Central Asia and South Caucasus forge stronger ties at Tashkent summit

Central Asian leaders, joined by Azerbaijan, used the Tashkent summit to push for deeper regional integration, new institutions and stronger economic and security...

MI5 spy agency warns Chinese agents are trying to recruit UK politicians on LinkedIn

The UK's domestic intelligence agency says China's security services are targeting lawmakers to “collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relation...

Blaze in Croatian capital Zagreb destroys landmark 16-storey Vjesnik news tower

The fire seemed to be extinguished by Tuesday afternoon, although the metal and concrete construction was still smouldering.

A massive fire broke out in a landma...

Thousands in Slovakia and Czech Republic rally against leaders on Velvet Revolution anniversary

The Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought an end to decades of Soviet-dominated communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, which peacefully split into two nations i...

Syria begins first public trial over deadly clashes in minority's coastal heartland

Half of the 14 defendants were loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, while the other half were members of the new government's security forces.

The firs...

Poland suggests Russia is responsible for railway blast on Ukraine delivery line

Polish prosecutors have initiated an investigation into "acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature" committed for the benefit of foreign intelligence.

Evidence sugg...

France probes Vinted over alleged exposure of children to pornographic content

France’s child protection chief demanded probe into second-hand clothes platform Vinted after ads were found redirecting users to adult websites.

French authorit...

Belgium buys Latvian-made drone interceptors after string of incursions

The deal comes after several drone sightings that disrupted Belgian airports, military bases and a nuclear plant over the last month.

Belgium has struck a deal t...

Russian drones strike Ukrainian public broadcaster newsroom in Dnipro, injuring two

Russian forces launched a barrage of drones at Ukraine's Dnipro overnight, injuring two people and damaging the newsroom of public broadcaster Suspilne.

Russian ...

Snipers in the metro: German military conducts urban warfare drills in Berlin

German military forces began a five-day urban warfare training exercise in Berlin, focusing on rapid deployment and protection of critical infrastructure in a lan...

Not just a man’s world: How women are changing Ukrainian army

Over 70,000 women serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nearly 20,000 of them in combat positions. Euronews met with three Ukrainian servicewomen who did not have...

Is the Palestinian Martyrs Fund still operational?

The Palestinian Authority officially announced the end of its Martyrs’ Fund in February this year. According to information obtained by Euronews, the mechanism Is...

Trump says he will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince's US visit

The sale of the fighter jets is one of several major deals between the two countries expected to be announced during the visit.

On the eve of Saudi Crown Prince ...

UN Security Council approves Trump's peace plan for Gaza

The US-drafted resolution, voted in favour by 13 nations and abstained by Russia and China, includes the establishment of a international stabilisation force and ...

Russian strike hits Turkish LNG tanker in Odesa prompting evacuation of villages in Romania

Border regions of Romania have repeatedly recorded the wreckage of drones, believed to have been launched by Russia towards Ukraine.

A drone struck a Turkish-fla...

Is Europe's mega defence project FCAS in danger of failing over Germany-France disagreements?

The project launched in 2017 and with a price tag of at least €100 billion, aims to strengthen European defence and will include new fighter aircraft supported by...

Ukraine signs deal with France for 100 Rafale jets and air defence systems

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed a landmark deal in Paris on Monday to buy 100 Rafale jets, drones, and air defence systems from France.

Ukrainian President ...

Portugal arrests 'Hulk', top Brazilian druglord and PCC gang ringleader

The PCC is the largest criminal organisation in Brazil and has around 20,000 members — with some estimates stating that the total number could be even higher, wit...

At least three people killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Odesa

Ukraine is desperately trying to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country on the brink of winter.

At lea...

Poland's prime minister calls weekend rail line explosion near Warsaw act of 'sabotage'

Meanwhile, Poland's defence chief Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that the army would examine 120 kilometres of the Warsaw-Lublin-Hrubieszów line, which links the ...

Mike Pompeo joins board of Ukraine’s top defence company amid anti-corruption probe

The former US Secretary of State has been announced as a member of the advisory board of Ukraine’s defence company Fire Point amid an anti-corruption investigatio...