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Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | December 1st, 2025 – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 1st, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

01/12/2025

Europe News

Setting new borders for the EU’s Economic Security, newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews’ reporters Romane Armangau and Peggy Corlin.

01/12/2025

Health news

Nitrous oxide may offer fast relief for severe depression, study finds

The team behind the research are now preparing the first UK National Health Service trial to test whether nitrous oxide can be used safely and effectively as a real-world treatment.

01/12/2025

Greece

Greek farmers block motorway as fallout from subsidies fraud continues

The blockade comes after dozens of people were arrested last week in a spiralling farm fraud case that revealed millions of euros were paid in illegal subsidies by the organisation in charge of distributing EU farm funds.

01/12/2025

Uzbekistan

Central Asia’s education boom takes center stage at Tashkent QS forum

Leaders from across Central Asia gathered to discuss progress in universities, highlight new partnerships and explore how strengthened cooperation can improve academic quality and research opportunities.

01/12/2025

Cinema

Lilly Wachowski on right-wing misinterpretations of ‘The Matrix’

What was originally a transgender allegory has been hijacked over the years by various extremist groups. Now, 'The Matrix' co-director Lilly Wachowski has addressed the “crazy, mutant” misinterpretations of the sci-fi classic. "Right-wing ideology appropriates absolutely everything," she says.

01/12/2025

Travel News

Ryanair scraps its Prime membership service. Will you be affected?

Ryanair says its loyalty scheme has cost the airline more than €1.5 million in passenger fare discounts since its launch.

01/12/2025

The Cube

'Based in Russia': What X's new location tool does and doesn't reveal

A new X tool showing users’ locations is exposing inconsistencies among large Russian and anti- EU accounts, but researchers warn the data is not fully reliable.

01/12/2025

China

Hong Kong says netting on buildings that caught fire did not meet code

The fire, which broke out on Wednesday, burned through seven of eight apartment towers, home to some 4,600 people, and wasn't fully extinguished until Friday morning.

01/12/2025

Travel News

Reviving the Silk Road: Central Asia tourism surges

The 30th Tashkent International Tourism Fair highlights Silk Road tourism growth, driven by flights, multi-country routes, local crafts, and AI planning tools.

01/12/2025

Art

Long-lost Rubens painting sells for €2.3m in Versailles

The long-lost painting "Crucifixion of Jesus Christ" by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, was sold at auction this weekend in Versailles.

01/12/2025

No Comment

Hong Kong mourners queue to pay respects after deadly Tai Po fire

Thousands of Hong Kong residents formed long queues across Tai Po to pay respects to the victims of the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, as memorials and tributes continued citywide.

01/12/2025

Europe Today

'Europe is inconsequential' to US, former US commander tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, former commanding general of US Army Europe General Ben Hodges warned that the continent is “slowly waking to the realisation” that it cannot count on the US as a fair partner.

01/12/2025

Bangladesh

Former UK MP sentenced to prison in Bangladesh corruption trial

In January, Siddiq resigned as a government minister following pressure because of her ties to her aunt.

01/12/2025

Culture news

Oxford’s Word of the Year 2025 is...

“Rage bait” triumphed over “biohack” and “aura farming” to become Oxford's Word of the Year 2025. The two-syllable open-compound word refers to an attention-seeking form of online behavior that leads nowhere good.

01/12/2025

Partner content

Inside Uzbekistan’s drive to reclaim its heritage

Partner content presented by the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In central Tashkent, a bold new landmark symbolises Uzbekistan’s spiritual revival.

01/12/2025

No Comment

Indonesia floods cause severe damage to infrastructure

Floods in East Aceh’s Idi Town have caused major damage to roads and public facilities, leaving residents without electricity, water and internet while emergency aid remains limited.

01/12/2025

Europe Today

Europe Today: Ukraine, passenger compensation for delayed flights and social media addiction

Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we get you up to speed on the biggest news taking place across the continent.

01/12/2025

Tech News

Europe is trying to write a new sovereign AI map. Here's how

Europe wants to break away from depending on American Big Tech companies for AI.

01/12/2025

Health news

World AIDS Day: Timeline of the global fight against HIV and AIDS

An estimated 40.8 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and it killed about 630,000 people last year.

01/12/2025

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | December 1st, 2025 – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 1st, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

01/12/2025

Economy

What are Europeans giving up for their mortgage payments?

Many Europeans are taking on hefty mortgages to cover housing costs. For some, such loans require cutting back on daily purchases — but what gets trimmed first?

01/12/2025

Honduras

Vote count under way in Honduras in close presidential race

Trump shocked Hondurans on Friday by endorsing one of the candidates and announcing that he would pardon ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for drug trafficking.

01/12/2025

The Big Question

The Big Question: How important is shipping for our economy?

The decision on a levy on carbon emissions from shipping, proposed by the UN’s International Maritime Organization, has been delayed until 2026. But is the industry ready for a decarbonised future?

01/12/2025

Indonesia

Death toll from Indonesian floods and landslides rises to 442

According to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), some 402 people were still missing after initial rescue efforts were hampered by a lack of heavy equipment.

01/12/2025

USA

Venezuela denounces US threat to its oil production in letter to OPEC+

Venezuela asked OPEC+ for support after accusing the United States of "direct aggression" that, according to Caracas, seeks to destabilise its oil production and jeopardise the stability of the world market.

01/12/2025

Germany

Two out of three Germans are stressed by thoughts of war, report shows

Although around 66 per cent of Germans feel the world is faster, more connected, respondents also find it more stressful than it used to be, particularly with the thoughts of war, the TK Stress Report shows.

01/12/2025