Asia

Green News

Why mosquito hunters are rewarded with cash in this Asian village

Addition Hills in the Philippines has put a bounty on the heads of mosquitoes taking up residence in the village.

19/02/2025

Gaza

Mixed feelings for hostages' family members ahead of next release

After Hamas said it will release six living Israeli hostages and return four bodies, family members expressed both happiness and grief ahead of the release, while Palestinians in Gaza maintain hope that the ceasefire will hold.

19/02/2025

Culture news

Khashoggi widow urges UK architects to push Saudis over his murder

Hanan Khashoggi, widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has asked UK architects working in Saudi Arabia to remind the country’s rulers about the "unfinished business" of her husband's death.

18/02/2025

Gaza

Hamas to release six hostages and hand over four bodies this week

Hamas to release six more hostages and return four bodies, ending the first phase of the ceasefire. The next exchange will include hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

18/02/2025

Iran

Iran charges British motorcycling couple with espionage

Craig and Lindsay Foreman were on a round-the-world motorbike tour when they were arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

18/02/2025

Home

Huawei launches the first tri-foldable smartphone. But it's not cheap

The Chinese tech giant launched the device, which is priced at over €3,000, on the global market against the backdrop of tense Sino-American relations.

18/02/2025

Lebanon

Israel keeps some troops in Lebanon after truce withdrawal deadline

Hezbollah says the move breaches the ceasefire they signed with Israel in late November.

18/02/2025

Saudi Arabia

US and Russia to 'normalise' relationship and start Ukraine talks

Russian and US officials spent four hours in Saudi Arabia in talks delegations described as "positive" and a "first step", despite criticism from Ukraine and Europe over their lack of involvement.

18/02/2025

Gaza

Egypt preparing plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians

The proposal calls for establishing “secure areas” within Gaza where Palestinians can live initially while Egyptian and international construction firms remove and rehabilitate the strip’s infrastructure.

18/02/2025

Saudi Arabia

US-Russia talks will 'yield no results,' says Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president has repeatedly said that peace negotiations will not succeed without his country's involvement.

17/02/2025

China

China accuses US of backpedalling on Taiwan independence

Beijing's anger was prompted by the removal last week of a key phrase in a US government fact sheet.

17/02/2025

Culture news

Syria’s heritage sites, including Palmyra, need restoring say experts

Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, experts are turning their attention to the country’s war-torn heritage sites, hoping to restore these treasures and revive a tourism industry that could provide a much-needed economic boost.

17/02/2025

North Korea

Kim Jong-un celebrates construction project with enormous explosion

The ceremony, which coincided with the birthday of the leader's father, took place in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district on Sunday.

17/02/2025

Tech News

South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores, pending privacy review

The country's government agencies had previously blocked employees from using DeepSeek over worries that the AI model was gathering too much sensitive information.

17/02/2025

Israel

Marco Rubio backs Trump's Gaza proposal during first Israel visit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem as he kicked off his first tour of the Middle East.

17/02/2025

Iran

Iran targets Azeri minority activists to 'silence dissent,' HRW says

Tehran has issued heavy sentences against the activists without actual evidence, all to suppress civil society and ethnic minorities, according to HRW.

16/02/2025

India

At least 18 people die in a stampede at a railway station in India

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were travelling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to Delhi’s caretaker chief minister.

16/02/2025

Sport

Azerbaijan Strikes Gold as Stars Shine in New Weight Categories

The second day of the 2025 Baku Grand Slam saw thrilling judo action. Home hero Zelim Tckaev secured Azerbaijan’s first gold, electrifying the crowd. Jessica Klimkait and Szofi Ozbas claimed gold in their new weight classes, while Ishihara Tatsuki impressed at -73kg.

15/02/2025

Gaza

Palestinian prisoners greeted by cheering crowds

The successful swap is the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire signed between the two sides last month, which teetered on the brink of collapse earlier in the week, is set to hold.

15/02/2025

Gaza

Hamas and Israel complete swap of three Israelis and 369 Palestinians

Hamas has released 3 Israeli hostages, with 369 Palestinian prisoners freed in return. The successful swap is an indication that the fragile ceasefire is set to hold.

15/02/2025

Gaza

With Gaza facing humanitarian disaster, UN says ceasefire must hold

The head of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge Moreira da Silva, made the appeal after a visit to Gaza on Thursday.

14/02/2025

Israel

Hamas names three Israeli hostages due to be freed on Saturday

In the sixth swap since the Gaza ceasefire took hold on 19 January, 369 Palestinians held by Israel will also be released.

14/02/2025

India

Indian court finds man guilty of raping and murdering Irish backpacker

Violence and sexual assault directed at women continues to draws outrage more than a decade after a horrific gang rape and murder shocked India.

14/02/2025

Bangladesh

Euroviews. If Europe could sanction Putin, it can do the same for Bangladesh

It is easy to call for human rights from EU offices in Brussels and Luxembourg, our old, established democracies. In Bangladesh, Yunus is trying to build a new one. We must help him, Muddassar Ahmed writes.

13/02/2025

Gaza

Hamas to free three hostages on Saturday as ceasefire remains fragile

The Palestinian group recently said they could delay the release of hostages, after accusing Israel of breaching some of the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

13/02/2025

Israel

Activists in Israel and Palestine fight for peace despite conflict

After 15 months of devastating war and with a ceasefire at risk of collapse, peace in the Middle East has seldom looked more elusive. Euronews spoke to two groups who refuse to accept that.

13/02/2025