2025-10-05

Czech Republic

Babiš pledges loyalty to Europe as Czech coalition talks begin

Billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babiš won the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections according to partial results on Saturday.

05/10/2025

France

New French PM Lecornu assembles cabinet amid intense protests

Amid protests, Lecornu finalised the cabinet with Bruno Le Maire as the armed forces minister. President Macron's allies retain posts, and a general policy speech is awaited.

05/10/2025

The Europe Conversation

Hamas’ rule has to come to an end, Israel's Netanyahu tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes the US-led ceasefire plan will work because if it does not, Israel will act forcefully against Hamas with the full backing of the US. “Let's hope that we can finish it the easy way and not the hard way," he said.

05/10/2025

Gaza

Ceasefire agreement sparks hope and fear across the Middle East

Both Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and families of the remaining hostages held by Hamas expressed hope for a possible ceasefire deal this week.

05/10/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 5th, 2025 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 5th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

05/10/2025

Culture news

Lithuanian arts community protests populist culture ministry takeover

Thousands of people took to the streets of Lithuanian cities on Sunday to protest against the government's decision to hand over control of the Ministry of Culture to the populist Nemunas Dawn party.

05/10/2025

Israel

Europe has essentially become irrelevant, Netanyahu tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Europe’s stance on Israel’s strategy in Gaza and the EU’s visible absence in the ceasefire plan process, presented under the leadership of US President Donald Trump.

05/10/2025

USA

Trump to deploy 300 federal agents to Illinois amid tensions with ICE

Trump has announced that he will deploy 300 federal agents to Chicago amid rising tensions over ICE operations. His announcement comes following about 900 arrests by federal authorities, two shootings by ICE agents, and numerous protests.

05/10/2025

Europe News

85 million children worldwide do not attend school, UNICEF says

Children not attending schools, primarily in countries with active war zones, is a critical issue this World Teacher's Day.

05/10/2025

Europe News

Object resembling a drone found in Poland, prompting an investigation

Polish authorities found an unidentified aerial object in Zaręby Warchoły following Russia's latest attack in Ukraine. It is the latest suspected object to cross into NATO airspace following a series of incursions from Russia.

05/10/2025

Israel

Exclusive: Don’t feed the Hamas crocodile, Netanyahu tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “onus is on Hamas” to immediately release the hostages it still holds and fully accept the Trump-led peace deal, amid scathing criticism of Europe which “caved in to Islamists”.

05/10/2025

Georgia

Georgia protests met with heavy police response after election boycott

Tens of thousands rallied in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday to protest the policies of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

05/10/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 5th, 2025 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 5th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

05/10/2025

World News

At least three people dead as Storm Amy batters Europe

Authorities in Ireland reported a man died in Letterkenny, northwest Ireland in what police called a weather-related incident, while in France, at least two people were reportedly killed by the storm, local officials said on Saturday.

05/10/2025

Ukraine

Five people killed in 'combined' Russian attack on Ukraine

Moscow aimed more than 50 missiles and 500 attack drones at Ukraine last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, targeting civilian infrastructure.

05/10/2025

USA

US judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland

Judge Karin Immergut said the relatively small protests the city has seen did not justify the use of federalised forces and allowing the deployment could harm Oregon’s state sovereignty.

05/10/2025

Israel

Netanyahu hopeful for release of all hostages from Gaza in coming days

In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt “to finalise technical details,” adding that “our goal is to contain these negotiations to a time frame of a few days.”

05/10/2025

Travel News

Air Canada now offers free beer and wine to all economy passengers

Canada’s flag carrier is the first North American legacy airline to offer free drinks across its whole network.

05/10/2025

Earth News

From rooftops to honey jars, Athens is abuzz with urban beekeeping

Urban beekeeping is neither new around the world nor in Athens. Decades ago, Greek families brought hives with them when they moved from the countryside.

05/10/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 5th, 2025 – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 5th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

05/10/2025

Economy

Keeping cash across Europe: Which countries use the most?

While cash use is declining across Europe, more than half of all payments are still made with banknotes. Its usage share is, however, much lower in terms of value.

05/10/2025