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Hundreds gather in Oslo to support Norway’s King Harald V

Hundreds gather outside Oslo’s Royal Palace with flowers and candles as concern grows over King Harald V’s worsening health.

28/08/2026

Europe News

Switzerland eyes drone battalion by 2028, defence ministry says

Switzerland's long-standing position has been one of well-armed neutrality and the European country has mandatory conscription for men.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Ceuta residents try to block Red Cross aid month after migrant influx

Tensions have risen after a military vehicle carrying four soldiers was "ambushed" in the early hours of Thursday by about 70 migrants, who attacked it with stones and other objects, a police spokesperson in Ceuta.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Trump says Russia is 'not going to attack' NATO territory

The Kremlin also dismissed as "scare stories" US media reports suggesting that Russia could attack NATO, following a rare visit by the CIA director to Moscow.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Russia attacks Kyiv with drones, wounds a dozen across Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated calls for Kyiv's allies to send more ballistic missile defence packages to counter such attacks.

27/08/2026

Business

Chinese imports plunge 30% to 40% after EU tax on small parcels

Since 1 July, the EU has levied a €3 customs duty on parcels worth under €150 and the measure is already biting as imports, especially from China, have slumped by 30% to 40%.

27/08/2026

Belgium

Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how?

Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how? Euronews speaks to Executive Director Luis Garicano about the group’s mission, members and why now.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Eastern Flank Commissioners urge von der Leyen action over Russia

Five EU Commissioners from Eastern Flank states have urged President Ursula von der Leyen to create a special coordinator role, amid several urgent measures meant to address the growing Russian threats to the Baltics.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Two dead in 'violent incident' at school near Berlin, local media says

Regional public broadcaster RBB and a local daily said the alarm had been raised at a secondary school in the town of Gosen-Neu Zittau, just outside the German capital.

27/08/2026

Europe News

UK asylum applications drop by more than a fifth, new data shows

Separately, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the government had scored its lowest ranking with its policies for migrants and asylum seekers.

27/08/2026

Europe News

EU’s wildfire summer puts spotlight on EU nature restoration plans

EU countries must submit their draft nature restoration plans by 1 September, as the continent emerges from a summer that was starkly affected by wildfires and drought. Meanwhile, researchers identified a €65 billion financing gap.

27/08/2026

Europe News

UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA chief in Swiss courts

Gianni Infantino was widely expected to detoxify the FIFA brand when he took over from his disgraced predecessor Sepp Blatter in 2016.

27/08/2026

Travel News

New real-time map now tracks trains across France, Spain and Belgium

A new live train map lets users track rail journeys across France, Spain and Belgium, including delays, cancellations and what type of facilities are available at stations.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Four EU countries renew push to use Russian assets to support Ukraine

Ukraine is facing a budget crunch, and EU member states are under pressure to find a solution ahead of next year's election season.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Leaders of divided Cyprus agree to meet weekly after UN chief's visit

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied the northern third of the island in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking unification with Greece.

27/08/2026

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Russia’s overnight drone barrage ignites fires across Ukrainian cities

Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy and Odesa regions overnight on 27 August. At least one person was killed and seven injured, according to regional authorities.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Polish Olympic chief arrested in crypto-linked graft probe

Authorities launched an investigation in April, which prompted most of Poland's sports federations to call for Piesiewicz's resignation.

27/08/2026

Europe News

EU payers push for cuts but can’t agree on how much as budget heats up

The EU's frugals gathered in Berlin to push for cuts. But they still cannot agree on how much as European budget talks enter key phase.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison

The former Bosnian Serb military commander, sentenced to life for the summary execution of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in July 1995 and the years-long siege of Sarajevo, died at 84. He spent 15 years as a fugitive before his arrest in Serbia in 2011.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Spain and another major earthquake: A geologist explains to Euronews

Euronews talks to a geologist from the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain about the real danger, the areas most at risk and what science can – and cannot – predict.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Russian MP threatens Hungarian energy as Budapest breaks from Moscow

Hungary’s new Tisza government has labelled Russia a security threat, marking a sharp break with the Orbán era. Moscow has warned the shift could put Hungary’s Russian oil and gas supplies at risk.

27/08/2026

Climate

France eases strict cheesemaking rules as heat and drought hit farmers

Depleted grasslands have forced farmers to temporarily supplement their cows' diets with feed from elsewhere.

27/08/2026

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Gamescom 2026 opens in Cologne with record exhibitors and visitors

Gamescom 2026 has opened in Cologne, bringing together developers, industry professionals and gamers for the world’s largest trade fair dedicated to computer and video games.

27/08/2026

Tech News

Coffee for a Frenchman, police for an Algerian: Users accuse Gemini of bias

Google's AI search tool gave starkly different advice depending on the nationality named in questions posed to its chatbot, prompting accusations of racial bias that have swept French media.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Von der Leyen turns up pressure on China over trade deficit

The European Commission's president said that the EU’s trade relationship with China had to be rebalanced, and pointed out that the bloc's trade defence investigations into Chinese products had ramped up significantly in recent years.

27/08/2026

Europe News

Can French debt be cancelled? Mélenchon’s proposal sparks debate

Mélenchon’s call to cancel part of France’s debt heats up the presidential race, with prominent French banker Matthieu Pigasse backing the proposal.

27/08/2026