2025-10-27

Jamaica

Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Melissa intensifying near Jamaica

Satellite video shows Hurricane Melissa intensifying into a massive Category 5 storm near Jamaica, with towering clouds and powerful lightning flashes signaling its growing strength. The strongest hurricane ever to hit the island is set to bring catastrophic flooding, landslides, and severe damage.

27/10/2025

Europe News

EU enlargement: How to end the wait?

EU hopefuls from the Western Balkans have faced a years-long delay on their membership path. Ahead of its flagship enlargement summit on 4 November, Euronews examines the reasons why the process has lost momentum in recent years and why some of the region's citizens now have reservations.

27/10/2025

United Kingdom

King Charles dedicates UK's first national memorial to LGBTQ+ troops

The sculpture takes the form of a crumpled bronze letter bearing words from personnel who were affected by the ban on gay and transgender people from serving in the armed forces.

27/10/2025

Turkey

Turkey signs €9bn deal with UK to purchase 20 Eurofighter jets

Ankara and London signed a preliminary deal for the Eurofighters in July, which are manufactured by a consortium comprising the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain and led by Britain's BAE Systems.

27/10/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 27th, 2025 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 27th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

27/10/2025

No Comment

Protesters in Tblisi call for fair elections and European future

A march titled “Until the End, Until Victory” was held in Tbilisi on 26 October, beginning in Republic Square and moving toward the Parliament.

27/10/2025

Sport

Turkey probes hundreds of football referees involved in sports betting

Turkey's football federation revealed that 371 of its 571 referees hold betting accounts, prompting the prosecutor's office to open an investigation into alleged match-fixing.

27/10/2025

No Comment

Overnight drone attack kills three in Kyiv

Russia launched another overnight drone attack on Kyiv on Sunday, killing three people and injuring at least 29, according to local authorities.

27/10/2025

Japan

Japan looks to boost relations with the US as Trump lands in Tokyo

The US president is set to conclude his first tour of Asia in Seoul in the coming days where high-stakes talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over trade disagreements are scheduled to take place.

27/10/2025

Tech News

OpenAI is reportedly developing a tool to generate music

There are already copyright lawsuits against AI companies

27/10/2025

USA

US Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz carrier in 30 minutes

US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo on Monday, said the incidents could have been caused by "bad fuel".

27/10/2025

Smart Regions

Climate change is making oat cultivation viable in Northern Europe

In partnership with the European Commission

Climate change is making oat cultivation viable in the Northern Periphery and Arctic. Researchers from Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden are testing 400 oat varieties to see which ones are best suited to the current Arctic climate and to promote their production in Northern Europe.

27/10/2025

USA

Trump urges Putin to end war in Ukraine ‘instead of testing missiles’

The Russian president announced a “successful test” of a new nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile in what the US president called an "inappropriate" step, calling on Putin to end his war in Ukraine instead of testing rockets.

27/10/2025

Health news

What to know about the 'Frankenstein' variant of COVID-19

The currently dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany has been referred to as the 'Frankenstein' variant. Here's why.

27/10/2025

Economy

Why is China restricting rare earth exports and will the EU respond?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is ready to use "all tools" in response to Chinese export controls of rare earths as industry suffers.

27/10/2025

Economy

US borrowing expected to rival Europe’s most indebted states, says IMF

The United States is on track to record the steepest debt increase among major economies, according to the IMF — surpassing levels in Italy and Greece for the first time this century.

27/10/2025

Lithuania

Lithuania plans to close Belarus border after balloon incursions

Lithuania's two border crossings with Belarus, at Medininkai and Šalčininkai, were both closed for several hours as a result of the balloon incidents.

27/10/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | October 27th, 2025 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 27th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

27/10/2025

Europe in Motion

How has irregular migration to the EU changed in 2025? 

Irregular crossings to the EU fell to 133,400 in the first nine months of 2025. Bangladeshi, Egyptian, and Afghan are among the most frequently reported nationalities.

27/10/2025

Markets

Markets prepare for rate decisions while tracking US-China trade talks

Global stocks rallied on Monday morning, driven by optimism that a new trade deal is in reach between the US and China.

27/10/2025

The Cube

Fact check: How much do immigrants cost the Netherlands?

As in many European election campaigns, the cost of immigration has been a hot topic ahead of the Dutch vote, with many inflated figures being thrown about in the media and online.

27/10/2025

Green News

Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica and Haiti

Expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest storm on record for the Caribbean island nation,

27/10/2025

France

Ten on trial for harassing French First Lady Brigitte Macron online

Ten people face trial for cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron with false claims about her gender, facing up to three years in prison and €45,000 fines.

27/10/2025

Art

'The beauty of the world': Ukraine art revives Lisbon's Star Basilica

'The Beauty is a Choice' is the title of an exhibition by a Ukrainian refugee artist that is transforming a wing of Lisbon's Estrela Basilica, which has been closed for around 40 years.

27/10/2025

Tech News

Donald Trump says TikTok deal with China could be finalised this week

However, the details of a possible deal are under wraps.

27/10/2025

Europe News

“Stay on track” on zero-emissions vehicles, say France and Spain

This week's key events presented by Euronews’ energy and environment reporter, Marta Pacheco, and Euronews' tech reporter, Cynthia Kroet.

27/10/2025

No Comment

45,000 marchers call for end to fossil fuel subsidies

Just days before the Dutch election, 45,000 people marched in The Hague, demanding urgent climate action.

27/10/2025

Ukraine

Euroviews. Ukraine is advancing children’s rights in wartime on path to Europe

Amidst war, Ukraine's adoption of the European Child Guarantee highlights its commitment to children's rights and offers critical insights into the EU's child protection efforts, Iryna Tuliakova writes for Euronews.

27/10/2025

Argentina

Watch as Milei celebrates victory in Argentine midterm elections

Milei emerged triumphant in Argentina’s midterm elections, bursting onstage in Buenos Aires to belt out his death-metal anthem, “I am the king of a lost world!” Beaming before cheering supporters, he hailed the results as proof that Argentina has turned the page on decades of debt-ridden Peronism.

27/10/2025

Culture news

The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A London exhibition that turns your heartbeat into art, an exhilarating new album from Florence and the Machine, and clown-induced spooks in HBO's new IT series. Here's what to look out for this week (if you dare).

27/10/2025