http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:20:10 +0200 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:20:10 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/diplomacy-stalls-as-iran-fires-on-three-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-us-maintains-blo http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/diplomacy-stalls-as-iran-fires-on-three-ships-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-us-maintains-blo Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:02:37 +0200 Earlier in the day, Trump said he had ordered the US Navy to "shoot and kill" any boats found laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/us-iran-ceasefire-on-brink-of-collapse-as-talks-stall-and-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-deepens http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/21/us-iran-ceasefire-on-brink-of-collapse-as-talks-stall-and-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-deepens Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:20:24 +0200 The US president also wrote on Truth Social that the blockade of Iranian ports will continue until Tehran presents a "unified proposal". http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/20/tehran-vows-swift-response-after-us-seizes-iranian-flagged-vessel-near-the-strait-of-hormu http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/20/tehran-vows-swift-response-after-us-seizes-iranian-flagged-vessel-near-the-strait-of-hormu Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:25:43 +0200 Tehran’s decision comes after the US Navy halted an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, in what was the first interception since Washington instated its naval blockade of Iranian ports. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/16/pakistan-pm-sharif-visits-doha-as-regional-mediation-gathers-pace-for-usiran-talks http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/16/pakistan-pm-sharif-visits-doha-as-regional-mediation-gathers-pace-for-usiran-talks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:55:26 +0200 With the fragile ceasefire holding and signs of de-escalation emerging, Pakistan’s mediation efforts to revive US–Iran talks are gathering pace, reflecting a broader push to contain tensions across the Middle East. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/15/pakistan-hosts-thousands-of-sikh-pilgrims-for-2026-baisakhi-rites http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/15/pakistan-hosts-thousands-of-sikh-pilgrims-for-2026-baisakhi-rites Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:01:12 +0200 Pakistan welcomed around 2,300 Sikh pilgrims from India for Baisakhi celebrations at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, about 45 kilometres from Islamabad. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/diplomats-try-to-arrange-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-during-first-day-of-american-blocka http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/diplomats-try-to-arrange-second-round-of-us-iran-talks-during-first-day-of-american-blocka Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:10:43 +0200 An initial round of talks aimed at permanently ending the conflict failed to produce an agreement last weekend. The White House said Iran’s nuclear ambitions were a central sticking point. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/qatar-rejects-claims-of-side-deals-with-iran-and-calls-for-regional-solution-to-war http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/qatar-rejects-claims-of-side-deals-with-iran-and-calls-for-regional-solution-to-war Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:41:17 +0200 The fallout from the war is disrupting shipping and energy flows, pushing Gulf states to work more closely together and support diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation and stabilise the region. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/12/us-and-iran-end-peace-and-ceasefire-talks-in-pakistan-without-agreement http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/12/us-and-iran-end-peace-and-ceasefire-talks-in-pakistan-without-agreement Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:05:15 +0200 Trump said in a social media post he has “instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas”. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/us-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-pakistan-for-high-stakes-peace-talks-to-resolve-conflic http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/11/us-and-iranian-officials-arrive-in-pakistan-for-high-stakes-peace-talks-to-resolve-conflic Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:08:00 +0200 Three party talks with the US, Iran and Pakistan have begun after a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and other preconditions being met, according to Iran's IRNA news agency. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/10/jd-vance-warns-iran-not-to-play-us-during-planned-talks-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/10/jd-vance-warns-iran-not-to-play-us-during-planned-talks-in-pakistan Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:24:17 +0200 The US vice president said he was "looking forward to negotiations" in Pakistan as UK Prime Minister Starmer classified the ceasefire as "fragile". http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/09/iran-rules-out-any-restrictions-on-its-enrichment-programme-nuclear-chief-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/09/iran-rules-out-any-restrictions-on-its-enrichment-programme-nuclear-chief-says Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:07:04 +0200 The issue of uranium enrichment has been central to Western relations with Iran for more than two decades, with the US and its allies accusing Tehran of seeking atomic weapons. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/08/police-destroy-opium-poppy-fields-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/08/police-destroy-opium-poppy-fields-in-pakistan Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:56:47 +0200 Pakistani police destroyed hectares of opium poppy fields in a tribal region near the Afghan border, as farmers said poverty leaves them few alternatives. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/29/pakistan-to-convene-with-saudi-egypt-and-turkey-in-hopes-of-de-escalating-regional-hostili http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/29/pakistan-to-convene-with-saudi-egypt-and-turkey-in-hopes-of-de-escalating-regional-hostili Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:52:24 +0200 Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that the US is publicly engaging in diplomatic efforts while "secretly planning a ground attack". His comments came shortly after reports in US media that the Trump administration is planning a weeks-long ground offensive. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/19/pakistan-karachi-thunderstorm-kills-at-least-16-as-powerful-winds-wreak-havoc http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/19/pakistan-karachi-thunderstorm-kills-at-least-16-as-powerful-winds-wreak-havoc Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:50:19 +0100 A thunderstorm with strong winds hit Karachi overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, according to local rescue services. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/17/at-least-400-people-killed-in-pakistan-strike-on-kabul-hospital-says-afghan-government http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/17/at-least-400-people-killed-in-pakistan-strike-on-kabul-hospital-says-afghan-government Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:20:34 +0100 Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 others in an airstrike on a hospital in the capital Kabul. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/13/engraved-portraits-on-tombstones-keep-memories-alive-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/03/13/engraved-portraits-on-tombstones-keep-memories-alive-in-pakistan Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:15:41 +0100 At a cemetery in Pakistan’s Quetta, polished marble tombstones engraved with portraits of the deceased have become increasingly popular, particularly among the Hazara community. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/civilians-caught-in-crossfire-as-pakistanafghan-border-clashes-grow http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/civilians-caught-in-crossfire-as-pakistanafghan-border-clashes-grow Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:37 +0100 Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/pakistan-and-afghanistan-trade-border-fire-as-airstrikes-hit-cities http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/02/27/pakistan-and-afghanistan-trade-border-fire-as-airstrikes-hit-cities Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:25:13 +0100 Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/will-the-pakistan-taliban-conflict-turn-into-a-full-blown-war http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/will-the-pakistan-taliban-conflict-turn-into-a-full-blown-war Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:27:32 +0100 Pakistan and Afghanistan, two countries sharing some 2,600 kilometres of mountainous frontier, are facing a major escalation after several months of "relative calm" and sporadic cross-border strikes. Can it turn into an all-out war? http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan-and-launches-strikes-on-kabul http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/pakistan-declares-open-war-with-afghanistan-and-launches-strikes-on-kabul Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:59:30 +0100 Pakistan's latest operation came after Afghan Taliban forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night over earlier air strikes by Islamabad, and follows months of border clashes. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/afghan-military-launches-large-scale-offensive-operations-against-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/26/afghan-military-launches-large-scale-offensive-operations-against-pakistan Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:20:33 +0100 The Taliban forces said they attacked Pakistani army at the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in retaliation for deadly strikes earlier this week, capturing several army outposts. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/bombing-at-mosque-in-islamabad-kills-at-least-31-during-friday-prayers http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/bombing-at-mosque-in-islamabad-kills-at-least-31-during-friday-prayers Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:37:09 +0100 At least 31 people were killed and 169 wounded in a bombing at a Shiite mosque near Islamabad, as Pakistan faces a surge in extremist violence. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/kazakhstans-tokayev-visits-pakistan-to-deepen-strategic-partnership http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/kazakhstans-tokayev-visits-pakistan-to-deepen-strategic-partnership Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:38:25 +0100 Kazakh president's visit to Islamabad brings major transport, trade and cultural deals as Kazakhstan and Pakistan plan new corridors via the Caspian Sea and Afghanistan. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/pakistan-says-it-has-killed-145-indian-backed-terrorists-in-balochistan-after-deadly-attac http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/02/pakistan-says-it-has-killed-145-indian-backed-terrorists-in-balochistan-after-deadly-attac Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:56:17 +0100 Pakistan says it has killed 145 “Indian-backed terrorists” in retaliation to Saturday’s suicide and gun attacks in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Officials say at least 33 people, mostly civilians were killed in what they described as ‘coordinated attacks’. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/19/death-toll-in-karachi-shopping-plaza-fire-rises-to-11-as-search-continues-for-60-missing http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/19/death-toll-in-karachi-shopping-plaza-fire-rises-to-11-as-search-continues-for-60-missing Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:22:11 +0100 On Sunday night, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said families had reported about 46 people missing, prompting authorities to launch a search operation. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/20/former-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-and-wife-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/20/former-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-and-wife-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:11:45 +0100 Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, his wife, have both been sentenced to 17 years in prison over retaining and selling state gifts at prices well below market value. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/afghan-nationals-carried-out-two-suicide-attacks-in-pakistan-interior-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/13/afghan-nationals-carried-out-two-suicide-attacks-in-pakistan-interior-minister-says Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:11:28 +0100 Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have spiked recently after Kabul accused Islamabad of launching drone strikes on 9 October that killed several people. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/at-least-12-killed-in-suicide-bombing-outside-court-in-islamabad-interior-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/at-least-12-killed-in-suicide-bombing-outside-court-in-islamabad-interior-minister-says Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:55:15 +0100 Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack through its leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/19/afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-qatars-foreign-ministry-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/19/afghanistan-and-pakistan-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-qatars-foreign-ministry-says Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:21:53 +0200 The two sides have agreed to hold follow-up talks in Qatar to establish conditions and a framework for lasting peace, bringing an end to a week of deadly cross border skirmishes, which have killed dozens of people. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/12/afghanistan-says-it-killed-dozens-of-pakistani-soldiers-in-overnight-border-clashes http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/12/afghanistan-says-it-killed-dozens-of-pakistani-soldiers-in-overnight-border-clashes Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:22:39 +0200 Afghanistan said the soldiers were killed in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/10/07/is-basmati-rice-indian-or-pakistani-do-not-ask-the-european-commission http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/10/07/is-basmati-rice-indian-or-pakistani-do-not-ask-the-european-commission Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:43:27 +0200 From the Punjab plains to Brussels — who would have thought that the dispute over basmati’s origin would end up on Europeans' plates? http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/60-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-killing-at-least-10-people http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/01/60-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-afghanistan-killing-at-least-10-people Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:52:19 +0200 Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/26/evacuations-under-way-in-eastern-pakistan-as-india-releases-water-from-swollen-rivers http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/26/evacuations-under-way-in-eastern-pakistan-as-india-releases-water-from-swollen-rivers Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:22:37 +0200 The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/19/rescue-teams-search-debris-after-deadly-floods-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/19/rescue-teams-search-debris-after-deadly-floods-in-pakistan Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:41:28 +0200 Flood rescue teams with sniffer dogs searched debris in Pakistan’s northwest Buner district on Tuesday, after torrential rains and a cloudburst left more than 300 dead. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/search-under-way-for-150-people-missing-after-devastating-flooding-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/search-under-way-for-150-people-missing-after-devastating-flooding-in-pakistan Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:00:10 +0200 A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/what-are-cloudbursts-the-deadly-climate-fuelled-deluges-causing-chaos-in-india-and-pakista http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/18/what-are-cloudbursts-the-deadly-climate-fuelled-deluges-causing-chaos-in-india-and-pakista Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:39:47 +0200 As climate change disrupts monsoons, cloudbursts are hitting vulnerable mountain regions with deadly force. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/flash-floods-in-india-and-pakistan-kill-over-200-people-scores-remain-missing http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/flash-floods-in-india-and-pakistan-kill-over-200-people-scores-remain-missing Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:42:52 +0200 Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan. Rescuers continued their search for 80 missing in a Himalayan village and evacuated hundreds across the region. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/07/meet-the-female-musicians-fighting-climate-change-in-rural-pakistan-through-song http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/07/meet-the-female-musicians-fighting-climate-change-in-rural-pakistan-through-song Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:11:51 +0200 In rural Pakistan, where literacy is low and the internet scarce, women are turning to music to spread awareness about the climate crisis. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/pakistan-extends-deportation-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-but-un-remains-concerned http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/pakistan-extends-deportation-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-but-un-remains-concerned Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:39:11 +0200 Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/pakistan-resumes-forced-expulsions-of-14-million-afghan-refugees-despite-un-concerns http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/pakistan-resumes-forced-expulsions-of-14-million-afghan-refugees-despite-un-concerns Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:48:32 +0200 Repatriations on such a massive scale have the potential to destabilise the fragile situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban government came into power in 2021. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/01/pakistan-sentences-108-members-of-imran-khans-party-over-may-2023-protests http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/01/pakistan-sentences-108-members-of-imran-khans-party-over-may-2023-protests Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:40:44 +0200 Khan has remained in jail since his arrest in 2023 which sparked the protests, and faces over 150 charges. He and his supporters claim that they are part of a broader crackdown to weaken his movement. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/german-biathlete-laura-dahlmeier-killed-by-falling-rocks-on-mountain-in-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/31/german-biathlete-laura-dahlmeier-killed-by-falling-rocks-on-mountain-in-pakistan Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:13:31 +0200 Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medallist, was ascending Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range when she was struck by falling rocks while climbing with a partner who survived. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/28/three-suspected-militants-killed-in-gunfight-in-disputed-kashmir-region-india-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/28/three-suspected-militants-killed-in-gunfight-in-disputed-kashmir-region-india-says Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:17:27 +0200 Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each administer part of the Himalayan region of Kashmir, but both claim the territory in its entirety. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/at-least-54-people-killed-in-24-hours-as-heavy-monsoon-rains-lash-eastern-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/17/at-least-54-people-killed-in-24-hours-as-heavy-monsoon-rains-lash-eastern-pakistan Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:35:38 +0200 Since 26 June, Pakistan has reported 178 deaths from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest, Sindh in the south and Balochistan in the southwest, officials said. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/07/16/uk-lifts-ban-on-pakistans-flag-carrier-after-safety-standards-improve-diplomat-says http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/07/16/uk-lifts-ban-on-pakistans-flag-carrier-after-safety-standards-improve-diplomat-says Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:42:12 +0200 British High Commissioner Jane Marriott said that after "extensive engagement" between the UK's Air Safety Committee and the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, restrictions on PIA have now been lifted. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/04/pakistani-troops-kill-30-militants-attempting-to-sneak-into-country-from-afghanistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/04/pakistani-troops-kill-30-militants-attempting-to-sneak-into-country-from-afghanistan Fri, 04 Jul 2025 20:44:13 +0200 Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent months, much of it blamed on the Pakistani Taliban which is separate from the Afghan Taliban but closely allied with them. http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/02/at-least-five-killed-in-roadside-bombing-in-former-pakistan-taliban-stronghold http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/02/at-least-five-killed-in-roadside-bombing-in-former-pakistan-taliban-stronghold Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:40:21 +0200 The Pakistan Taliban, known officially as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, often targets security forces and civilians in the north and elsewhere in the country. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/30/pakistan-to-consider-extending-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-facing-mass-deportation-to-lea http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/30/pakistan-to-consider-extending-deadline-for-afghan-refugees-facing-mass-deportation-to-lea Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:03:36 +0200 Officials said the proposed extension was to allow the refugees more time to settle their personal affairs in Pakistan, such as selling property or wrapping up business activities, before returning to Afghanistan in an orderly and dignified way. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/26/india-rejects-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-statement-over-claims-it-favoured-pakistan http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/26/india-rejects-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-statement-over-claims-it-favoured-pakistan Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:59:06 +0200 Tensions flared at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit as India refused to endorse a joint statement over claims it favoured Pakistan. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/pakistan-condemns-trumps-bombing-of-iran-after-backing-him-for-nobel-peace-prize http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/pakistan-condemns-trumps-bombing-of-iran-after-backing-him-for-nobel-peace-prize Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:54:37 +0200 Islamabad criticises Washington's bombing of Iranian nuclear sites less than 24 hours after backing US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.