22 December 2025 | Euronews
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No Comment Berlin Zoo animals enjoy Christmas snacks and festive treats Animals at Berlin Zoo joined the festive mood as they enjoyed Advent-style sacks filled with Christmas snacks. -
Crossing Cultures Europe and China: how olive oil and Jinhua ham embody centuries of food heritage From Andalusia to eastern China, two ancient food products reveal how tradition, geography and regulation shape global food heritage. -
Culture news Santa Claus is coming to town! Father Christmas leaves Lapland headquarters for delivery duties As reported by Finnish public broadcaster YLE, Santa Claus has left his hometown in Korvatunturi, Lapland ahead of his round-the-world journey delivering presents. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | December 22nd, 2025 – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 22nd, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
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Ukraine Ukraine hits Russian oil terminal, jets and ships in wave of strikes Meanwhile, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine, firing scores of drones at Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight and attacking targets in Ukraine's Donbas. -
France Cyberattack knocks France's postal service and its banking arm offline The same services affected on Monday — Colissimo parcel tracking and the Digiposte digital vault — were already disrupted on Saturday, though La Poste did not immediately confirm whether that incident was also an attack. -
Tech News Spotify investigates data breach, after pirate group claims it ‘scraped’ its music library A pirate activist group said it ‘backed up’ Spotify’s music catalogue, claiming it put metadata for 256 million tracks online. The streaming platform said it’s ‘actively monitoring’ the incident. -
Culture news ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 British singer Chris Rea, known for hits including the Yuletide classic 'Driving Home For Christmas', has died after a short illness... three days before Christmas. -
Earth News ‘Year of the octopus’: How climate change is pushing the sea’s smartest creature into new territory Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’? -
Health news This ‘artificial womb’ could save the lives of extremely premature babies By mimicking the maternal womb, doctors hope to extend the fetal stage of development, improving health outcomes later in life. -
Turkey Turkish MPs brawl during heated budget debate Ruling party and opposition lawmakers exchanged punches after a dispute over the legacy of the Turkish Republic's founding father Atatürk. The budget was, in the end, passed despite a 10-minute fight in the chamber. -
Tech News Waymo resumes self-driving car service after San Francisco power outage baffled vehicles The robotaxis service was suspended for hours as vehicles struggled to read malfunctioning stoplights amid a city-wide power outage. -
Economy China hits EU with 42.7% tariff on dairy imports Beijing will slap tariffs of up to 42.7% on EU dairy products, citing unfair subsidies and escalating a tit-for-tat trade dispute triggered by EU action on Chinese electric vehicles. -
Sport NBA and FIBA to approach European clubs over new basketball league plan The proposed European basketball league is planned to feature permanent spots and an annual qualifying system, with launch targeted for October 2027. Countries under consideration to host the matches include the UK, France, Spain and Italy. -
Earth News Climate change is shrinking children’s height - and humidity is making things worse Researchers have warned of the unexpected consequences of extremely hot, humid conditions during pregnancy. -
No Comment Winning number 79,432 earns €4 million in Spain’s Christmas lottery The number 79,432 won Spain’s Christmas Lottery, bringing four million euros per series. Tickets sold in León and Madrid led to widespread celebrations. -
Business How Poland emerged as a key destination for Turkish capital Despite a slowdown in foreign investment, Poland continues to attract international companies. A Turkish entrepreneur tells Euronews why his firm chose the country as its base. -
Denmark Denmark demands US respect its sovereignty after Trump deploys Greenland envoy The government in Copenhagen has insisted on respect for its country's territorial integrity on Monday, after the US president appointed the Louisiana governor as an envoy to bring Greenland under US control. -
No Comment Hundreds join annual year-end clean at Kyoto's major Buddhist temples Hundreds joined the annual year-end clean at Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji and Nishi-Honganji temples, a 500-year-old tradition to prepare for the New Year. -
Business Italy fines Apple €98m over App Store tracking policy The fine adds to growing European scrutiny of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature and its impact on competition in mobile advertising. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | December 22nd, 2025 – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 22nd, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Cinema Sinners, accidents and battles: Here are the best movies of 2025 Join us for Euronews Culture's countdown to our favourite film of the year. How many have you seen? -
No Comment German paraplegic engineer becomes first wheelchair user to travel to space A paraplegic engineer from Germany was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin. -
France France to build new nuclear carrier replacing flagship Charles de Gaulle France's president confirmed the construction of a 78,000-tonne nuclear carrier capable of carrying 30 jets, with delivery projected for 2038. The PA-NG will cost €10bn and be Europe's largest warship, backed by 800 firms. -
Culture news Eurovision 2026 crisis: Italian union calls for boycott of singing contest The USB union at Italy's state broadcaster RAI has begun a petition calling for Italy to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s participation. It's seeking 3,000 signatures and urging RAI to follow five other countries in quitting the song competition. -
Milan’s Christmas tree ignites Olympic hopes Milan’s 29-metre Christmas tree has become the centre of a month-long winter wonderland celebrating Milano Cortina 2026, with TCL blending light, technology and Olympic values to inspire visitors through immersive igloos, athlete stories and sustainable design. -
Business Department stores fight TikTok and Amazon for beauty shoppers Beauty bars, robot-applied eyelashes and 18th-century VR chateaus: beauty departments of major department store chains have gone all out as social media and e-commerce reshaped the $129bn US beauty market. -
Football Now Morocco begin AFCON 2025 with statement win over Comoros The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is officially underway, and host nation Morocco have made a winning start on home soil. -
Culture news Belgian artists denounce national broadcaster’s decision to participate in Eurovision 2026 A collective of 170 Belgian artists and cultural personalities has denounced public broadcaster RTBF’s decision to take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest as Israel is set to compete despite “its war of extermination” in Gaza. -
No Comment Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing A senior Russian military official was killed in Moscow when an explosive device detonated under his car. -
Spain Malaga-London flight delayed after family accused of boarding dead grandmother The flight on Wednesday was delayed by 12 hours after a 89-year-old British woman died before takeoff. Passengers claimed she appeared lifeless when wheeled aboard. The airline has rejected the claims, and no investigation was announced into the incident. -
Russia Top Russian general killed in apparent car bomb explosion in Moscow An investigation into the explosion which took place in the Russian capital on Monday, killing Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, is under way. -
Culture news Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week A retrospective for the world's 'greatest living artist'; Timothée Chalamet's star turn as a success obsessed table tennis player; volume 2 of Strange Things season 5 - and our best songs of the year! Here's ho-ho-how to spend the festive week. -
Europe News Exclusive: Eva Kaili doubles down on 'Belgiangate' after fresh wave of Brussels scandals In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the former European Parliament vice president called for justice and doubled down on "Belgiangate" after a new wave of arrests of politicians, accusing the authorities of botched investigations, media collusion and orchestration as her case awaits trial. -
Culture news Kobyz and the yurt: Central Asia’s living knowledge enters UNESCO’s intangible heritage lists Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the traditional nomadic Yurt shared across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have been added to UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. -
Renewable materials in a changing global landscape Renewable materials are becoming a strategic priority for climate-aligned industrial growth. UPM’s move into advanced, bio-based materials highlights how the sector is evolving to meet new regulatory, environmental, and market expectations. -
Australia Bondi Beach gunmen trained with firearms before Hanukkah festival attack Father and son conducted firearms training in rural New South Wales before killing 15 at Sydney beach. Police found IS flags and homemade bombs in their car. -
Culture news 'Kontakthof': Greece revives Pina Bausch at its National Theatre The great German choreographer's landmark work, which was first presented in 1978 in Wuppertal, is revived on the main stage of Greece's National Theatre with an entirely Greek cast. -
Tech News US threatens European companies. Why it may not have the desired effect US trade officials warned on X that European service providers could face fees and restrictions if the EU keeps “discriminatory” tech rules. -
Health news Is any amount of alcohol safe? European countries can't agree on limit Experts agree that alcohol is harmful for your body, but they disagree on where to set the limit. -
Economy Income of richest 10% after tax: How do Europe's top earners compare globally? Income inequality is a persistent problem across the world, but how do top earners compare on a global scale? -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | December 22nd, 2025 – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 22nd, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Europe News Toni Comín: Meet the 'ghost' MEP living in legal limbo Catalan lawmaker Toni Comín has been elected twice by voters in Spain, but cannot sit as an MEP due to a legal controversy over his role in Catalonia's push for independence. -
Venezuela US pursuing third oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela A US official said the vessel was 'a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion.' The operation marks the second of its kind this weekend, and the third in less than two weeks.