14 May 2026 | Euronews
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Kazakhstan Erdoğan visits Astana as Turkey and Central Asia deepen ties amid shifting regional order Turkey and Kazakhstan signed a friendship and strategic partnership declaration in Astana, targeting €13 billion in trade. -
Culture news Rafa Nadal opens his museum in Mallorca and rules out role in Real Madrid elections The new Rafa Nadal Museum has opened in Manacor as an immersive tour of the great Spanish tennis player's career. But his sporting past was slightly overshadowed as he denied any links with Enrique Riquelme's candidacy in the Real Madrid elections and expressed his respect for Florentino Pérez. -
Europe Today Ex-defence minister admits Latvia faces security 'questions' but no silver bullet to stop drones Latvia faces political turmoil after its prime minister resigned and the defence minister stood down, raising concerns about the country’s readiness to counter potential Russian aggression on Europe’s frontline. -
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Europe News Poland makes history with first same-sex marriage registration following EU court ruling In November, the European Union’s highest court ordered Poland to register same-sex marriages that were entered into in other EU countries even if Polish law does not currently permit them. -
No Comment "Super Mario" celebrated for defending the euro and European unity Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi received the 2026 Charlemagne Prize on Thursday, 14 May, in Aachen, Germany, in recognition of his contributions to European unity and his leadership during the eurozone debt crisis of the 2010s. -
Tech News Inside the Korean hotel training humanoid robots with cameras on workers’ hands The project reflects South Korea’s wider ambition to turn its chip industry, manufacturing strength and industrial know-how into an edge in ‘physical AI’. But can it catch up in a field still dominated by the US and China? -
Europe News Denmark's Queen Margrethe hospitalised in Copenhagen with chest pain, royal court says Hugely popular among Danes for subtly modernising the monarchy, Margrethe has faced multiple health problems in recent years. -
Earth News ‘Contradictory signal’: Germany scraps renewable heating law just as heat pumps gain momentum Germany has back-peddled on its green heating law, despite heat pumps recently outselling traditional gas boilers. -
Europe News Russian parliament approves law allowing Putin to invade other countries Russia's State Duma approved a law allowing the use of the armed forces “to protect Russian citizens abroad,” which de facto permits Vladimir Putin to invade other countries. -
Iran Iran's World Cup team feted at home with public farewell amid US visa fears Iran's football team was given a state send-off in Tehran on Wednesday with Hezbollah flags and anti-US chants from those gathered, as players and officials await US visas for their World Cup group games. -
No Comment Peace activists rally to protect Palestinians during Jerusalem flag march Israeli peace activists gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday to support Palestinian residents ahead of the annual Jerusalem Day flag march, an event often marked by nationalist tensions and heavy security. -
Europe News Russia's prison population falls by 40%, partly by sending convicts to fight in Ukraine Russia, which has a massive prison network inherited from Soviet labour camps, has one of the world's largest convict populations, though that number has been decreasing in the last 20 years. -
China Trump and Xi toast each other at Beijing banquet Donald Trump and Xi Jinping toasted each other during a state banquet in Beijing attended by executives including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Jensen Huang following high-level China-US talks, where Trump also invited Xi to visit the White House in September. -
Residences Raffles and One&Only head to Courchevel’s slopes with Alpine hotel expansions The French Alps are about to reach new peaks of hospitality, with Courchevel 1850 set to welcome two new luxury arrivals. -
Europe News Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation Pope Leo XIV has identified AI as one of the most critical matters facing humanity, especially its application in warfare and everyday life. -
Economy US 30-year bond yield tops 5% as Kevin Warsh takes Fed helm and inflation rises The US Treasury sold 30-year bonds at a yield above 5% for the first time since 2007 on Wednesday, highlighting mounting investor unease just as the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. -
Culture news Thailand's prehistoric giant: New dinosaur is biggest ever found in Southeast Asia Scientists in Thailand have identified a gigantic new long-necked dinosaur that may be the largest ever found in Southeast Asia. The species, named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, is estimated to have reached around 27 metres in length. -
Europe News UK health minister Wes Streeting resigns, saying he has lost confidence in Starmer Streeting is the first Cabinet member to resign as Starmer faces pressure to step down after the Labour Party’s disastrous results last week in local and regional elections. -
No Comment Iran national team heads toward 2026 World Cup amid 'death to America' chants in Tehran Supporters gathered in Tehran to send off Iran’s national football team ahead of the 2026 World Cup, chanting slogans including “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.” -
Business World markets rise on Trump-Xi summit hopes Trump and Xi met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where both sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open, a key demand as the Iran war drags into its third month. -
Europe News US cancels planned troop deployment to Poland, Euronews confirms Confirming the development, a senior NATO military official told Euronews that replenishment forces “do not factor into NATO’s deterrence and defence plans.” The move relates to Washington's decision to withdraw 5000 troops from Germany after a feud between President Trump and Chancellor Merz. -
Travel News Trump administration drops $15,000 visa bond for some World Cup fans travelling to the US The Trump administration is suspending controversial visa bond payments of up to $15,000 (€12,800) for some World Cup supporters travelling to the US after concerns the rules could damage attendance at the 2026 tournament. -
No Comment Elon Musk brings son X Æ A-Xii to high-level business meeting with China’s premier Top US business leaders including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Jensen Huang met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Thursday during high-level China-US business talks held alongside President Trump’s visit, with Musk seen arriving alongside his son X Æ A-Xii. -
Europe News Malaysia slams Norway for revoking export license for naval missile system The missile manufacturer, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, said export licensing decisions are handled entirely by Norwegian authorities, according to Malaysian national news agency Bernama. -
Europe News New book reignites rumours of relationship between French president and Iranian actress On Wednesday, Paris Match journalist Florian Tardif published his book "Un couple (presque) parfait" about Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. -
Travel News Waterfront goals: Seattle will host a floating World Cup fan zone The Pacific Northwest city is turning its waterfront into a floating football festival complete with fan zones, watch parties and a pitch. -
Iran Ship seized near UAE coast headed for Iranian waters, UK maritime agency says A ship has been taken near the UAE coast and is headed for Iranian waters, the UK's UKMTO said, in the latest vessel seizure around the Strait of Hormuz. -
Europe News Hungary's Orbán-era wartime state of emergency ended, PM Péter Magyar says The emergency governance framework was first introduced by the government of previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2020 as part of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Space Artemis III: NASA details next steps in Moon programme NASA has announced preliminary plans for Artemis III, its next Moon mission. -
Business Xi Jinping vows to 'open door wider' to US firms during Trump visit Chinese President Xi Jinping used US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing to reassure American business leaders that China remains committed to further opening its economy to foreign investment. -
South Korea Seoul court orders North Korea's leader to pay compensation to Korean War POWs Thursday's ruling was the third time former South Korean POWs have won damages against Kim and North Korea, according to local reports, although none has yet succeeded in collecting compensation. -
Europe in Motion Tariffs, weak demand and climate confusion drag EU business investment rate to 11-year low It's the lowest point since 2015, with firms blaming geopolitical disruption, a disorderly market and regulation uncertainty. Hungary and Croatia buck the trend. -
United Arab Emirates UAE denies Netanyahu office's claim of secret wartime visit as Iran dubs it 'unforgivable' The UAE denied Netanyahu's office's claim of a secret wartime visit, as Tehran threatened those "colluding with Israel". -
The Cube Deepfake Meloni clips distort relations between Italy and Israel Several viral deepfake clips have spread online with misleading claims about Italy’s relationship with Israel. -
Europe News Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announces shock resignation after week of scandals Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced on Thursday she will resign, triggering the collapse of the country's governing coalition ahead of key October parliamentary elections. On top of this, two senior Latvian politicians have been detained during a corruption investigation. -
Europe Today Watch: Silicon Valley in Beijing—should Europe be worried? Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a summit that feels less like diplomacy and more like a Silicon Valley board meeting. And he hasn’t just brought officials; he has arrived with an "AI Cabinet" to navigate a high-stakes tech cold war. -
Cuba Marco Rubio says Cuba's leaders must go as US offers country €85 million in aid Cuba lost the source for around half its fuel needs when US forces snatched Venezuela’s president in a stunning January raid, with his successor complying with US pressure not to aid the island. -
Health news American doctor who helped patients on hantavirus-hit cruise ship cleared to leave isolation American doctor Stephen Kornfeld, who helped care for sick passengers during the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak, was the only American sent to Nebraska’s high-security biocontainment unit after an inconclusive test result. -
Earth News ‘The problem is not the antibiotics’: Animal welfare groups react angrily to Brazilian meat ban Inhumane farming is a bigger problem than antibiotics, experts say, after Brazil meat ban. -
Europe Today It will be hard to survive if the EU does not speak with one voice, MEP tells Euronews The EU must realise that "it's difficult to survive" if it does not speak with one voice, Michael Bloss, a Greens MEP, tells Euronews. He made the comments off the back of US President Donald Trump visiting China to speak with President Xi Jinping about a raft of issues that could impact the bloc. -
Europe News Zelenskyy's former chief of staff in custody amid major corruption investigation President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains silent on the case and the allegations against Andriy Yermak, who used to be the president's most trusted ally and Ukraine’s "number two." -
Travel News These are the best cities for culture in Europe for 2026, according to Time Out London nabbed the top spot thanks to a slate of new openings including V&A East Storehouse. -
Europe Today 'Barbaric' LGBTQI+ conversion therapy akin to 'torture', EU commissioner tells Euronews The bloc must combat 'barbaric' and 'shameful' conversion therapies hurting Europe's LGBTQI+ communities, European Commissioner for Equality Hadja Lahbib said in exclusive comments to Euronews. -
Europe Today ‘We’re the two superpowers’ – so, where is Europe? As US President Donald Trump continues a closely-watched visit to Beijing to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping about trade and security, Europe is anxiously wondering how it will fit into what comes out. -
Culture news Drug counsellor who supplied fatal ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to two years in prison The counsellor admitted he connected the actor to a dealer prosecutors dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” later cooperating with investigators after being tracked down months after Perry’s death. -
No Comment Ukraine: Russian drone and missile barrage slams Kyiv, killing at least one Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was struck by a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and 31 injured, according to local officials. -
No Comment Watch: Key moments from Trump’s first day in Beijing China welcomed US President Donald Trump to Beijing on Thursday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two powers sought to stabilise relations strained by trade disputes, tensions over Taiwan and the ongoing conflict involving Iran. -
Travel News Jet fuel crisis: How to travel to Spain without taking a plane as flight prices soar Tension in the Strait of Hormuz is making jet fuel more expensive and has put air travel in a bind. Now a new debate has arisen: how you can travel to Spain without a plane. We analyse and note all the options available. -
Europe News Late warnings and a minister’s fall: Latvia’s air-defence failures revealed Latvia found itself at the centre of a national security storm last week. A series of drones crossed into its airspace, sparking not only a fire on the ground but also a political crisis that toppled the defence minister and exposed deep vulnerabilities in the Baltic state’s military readiness. -
Europe Today Europe Today: Trump meets Xi Jinping as Brussels watches nervously All eyes are on Beijing, where Donald Trump has arrived alongside CEOs from some of the world’s biggest tech companies. On his first visit since 2017, the US president is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Brussels following nervously and fearing the worst. -
EU.XL Why the EU needs to rethink its budget to match its priorities Experts warn that the EU’s next long-term budget needs “fundamental rethinking” and offers little real new spending power as Europe faces growing demands on defence, climate, and Ukraine. -
Art Urban Art Biennale: Rust, dust and decay revamps Germany's Völklingen ironworks At one of Europe’s most imposing industrial relics, urban artists are transforming rust, dust and decay into a giant open-air gallery. The Urban Art Biennale has returned to Germany’s Völklingen Ironworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. -
Travel News Canada is offering free access to its national parks this summer Tourists can also get a 25% discount on camping and overnight stays operated by Parks Canada between June and September. -
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Russia 'New People': Russia's Kremlin-made spoiler party is now its second most popular New People, created by the Kremlin as a controlled outlet for dissent, has doubled its support to 13.4% as internet shutdowns fuel frustration with the Russian state. -
Nutrition Eating vegetables in pregnancy may influence children’s tastes later, study finds A new international study suggests children may respond more positively to flavours they were exposed to during pregnancy, which could help parents trying to encourage healthy eating. -
Tech News These are tech titans in Beijing with Trump and what they want from China A handful of US tech titans are joining President Donald Trump in Beijing for the summit with Xi Jinping. Here’s a look at the ties that each tech company has in China. -
Business Europe’s household energy prices surge after Iran war: Which capitals were hit hardest? Household gas prices rose across EU capitals between early February and early April, reflecting the impact of Middle East tensions. However, electricity prices fell on average, highlighting diverging trends in Europe’s energy markets. -
Ukraine Russian attack on Kyiv continues overnight, killing at least five people The drone and missile attack comes hours after a rare daytime attack on the Ukrainian capital, which had killed at least six people. -
Climate ‘Hazardous’ heat could put World Cup players’ health and performance at risk, report warns Climate scientists are calling on FIFA and fans “to realise that there is no aspect of society not affected by climate change”. -
China Xi says China and US advancement go 'hand-in-hand' as Trump extends invitation to White House The two leaders attended a banquet following a behind closed doors meeting in which they discussed trade, the Iran war and Taiwan.