2025-11-24

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Tokyo’s centuries-old Tori-no-ichi festival attracts visitors to Ootori Shrine

Tokyo’s annual Tori-no-ichi festival attracted large crowds at Ootori Shrine on Monday, with visitors buying traditional kumade rakes believed to bring prosperity.

24/11/2025

Gaza

Palestine Authority calls for tax revenues to be released by Israel

Euronews spoke with Estephan Salameh, Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, on the sidelines of the Palestine Donor Group conference in Brussels.

24/11/2025

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Germany opens Christmas markets with tighter security

Germany’s 2025 Christmas markets open under tighter security after past attacks, with barriers and extra patrols in place as crowds return to stalls and rides.

24/11/2025

World News

Severe weather causes casualties and evacuations in Albania and Greece

Torrential rain in Albania has killed a 75-year-old and evacuated hundreds due to flooding. Severe weather has also hit Greece, causing widespread damage.

24/11/2025

Europe Today

Watch the video: Russian frozen assets — what's next?

"You don't have the cards" — that is what US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this year. But Brussels thought it held an ace: the frozen Russian assets. Now, the 28-point US peace plan has called out Europe’s hand.

24/11/2025

Italy

Italian court removes three children from family living in woods

An Anglo-Australian family's three children were moved to an educational community after social services deemed their forest lifestyle in Palmoli unsafe.

24/11/2025

Economy

US will only cut tariffs if EU softens digital rules enforcement

The US pushes for softer digital rules enforcement in exchange for tariff relief to the Europeans after Brussels meeting with Greer and Lutnick.

24/11/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | November 24th, 2025 – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 24th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

24/11/2025

Ukraine

Zelenskyy may visit US this week as Trump hints at 'big progress'

Ukraine’s president could travel to the US this week for more substantial negotiations with Donald Trump following the US-Ukraine talks in Geneva on Sunday.

24/11/2025

Belgium

Belgium reaches budget deal as planned nationwide strikes continue

The coalition government's breakthrough on Monday came after a marathon 20 hours of talks.

24/11/2025

Venezuela

US to designate alleged Maduro-led cartel a terrorist organisation

In 2020, near the end of US President Donald Trump’s first term, Washington sanctioned Maduro and others over alleged "narco-terrorism", saying that he had been the co-leader of the Cartel of the Suns since at least 1999. He has denied the charges.

24/11/2025

Health news

How does stopping weight loss drugs affect pregnancy?

Researchers said more should be done to weigh the pros and cons of taking weight loss drugs around the time of pregnancy.

24/11/2025

Europe in Motion

What are Europeans' most urgent challenges and why?

Amid sliding optimism in the EU's future, almost half of EU citizens believe the war in Ukraine remains the bloc's top challenge, as European leaders warn Trump's peace plan needs work.

24/11/2025

Health news

Global Fund faces shortfall as European donors cut contributions

The European Union’s influence and contribution to global health is quietly receding in a broader decline in donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

24/11/2025

USA

Texas men charged over Haiti island plot to kill and rape residents

Two Texas men face federal charges for allegedly plotting to seize a Haitian island, kill men, and assault women and children.

24/11/2025

Business

Pharma market shake-up: Bayer jumps, Novo Nordisk sinks 10%

Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk fell sharply after its Alzheimer's drug failed to slow progression of the disease in a trial. Meanwhile, Germany's Bayer said their stroke-prevention drug showed positive results, pushing the share price through the roof.

24/11/2025

Business

Germany’s family business lobby opens door to AfD, sparking backlash

Germany’s family-owned companies’ lobby has confirmed it is “saying goodbye to firewalls” against the far-right AfD as the party surges in national polling.

24/11/2025

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Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv kill four and injure dozens

Ukraine’s city of Kharkiv was hit by Russian drone strikes, killing four people, injuring thirteen and damaging homes, power lines and local infrastructure.

24/11/2025

Travel News

UK to enforce new ETA entry rules from February 2026

Visitors from countries such as the US, Canada and Australia will not be able to enter the UK without an ETA from 25 February 2026 onwards.

24/11/2025

Culture news

TikTok scrolling can cause 'brain rot' according to new study

The American Psychological Association's verdict is clear: short-form video is measurably bad for mental health.

24/11/2025

Business

Britain's IAG joins European carriers in bidding for Portugal's TAP

Air France–KLM and Lufthansa have emerged as leading contenders to buy Portugal’s TAP. IAG — the owner of British Airways and Iberia — has also expressed interest as the government prepares the national carrier for privatisation.

24/11/2025

Smart Regions

Serbia and Hungary monitor Tisza river to predict droughts and floods

In partnership with the European Commission

Serbia and Hungary study the pulse of the Tisza River. The ADAPtisa project brings together researchers, universities and water management organisations from both countries. They share data to create a platform for integrated river basin management in the border region.

24/11/2025

Europe News

EU demands 'full involvement' to decide sanctions and Russian assets

Europeans insist that any decisions related to economic sanctions against Russia, the immobilised Russian assets and Ukraine's EU accession must be taken with full consent in any peace plan to end the war.

24/11/2025

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Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in recorded history

Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in recorded history on Sunday, sending ash into the sky and triggering moderate tremors across the Afar region.

24/11/2025

Europe News

COP30's failure in curbing fossil fuels reveals cracked global order

As the UN flagship climate summit failed to agree on a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels, the European Union finds itself increasingly alone in a world distancing itself from its climate ambitions.

24/11/2025

Ukraine

Would Moscow accept the EU's counterproposal to the US-Russia plan?

US and Ukraine delegations stated that they have achieved “meaningful progress toward aligning positions and identifying clear next steps” for a deal to put an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What has changed compared to the initial plan, and would Moscow agree to the new proposal?

24/11/2025

Green News

‘Deep divisions’: What did COP30 actually achieve and what comes next?

COP30 may go down in history as a fiery flop, as divisions quashed all hope for a commitment to fossil fuel phaseout.

24/11/2025

Culture news

Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81

Singer and actor Jimmy Cliff, known for hits like ‘Many Rivers To Cross’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and his cover of ‘I Can See Clearly Now’, turned reggae into a global phenomenon.

24/11/2025

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Ukrainian freediver Kateryna Sadurska breaks 86m no fins dive record in Dominica

Ukraine’s Kateryna Sadurska sets a new Constant Weight No Fins discipline (CNF) world record with an 86 metre dive at Blue Element, confirming her place among the most accomplished freedivers.

24/11/2025

Travel News

Flights cancelled and trains cut as Belgium hit by nationwide strikes

Previous strikes in October resulted in severe delays and cancellations which affected tens of thousands of travellers across the country.

24/11/2025