fact backed by Russia's state news agency TASS.

19/09/2025

Travel News

Portuguese airport strikes from September to January cancelled

Workers called off the strike, stating that the imposed conditions make it impossible to exercise their right to strike.

19/09/2025

Art

Polish Artist Igor Mitoraj's 'Tindaro' sells for a record €1.6 million

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest in the artist and his reflective works.

19/09/2025

Afghanistan

Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan

A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple "violated Afghan law" and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing, but didn't say what law they were alleged to have broken.

19/09/2025

Focus

Kazakhstan’s Constitution turns 30 with political reforms

In partnership with MDQ

Kazakhstan marks three decades of its Constitution, underlining reforms on governance, human rights and citizen participation in decision-making.

19/09/2025

World News

Euroviews. Your access to information online is changing forever

There are so many angles and nuances and decisions about what facts to communicate, which voices to include. And this is the benefit of media plurality. In the zero-click world, we risk losing it definitively, Duncan Hooper writes.

19/09/2025

Explore

Discover Podkarpackie: Bieszczady hikes, traditional cuisine and Renaissance castle in Poland

In partnership with Polish Tourism Organisation

Forget crowded city breaks, Podkarpackie in south-eastern Poland serves up wild mountain trails, hearty farmhouse cooking and even a night in a Renaissance castle.

19/09/2025

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'La Tour de Glace' ('The Ice Tower')

Marion Cotillard stars in French director Lucile Hadžihalolović's fourth feature, a glacially paced adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”. Prepare to be entranced. And maybe a wee bit frustrated.

19/09/2025

Europe News

EU targets Russian LNG, banks and crypto in new round of sanctions

The new package of EU sanctions comes amid intense pressure from Donald Trump to end all purchases of Russian energy.

19/09/2025

United Kingdom

'Absolutely no evidence' Putin wants peace in Ukraine, MI6 chief says

Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal.

19/09/2025

Afghanistan

Taliban ban dozens of books written by women from Afghan universities

Out of the 679 textbooks banned by the Taliban administration, 140 were written by women, while 310 were drafted by Iranian authors or publishers.

19/09/2025

Lifestyle

Peak nepotism? Jaden Smith appointed Louboutin's creative director

Jaden Smith has been named Christian Louboutin’s first-ever creative director, in a newly created role for the luxury house. And the internet is perplexed - to put it politely.

19/09/2025

Latvia

Drone and missile debris found in Latvia and Poland, officials say

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has instructed the defence and interior ministries to coordinate with Poland to establish whether the drone is one of those detected last week.

19/09/2025

No Comment

Protesters gather outside Jimmy Kimmel’s studio after show suspension

Protesters gathered outside Jimmy Kimmel’s Hollywood studio on Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show indefinitely.

19/09/2025

Business

Nvidia pledges to invest £2 billion to boost AI start-ups in the UK

This comes on the back of a series of tech announcements in the UK this week, shared while US President Donald Trump visits the country.

19/09/2025

Cyprus

Excavations in northern Cyprus search for civilians missing since 1974

Cypriot authorities are excavating suspected mass graves in northern Cyprus, seeking remains of Greek Cypriot civilians who disappeared in 1974.

19/09/2025

No Comment

Protesters gather in Jerusalem demanding end to Gaza offensive

Israeli mothers of soldiers and hostages chained themselves together outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest the ongoing military offensive in Gaza.

19/09/2025

Culture news

How have US late-night TV hosts defended Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension?

Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, John Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers have all voiced support for Jimmy Kimmel following the controversial suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

19/09/2025

Moldova

Ahead of crucial snap vote in Moldova, Transnistrians remain uncertain

Moldovans will vote on 28 September in a crucial snap parliamentary election. The outcome will influence the country's EU membership bid amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

19/09/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | September 19th, 2025 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this September 19th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

19/09/2025