5 November 2026 | Euronews
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No Comment West Bank: Palestinians harvest olives under Israeli military restrictions Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank have been allowed limited access to their olive groves under Israeli military restrictions. Many found damaged trees, while soldiers fired tear gas near the harvest. -
No Comment Spain: Zelensky urges Latin America to help repair Ukraine's power grid Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to Spain and Latin American countries for urgent help repairing Ukraine's damaged energy infrastructure. He also met King Felipe VI during the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid. -
Paraguay Paraguayan president resigns amid bank collapse leaving 3M people without access to bank accounts Santiago Peña resigned as president of Paraguay amid the Ueno Bank crisis and was later impeached over an alleged conflict of interest. Vice President Pedro Alliana will take office, while millions of Paraguayans wait to recover their deposits. -
United Kingdom British comedian Russell Brand found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults by London jury Russell Brand was convicted of four sexual offences, one rape and three sexual assaults, involving four women between 2005 and 2009 in different locations. -
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No Comment Greece: Students march in Athens demanding more education funding Thousands of pupils, students and teachers marched through central Athens on Thursday in a nationwide push for better-funded schools, joining a protest wave that has spread from France across southern Europe. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | November 5th, 2026 – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 5th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Focus World Investment Forum in Doha examines what attracts investment and what holds it back Foreign investment remains concentrated in relatively few countries, while others struggle to attract funding. At the World Investment Forum in Doha, governments and businesses discussed how more economies could benefit and turn investment into jobs. -
Russia Putin seizes Russian operations of cigarette giant Japan Tobacco International The decree transferred JTI’s four factories, around 4,000 employees and roughly 40% of the Russian cigarette market to a state-linked holding company. The latest seizure added to a list that includes Nestlé, Auchan, Leroy Merlin and Metro. -
Culture news Everyday people: Jeans, plastic and paper among Met Gala's surprising new fashion themes The 2027 Met Gala will celebrate the potential of everyday objects and materials, from jeans and T-shirts to paper and plastic. The accompanying exhibition next spring will explore how designers transform ordinary items into works of art. -
Tech News EU plans to deliver 'AI literacy' certificates to students The European Union has announced that it has started to work on creating a certificate for "AI literacy" that would be delivered to successful 15-year-old students for the next school year. -
EU News Italian PM slams EU’s fragmented approach to Ukraine peace talks In a letter to European Council President António Costa, Giorgia Meloni says multiple negotiating formats are making Europe “less credible” to end the war. -
Tech News Protesters across Europe to call for freeze on energy hungry data centres After US midterms, European campaigners bring the data centre backlash to Europe. -
Health news Fireworks may be fun, but their health risks are not Fireworks may be a staple of celebrations, but their health risks are prompting experts to call for stricter regulations and greater public awareness. -
Business Ueno Bank collapse in Paraguay prompts President Santiago Peña to resign The accounting black hole at Ueno Bank wipes out public funds, leaves thousands without access to their deposits and drives Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years. -
No Comment France: Up to 55,000 march in Lyon amid clashes and tear gas Tens of thousands marched through Lyon area during a nationwide strike over wages and purchasing power. Police charged demonstrators and used tear gas as clashes erupted along the protest route. -
Business Series More flights, fewer emissions: this country’s aviation challenge Azerbaijan is working to reduce aviation emissions while handling growing air traffic. From fuel-efficient aircraft and airport carbon accreditation to digital air navigation, the industry is exploring ways to make flying more sustainable. -
Focus Inside New Tashkent, Uzbekistan's planned city for two million people Nearly 7,000 apartments are complete, three ministries already operate there and university facilities have opened. Projects worth $50bn (€44.8bn) are planned for the first phase, with a FIFA-standard stadium under construction and a metro connection proposed. -
Economy Bank of England raises key interest rate for first time in over 3 years The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4% as it tries to curb rising prices fuelled by the Iran war. -
South Korea South Korea plans to extend anti-piracy patrols closer to Strait of Hormuz Seoul said pirates have recently ventured further from the Somali coast and added that it wanted to send a patrol aircraft to protect merchant ships off Oman while keeping its forces out of the ongoing Iran war. -
Economy Uzbekistan's poverty rate falls as World Bank highlights role of wages and employment The Bank estimates that the national rate fell from 17% in 2021 to 5.8% in 2025, with 3.7 million people moving above the threshold. The government separately reports 3.6% for the first nine months of 2026. -
Europe News Milei and Sánchez exchange a cold greeting at Ibero-American Summit Argentine President Javier Milei and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez exchanged a brief and frosty greeting at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on Wednesday. Their encounter comes two weeks after Milei called Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator”. -
No Comment France: Mass protests and school blockades mark fourth national strike Hundreds of thousands joined a fourth nationwide day of protests across France. Police used tear gas outside a Paris school, while major demonstrations disrupted Marseille and Nantes. -
EU News EU Commission holds first talks with Serbia’s Student List EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met four Student List representatives in Brussels on Monday, the party’s first high-level EU contact since its landslide win. Talks centred on democracy and domestic affairs, as polling irregularities delay the new government. -
EU News China threatens EU with retaliation as EU mulls “kill-switch” to defend its market Despite ongoing talks to rebalance EU-China trade, Brussels is preparing a powerful new tool to shield its market from a surge of cheap Chinese imports. -
Business Leonardo tops €60 billion in orders as defence, drones and space grow Leonardo recorded a 28% increase in orders in the first nine months of 2026. The Italian group is focusing on defence, aerospace, drones and new industrial partnerships, while the acquisition of Iveco Group's Defence division has strengthened its position. -
Europe News Poland arrests six suspected of spying for Russia and supplying its military The charges against the group of six also include violations of regulations governing the international trade in goods and technologies of strategic importance for national defence and international security. -
Sport Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football "To the Portuguese people, the day has come for me to hand back the No. 7 shirt of our national team,” the 41-year-old Ronaldo said in a long video message on social media. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | November 5th, 2026 – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 5th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
North Korea North Korea tells EU to 'mind its own business' after draft UN resolution on human rights The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said last year that human rights in North Korea have shown no improvement over the past decade and had in fact worsened in many cases. -
No Comment Iran: Flames engulf banner depicting US and Israeli leaders Demonstrators in Tehran burned a banner depicting US and Israeli leaders during rallies marking the 1979 US embassy takeover. The protests followed a major electoral setback for Donald Trump. -
Business Rheinmetall shares plunge more than 17% after profit warning over order delays German defence giant Rheinmetall warned of delays to military contracts and ammunition approvals, sending its shares down more than 17% in early trading on Thursday. -
Tech News Europe is betting €525 million on chip design start-ups A new initiative under the EU's Chips Act targets a segment where European firms account for less than 1% of global revenues. -
Europe News Drone strike sets Ozon warehouse ablaze in southern Russia A fire broke out at an Ozon warehouse in Adygeysk, southern Russia, on Wednesday. The Russian e-commerce giant said the facility had been targeted in a drone attack. -
ABB enters Uzbekistan, bringing Azerbaijan’s digital banking expertise to a new market in Asia ABB is expanding into Uzbekistan through the acquisition of Davr Bank, as regional financial institutions accelerate digital banking growth across Central Asia and emerging markets. -
Europe News Finnish court jails Russian captain over Baltic Sea cable sabotage The Russian captain was ordered jailed for three years and six months and the crew member, an Azerbaijan national, for two years and 10 months. -
No Comment Ukraine: Russian drone and missile attack sparks fire in Kyiv region A Russian strike on a logistics facility in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, in the Kyiv region, injured one man and sparked a major fire, with emergency crews battling the flames following an overnight attack involving 128 drones and two missiles. -
Russia Russia plans ticket surcharge to bankroll struggling aircraft industry From 2027, passengers would pay 500 roubles on domestic flights and 1,000 on international flights to fund the lease and operation of 258 Russian-built aircraft, as sactions over Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine continue to bite. -
Europe News Hundreds of thousands march in nationwide strike in France as government backs austerity budget Hundreds of thousands of protestors demonstrated across France on Thursday, a day after French lawmakers rejected the first part of the 2027 budget bill, in a unified consensus across party lines. -
Europe News 'Too early' to say if Europe flight bomb threats linked, EU transport chief says The incidents come after some 27 European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the brief closure of a Warsaw airport and the scrambling of air force planes in Rome. -
USA ‘It would destroy the Democrat Party’: Trump dismisses impeachment threat US President Donald Trump has warned that impeaching him would damage the Democratic Party, after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections. -
Space NASA astronauts cast US election votes from the International Space Station In a rare event, three American astronauts voted in Tuesday's US midterm elections from the International Space Station, using advanced links to send electronic ballots to officials on Earth. -
Climate 'Cautious optimism' for renewed US engagement on climate as delegation heads to COP31 Delegation members plan to "explore opportunities for renewed US engagement on climate, energy, and economic policy" at the UN summit. -
Europe Today Americans 'stay optimists', 'tremendous growth' in AI to continue, says US-EU wealth manager Xavier Volatier Xavier Volatier, head of Transatlantic Private Wealth, speaks to our Stefan Grobe on the effects of the US mid-terms' result on the global markets. -
Europe News Tearful reunions as Ukrainians return from Russian-occupied Oleshky Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky have arrived back in Ukrainian-controlled territory, reuniting with relatives after enduring worsening living conditions. -
Europe Today Supermarket freezer cyberattack 'not sophisticated,' Prof. Kevin Curran explains Stefan Grobe speaks to Kevin Curran, Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Ulster. He explains that the attack was 'not sophisticated', and vulnerabilities were known long term. -
Europe Today Change in Texas could 'shape the US presidential election', says analyst Eric Ham Eric Ham, US political analyst, said that US Democrats believe that many African-American, Latino and young voters are again "up for grabs" after they gave their support for Trump in past presidential elections. -
No Comment Gaza: Displaced Palestinian builds wind turbine to generate electricity A displaced Palestinian in Gaza has built a makeshift wind turbine to bring electricity to tents in Khan Younis. Unable to afford solar panels, he has found a way to harness the wind to power everyday essentials. -
EU.XL Oil giants cash in on the US-Iran conflict. Can an EU-wide tax on oil profits ease the energy crisis? A new report commissioned by Greenpeace Germany found that oil companies earned €36 billion in additional margins from the fallout of the US-Iran conflict between March 1 and October 19. Can Europe tax these profits to help ease rising energy bills? -
Europe Today Iran is a 'wounded animal' and will 'seek revenge', Pahlavi says Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Shah of Iran, thinks the Iranian regime is "willing to go all the way for its own survival". -
Europe News What Macron really said: Private Telegram exchanges revealed in new book Françoise Degois publishes "You are all too hard on me", a book in which she records her private exchanges with the president. -
Culture news 'Imposter': Why is the Chucky creator angry with Nicki Minaj? The American rapper, who has been an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, posted a seemingly AI-generated version of the famous killer doll in a MAGA election day post. This did not sit well with Don Mancini, Chucky's creator. -
Europe Today Europe weighs implications of Trump’s midterm setback Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In this edition: What the Democrats’ sweeping win in the US midterm elections means for Europe, and Germany and Brussels continue to clash over what "associate" EU membership actually means. -
USA US First Lady Melania Trump to host Ukrainian and Russian officials at White House On Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the first lady a national honour for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilians from a Russian-occupied town. -
No Comment New Zealand: Dead whales found as rescuers battle mass stranding Volunteers in New Zealand are working to save pilot whales stranded along the Wairarapa coast, near Cape Palliser. At least 14 have been helped back into the water, but many others have died along the remote coastline. -
Tech News ‘Zeptoverse’: CERN scientists uncover evidence of extraordinarily rare particle decay Scientists at CERN have found evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay using the Large Hadron Collider. The process is predicted to occur just once in every 10 billion cases, offering researchers a new way to explore the subatomic world. -
Europe Today Europe Today: Trump loses Congress. Will he now be even more unpredictable? Democrats have seized control of the US Congress in a nationwide rejection of Trump. In Europe, hackers targeted a French blood bank and supermarket fridges, raising fears of a new front in hybrid warfare. Plus: we talk to Reza Pahlavi, one of the main leaders of the opposition to the Tehran regime. -
Tech News Ban it or build it? Europe considers how to regulate social media France’s under-15 social media ban has already fallen in court, and Australia’s is now on trial. Meanwhile, a new European coalition is betting on a different fix: build better platforms. -
Europe News Crises have taken their classrooms. But education cannot wait "Today, the education of 258 million school-aged children worldwide is disrupted by crises," says Reem Alabali Radovan, Germany's Minister for Development in an exclusive op-ed for Euronews. That is why Germany is providing €20 million in funding for education in emergencies over the coming years. -
China Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years for collusion Wong rose to prominence during Hong Kong's 2014 protests, known as the Umbrella Movement, and has been in and out of jail since 2017. -
Art Seven decades behind the lens: Ghana's James Barnor receives top photography honour From his studio in Accra to the pages of "Drum" magazine, Barnor documented everyday life and Black culture during a period of profound social change. -
Travel News Arab airlines set to record a collective net loss of €3.82 billion in 2026, AACO report reveals At its AGM held this week in Doha, the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization raised concerns over EU carbon regulations, as airlines look to boost European connectivity amid ongoing regional uncertainty. -
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | November 5th, 2026 – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 5th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. -
Economy Food prices in Europe: Where are grocery costs rising fastest? Food price rises in Europe have been modest this year, but fresh produce is getting pricier, with prices up 8% in France and supply disruptions leaving shelves empty in southern Italy. -
Markets Tech companies hit by new AI worries on positive day for most markets Apart from tech stocks, shares mostly gained on Thursday after Wall Street rallied following the midterm elections, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 3% after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington. -
Culture news New film 'Block 10' exposes Nazi sterilisation experiments on women in Auschwitz An Auschwitz block where hundreds of Jewish women were used as test subjects: few know this dark chapter. Berlin-based Alice Brauner has now filmed it and tells Euronews of shoots where all wept and of a new anger. -
Climate What teeth from a centuries-old cemetery can teach us about climate shocks and disease Scientists say that climate shocks may have been ‘overlooked’ when researching certain diseases in the Industrial Revolution. -
Europe News Serbia arrests police over excessive violence against student protesters The police officers are accused of having used excessive force and violence against student protesters during anti-government protests last year. -
Health news As tiger mosquitoes spread, Europe races to stop tropical diseases Mosquitoes that were associated with tropical regions are now established in several European countries and are moving north. Health authorities are rushing to ensure that the diseases they spread — such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika — don’t catch up with them. And citizens have an important role.