http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:13:29 +0200 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:13:29 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/17/nearly-900-rohingya-refugees-dead-and-missing-in-shipwrecks-in-2025-unhcr-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/17/nearly-900-rohingya-refugees-dead-and-missing-in-shipwrecks-in-2025-unhcr-says Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:13:16 +0200 The Rohingya mainly leave from huge camps in Bangladesh, where more than 1 million refugees forced to flee across the border from Myanmar's Rakhine state live in squalid conditions. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/30/fuel-shortages-bring-long-queues-to-myanmars-capital http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/30/fuel-shortages-bring-long-queues-to-myanmars-capital Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:00:18 +0200 Motorists queue for hours for petrol in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, after the junta imposed fuel quotas as shortages grow. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/12/case-on-whether-myanmar-committed-genocide-against-rohingya-opens-at-un-court http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/12/case-on-whether-myanmar-committed-genocide-against-rohingya-opens-at-un-court Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:05:16 +0100 The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/28/polls-close-in-first-ballot-of-myanmars-general-election-since-military-seized-power-in-20 http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/28/polls-close-in-first-ballot-of-myanmars-general-election-since-military-seized-power-in-20 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 15:40:16 +0100 Final results are expected to be announced by February after two more rounds of voting are completed, but the ballot is widely being criticised and dismissed as a sham. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/13/myanmars-military-junta-says-hospital-it-bombed-killing-dozens-was-used-as-based-by-armed- http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/13/myanmars-military-junta-says-hospital-it-bombed-killing-dozens-was-used-as-based-by-armed- Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:47:39 +0100 Myanmar’s military junta says Wednesday’s airstrikes on a hospital in the western town of Mrauk-U that killed more than 30 people was part of a counter-terrorism operation targeting armed groups using the facility as a base for their operations. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/opium-poppy-cultivation-in-myanmar-hits-highest-level-in-a-decade-un-report-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/opium-poppy-cultivation-in-myanmar-hits-highest-level-in-a-decade-un-report-says Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:26:53 +0100 There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/07/prosecutors-in-thailand-issue-indictments-for-dozens-linked-to-deadly-building-collapse http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/07/prosecutors-in-thailand-issue-indictments-for-dozens-linked-to-deadly-building-collapse Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:57:48 +0200 An investigation by police and other officials found design and structural flaws were behind the building's collapse and that some of the officially approved designs were not implemented. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/myanmar-ends-state-of-emergency-and-junta-chief-switches-roles-ahead-of-december-elections http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/myanmar-ends-state-of-emergency-and-junta-chief-switches-roles-ahead-of-december-elections Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:17:41 +0200 The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/19/myanmars-military-leader-appears-at-event-honouring-aung-san-suu-kyis-father http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/19/myanmars-military-leader-appears-at-event-honouring-aung-san-suu-kyis-father Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:53:36 +0200 The country’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was absent from the event for a fifth consecutive year since her arrest in February 2021 following a coup d'état. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/11/myanmar-on-path-to-self-destruction-if-violence-doesnt-end-un-envoy-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/11/myanmar-on-path-to-self-destruction-if-violence-doesnt-end-un-envoy-says Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:31:42 +0200 A widespread armed struggle against military rule in Myanmar began in February 2021 after generals seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/10/myanmar-military-junta-fighter-jet-shot-down-near-mandalay-rebel-group-claims http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/10/myanmar-military-junta-fighter-jet-shot-down-near-mandalay-rebel-group-claims Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:52:21 +0200 Sagaing region is a stronghold of armed resistance to the ruling military junta, which seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/16/thai-construction-tycoon-and-engineers-charged-over-deadly-bangkok-high-rise-collapse http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/16/thai-construction-tycoon-and-engineers-charged-over-deadly-bangkok-high-rise-collapse Fri, 16 May 2025 16:04:30 +0200 The building, meant to house Thailand’s State Audit Office, was the only structure in the Southeast Asian country to collapse in the quake in neighbouring Myanmar, killing 92 people. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/funerals-held-in-myanmar-for-pupils-killed-in-alleged-junta-air-strike-on-rural-school http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/funerals-held-in-myanmar-for-pupils-killed-in-alleged-junta-air-strike-on-rural-school Tue, 13 May 2025 21:14:54 +0200 Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army's 2021 takeover ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, which led to nationwide peaceful protests that escalated into a durable armed resistance denying the army control of much of the country. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/bangkok-officials-end-search-operation-at-skyscraper-that-collapsed-after-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/bangkok-officials-end-search-operation-at-skyscraper-that-collapsed-after-earthquake Tue, 13 May 2025 20:51:11 +0200 The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/12/at-least-17-killed-in-junta-air-strike-on-school-in-myanmar-reports-say http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/12/at-least-17-killed-in-junta-air-strike-on-school-in-myanmar-reports-say Mon, 12 May 2025 17:49:12 +0200 Sagaing region, near the border with India, has been a stronghold of armed resistance and the military in recent years has stepped up air strikes against the local pro-democracy People's Defence Forces. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/06/us-sanctions-myanmars-ethnic-karen-national-army-for-facilitating-cyber-scams http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/06/us-sanctions-myanmars-ethnic-karen-national-army-for-facilitating-cyber-scams Tue, 06 May 2025 17:41:14 +0200 The KNA controls Shwe Kokko and some areas in Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand in the state of Kayin, also known as Karen state. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/29/myanmar-earthquake-survivors-in-dire-need-of-aid-one-month-on-un-warns http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/29/myanmar-earthquake-survivors-in-dire-need-of-aid-one-month-on-un-warns Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:59:57 +0200 At least 3,770 people were killed by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck on 28 March, with 5,106 injured and 106 still missing. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/21/asian-scam-operations-worth-35-billion-spreading-across-the-world-un-warns http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/21/asian-scam-operations-worth-35-billion-spreading-across-the-world-un-warns Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:40:58 +0200 New online markets, money laundering networks, stolen data products, malware, artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies are laying the ground for the rise of crime as a service, the UN report says. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/21/thai-chinese-company-denies-ignoring-safety-after-quake-caused-block-to-collapse http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/21/thai-chinese-company-denies-ignoring-safety-after-quake-caused-block-to-collapse Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:52:07 +0200 The collapse sparked questions about the enforcement of construction safety and the state-run Chinese contractor, China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group, leading to the arrest Saturday of its Chinese executive in Thailand. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/17/myanmar-junta-releases-almost-4900-prisoners-in-traditional-near-year-amnesty http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/17/myanmar-junta-releases-almost-4900-prisoners-in-traditional-near-year-amnesty Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:29:14 +0200 Myanmar has been under military rule since February 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/14/buddhist-statues-in-thailand-splashed-with-water-as-songkran-new-year-festival-starts http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/14/buddhist-statues-in-thailand-splashed-with-water-as-songkran-new-year-festival-starts Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:37:47 +0200 Locals, tourists and others visited the Wat Arun temple in the capital Bangkok to pour water on Buddha images in an act that symbolises cleansing, reverence and good fortune. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/07/death-toll-from-28-march-earthquake-in-myanmar-rises-above-3500-junta-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/07/death-toll-from-28-march-earthquake-in-myanmar-rises-above-3500-junta-says Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:12:37 +0200 Recent heavy rainfall has increased the risk of waterborne diseases like cholera spreading, aid groups say. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/07/efforts-to-clear-earthquake-debris-continue-in-myanmars-capital http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/07/efforts-to-clear-earthquake-debris-continue-in-myanmars-capital Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:03:07 +0200 Days after the earthquake in Myanmar, rescue teams continue clearing debris in the capital, Naypyitaw, while damaged infrastructure delays recovery efforts across the country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/04/field-hospitals-rise-as-myanmars-health-response-struggles-to-cope http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/04/field-hospitals-rise-as-myanmars-health-response-struggles-to-cope Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:20:10 +0200 Temporary field hospitals have sprung up across Myanmar after a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay on 28 March. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/03/survivor-rescued-after-125-hours-beneath-rubble-in-myanmar-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/03/survivor-rescued-after-125-hours-beneath-rubble-in-myanmar-earthquake Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:50:27 +0200 After being trapped for days in the rubble of the Golden Country Hotel, a survivor was rescued by Chinese rescuers in Mandalay City following Myanmar's deadly earthquake. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/03/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-passes-3000-with-hundreds-still-missing http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/03/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-passes-3000-with-hundreds-still-missing Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:45:58 +0200 The leader of Myanmar's ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, is due to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/02/man-rescued-from-rubble-in-myanmar-five-days-after-devastating-magnitude-77-quake http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/02/man-rescued-from-rubble-in-myanmar-five-days-after-devastating-magnitude-77-quake Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:28:32 +0200 The statement from the military's high command follows a series of unilateral temporary ceasefires announced by armed resistance groups opposed to military rule. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/02/man-rescued-from-myanmar-hotel-rubble-five-days-after-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/02/man-rescued-from-myanmar-hotel-rubble-five-days-after-earthquake Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:49:15 +0200 Five days after the devastating earthquake killed over 2,700 people in Myanmar, a rescue team pulled a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Naypyidaw. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/01/hopes-fading-for-more-survivors-in-myanmars-devastating-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/01/hopes-fading-for-more-survivors-in-myanmars-devastating-earthquake Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:28:03 +0200 Rescue operations in Myanmar continue after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed over 2,000, injuring thousands, with infrastructure damage and power shortages complicating relief operations. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/myanmar-more-than-2000-confirmed-dead-in-earthquake-as-landslides-leave-some-areas-inacces http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/myanmar-more-than-2000-confirmed-dead-in-earthquake-as-landslides-leave-some-areas-inacces Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:42:17 +0200 Emergency workers are warning of acute hunger and disease outbreaks as the confirmed death toll keeps on rising. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/31/earthquake-worsens-dire-humanitarian-crisis-in-myanmar-says-un http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/31/earthquake-worsens-dire-humanitarian-crisis-in-myanmar-says-un Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:22:24 +0200 Myanmar, where an ongoing civil war began in 2021, was already one of the most challenging places in the world for aid organisations to operate in. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/03/31/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-thailand-and-is-bangkok-airport-open-latest-advice-after-myanmar-e http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/03/31/is-it-safe-to-travel-to-thailand-and-is-bangkok-airport-open-latest-advice-after-myanmar-e Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:22:00 +0200 European governments have updated their travel advice for tourists in the area and with upcoming trips. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/30/51-magnitude-aftershock-hits-near-mandalay-in-myanmar http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/30/51-magnitude-aftershock-hits-near-mandalay-in-myanmar Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:32:56 +0200 Myanmar continues to be hit by a string of aftershocks, the latest being a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that struck on Sunday morning. This follows a 7.7-magnitude quake that hit on Friday leaving at least 1,700 people dead. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/30/myanmars-resistance-movement-announces-partial-ceasefire-to-facilitate-earthquake-rescue-e http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/30/myanmars-resistance-movement-announces-partial-ceasefire-to-facilitate-earthquake-rescue-e Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:19:22 +0200 The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has claimed the lives of at least 1,644 people and injured 2,376, according to the country's ruling military junta. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/29/hundreds-feared-dead-after-powerful-earthquake-rocks-myanmar http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/29/hundreds-feared-dead-after-powerful-earthquake-rocks-myanmar Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:04:30 +0100 At least 1,000 people have been killed and 2,376 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the city of Mandalay in central Myanmar. Aftershocks could be felt as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/chinas-yunnan-feels-myanmars-77-earthquake-no-casualties-reported http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/chinas-yunnan-feels-myanmars-77-earthquake-no-casualties-reported Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:59:32 +0100 Firefighters in Yunnan responded to a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Myanmar. Despite strong tremors, no casualties or major damage was reported. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/deadly-earthquake-in-myanmar-causes-widespread-devastation http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/deadly-earthquake-in-myanmar-causes-widespread-devastation Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:37:45 +0100 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar with aftershocks felt in Thailand and China, causing widespread devastation. Naypyidaw reported at least 144 fatalities, with many still trapped. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/powerful-earthquake-in-myanmar-rocked-thailand-capital-bangkok http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/28/powerful-earthquake-in-myanmar-rocked-thailand-capital-bangkok Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:57:06 +0100 Videos capturing the moments of Friday's powerful earthquake in Myanmar, which sent strong tremors through Bangkok, show buildings shaking, water spilling from rooftop pools, and residents rushing to evacuate. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/strong-77-earthquake-strikes-myanmar-and-neighbouring-thailand http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/strong-77-earthquake-strikes-myanmar-and-neighbouring-thailand Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:41:11 +0100 Tremors from the powerful quake caused deaths and damages in the Thai capital of Bangkok, thousands of miles away from the earthquake's epicentre. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/27/myanmar-military-chief-min-aung-hlaing-commits-to-hold-elections-by-years-end http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/27/myanmar-military-chief-min-aung-hlaing-commits-to-hold-elections-by-years-end Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:37:45 +0100 The 2021 military coup which ousted democratically-elected State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been met with widespread opposition, sparking widespread protests and triggering an armed resistance which has plunged much of the country into conflict. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/20/china-starts-repatriating-citizens-freed-from-scam-centres-in-myanmar http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/20/china-starts-repatriating-citizens-freed-from-scam-centres-in-myanmar Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:49:12 +0100 Around 7,000 rescued workers are waiting to be moved across the border to Thailand, says Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/01/four-years-ago-myanmars-military-staged-a-coup-and-sparked-a-civil-war http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/01/four-years-ago-myanmars-military-staged-a-coup-and-sparked-a-civil-war Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:47:25 +0100 Peace prospects look bleak as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/01/myanmar-junta-extends-mandate-by-further-six-months-no-date-given-for-elections http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/01/myanmar-junta-extends-mandate-by-further-six-months-no-date-given-for-elections Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:40:13 +0100 The military declared a state of emergency in 2021 when it arrested the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in an army takeover which reversed years of progress toward democracy after five decades of military rule. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/09/18/myanmar-floods-have-affected-631000-people-and-caused-226-deaths http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/09/18/myanmar-floods-have-affected-631000-people-and-caused-226-deaths Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:07:51 +0200 A week after Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains triggered severe flooding in Myanmar, residents in the capital, Naypyitaw, have begun cleaning their homes. http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/15/dozens-dead-and-many-missing-in-myanmar-after-typhoon-yagi http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/15/dozens-dead-and-many-missing-in-myanmar-after-typhoon-yagi Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:41:28 +0200 The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, Myanmar’s state television said on Saturday. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/27/watch-myanmar-monks-funeral-sparks-public-outcry-against-military http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/27/watch-myanmar-monks-funeral-sparks-public-outcry-against-military Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:23:34 +0200 The funeral of Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa, a senior monk fatally shot by Myanmar soldiers, drew hundreds, highlighting tensions with Myanmar's military and Buddhist clergy. http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/27/rohingya-refugees-forcibly-evicted-by-students-in-indonesia http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/27/rohingya-refugees-forcibly-evicted-by-students-in-indonesia Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:01:03 +0100 The attack comes after some 1,500 Rohingya refugees have fled temporary camps in Bangladesh for the province of Aceh in just over a month. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/19/swiss-man-arrested-in-myanmar-for-allegedly-insulting-buddhism-in-film http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/19/swiss-man-arrested-in-myanmar-for-allegedly-insulting-buddhism-in-film Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:01:23 +0200 The military-ruled state is known for sometimes violent religious and ethnic intolerance, as well as restrictions on freedom of press and speech. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/01/aung-san-suu-kyi-has-some-of-her-prison-sentences-reduced-by-myanmars-military-led-governm http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/01/aung-san-suu-kyi-has-some-of-her-prison-sentences-reduced-by-myanmars-military-led-governm Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:31:33 +0200 Myanmar's military government has reduced some of the prison sentences being served by former ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an act of clemency timed to coincide with a religious festival. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/01/goodbye-myanmar-fashion-industry-giant-inditex-to-quit-conflict-hit-nation http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/01/goodbye-myanmar-fashion-industry-giant-inditex-to-quit-conflict-hit-nation Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:15:23 +0200 The company, which owns Zara, has announced it's in process of stopping purchases from Myanmar's garment factories due to a campaign by a global workers' union to convince companies to divest from the country.