Europe News Pope urges Italy to stay open to migrants on first visit to president Pope Leo XIV completed the rite of passage for every new pope by travelling across Rome to the Qurinale Palace for a meeting with President Sergio Mattarella. 14/10/2025
Green News World breaks renewable energy record but still behind climate targets Record-breaking progress on renewable energy alone will not prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5℃, a new report warns. 14/10/2025
USA US court rejects Jones' appeal of $1.4bn Sandy Hook defamation ruling The US Supreme Court upheld a $1.4 billion judgement against Alex Jones for his Sandy Hook hoax claims, rejecting his appeal. Jones' bankruptcy and asset liquidation continue. 14/10/2025
Economy EU trade chief Šefčovič slams China’s rare earth export curbs EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič took aim at China and its new trade policy on rare earths on Tuesday, denouncing "unprocessable" Chinese requests on EU companies. 14/10/2025
No Comment Tens of thousands join national strike in Belgium over welfare cuts Belgian police used a water cannon to clear thousands of protesters in Brussels on Tuesday as trade unions called a national strike over austerity measures. 14/10/2025
Iran Iran sentences two French citizens to combined 63 years for spying The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded". 14/10/2025
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | October 14th, 2025 – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 14th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 14/10/2025
Europe News European Commission delays decision on asylum seeker quotas The report assessing the migratory situation within the EU and setting quotas for relocating asylum seekers among EU countries should be adopted by Wednesday. 14/10/2025
France France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week. 14/10/2025
United Kingdom Afghan man jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Farage Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat. 14/10/2025
Cinema Sean Penn on acting, 'Adolescence' and the importance of sunscreen As guest of honour at Lyon's Lumière Film Festival this year, Sean Penn had a date with cinephiles for a masterclass honouring his career. Euronews Culture were there. Here are some of the key takeaways. 14/10/2025
No Comment Hundreds of Indigenous protesters call for land recognition in Brazil About 200 members of Indigenous communities marched in Brasília on Monday, carrying a giant symbolic decree and a five-meter inflatable pen to urge President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to sign the demarcation of 104 pending Indigenous lands before COP30. 14/10/2025
Europe News As ceasefire begins, will the EU abandon its plans to sanction Israel? The start of the peace process in the Middle East raises questions about the future of the EU proposals designed to sanction Israel. 14/10/2025
Europe News EU envoy calls on the US to rejoin the West on Russian sanctions David O'Sullivan, the EU's sanctions envoy, told Euronews he hopes the US will return to a policy of applying new sanctions against Russia. 14/10/2025
12 minutes with EBRD chief: Bank ‘even more important’ amid global tensions, aid cuts Odile Renaud-Basso dismisses decline of multilateralism as a threat to the mission of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and foresees a role in post-war Ukraine and Gaza’s post-war recovery. 14/10/2025
Partner content Year-round calendar of family adventures in Saudi Arabia Partner content presented by Visit Saudi Discover year-round family adventures in Saudi Arabia, from quadbiking across ancient valleys in AlUla to theme park thrills in Riyadh. 14/10/2025
Europe News EU lawmakers uphold three-hour delay compensation for air passengers After more than one decade in limbo, the EU is now reviewing a law aimed at protecting airline passengers. 14/10/2025
Tech News Scientists can easily intercept military data from satellites US researchers found it surprisingly easy to access private text messages and military data using homemade satellite scans that cost as little as €500. 14/10/2025
Art More repair required for Columbus painting attacked at Madrid museum The work Primer homenaje a Cristóbal Colón (First Homage to Christopher Columbus) in the Naval Museum in Madrid will need further restoration after two activists threw red paint at it last Sunday in protest against Spain's Columbus Day national celebrations. 14/10/2025
Changemakers of Uzbekistan Meet Uzbekistan’s leading female chess player In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Women’s Grandmaster Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova reflects on her journey from childhood tournaments to global success and why she sees her return to Uzbekistan as a responsibility and honour. 14/10/2025
Europe News Defence industry warns EU to ‘urgently’ curb dependence on rare earths Industry representatives and analysts say the restrictions highlight the EU’s urgent need to cut its dependence on Chinese critical materials, even as Brussels pushes to diversify supplies and boost domestic production through the Critical Raw Materials Act. 14/10/2025
Economy EU Commission slaps three major fashion brands with €157 million fine An investigation launched in 2023 revealed that Gucci, Chloé and Loewe imposed their own pricing policies on retailers, thereby increasing product prices and reducing consumer choice. Gucci was hit the hardest, with a fine of €119 million. 14/10/2025
Tech News Instagram to use PG-13 rating to limit content for teenagers The changes come as Meta faces relentless criticism over harms to children on social media. 14/10/2025
Health news Your DNA may hold the key to your relationship with cannabis Specific genes appear to influence whether people try cannabis and their susceptibility to cannabis addiction. 14/10/2025
Europe News EU lawmakers vote to ease corporate due diligence requirements Only companies with more than 5,000 employees will be obliged to apply sustainability requirements as MEPs in the European Parliament voted to water down the bloc’s complicated corporate due diligence law. 14/10/2025
Belgium Travel chaos across Belgium as national general strike continues This latest strike has resulted in severe delays and cancellations of services affecting tens of thousands of travellers across the country. 14/10/2025
Europe News Three Italian police killed in apparently deliberate house explosion The two-storey farmhouse had been filled with gas and the explosion was set off when authorities opened the door, regional governor Luca Zaia told Sky TG24. 14/10/2025
Ukraine Russian strikes hit Kharkiv hospital as Ukraine urges more air defence Zelenskyy again urged foreign countries to help blunt Russia’s long-range attacks by providing more air defence systems for the country, which is vast and complex to defend from Moscow's daily air raids. 14/10/2025
Green News World failing to meet 2030 zero-deforestation pledge Global forest loss is 63 per cent off 2030 targets as finance and policy pledges fall behind. 14/10/2025
Culture news War and Chopin: Behind the photographic lens with Wojciech Grzędziński For two decades now, a certain important pretext has drawn photojournalist Wojciech Grzędziński away from the front line and traditionally leads him to Warsaw - the Chopin International Piano Competition. But what does Chopin have to do with war and conflict? 14/10/2025