http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:28:12 +0100 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:28:12 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/17/central-asia-boosts-green-energy-infrastructure-and-smes-with-ebrd-funds http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/17/central-asia-boosts-green-energy-infrastructure-and-smes-with-ebrd-funds Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:34:26 +0100 Central Asia and Mongolia received around €1.72bn from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development last year to fund 120 projects. The investments have a focus on renewable energy, infrastructure and SMEs. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/08/france-returns-70-million-year-old-dinosaur-fossils-to-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/08/france-returns-70-million-year-old-dinosaur-fossils-to-mongolia Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:14:16 +0100 French customs have seized a large collection of dinosaur fossils illegally exported from Mongolia, and the specimens will soon be returned to their country of origin. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/27/ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-ends-with-heavyweight-glory-and-home-triumphs http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/27/ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-ends-with-heavyweight-glory-and-home-triumphs Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:33:36 +0200 The final day in Ulaanbaatar delivered explosive judo. Okada, Sampaio, Savytskiy, Fontaine and Mongolia’s own Batkhuyag took gold. The arena roared as Mongolia celebrated its heroes. A powerful close to a thrilling Grand Slam weekend. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/26/judo-grand-slam-mongolia-shines-on-day-2-in-ulaanbaatar http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/26/judo-grand-slam-mongolia-shines-on-day-2-in-ulaanbaatar Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:49:35 +0200 Mongolia lit up Day 2 with two Grand Slam golds at home. Bold and Odgerel thrilled the crowd, while Japan’s Terada and Oino showed strength. A celebration of culture and judo in the heart of Ulaanbaatar! http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/25/ijf-world-judo-tour-rising-stars-shine-in-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/25/ijf-world-judo-tour-rising-stars-shine-in-mongolia Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:41:57 +0200 Day 1 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam delivered spectacular action. Japan’s Kondo, Shirakane, and Fujihiro struck gold, while Galitskaia and Nutfulloev made big breakthroughs. A thrilling start to Mongolia’s judo showcase! http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/06/state-of-the-union-is-scholz-a-chancellor-on-call http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/06/state-of-the-union-is-scholz-a-chancellor-on-call Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:00:10 +0200 This edition of State of the Union focuses on the fallout of regional elections in Germany, the latest spat between Hungary and the EU and Mongolia's refusal to arrest Vladimir Putin. #StateOfTheUnion http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/02/eu-calls-on-mongolia-to-arrest-putin-as-he-visits-the-icc-member-state http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/02/eu-calls-on-mongolia-to-arrest-putin-as-he-visits-the-icc-member-state Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:45:19 +0200 Members of the International Criminal Court are treaty bound to detain suspects if an arrest warrant has been issued, but the court doesn’t have any enforcement mechanism. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/02/brussels-urges-mongolia-to-comply-with-icc-request-and-arrest-putin-during-official-visit http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/02/brussels-urges-mongolia-to-comply-with-icc-request-and-arrest-putin-during-official-visit Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:58:37 +0200 Vladimir Putin has been accused of engineering the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/30/kremlin-not-worried-about-putins-visit-to-icc-member-state-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2024/08/30/kremlin-not-worried-about-putins-visit-to-icc-member-state-mongolia Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:34:24 +0200 Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite an ICC warrant for his arrest. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/07/pope-praises-mongolia-as-china-shuns-history http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/07/pope-praises-mongolia-as-china-shuns-history Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:29:50 +0200 The Pope's visit to Mongolia sent clear signs of friendship toward China and its President Xi Jinping, but Beijing's response hasn't been encouraging. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/04/pope-francis-opens-clinic-on-1st-papal-visit-to-mongolia-he-says-its-about-charity-not-con http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/04/pope-francis-opens-clinic-on-1st-papal-visit-to-mongolia-he-says-its-about-charity-not-con Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:27:30 +0200 Pope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal visit to Mongolia on Monday by inaugurating a church-run homeless clinic and shelter, insisting that such initiatives aren’t aimed at winning converts but are simply exercises in Christian charity. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/03/pope-joins-shamans-monks-and-evangelicals-to-highlight-mongolias-faith-diversity-harmony http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/03/pope-joins-shamans-monks-and-evangelicals-to-highlight-mongolias-faith-diversity-harmony Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:53:40 +0200 With China's crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace, as he presided over an interfaith meeting highlighting Mongolia's tradition o http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/02/watch-pope-arrives-at-saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-in-ulaanbaatar http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/02/watch-pope-arrives-at-saints-peter-and-paul-cathedral-in-ulaanbaatar Sat, 02 Sep 2023 17:56:14 +0200 Pope Francis arrives at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during the first papal visit to the Asian nation sandwiched between China and Russia. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/02/pope-starts-mongolia-visit-by-praising-the-countrys-religious-freedom-dating-back-to-gengh http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/02/pope-starts-mongolia-visit-by-praising-the-countrys-religious-freedom-dating-back-to-gengh Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:26:13 +0200 Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption”. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/01/watch-mongolias-children-turn-out-in-traditional-dress-to-greet-pope-francis http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/01/watch-mongolias-children-turn-out-in-traditional-dress-to-greet-pope-francis Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:23:27 +0200 With just 1,450 Roman Catholics, Mongolia is one of the newest catholic communities in the world. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/01/pope-francis-visits-one-of-the-worlds-smallest-and-newest-catholic-communities-in-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/01/pope-francis-visits-one-of-the-worlds-smallest-and-newest-catholic-communities-in-mongolia Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:21:38 +0200 The Pope will visit a cardinal and a charity run by nuns as well as meeting political leaders in Mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/01/pope-francis-lands-in-ulaanbaatar-at-start-of-historic-visit-to-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/01/pope-francis-lands-in-ulaanbaatar-at-start-of-historic-visit-to-mongolia Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:05:22 +0200 The former Soviet country has fewer than 1,500 Roman Catholics http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/25/mongolia-triumphs-at-the-judo-grand-slam-in-ulaanbaatar http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/25/mongolia-triumphs-at-the-judo-grand-slam-in-ulaanbaatar Sun, 25 Jun 2023 21:05:17 +0200 A fantastic day for judo fans in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar where they were witness to some spectacular skills on the last day of the Judo Grand Slam at the Steppe Arena. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/24/japanese-judoka-on-amazing-form-in-ulaanbaatar http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/24/japanese-judoka-on-amazing-form-in-ulaanbaatar Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:19:40 +0200 Japan takes all four gold medals up for offer on day two in Mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/23/judo-loving-mongolia-takes-gold-on-day-one-in-ulaanbaatar http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/23/judo-loving-mongolia-takes-gold-on-day-one-in-ulaanbaatar Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:15:29 +0200 Local hero Yondonperenlei Baskhuu gives the hosts their first gold at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/24/mongolia-emmanuel-macron-supports-controversial-uranium-mining-during-official-visit http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/24/mongolia-emmanuel-macron-supports-controversial-uranium-mining-during-official-visit Wed, 24 May 2023 17:36:56 +0200 The French president is trying to boost a project that could strengthen domestic energy independence, but which is considered controversial by some in the Asian nation. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/03/08/choose-to-be-courageous-meet-the-amazing-woman-who-west-ish-walked-around-the-world http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/03/08/choose-to-be-courageous-meet-the-amazing-woman-who-west-ish-walked-around-the-world Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:00:25 +0100 Angela Maxwell set out to prove female travellers can ‘do anything’. She learnt some valuable lessons through the hardships she encountered en-route. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/01/braver-and-bolder-these-women-are-fulfilling-their-travel-dreams-post-divorce http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/01/braver-and-bolder-these-women-are-fulfilling-their-travel-dreams-post-divorce Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:51:01 +0100 Bookings for solo female travellers have soared this year and one particular group is taking advantage of newfound freedom. http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/08/gold-for-brazil-and-mongolia-on-day-three-at-judo-world-championships-in-tashkent http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/08/gold-for-brazil-and-mongolia-on-day-three-at-judo-world-championships-in-tashkent Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:26:00 +0200 There was triumph and tribulation on day three of the World Judo Championships in Tashkent. http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/26/women-shine-on-day-3-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/26/women-shine-on-day-3-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:21:06 +0200 On the final day of Mongolia's inaugural Judo Grand Slam, it was time for the heavyweights -- and the competing women rose to the occasion. http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/25/day-2-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-sees-japan-and-mongolia-go-for-gold http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/25/day-2-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-sees-japan-and-mongolia-go-for-gold Sat, 25 Jun 2022 21:12:09 +0200 Day 2 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam sees Japan and Mongolia go for gold with Japans Nabekura winning Gold for the women's under 63kg category and Mongolia's Tsend-Ochir Tsogtbaatar for the men's under 81kg group http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/24/day-1-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-2022-sees-japan-and-mongolia-on-top-form http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/24/day-1-of-the-ulaanbaatar-grand-slam-2022-sees-japan-and-mongolia-on-top-form Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:43:34 +0200 Mongolia and Japan receive gold medals on the first day of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/12/24/mongolian-doctors-trek-to-remote-areas-to-give-herders-jabs http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/12/24/mongolian-doctors-trek-to-remote-areas-to-give-herders-jabs Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:50:20 +0100 Nurse Sodkhuu Galbadrakh clutches a box of Covid vaccines on his lap as he journeys along a bumpy track through a remote region of the Mongolian steppe, going home-to-home to offer booster doses to herders http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/01/29/why-is-community-immersion-the-future-of-responsible-tourism http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/01/29/why-is-community-immersion-the-future-of-responsible-tourism Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:02:14 +0100 Jenny Southan argues how community-based travel will be a cornerstone of tourism in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/01/29/how-can-we-travel-to-remote-communities-while-still-being-ethical http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/01/29/how-can-we-travel-to-remote-communities-while-still-being-ethical Fri, 29 Jan 2021 14:00:14 +0100 Jenny Southan talks with three industry experts about how to take part in community immersion trips responsibly. http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/12/covid-19-mongolia-s-traditional-naadam-festival-goes-online-due-to-coronavirus-fears http://www.euronews.com/2020/07/12/covid-19-mongolia-s-traditional-naadam-festival-goes-online-due-to-coronavirus-fears Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:37:07 +0200 Mongolia's Naadam sporting festival goes ahead behind closed doors but a select audience, including politicians, caused some resentment on the streets http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2020/07/07/bubonic-plague-what-is-it-should-we-be-concerned-about-new-case-in-china-s-inner-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2020/07/07/bubonic-plague-what-is-it-should-we-be-concerned-about-new-case-in-china-s-inner-mongolia Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:10:18 +0200 After one person was confirmed to have contracted the bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia, is there really cause for concern? http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/07/european-tourists-quarantined-in-mongolia-after-two-die-of-bubonic-plague http://www.euronews.com/2019/05/07/european-tourists-quarantined-in-mongolia-after-two-die-of-bubonic-plague Tue, 07 May 2019 12:23:26 +0200 Tourists and residents at a city in Mongolia have been in quarantine for almost a week after two people died of the bubonic plague after eating what one tourist called a 'woolly, fat hamster,' http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/15/watch-endangered-wild-donkey-s-reappear-in-northwest-china http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/15/watch-endangered-wild-donkey-s-reappear-in-northwest-china Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:14:00 +0200 WATCH: About 400 of the rare species were spotted in their homeland. Their sharp decline over the past six decades has been attributed to poaching and poor ecological conditions. http://www.euronews.com/video/2018/08/07/deadly-tornado-hits-northern-china http://www.euronews.com/video/2018/08/07/deadly-tornado-hits-northern-china Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:32:00 +0200 Five people died after a rare tornado struck a desert in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/28/gulenist-turkish-teacher-kidnapped-in-mongolia-is-freed-after-authorities-ground-flight http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/28/gulenist-turkish-teacher-kidnapped-in-mongolia-is-freed-after-authorities-ground-flight Sat, 28 Jul 2018 11:56:00 +0200 A Turkish teacher, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and taken to the city’s airport, has been released after authorities temporarily grounded an airplane. http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/23/mongolia-hunting-ban-clashes-with-centuries-old-tradition http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/23/mongolia-hunting-ban-clashes-with-centuries-old-tradition Wed, 23 May 2018 14:23:00 +0200 The Dhuka reindeer herders of northen Mongolia say the new regulations threaten their way of life http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/07/28/hundreds-head-to-mongolias-yak-festival http://www.euronews.com/video/2017/07/28/hundreds-head-to-mongolias-yak-festival Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:52:28 +0200 Hundred's head to Mongolia's Yak festival http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/10/meet-mongolias-president-elect-a-former-wrestler http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/10/meet-mongolias-president-elect-a-former-wrestler Mon, 10 Jul 2017 18:06:16 +0200 Populist Khaltmaa Battulga owns a Genghis Khan-themed amusement park http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/08/mongolias-news-president-the-martial-arts-star http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/08/mongolias-news-president-the-martial-arts-star Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:41:32 +0200 A former martial arts star has won a run-off in Mongolia's presidential poll, according to the General Election commission. http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/08/battulga-khaltmaa-set-to-take-mongolian-presidency http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/08/battulga-khaltmaa-set-to-take-mongolian-presidency Sat, 08 Jul 2017 04:36:21 +0200 Battulga Khaltmaa set to take Mongolian presidency http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/06/no-booze-today-fed-up-mongolians-elect-new-president http://www.euronews.com/2017/07/06/no-booze-today-fed-up-mongolians-elect-new-president Thu, 06 Jul 2017 23:05:15 +0200 The Asian nation holds its first-ever presidential runoff, after a campaign marred by corruption scandals. http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/25/japan-end-19-year-wait-for-home-grown-sumo-grand-champion http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/25/japan-end-19-year-wait-for-home-grown-sumo-grand-champion Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:24:22 +0100 For the first time in 19 years Japan have a Sumo Grand champion. http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/01/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-mongolian-judokas-star-on-home-tatami http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/01/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-mongolian-judokas-star-on-home-tatami Fri, 01 Jul 2016 18:35:32 +0200 The seventh and final IJF Grand Prix before the Rio Games started on Friday in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. http://www.euronews.com/video/2016/06/06/kerry-attends-naadam-competition-in-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/video/2016/06/06/kerry-attends-naadam-competition-in-mongolia Mon, 06 Jun 2016 13:25:28 +0200 During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched… http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/05/mongolia-and-japan-call-the-shots-at-ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/05/mongolia-and-japan-call-the-shots-at-ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix Sun, 05 Jul 2015 20:49:01 +0200 At the Judo Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar local hero Lkhagvasuren Otgtonbaatar claimed the gold in the -90 class with victory over China’s Cheng http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/04/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-visitors-impress-in-mongolia http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/04/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-visitors-impress-in-mongolia Sat, 04 Jul 2015 19:10:05 +0200 On the second day at the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix, the home crowd got just what they wanted in the women’s final of the -63kg class when Tsend http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/03/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-home-judoka-s-dominate-day-one http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/03/ulaanbaatar-judo-grand-prix-home-judoka-s-dominate-day-one Fri, 03 Jul 2015 20:15:02 +0200 Five gold medals were up for grabs on day one of the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix in Mongolia. The home nation dominated proceedings at the http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/21/judo-titles-tumble-at-tiblisi-s-grand-prix-tournament http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/21/judo-titles-tumble-at-tiblisi-s-grand-prix-tournament Sat, 21 Mar 2015 21:28:06 +0100 She won the Grand Slam event in Tokyo, now Slovenia’s Tina Tristenjak has bossed the under 63-kilo category in Tiblisi, too. The number two seed http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/15/buryatia-one-of-russia-s-most-distinctive-republics http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/15/buryatia-one-of-russia-s-most-distinctive-republics Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:25:50 +0200 Buryatia: one of Russia's most distinctive republics