English

Joshua Askew

Food and Drink

'Exploding costs': German beer sales go flat

More than 7.6 billion litres of beer were produced inside Germany last year, official figures show. That's equivalent to 91 litres per person.

World News

'Gun laws are stupid': The Europeans pushing for looser gun controls

Possessing firearms is the "measure of a free and open society", one UK-based firearms advocate told Euronews.

Ukraine

Wagner troops could 'cut off' Baltic states from NATO, warns expert

Some NATO states "are naturally worried that... Wagner could cause trouble," he told Euronews. "It's a watch this space moment."

USA

Step inside the murky world of radical Orthodox influencers

A small, slick contingent of young Orthodox stars are harnessing social media to spread extreme messages around the globe.

ADVERTISEMENT

Destinations

Campaigners urge boycott of Faroe Islands over controversial hunts

A cruise ship recently stumbled upon the spectacle, with horrified tourists seeing seas turned crimson with blood.

China

China likely supplying Russia's war in Ukraine, alleges US

Beijing has "probably" provided Moscow with key technology, including drones and fighter jet parts, it is using to wage war in Ukraine, a US report claimed.

Ukraine

French energy giant 'funding Russia's war machine' - NGO

"The EU must act by cutting off... Russian LNG whilst the people of Ukraine suffer an immeasurable toll," said a campaigner at Global Witness.

World News

Catastrophic wildfires kill scores across the Mediterranean

Read the Euronews live coverage of violent fires that have killed dozens of people, sparked mass evacuations and destroyed homes in several countries across the Mediterranean region.

Russia

Executions, torture and looting: Wagner accused of abuses in Africa

Authorities in Mali are under pressure to end these violations and hold those responsible to account.

Russia

Lies and mutiny: Ex-Wagner fighter shares his chilling story

"I always carried three grenades, two for the enemy and one in case I had to commit suicide," he told Euronews. "I refused to become a prisoner of war".

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy fires UK ambassador after 'sarcastic' comment

Cracks between the two emerged after the diplomat's public criticism of Ukraine's president days ago.

Business

Czech billionaire poised to buy French supermarket chain Casino

The move could see €1.2 billion injected into the faltering French retailer.

Nature

'Britain's most vile and sordid secrets': Fox cubbing

Wildlife campaigners told Euronews cubbing - which involves killing young foxes with packs of dogs - "needs to be exposed".

Italy

'Sexist' remarks land Italian swim commentators in hot water

"Dutch divers are big," said one commentator about a female contestant, while another compared her to an Italian entrant. "Whatever, they're all equally tall in bed," he added.

Culture news

Explained: Why the hijab is crucial to Iran's Islamic rulers

Iran's morality police have resumed street patrols to ensure women wear hijabs, nearly a year since Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Protests have since diminished but authorities are now threatening to arrest any woman flouting Islamic headscarf rules.

Lithuania

'Disloyal views': Lithuania strips Russians of residency permits

In a letter seen by Euronews, authorities have asked Russians living in the country who they think rightfully owns Crimea, and their views on the Ukraine war.

Ukraine

Russian forces using 'old vehicles packed with explosives' – UK MoD

The tactic may have been introduced by veterans of separatist conflict in Chechnya.

Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia urged to stop using cluster bombs – HRW

The US is expected to send Kyiv more cluster bombs on Friday. These munitions are decades old, scatter over a wide area and could remain deadly for years, claims the NGO.

United Kingdom

Britain's far right is booming on Elon Musk's Twitter

Changes on the social media platform have been described as a "dream come true" for extremist parties.

World News

Faith in UK gov plunges, while rising elsewhere in Europe - poll

In 2006, Brits trusted their government far more so than in other major European states. Now the tables have turned.

ADVERTISEMENT