Asia

Israel

Israel-Gaza ceasefire holds after days of deadly violence

Israel and Islamic Jihad have reportedly held to an Egypt-brokered truce following days of violence which killed some 44 Palestinians, including children.

07/08/2022

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Karachi among the world's most unlivable cities

The pungent smell of rubbish wafts through Karachi's streets.

06/08/2022

Gaza

Israel vows Islamic Jihad 'will pay price' as jets flatten Gaza homes

Israeli warplanes stepped up strikes on Saturday with hits on four residential buildings in Gaza City, all locations apparently linked to Islamic Jihad militants.

06/08/2022

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Shiite pilgrims gather for mourning month in Basra

Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual in Iraq's southern city of Basra.

06/08/2022

Taiwan

China admits 'testing capabilities' as Taiwan says drills mimic attack

Taiwan's defence ministry says it issued an alert and activated patrols and missile systems in response to Chinese exercises following the visit of senior US Democrat Nancy Pelosi.

06/08/2022

Gaza

Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire in second day of violence

Palestinian militants fired rockets into southern Israel while Israeli planes struck Gaza again on Saturday, following the previous day's Israeli strikes which killed at least 10 people.

05/08/2022

Culture news

Abuses against Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ rise after blast and financial crisis

Two years after the explosion at Beirut’s port, abuses against Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ community have skyrocketed.

05/08/2022

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Rescuers rush to Gaza building hit by Israeli air strikes

The Israeli army said on Friday it had launched air strikes in central Gaza City

05/08/2022

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Escaping the summer heat: Dubai's hot spots for kids and family

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

As summer gets underway the heat rises in Dubai. Euronews' Natalie Lindo meets the parents on the lookout for activities to keep the whole family entertained.

05/08/2022

Taiwan

China's military drills around Taiwan are a 'significant escalation'

Beijing's show of strength came after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan.

05/08/2022

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The Hong Kong Art Fair features "affordable" artworks under $13,000.

Thousands of local and international contemporary artworks are presented at the 9th edition of Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong.

05/08/2022

Europe News

China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan

China cancelled a foreign ministers’ meeting with Japan to protest a G7 statement that there was no justification for the exercises.

05/08/2022

Nature

India’s ambitious project to bring back its extinct cheetahs

African cheetahs will be flown to India next week and reintroduced to a national park.

04/08/2022

Taiwan

Why has Pelosi's surprise trip to Taiwan attracted so much attention?

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday in the wake of heightened tensions with China. Beijing claims ownership of the self-ruled island and has responded with multiple military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan in retaliation.

04/08/2022

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Giant 3D dog leaps between billboards in Tokyo

A giant digital dog appears on screens in Tokyo's busy shopping and business district of Shibuya, the latest 3D display in the megacity following a massive 4K cat last year that went viral.

04/08/2022

Taiwan

China begins 'unprecedented' military drills around Taiwan

Chinese state media has framed the military exercises around self-ruled island as war plan rehearsal, as Taiwan claims China wants to change the regional status quo.

04/08/2022

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Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr are asked to leave the Iraqi parliament.

Supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr camped out inside the Baghdad-based Iraqi parliament for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.

03/08/2022

Health news

These nanotech 'e-tattoos' could one day help monitor your health

Its developers say the tech is still in its early stages, but one day it can offer a non-intrusive and personalised way to monitor health conditions.

03/08/2022

Taiwan

Taiwan 'will not back down' amid China threats, says its president

China's foreign minister said the US was "playing with fire", as Pelosi became the highest-ranking US official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island

02/08/2022

Europe Decoded

Racist videos of Africans fuel a million-dollar industry in China

The recent arrest of a Chinese vlogger in Malawi for exploiting schoolchildren for racist social media content sparked global outrage -- but it is not an isolated case.

01/08/2022

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Sadr supporters occupy Iraqi parliament

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr protest against the appointment of a rival bloc as Prime Minister, and continue to occupy the Iraqi Parliament,

01/08/2022

Scenes

Meet the surfers who are making waves in the Gaza Strip

In partnership with Media City

"We stay at the sea because it is where we can experience a taste of freedom and happiness."

01/08/2022

Focus

Uzbekistan embraces heritage to secure cultural future

In partnership with ERIELL

Uzbekistan embraces traditions to secure cultural future

01/08/2022

China

China expands freight train network with line from Hefei to Budapest

A freight train carrying goods from Hefei in China's Anhui province to Budapest in Hungary was launched on Friday, marking the first-ever freight trip between the two cities.

31/07/2022

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Protest in Tokyo as Japanese journalist detained in Myanmar

Dozens of protesters gather outside Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo calling for the release of a 26-year-old Japanese filmmaker, believed to have been detained in Myanmar on Saturday near an anti-government rally.

31/07/2022

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Sadr supporters mass inside Iraqi parliament

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, protesting against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister, gather and perform prayers inside Iraq's parliament in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, a day after storming it.

31/07/2022