http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:21:34 +0100 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:21:34 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/08/cuba-will-fall-very-soon-says-trump-as-shield-of-the-americas-alliance-created http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/08/cuba-will-fall-very-soon-says-trump-as-shield-of-the-americas-alliance-created Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:48:42 +0100 Trump gathered some 15 like-minded Latin American leaders in Miami to launch the Shield of the Americas, an anti-cartel military alliance, while announcing negotiations with Cuba and formally recognising the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/everyone-loves-bukele-for-it-el-salvadors-vp-ulloa-defends-mass-crackdown-of-gangs http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/06/everyone-loves-bukele-for-it-el-salvadors-vp-ulloa-defends-mass-crackdown-of-gangs Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:35:40 +0100 Félix Ulloa says Europe does not understand what he describes as 'the miracle of Bukele' after a radical crackdown on gang violence. While crime has dramatically declined in what used to be one of the most dangerous countries in the world, critics say El Salvador is turning into a police state. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/22/more-than-100000-plastic-lids-complete-worlds-tallest-recycled-mural-in-el-salvador http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/22/more-than-100000-plastic-lids-complete-worlds-tallest-recycled-mural-in-el-salvador Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:28:53 +0100 Venezuelan Óscar Olivares is the man behind the world's tallest mural of plastic lids in the Zacamil neighbourhood of San Salvador. The piece is more than 13 metres high and was built with more than 100,000 pieces recycled by the community. http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/11/14/trump-touts-trade-deals-as-republican-and-democratic-pressure-mounts-over-high-grocery-pri http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/11/14/trump-touts-trade-deals-as-republican-and-democratic-pressure-mounts-over-high-grocery-pri Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:07:39 +0100 Trump announced a series of trade and tariff deals as a way to counter criticism over rising food costs, framing them as a boost to supply chains and cheaper imports such as bananas and coffee. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/04/salvadoran-court-convicts-three-ex-army-officers-over-1982-killing-of-four-dutch-journalis http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/04/salvadoran-court-convicts-three-ex-army-officers-over-1982-killing-of-four-dutch-journalis Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:44:07 +0200 The three men, who are now in their 80s and 90s, each received a 15-year jail sentence. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/20/salvadoran-lawyer-and-bukele-critic-ruth-lopez-arrested http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/20/salvadoran-lawyer-and-bukele-critic-ruth-lopez-arrested Tue, 20 May 2025 13:55:47 +0200 Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/13/trump-needs-prison-space-can-europe-help-him-out http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/13/trump-needs-prison-space-can-europe-help-him-out Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:44 +0200 As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/23/us-judge-slams-white-house-for-bad-faith-in-deportation-case http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/23/us-judge-slams-white-house-for-bad-faith-in-deportation-case Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:38:18 +0200 Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still being held in El Salvador despite the US government's admission that he was deported due to an 'administrative error'. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/23/venezuelan-families-rally-against-el-salvadors-migrant-prisoner-swap-proposal http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/23/venezuelan-families-rally-against-el-salvadors-migrant-prisoner-swap-proposal Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:01:33 +0200 Relatives of Venezuelans imprisoned in El Salvador held a protest outside the UN offices in Caracas on Tuesday, denouncing what they called “kidnappings” by Salvadoran authorities. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/16/judge-says-trump-administration-likely-acted-in-contempt-for-not-turning-around-deportatio http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/16/judge-says-trump-administration-likely-acted-in-contempt-for-not-turning-around-deportatio Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:03:55 +0200 If the Justice Department declines to prosecute the matter, District Judge James E. Boasberg said he will appoint another attorney to prosecute the contempt. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/14/trump-to-host-bukele-as-us-deportation-deal-with-el-salvador-faces-growing-scrutiny http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/14/trump-to-host-bukele-as-us-deportation-deal-with-el-salvador-faces-growing-scrutiny Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:01:53 +0200 El Salvador’s leader has become a vital ally for the US president as his administration cracks down on immigration. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/07/federal-judge-scolds-us-government-for-maryland-fathers-wholly-lawless-deportation-to-el-s http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/07/federal-judge-scolds-us-government-for-maryland-fathers-wholly-lawless-deportation-to-el-s Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:51:07 +0200 The Trump administration admitted last week that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's deportation was due to an 'administrative error'. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/trump-administration-admits-man-was-deported-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-due-to-error http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/trump-administration-admits-man-was-deported-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-due-to-error Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:05:58 +0200 Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/27/us-homeland-security-secretary-visits-prison-in-el-salvador-holding-deported-venezuelans http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/27/us-homeland-security-secretary-visits-prison-in-el-salvador-holding-deported-venezuelans Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:30:45 +0100 In a video filmed at the jail, Kristi Noem warned immigrants that they could face the same fate as the 238 Venezuelans controversially deported by the Trump administration on 15 March. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/27/kristi-noem-visits-el-salvador-prison-holding-us-deportees http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/27/kristi-noem-visits-el-salvador-prison-holding-us-deportees Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:02:29 +0100 Visiting a high-security El Salvador prison, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reinforced the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown while inspecting deported Venezuelans held under harsh conditions for alleged gang ties. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/04/el-salvador-offers-to-accept-deportees-and-us-nationals-in-outsourcing-of-us-prison-system http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/04/el-salvador-offers-to-accept-deportees-and-us-nationals-in-outsourcing-of-us-prison-system Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:33:31 +0100 President Bukele said his country will accept convicted criminals of all nationalities, including US citizens, into its prison system for a fee. http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/11/biden-extends-stay-for-800000-migrants-by-18-months-as-trump-threatens-rollback http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/11/biden-extends-stay-for-800000-migrants-by-18-months-as-trump-threatens-rollback Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:31:50 +0100 The Department of Homeland Security also extended Temporary Protected Status for more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese that are already living in the US. http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/02/church-urges-el-salvadors-president-to-keep-ban-on-gold-mining http://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/02/church-urges-el-salvadors-president-to-keep-ban-on-gold-mining Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:55:07 +0100 The country banned all metals mining above ground and below in 2017 in order to protect the small country's water resources from contamination. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/12/el-salvador-transfers-2000-inmates-accused-of-belonging-to-gangs-to-mega-prison http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/12/el-salvador-transfers-2000-inmates-accused-of-belonging-to-gangs-to-mega-prison Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:53:59 +0200 President Nayib Bukele ordered the construction of the mega prison when El Salvador began massive arrests in response to a surge in gang violence in March 2022. The facility now holds thousands of accused or convicted gang members. http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/05/el-salvadors-nayib-bukele-heads-for-reelection-as-president http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/05/el-salvadors-nayib-bukele-heads-for-reelection-as-president Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:55:16 +0100 For many the election hinged on the tradeoff of curtailed civil liberties for security in a country once terrorized by gangs. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/22/watch-el-salvador-mega-prison-holds-12000-alleged-gang-members http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/22/watch-el-salvador-mega-prison-holds-12000-alleged-gang-members Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:03:11 +0200 Opened six months ago, the penitentiary was built on the orders of President Nayib Bukele and is a symbol of his war against gangs. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/05/no-comment-videos-of-the-week http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/05/no-comment-videos-of-the-week Sat, 05 Aug 2023 10:00:10 +0200 Let the pictures tell the story. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/02/watch-elves-queens-on-parade-in-el-salvador-national-celebrations http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/02/watch-elves-queens-on-parade-in-el-salvador-national-celebrations Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:57:59 +0200 Each year processions, children's events and sporting competitions are held as part of the festivities, typically under an increased police presence http://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/05/bhutan-has-secretly-mined-bitcoin-in-the-himalayas-for-years-and-it-did-so-sustainably http://www.euronews.com/next/2023/05/05/bhutan-has-secretly-mined-bitcoin-in-the-himalayas-for-years-and-it-did-so-sustainably Fri, 05 May 2023 15:59:29 +0200 The South Asian kingdom hopes to become the second country in the world to run its state-owned crypto mine. http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/07/why-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment-bitcoin-city-is-stumbling-one-year-on http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/07/why-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment-bitcoin-city-is-stumbling-one-year-on Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:40:59 +0200 A major part of the problem is that the drop in the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has alienated investors. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/02/salvadorans-participate-in-centuries-old-battle-of-the-fireballs http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/09/02/salvadorans-participate-in-centuries-old-battle-of-the-fireballs Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:11:18 +0200 Like incandescent stones shooting out of a volcano, the inhabitants of Nejapa, a village 20 km north of San Salvador, gather every year to throw fireballs at each other in a centuries-old ritual that defies danger. http://www.euronews.com/2022/05/20/gang-violence-crackdown-sees-30-000-arrested-in-el-salvador http://www.euronews.com/2022/05/20/gang-violence-crackdown-sees-30-000-arrested-in-el-salvador Fri, 20 May 2022 17:13:07 +0200 The violence is a longstanding problem. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/04/27/relief-for-some-alarm-from-other-as-el-salvador-rounds-up-gangsters http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/04/27/relief-for-some-alarm-from-other-as-el-salvador-rounds-up-gangsters Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:11:47 +0200 President Nayib Bukele's "war on gangs" in El Salvador is now in its first month after a crime wave that left 87 people dead last month, with more than 18,000 people arrested under a state of emergency. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/29/el-salvador-prisoners-dragged-out-of-cells-forced-to-run-amid-spike-in-gang-violence http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/29/el-salvador-prisoners-dragged-out-of-cells-forced-to-run-amid-spike-in-gang-violence Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:59:21 +0200 Officers dragged half-naked inmates out of their cells, forced them to run and searched them in the courtyard. President Nayib Bukele issued an ultimatum to gangs considered responsible for dozens of homicides in three days, threatening to increase punishments on their imprisoned members. http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/17/bitcoin-vs-boomers-el-salvador-s-president-bukele-tells-us-senators-to-stay-out-of-its-aff http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/17/bitcoin-vs-boomers-el-salvador-s-president-bukele-tells-us-senators-to-stay-out-of-its-aff Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:33:38 +0100 "Ok boomers… You have 0 jurisdiction on a sovereign and independent nation," Bukele said, referring to the older generation of "baby boomers". http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/06/tech-this-week-el-salvador-rejects-imf-call-to-drop-bitcoin-use-and-snap-shares-surge-50 http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/02/06/tech-this-week-el-salvador-rejects-imf-call-to-drop-bitcoin-use-and-snap-shares-surge-50 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:28:46 +0100 El Salvador became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender and is resisting any pushback on that, while Snap shares surge after a tough week for the tech sector. http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/01/26/the-imf-warns-el-salvador-to-drop-bitcoin-as-a-legal-currency http://www.euronews.com/next/2022/01/26/the-imf-warns-el-salvador-to-drop-bitcoin-as-a-legal-currency Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:05:59 +0100 El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, but the International Monetary Fund is not a fan. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/21/bitcoin-city-el-salvador-plans-world-s-first-city-built-with-crypto-bonds-and-powered-by-v http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/11/21/bitcoin-city-el-salvador-plans-world-s-first-city-built-with-crypto-bonds-and-powered-by-v Sun, 21 Nov 2021 18:30:08 +0100 Billed as 'fully ecological' powered by geothermal energy from a volcano, El Salvador's "Bitcoin City" is the country's latest commitment to crypto. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/29/volcanic-energy-is-creating-bitcoin-in-el-salvador http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/29/volcanic-energy-is-creating-bitcoin-in-el-salvador Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:54:33 +0200 Of the 107 megawatts generated by the plant, five are used for the operation and mining of Bitcoin and the rest for the country's power grid. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/25/2-000-migrants-continue-walk-through-southern-mexico http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/25/2-000-migrants-continue-walk-through-southern-mexico Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:01:52 +0200 A group of about 2,000 mainly Central American migrants continued their mass exodus from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula Sunday, reaching a town about 16 miles away. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/23/traders-evacuate-burning-market-in-el-salvador http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/23/traders-evacuate-burning-market-in-el-salvador Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:26:01 +0200 Traders are evacuated and emergency services work at the scene as a huge fire burns at San Salvador's San Miguelito market. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/19/tech-this-week-el-salvador-court-to-investigate-complaints-over-bitcoin-atms-and-purchases http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/19/tech-this-week-el-salvador-court-to-investigate-complaints-over-bitcoin-atms-and-purchases Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:10:49 +0200 A court will look at complaints against Bitcoin purchases made by El Salvador's government, Elon Musk leads tributes to Sir Clive Sinclair, plus more tech news. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/16/bitcoin-atms-burn-as-el-salvador-protesters-march-against-president-nayib-bukele http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/16/bitcoin-atms-burn-as-el-salvador-protesters-march-against-president-nayib-bukele Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:10:18 +0200 Protesters marched against moves by President Nayib Bukele to centralise power, attacking Bitcoin ATMs installed by the government. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/11/el-salvador-s-bitcoin-rollout-continues-to-be-beset-by-digital-wallet-technical-glitches http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/11/el-salvador-s-bitcoin-rollout-continues-to-be-beset-by-digital-wallet-technical-glitches Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:40:59 +0200 For a fourth day in a row on Friday, technical glitches marred attempts by Salvadorans to download and use the country's new digital wallet. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/09/ukraine-becomes-the-latest-country-to-legalise-bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/09/ukraine-becomes-the-latest-country-to-legalise-bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:13:36 +0200 Ukraine is the fifth country in as many weeks to set up ground rules for digital currencies, following El Salvador’s move to use Bitcoin as legal tender. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/07/price-of-bitcoin-and-other-altcoins-plunge-and-exchange-trading-falters-on-pivotal-day-for http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/07/price-of-bitcoin-and-other-altcoins-plunge-and-exchange-trading-falters-on-pivotal-day-for Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:45:15 +0200 All eyes were on El Salvador as it made Bitcoin official legal tender. But the cryptocurrency market had other plans. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/07/el-salvador-makes-history-as-bitcoin-is-officially-adopted-as-a-currency-but-not-without-i http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/07/el-salvador-makes-history-as-bitcoin-is-officially-adopted-as-a-currency-but-not-without-i Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:32:22 +0200 Skepticism around Bitcoin was not dispelled when Salvadorans couldn't access the country's new digital wallet - or when its price slid. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/03/as-el-salvador-prepares-to-use-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-new-study-shows-most-people-don-t-w http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/03/as-el-salvador-prepares-to-use-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-new-study-shows-most-people-don-t-w Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:00:57 +0200 As El Salvador is about to use Bitcoin as legal tender, a study shows many are distrustful of the crypto and some don’t even know what it is. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/01/el-salvador-congress-backs-150-million-fund-for-bitcoin-ahead-of-adoption http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/01/el-salvador-congress-backs-150-million-fund-for-bitcoin-ahead-of-adoption Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:16:01 +0200 The country's Congress approved the funding as it prepares to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency on September 7. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/28/bitcoin-protests-break-out-in-el-salvador-as-central-american-neighbours-wait-to-see-its-s http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/08/28/bitcoin-protests-break-out-in-el-salvador-as-central-american-neighbours-wait-to-see-its-s Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:52:19 +0200 Other countries are keen to see whether the historic decision to make Bitcoin legal tender pays off. El Salvadorans are less convinced. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/22/is-paraguay-set-to-become-the-second-country-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender-after-el-salvado http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/22/is-paraguay-set-to-become-the-second-country-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender-after-el-salvado Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:15:18 +0200 El Salvador was the first. But if Paraguay succeeds in following suit, it may not be the last in Latin America to put its faith in crypto. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/12/bitcoin-is-el-salvador-the-first-domino-to-fall-as-latin-america-embraces-cryptocurrencies http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/12/bitcoin-is-el-salvador-the-first-domino-to-fall-as-latin-america-embraces-cryptocurrencies Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:47:27 +0200 El Salvador’s decision to make Bitcoin an official currency is a watershed for crypto - and it’s setting off a chain reaction in Latin America. http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/06/el-salvador-president-wants-bitcoin-as-legal-tender http://www.euronews.com/next/2021/06/06/el-salvador-president-wants-bitcoin-as-legal-tender Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:34:03 +0200 El Salvador president Nayib Bukele said history had been made with Bitcoin now due to become legal tender within 90 days. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/04/30/these-dogs-can-tell-if-you-have-covid-19-by-smelling-your-sweat http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/04/30/these-dogs-can-tell-if-you-have-covid-19-by-smelling-your-sweat Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:00:20 +0200 El Salvador is a nose ahead of the rest in the battle against COVID-19 - with sniffer dogs. http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/09/02/el-salvador-traditional-fireball-festival-in-the-streets-of-nejapa http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/09/02/el-salvador-traditional-fireball-festival-in-the-streets-of-nejapa Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:23:04 +0200 The town of Nejapa, El Salvador celebrated its annual fireball festival on Saturday (August 31) with participants pelting each other with rags drenched in gasoline that have been rolled into tight flaming balls.