World News

Magnitude 7.0 California earthquake prompts brief tsunami warning

The quake struck at 10:44am local time west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County, about 209 km from the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey said.

6 December 2024

Europe News

Lavrov, Blinken trade barbs at OSCE Malta meeting

The visit marked Lavrov’s first visit to an EU member country since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Estonia walked out of the room during his speech.

5 December 2024

Earth News

Big polluters clash with small islands at landmark ICJ climate hearing

Vulnerable nations say historic polluters should be held legally responsible. Countries in the Global North believe existing climate change treaties are good enough.

5 December 2024

Culture news

Taylor Swift: The end of an Era(s Tour) - but not Obama's book record

Taylor Swift was named Spotify’s most-played artist yesterday and ends her monumental Eras Tour this weekend. She’s also landed the biggest book launch of the year in the US with the publication of her official Era's Tour book. However, fans have noticed multiple eras - sorry, errors...

5 December 2024

USA

Trump cites Biden's pardoning of son in bid to quash hush money case

Borrowing from the language the incumbent US president used to pardon his son Hunter, the president-elect’s lawyers have argued that their client is the victim of "political theatre".

4 December 2024

Culture news

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 'alarming blood test'

Weinstein's transfer from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward comes less than a week after the disgraced movie mogul filed a legal claim alleging substandard medical care.

3 December 2024

Europe News

ICC president criticises US and Russia over threats and accusations

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced criticism and pressure over arrest warrants for Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

2 December 2024

Markets

Hopes that Biden's Angola trip may help lower pressure on oil markets

US President Joe Biden is visiting oil-abundant Angola for a three-day trip, aiming to enhance investment activities in the country and countering China's rising influence in the region.

2 December 2024

USA

Euroviews. Paranoid style of American politics should be Europe's wake-up call

Democratic principles cannot rely solely on enlightened leaders but must be upheld by a broad, inclusive consensus, Graziella Romeo writes.

28 November 2024

Europe News

Cyprus eyes future NATO membership amid US talks on military training

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides' comments signal break with the island’s policy of neutrality, and any NATO bid would be rejected by Turkey.

28 November 2024

USA

Trump claims migration progress as Mexico stresses cooperation

Trump boasted of the impact of his dramatic tariff threats, while Sheinbaum emphasised Mexico’s existing efforts to manage migration and combat fentanyl smuggling.

28 November 2024

Culture news

Legendary guitar brand Gibson hits Donald Trump with cease and desist

The MAGA-branded line of guitars was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump.” Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks.

27 November 2024

Culture news

Harvey Weinstein files legal claim of lacking medical care from jail

Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail.

27 November 2024

Markets

Euro holds steady despite Trump's renewed threats on tariffs

The euro stabilised against the US dollar on Tuesday, despite more tariff threats from US President-elect Donald Trump, targeting imports from Canada and Mexico.

27 November 2024

Culture news

Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX': Euronews Culture's verdict

Argued to be the greatest rapper of a generation, can Kendrick Lamar maintain that position with his new surprise release?

26 November 2024

China

Euroviews. The West’s crisis of faith in democracy is a gift to authoritarians

To the Uyghurs in China and elsewhere, our democracy holds the promise that one day, their voices might finally be heard. We cannot let it be eroded, Rushan Abbas writes.

25 November 2024

Culture news

Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting and strangling model

Rapper Ye - formerly known as Kanye West - has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on the set of a music video in 2010. WARNING: Article contains strong language and details of abuse that some may find distressing.

25 November 2024

Business

Senior Chinese official warns any future US tariff hikes will backfire

Higher tariffs on Chinese exports will backfire - and China can manage the impact of such "external shocks", a senior Commerce Ministry official said on Friday in Beijing.

22 November 2024

USA

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Attorney General

The Republican's announcement follows continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer.

22 November 2024

Europe News

French trade minister flags defensive trade tools for Trump presidency

As the 27 trade ministers gathered for the first time since Donald Trump's re-election, the use of defensive trade tools against the US could be an option in case of Trump's aggressive trade policy, according to French minister Sophie Primas.

21 November 2024