Travel News Storm Goretti: UK flight cancellations and train disruption Airports and rail operators are taking precautions, with closures and widespread cancellations continuing on Friday. 09/01/2026
No Comment Russian airstrike on multiple residential buildings in Kyiv leaves 4 dead, 24 injured Ukraine faced fresh damage in Kyiv on 9 January after a Russian air strike hit several districts, killing four and injuring at least 24. Emergency crews are working to clear debris and restore services. 09/01/2026
Earth News Are critical minerals in Greenland driving Trump’s obsession? Experts warn that Trump could exploit Greenland for its critical mineral resources, which are seen as “essential” for green energy. 09/01/2026
Europe News EU member states back Mercosur trade deal EU member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America. France, however, plans to continue its fight against the deal in the European Parliament. 09/01/2026
Europe News Euroviews. EU troops might be needed to stop a US showdown in Greenland If cooperation or Greenlandic independence fails, a preventive EU troop deployment could avert a US confrontation on the island, German Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky argues in an opinion article for Euronews. 09/01/2026
No Comment Storm Goretti hits the UK with strong winds and snow, leaving thousands without power Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe. Forecasters in France and Britain issued weather warnings, urging people to stay inside their homes. 09/01/2026
Europe News Trump intends to visit Hungary's Orbán during key election campaign The US president sent a letter to the Hungarian PM, confirming his willingness to visit Hungary and wishing Orbán "best of luck" with the key election in April. 09/01/2026
Ukraine Russia uses advanced hypersonic Oreshnik missile to strike Ukraine Russia has hit Ukraine’s Lviv region with its intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik. A separate missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed four people and injured 19, including paramedics who were hit in a double-tap strike as they assisted the injured. 09/01/2026
Europe News From Venezuela to Greenland, EU scrambles to find a voice and a plan Donald Trump's pursuit of an American sphere of influence has left Europeans scrambling to deal with a fast-moving geopolitical shift. 09/01/2026
Health news DIY finger-prick test can spot early signs of Alzheimer’s, study finds A simple, at-home fingertip blood test shows promise for early Alzheimer’s disease detection, according to a new Europe-wide study. 09/01/2026
Europe News Paris to vote ‘No’ on Mercosur, risking major diplomatic setback French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday on X that Paris will oppose the Mercosur trade deal in a crucial vote in Brussels on Friday. If a qualified majority of member states back the agreement, as expected, it would mark a major setback for the French leader. 08/01/2026
Greenland Euroviews. Trump acquiring Greenland is just a fantasy — it simply cannot be done Greenland is not for sale. But the episode is a reminder that the rules of the game are being tested. And that complacency about those rules would be the costliest mistake of all, Professor Aurélien Colson writes in an opinion article for Euronews. 08/01/2026
12 minutes with Belgium open to housing foreign prisoners in other countries, minister says Belgium’s Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt is looking at “every possible solution” to increase the number of irregular migrants returned from Belgium, including renting prison space abroad to house foreign prisoners. 08/01/2026
Ukraine Ukraine-US security agreement is ‘essentially ready,’ Zelenskyy says As the Ukrainian president said that the Ukraine-US security guarantees are now ready for US President Donald Trump’s approval, Moscow rejected the idea of European peacekeepers deployed to Ukraine, threatening the allies' troops as a “legitimate target” for Russia. 08/01/2026
Europe News Belgium urges EU to leverage aid to increase migrant returns Belgium's Migration Minister told Euronews that the country supports plans to make development aid and visa policies conditional on countries taking back migrants returned to them. 08/01/2026
Europe in Motion Which EU countries are moving the most jobs abroad? Moving jobs abroad saves money but also means losing tens of thousands of domestic positions. Which countries have the highest imbalance? 08/01/2026
Netherlands Two teens held as Dutch police probe alleged 'snowball beating' death According to local media outlet Rijnmond, police believe youths were throwing snowballs at passing cars which led to a physical altercation with the 60-year-old victim. 08/01/2026
Spain Spanish government and bishops agree plan to compensate abuse victims Only a handful of countries have had government-initiated or parliamentary inquiries into sexual abuse by the clergy, although some independent groups have carried out their own investigations. 08/01/2026
Ukraine Russian strikes leave 1 million in Ukraine without power and water As Ukraine continues to negotiate a deal which could put an end to Russia’s ongoing war, Moscow has kept attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and heating in the middle of winter. 08/01/2026
Business Global cooperation has shifted to favour smaller ally groups, says WEF Large-scale, global cooperation is weakening as trade, finance, and tech links shift toward smaller, interest-based groups of countries, says the World Economic Forum. 08/01/2026
France France's Macron accuses US of 'gradually turning away' from allies Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices. 08/01/2026
Europe News EU leaders condemn Trump's withdrawal from UN climate treaty The Trump administration's decision to pull out of international environmental structures has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic. 08/01/2026
Denmark Danish soldiers would shoot back if invaded, government confirms Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a 1952 directive that Denmark's Defence Ministry confirmed remains in place, domestic media reported. 08/01/2026
Business Defence shares jump after Venezuela fallout and US talk on Greenland The sector rallied in Europe, the US, and parts of Asia, with investors betting tensions will keep military spending elevated and order books fuller for longer. 08/01/2026
No Comment Saint-Tropez bids farewell to Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot was laid to rest in Saint-Tropez after her death from cancer at 91. 08/01/2026
Europe News Greenland threats put US-EU trade deal in jeopardy, says senior MEP The European Parliament’s trade chief told Euronews that the US's stated aim of buying or annexing the Danish territory is changing the assessment of the EU-US trade deal clinched last summer, with some MEPs suggesting it should be frozen. 08/01/2026