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Japan

Suspect arrested in Japan after shooting and stabbing attack

A suspect has been arrested in Japan after four people were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack, including two police officers.

World News

Is a new Cold War dawning as Russia backs out of a 1990 arms treaty?

With Russia's parliament set to rubber stamp a bill rejecting an arms treaty signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is Europe on the verge of a new Cold War?

Japan

Ukraine war and nuclear disarmament to top agenda at G7 summit

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations and selected guests will meet for the summit in the Japanese port city that was decimated by a US-detonated atomic bomb in 1945

Poland

First HIMARS rocket launchers arrive in Poland from the US

Poland takes first delivery of US-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine with a further 500 due later this year.

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Ukraine

Ukraine claims Bakhmut breakthrough and other developments

All the latest from the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine

French MEPs call for Wagner group to be put on EU terrorist list

The owner of Russia's private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has issued a second video attack on the Kremlin saying his men in Bakhmut need ten times the ammunition Moscow is prepared to send. His video was released on Russia's traditional 9 May Victory Day.

Serbia

Anger grows in Serbia despite crackdown on gun ownership

President Aleksandar Vučić has demanded a 90% reduction of firearms in circulation after back-to-back mass shootings last week.

USA

Eight killed in shooting at Texas shopping centre

The shooting, the latest eruption of what has been an unprecedented pace of mass killings in the US, sent hundreds fleeing in panic.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: The EU plans ramp up of weapon production

The EU is hoping that the €500 million it is putting on the table will unleash a wave of investments to boost the production of weapons in the bloc to support Ukraine and replenish domestic stocks.

Tech News

The dark web: A safe haven for some, a gangsters' paradise for many

An international crackdown on marketplaces on the dark web has brought the fight against illegal trades to shadowy corners of the Internet.

World News

These are the new weapons that could prove decisive in the Ukraine war

A defence analyst appraises the equipment and tactics that may dictate the outcome of the next phase of fighting in Ukraine.

Europe News

Brussels unveils €500-million plan to put the EU in 'war economy mode'

Under the new plan, the European Commission intends to address the bottlenecks hindering the production of 155mm artillery shells.

Ukraine

Fighting intensifies in Donetsk as Russia claims gains in Bakhmut

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that Russian troops managed to take three-quarters in the western part of Bakhmut. The last part city is still held by the Ukrainian army.

Europe News

'Made in Europe' debate blocks EU deal on ammunition for Ukraine

Diplomats are haggling over the technical details of a €1-billion initiative to jointly buy artillery shells for Ukraine.

Germany

Zelenskyy calls for more military aid ahead of Ramstein meeting

Defence leaders are gathering at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine.

World News

Ukraine counter-offensive 'unlikely' without more vehicles: analysts

Experts told Euronews combined arms warfare is needed to "conduct offensive operations that could actually put the Russians into retreat and allow Ukrainians to reclaim some of their territories."

USA

Expelled Tennessee lawmaker reinstated in House of Representatives

A US council has voted unanimously to reinstate state representative, Justin Jones, to the Tennessee House of Representatives, less than a week after he was expelled for taking part in a protest against gun violence.

World News

Turkish Navy launches UAV and helicopter carrier TCG Anadolu

"We will become a country that pioneers game-changing technologies, systems and solutions," said Turkish President Erdogan at the ship's inauguration.

World News

US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran

The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East

Ukraine

Alleged leak of Ukraine war documents triggers US investigation

The images of alleged US documents, widely shared on social media Friday and seen by Euronews, might have been tampered with, officials warn.