World News

Battle for Mosul begins

The battle to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul – the capital of ISIL’s so-called caliphate – has begun.

17 October 2016

Iraq

Mosul offensive to rout ISIL to begin 'imminently'

The Iraqi army has dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over the ISIL stronghold of Mosul, warning residents of an imminent offensive to reclaim the city from the jihadist…

16 October 2016

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USA: Mountain biking in Utah mountains

Canadian Brandon Semenuk flipped and flew his bike down a treacherous mountain course to win the 11th running of the Red Bull Rampage, his second victory in the…

16 October 2016

Yemen

Houthi rebels launch missiles on US warship in Yemen

An American warship has been targeted by Houthi missile attacks in Yemen.

16 October 2016

Cuba

US-Cuba: Obama lifts limits on rum and cigars

It is a parting gift from President Obama to US tourists in Cuba.

14 October 2016

USA

Accidental gun deaths involving children rocket in the US

Crystal Mees lost her son Bryson in an accidental shooting incident.

14 October 2016

Cult

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

14 October 2016

USA

Newspaper hits back at Trump's threat to sue

The New York TImes has given short shrift to legal threats from Donald Trump's lawyers.

14 October 2016

World News

And also...

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international…

14 October 2016

Syria

Airstrikes intensify in Aleppo, ahead of US-Russia peace talks

Rescue workers say at least 150 people have been killed in the eastern rebel-held sector of the city in the last few days.

14 October 2016

USA

Ugly US presidential campaign 'set to get uglier'

Observers of the US presidential election race could be forgiven for thinking that all domestic and global issues have been completely sidelined.

13 October 2016

USA

UN approves Antonio Guterres as next Secretary General

The 193-member UN General Assembly has approved the appointment of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the organisation's new secretary general.

13 October 2016

Markets

Snapchat moves closer to shares sale

Snapchat has moved closer to an initial public offering of shares having reportedly chosen Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to run the sale.

13 October 2016

Sweden

Bob Dylan is the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate

Musician Bob Dylan wins the Prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

13 October 2016

USA

"Trump is an equal opportunity insulter" - Clinton

Hillary Clinton spoke out a few hours after two women accused Trump of inappropriate touching in a story published on Wednesday by the New York Times.

13 October 2016

Yemen

US 'destroys three Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen' in retaliation for attacks on Navy

The US says it has destroyed three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. The rebel group denies provoking the strikes.

13 October 2016

Yemen

US destroyer targeted again in failed missile attack off Yemen

A US Navy destroyer has been targeted in a failed missile attack from rebel-controlled territory in Yemen, according to US officials.

12 October 2016

USA

USA election: battleground states look likely to swing it for Clinton

Of America’s 50 states – and Washington DC – you need only look at a handful on election night to learn who will be the next President.

12 October 2016

USA

'Unshackled Trump' goes on the counterattack

It was a defiant Donald Trump who turned up at his rally in Florida .

12 October 2016

USA

Thousands evacuated from flooded Carolinas

Days after strong winds brought by Hurricane Matthew battered the eastern seaboard of the United States and flooding has displaced thousands of people in North…

12 October 2016