http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:18:17 +0100 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:18:17 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/nepal-arrests-former-prime-minister-and-home-minister-over-deadly-gen-z-protests-crackdown http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/nepal-arrests-former-prime-minister-and-home-minister-over-deadly-gen-z-protests-crackdown Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:01:22 +0100 Hours after the country's youngest ever leader was sworn in, Nepal police have arrested the former prime minister and home minister over a deadly crackdown on protests in September last year, which killed 76 people and injured at least 2,300 others. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/nepals-youngest-pm-takes-oath-of-office-after-gen-z-protests-toppled-previous-government http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/nepals-youngest-pm-takes-oath-of-office-after-gen-z-protests-toppled-previous-government Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:02:32 +0100 Balendra Shah will lead a government tasked with navigating deep public frustration with Nepal's established parties, who were widely blamed by voters for corruption and chronic political instability. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/15/nepal-watch-cannabis-rituals-unfold-during-shivaratri-in-kathmandu http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/15/nepal-watch-cannabis-rituals-unfold-during-shivaratri-in-kathmandu Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:43:33 +0100 Crowds thronged Kathmandu’s Pashupatinath Temple for Shivaratri, where worship, music and a rare legal tolerance of marijuana marked the festival. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/06/curfew-imposed-in-southern-nepal-city-after-mosque-vandalism-sparks-protests http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/06/curfew-imposed-in-southern-nepal-city-after-mosque-vandalism-sparks-protests Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:11:38 +0100 Muslim groups began protesting in the streets of Birgunj on Sunday against the vandalism of a mosque in a nearby town. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/spanish-police-arrest-11-over-alleged-smuggling-of-300-mostly-nepalese-foreign-workers http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/spanish-police-arrest-11-over-alleged-smuggling-of-300-mostly-nepalese-foreign-workers Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:13:03 +0100 In a statement, police said most of those smuggled had entered on tourist visas, including for other countries within the European Union's Schengen area. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/30/a-two-year-old-girl-is-chosen-as-nepals-new-living-goddess http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/30/a-two-year-old-girl-is-chosen-as-nepals-new-living-goddess Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:35:12 +0200 A two-year-old girl was carried through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday to be installed as Nepal’s new living goddess during the country’s largest annual festival. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/13/nepal-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-on-interim-basis-as-calm-restored-following-gen- http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/13/nepal-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister-on-interim-basis-as-calm-restored-following-gen- Sat, 13 Sep 2025 17:49:37 +0200 Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was the only female chief justice in 2016 and 2017 and was known for her stance against government corruption during that period. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/12/families-hold-vigil-in-nepal-as-death-toll-from-protests-rises http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/12/families-hold-vigil-in-nepal-as-death-toll-from-protests-rises Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:21:51 +0200 The grieving families of those killed during violent protests in Nepal gathered in Kathmandu on Thursday, lighting candles outside a hospital morgue and demanding justice and information about missing relatives. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/11/nepali-army-lifts-curfew-as-it-tries-to-regain-control-after-protests http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/11/nepali-army-lifts-curfew-as-it-tries-to-regain-control-after-protests Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:06:24 +0200 Nepal’s army briefly lifted a curfew in Kathmandu on Thursday as it tried to reassert control following two days of violent anti-government protests that left 30 dead. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/10/nepals-army-imposes-curfew-day-after-gen-z-protesters-set-government-buildings-on-fire http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/10/nepals-army-imposes-curfew-day-after-gen-z-protesters-set-government-buildings-on-fire Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:25:00 +0200 Protests first started last week after the government ordered the shutdown of 26 popular social media platforms it said had not complied with local registration regulations. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/10/troops-deployed-in-kathmandu-after-days-of-deadly-unrest http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/10/troops-deployed-in-kathmandu-after-days-of-deadly-unrest Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:14:55 +0200 Armed soldiers took control of Kathmandu on Wednesday, ordering residents indoors and enforcing a curfew after violent protests left government buildings burning and politicians under attack. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/09/nepal-pm-resigns-as-protesters-torch-politicians-homes http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/09/nepal-pm-resigns-as-protesters-torch-politicians-homes Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:53:39 +0200 Nepal’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday after nationwide protests over corruption and a government ban on social media left 19 people dead and hundreds injured the previous day. http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/09/nepal-social-media-crackdown-is-part-of-a-global-censorship-trend-say-experts-do-vpns-help http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/09/nepal-social-media-crackdown-is-part-of-a-global-censorship-trend-say-experts-do-vpns-help Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:17:21 +0200 Global internet freedom declined for the 14th consecutive year last year. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/08/deadly-clashes-in-kathmandu-after-social-media-ban-sparks-protests http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/08/deadly-clashes-in-kathmandu-after-social-media-ban-sparks-protests Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:15:26 +0200 Tens of thousands of people rallied in Kathmandu on Monday against Nepal’s ban on social media. Police opened fire, killing 17 and injuring more than 145. http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/08/nepal-police-shoot-and-kill-some-17-people-protesting-a-social-media-ban http://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/08/nepal-police-shoot-and-kill-some-17-people-protesting-a-social-media-ban Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:06:48 +0200 “Stop the ban on social media, stop corruption not social media,” the crowds outside parliament chanted. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/11/nepal-holds-first-pride-rally-since-major-funding-cuts http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/11/nepal-holds-first-pride-rally-since-major-funding-cuts Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:15:44 +0200 Hundreds of people marched through Kathmandu on Sunday in Nepal’s annual pride rally, the first to be held since a major reduction in overseas funding. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/30/kathmandu-rally-marks-72-years-since-first-everest-summit http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/30/kathmandu-rally-marks-72-years-since-first-everest-summit Fri, 30 May 2025 11:54:32 +0200 A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop Everest and drawing attention to growing concerns over safety and overcrowding. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/29/nepals-mountaineering-community-marks-72-years-since-conquest-of-everest-summit http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/29/nepals-mountaineering-community-marks-72-years-since-conquest-of-everest-summit Thu, 29 May 2025 18:24:14 +0200 Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/29/everest-faces-pressure-from-climate-change-and-overcrowding http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/05/29/everest-faces-pressure-from-climate-change-and-overcrowding Thu, 29 May 2025 17:12:54 +0200 Nepal says it must protect Mount Everest as rising climber numbers and climate change put pressure on the world’s highest peak. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/07/fires-rage-across-nepal-threatening-villages-and-key-infrastructure http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/07/fires-rage-across-nepal-threatening-villages-and-key-infrastructure Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:56:38 +0200 Wildfires sweeping through central Nepal threaten lives and livelihoods, as soaring heat triggers new blazes and hampers efforts to protect vulnerable settlements. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/two-killed-in-nepal-as-protesters-demanding-return-of-monarchy-clash-with-police http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/28/two-killed-in-nepal-as-protesters-demanding-return-of-monarchy-clash-with-police Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:23:32 +0100 The country officially abolished the monarchy in 2008, two years after King Gyanendra Shah was ousted. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/13/kathmandu-bursts-into-colour-as-thousands-celebrate-holi-festival http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/13/kathmandu-bursts-into-colour-as-thousands-celebrate-holi-festival Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:12:29 +0100 Thousands in Kathmandu celebrated Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colours, with vibrant colours, music, and dance, honouring the arrival of spring and the divine love of Krishna and Radha. http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/29/flooding-and-landslides-in-nepal-kill-at-least-100-and-dozens-more-missing http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/29/flooding-and-landslides-in-nepal-kill-at-least-100-and-dozens-more-missing Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:04:29 +0200 And the death toll is expected to rise as the authorities receive the first reports of likely floods and landslides in the more remote villages of the Himalayan state. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/08/20/nepals-pride-parade-is-a-celebration-of-diversity http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/08/20/nepals-pride-parade-is-a-celebration-of-diversity Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:41:47 +0200 Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and supporters gathered in Kathmandu for Nepal's Pride parade, the first since same-sex marriage registration was legalized following a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/24/18-killed-in-nepal-after-plane-slips-off-runway-during-takeoff http://www.euronews.com/2024/07/24/18-killed-in-nepal-after-plane-slips-off-runway-during-takeoff Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:04:44 +0200 It is monsoon rainy season in Kathmandu and although it was not raining at the time of the crash, visibility was low across the capital. http://www.euronews.com/next/2023/11/14/nepal-bans-tiktok-because-it-disrupts-the-countrys-social-harmony http://www.euronews.com/next/2023/11/14/nepal-bans-tiktok-because-it-disrupts-the-countrys-social-harmony Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:43:21 +0100 Nepal becomes the latest country to ban the social media app after countries such as the US, UK and New Zealand banned its use on government devices. http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/04/rescuers-searching-for-survivors-after-nepal-earthquake-which-left-at-least-132-dead http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/04/rescuers-searching-for-survivors-after-nepal-earthquake-which-left-at-least-132-dead Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:18:13 +0100 Hundreds of others are thought to be buried under rubble in two districts of the Himalayan region. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/01/watch-farmers-in-nepal-celebrate-the-annual-rice-festival http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/07/01/watch-farmers-in-nepal-celebrate-the-annual-rice-festival Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:17:14 +0200 Nepal celebrates the annual rice festival in which farmers and their families play in muddy fields prepared for the plantation of rice, the main staple food for the country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/05/watch-buddhist-celebration-in-kathmandu http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/05/watch-buddhist-celebration-in-kathmandu Fri, 05 May 2023 19:01:56 +0200 Worshippers celebrate Buddha's birthday in Nepal. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/05/norwegian-climber-becomes-fastest-woman-to-summit-all-8000m-mountains http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/05/norwegian-climber-becomes-fastest-woman-to-summit-all-8000m-mountains Fri, 05 May 2023 08:30:00 +0200 Kristin Harila beat the previous record set by a Spanish climber, but now she is aiming to climb all 14 peaks much faster, in just one season. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/03/09/job-for-a-girl-meet-asias-first-certified-mountain-guide-whos-scaling-more-than-mountains http://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/03/09/job-for-a-girl-meet-asias-first-certified-mountain-guide-whos-scaling-more-than-mountains Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:48:04 +0100 “Hopefully my small success will inspire other girls to follow their dreams." http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/16/flight-data-and-cockpit-voice-recorders-found-at-site-of-nepal-plane-crash http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/16/flight-data-and-cockpit-voice-recorders-found-at-site-of-nepal-plane-crash Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:06:37 +0100 A spokesperson for Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said the boxes, which were found on Monday, would be handed over to investigators. http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/15/68-dead-4-missing-after-plane-crashes-in-nepal-resort-town http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/15/68-dead-4-missing-after-plane-crashes-in-nepal-resort-town Sun, 15 Jan 2023 23:59:22 +0100 At least one witness reported hearing cries for help from within the fiery wreck, the country’s deadliest airplane accident in three decades. http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/15/at-least-32-killed-in-nepal-plane-crash http://www.euronews.com/2023/01/15/at-least-32-killed-in-nepal-plane-crash Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:56:39 +0100 Scores of people have been confirmed dead, after a passenger aircraft crashed in a resort town in central Nepal on Sunday, according to officials. http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/24/convicted-serial-killer-claims-he-will-sue-nepal http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/24/convicted-serial-killer-claims-he-will-sue-nepal Sat, 24 Dec 2022 16:01:18 +0100 The convicted murderer known as The Serpent has arrived in France after being released from prison on health grounds in Nepal. http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/23/notorious-french-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-known-as-the-serpent-freed-from-nepal-priso http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/23/notorious-french-serial-killer-charles-sobhraj-known-as-the-serpent-freed-from-nepal-priso Fri, 23 Dec 2022 21:17:46 +0100 French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after serving most of his sentence for killing American and Canadian backpackers. http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/23/the-serpent-notorious-french-serial-killer-released-from-nepal-prison http://www.euronews.com/2022/12/23/the-serpent-notorious-french-serial-killer-released-from-nepal-prison Fri, 23 Dec 2022 13:22:16 +0100 Charles Sobhraj is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong during the 1970s. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/16/nepal-journey-beyond-the-mountains-to-the-heart-of-the-himalayas http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/11/16/nepal-journey-beyond-the-mountains-to-the-heart-of-the-himalayas Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:03:51 +0100 This Himalayan country may be best known for Everest, but there’s so much to explore. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/10/27/tiktok-banned-at-buddhas-birthplace-and-other-tourist-hotspots-in-nepal http://www.euronews.com/travel/2022/10/27/tiktok-banned-at-buddhas-birthplace-and-other-tourist-hotspots-in-nepal Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:07:25 +0200 “I tell them to stop, not to damage my fields, but they dance," complains one farmer. "They tell me they are not doing anything wrong.” http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/27/no-tiktok-sacred-sites-in-nepal-start-to-ban-the-video-sharing-app http://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/10/27/no-tiktok-sacred-sites-in-nepal-start-to-ban-the-video-sharing-app Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:27:26 +0200 Sacred sites in Nepal have started to ban TikTok as the social media app gains popularity in the country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/29/masked-dancers-mark-hindu-festival-in-nepal http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/29/masked-dancers-mark-hindu-festival-in-nepal Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:29:55 +0200 Performers masked as various Hindu deities dance to celebrate Naradevi Swetkali Parba, a festival organised every 12 years in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, in the belief it will help overcome evil and establish peace and security. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/03/kukur-tihar-the-hindu-festival-dedicated-to-worshipping-dogs http://www.euronews.com/culture/2021/11/03/kukur-tihar-the-hindu-festival-dedicated-to-worshipping-dogs Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:16:38 +0100 Wearing marigold garlands and spoilt with treats, once a year the dogs of Nepal are worshipped on the second day of Tihar. http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/20/more-than-100-dead-and-dozens-missing-in-floods-in-india-and-nepal http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/20/more-than-100-dead-and-dozens-missing-in-floods-in-india-and-nepal Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:39:16 +0200 More than 100 people have died after days of flooding and landslides which swept away roads and homes in India and Nepal, authorities said. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/07/08/a-beautiful-view-but-at-what-price-these-are-the-world-s-most-expensive-mountains http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/07/08/a-beautiful-view-but-at-what-price-these-are-the-world-s-most-expensive-mountains Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:46:04 +0200 Here’s what it costs to climb the most expensive summits across the globe. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/07/04/where-are-the-7-unesco-sites-about-to-be-on-the-danger-list http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/07/04/where-are-the-7-unesco-sites-about-to-be-on-the-danger-list Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:00:36 +0200 War, natural disasters, pollution and even poaching are threatening tourism hotspots all over the world. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/06/22/harder-than-everest-record-breaking-female-climber-stranded-in-nepal-amid-covid-crisis http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/06/22/harder-than-everest-record-breaking-female-climber-stranded-in-nepal-amid-covid-crisis Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:03:35 +0200 Tsang Yin-Hung climbed Mount Everest in 25 hours and 50 minutes last month. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/22/austrian-climbing-guide-says-at-least-100-covid-19-cases-on-everest http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/22/austrian-climbing-guide-says-at-least-100-covid-19-cases-on-everest Sat, 22 May 2021 16:40:39 +0200 Lukas Furtenbach of Austria is the only prominent outfitter to halt Everest expeditions due to virus fears http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/21/repatriation-flight-rescues-stranded-spaniards-from-nepal http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/21/repatriation-flight-rescues-stranded-spaniards-from-nepal Fri, 21 May 2021 09:49:10 +0200 Nearly 100 Spanish mountaineers, trekkers and tourists were repatriated after being stranded in Nepal, where a strict lockdown came into force on April 29 following a spike in cases. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/05/13/swiss-and-american-climbers-die-on-mount-everest-in-year-s-first-fatalities http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/05/13/swiss-and-american-climbers-die-on-mount-everest-in-year-s-first-fatalities Thu, 13 May 2021 15:27:05 +0200 The two men sadly passed away while trying to summit the world's highest mountain. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/02/18/why-is-nepal-trying-to-ban-women-from-travelling http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/02/18/why-is-nepal-trying-to-ban-women-from-travelling Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:13:15 +0100 The Nepali government has proposed a new law which would mean women needing permission to travel abroad.