http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:22:02 +0200 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:22:02 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-role-at-end-of-month-trump-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-role-at-end-of-month-trump-says Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:58:11 +0200 Leavitt's departure comes as Trump faces steadily sinking poll numbers and the Republican Party risks defeat in the November midterm elections. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/trump-hails-wall-of-steel-blocakade-says-us-will-keep-control-of-strait-of-hormuz http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/trump-hails-wall-of-steel-blocakade-says-us-will-keep-control-of-strait-of-hormuz Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:20:39 +0200 Iran maintains it effectively controls much of the waterway and intends to impose a toll system in response to the US war launched by Trump on 28 February. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-evening http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-evening Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:29 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 12th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/libyan-marshal-haftars-intelligence-chief-killed-in-benghazi-car-bombing http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/libyan-marshal-haftars-intelligence-chief-killed-in-benghazi-car-bombing Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:47:50 +0200 Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/colombia-declares-three-days-mourning-for-quake-victims-as-eu-pledges-assistance http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/colombia-declares-three-days-mourning-for-quake-victims-as-eu-pledges-assistance Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:46:52 +0200 The quake overwhelmed parts of the health system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia's largest disaster responses in years. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/quake-leaves-colombian-towns-in-ruins-as-valle-del-cauca-counts-dead http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/quake-leaves-colombian-towns-in-ruins-as-valle-del-cauca-counts-dead Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:52 +0200 Western Colombia hit by deadly quake as Zarzal, Roldanillo and El Cairo report widespread damage. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-midday http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-midday Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:16 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 12th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/colombia-quake-rescuers-save-woman-after-36-hours-trapped-in-rubble http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/colombia-quake-rescuers-save-woman-after-36-hours-trapped-in-rubble Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:34:22 +0200 A 32-year-old woman has been rescued alive in Pereira after spending 36 hours trapped beneath a collapsed building. Rescuers located her 10 hours before reaching her. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/pyongyang-tests-another-missile-within-one-week-and-ahead-of-us-south-korean-military-dril http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/pyongyang-tests-another-missile-within-one-week-and-ahead-of-us-south-korean-military-dril Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:14:42 +0200 A ballistic missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area around 6am flew more than 700 kilometres, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Seoul condemned the test and warned it remains ready to repel any provocation in cooperation with the US. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/moment-cali-hospital-collapses-after-powerful-colombia-earthquake http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/moment-cali-hospital-collapses-after-powerful-colombia-earthquake Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:18:13 +0200 A 7.4 quake in Colombia partially collapsed the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali on Monday, forcing patients outside as rescuers search for hundreds feared trapped. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/golden-homecoming-for-alexandri-sisters-to-greece-life-after-austria-medals-in-paris http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/golden-homecoming-for-alexandri-sisters-to-greece-life-after-austria-medals-in-paris Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:16:22 +0200 From Austria, where they lived and excelled for 14 years, to their comeback for Greece and two Paris golds. Anna Maria, Irini Marina and Vasiliki Alexandri discuss their decision to return and their plans for the future. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/europe-scrambles-for-eclipse-glasses-as-solar-power-output-set-to-dip http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/europe-scrambles-for-eclipse-glasses-as-solar-power-output-set-to-dip Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:05:32 +0200 Shops and opticians across Europe are running short of certified eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse, with queues forming in Paris, London and Brussels as demand surges. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/colombia-rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-76-magnitude-earthquake-kills-216-people http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/colombia-rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-76-magnitude-earthquake-kills-216-people Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:58:55 +0200 As rescuers search through the rubble for survivors, volunteers join to help clear the wreckage. People brought water and food to the victimes and lined up in front of blood donation centres. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-morning http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/12/latest-news-bulletin-august-12th-2026-morning Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:33 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 12th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/more-than-16000-civilians-detained-by-russia-in-its-invasion-of-ukraine-are-still-held-un- http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/more-than-16000-civilians-detained-by-russia-in-its-invasion-of-ukraine-are-still-held-un- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:31:23 +0200 The UN also reported more than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees are being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/secret-service-and-military-wanted-me-off-air-force-one-in-turkey-due-to-threat-trump-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/12/secret-service-and-military-wanted-me-off-air-force-one-in-turkey-due-to-threat-trump-says Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:12:00 +0200 “They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane,” Trump told reporters after returning from an event in Ohio. “I guess there was a threat out there. I didn’t really ask too much about it,” he said. “I get a lot of threats.” http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/belarusian-opposition-politician-and-scientist-aliaksandr-milinkevich-dies-at-79 http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/belarusian-opposition-politician-and-scientist-aliaksandr-milinkevich-dies-at-79 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:47:22 +0200 The former Sakharov Prize laureate ran against Aliaksandr Lukashenka for the Belarusian presidency in 2006. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/ferry-capsizes-on-lake-kariba-in-zimbabwe-with-95-people-on-board http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/ferry-capsizes-on-lake-kariba-in-zimbabwe-with-95-people-on-board Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:37:20 +0200 Locals are said to use the ferry to get from rural parts of the region to the town of Kariba, which is on the north side of Lake Kariba, close to the border with Zambia. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russia-frees-former-us-marine-robert-gilman-after-more-than-four-years-in-prison http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russia-frees-former-us-marine-robert-gilman-after-more-than-four-years-in-prison Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:33:53 +0200 Gilman was arrested and detained in Russia in 2022, accused of assaulting a police officer following an incident on a train in Voronezh, to the south of Moscow. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/bulgaria-lights-up-its-black-sea-coast-with-digital-art-festival http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/bulgaria-lights-up-its-black-sea-coast-with-digital-art-festival Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:01:44 +0200 Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast became an open‑air gallery from 7 to 10 August, as the second LUNAR: Sea of Lights festival brought 17 light and digital artworks to five seaside communities. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-evening http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-evening Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:00:29 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 11th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/italys-po-river-runs-low-as-drought-threatens-farms-and-water-supplies http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/italys-po-river-runs-low-as-drought-threatens-farms-and-water-supplies Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:54:33 +0200 Italy’s Po River has fallen to historically low levels as the country endures its fourth heatwave of the summer, exposing wide stretches of dry riverbed near Pavia and raising fresh concerns over water supplies and farming across northern Italy. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/frances-oldest-lumberjack-contest-puts-axe-skills-to-the-test http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/frances-oldest-lumberjack-contest-puts-axe-skills-to-the-test Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:37:53 +0200 France’s 73rd lumberjacking championship in Chamrousse saw 60 competitors race axes through logs, preserving Alpine forestry traditions for 2,000 spectators. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/mexican-crews-expected-to-arrive-for-wildfire-fight-in-western-canada-after-20000-flee http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/mexican-crews-expected-to-arrive-for-wildfire-fight-in-western-canada-after-20000-flee Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:06:49 +0200 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire, which broke out on Friday. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/trump-signals-support-for-infantino-as-fifa-crisis-rumbles-on http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/trump-signals-support-for-infantino-as-fifa-crisis-rumbles-on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:22:16 +0200 "If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again," US President Donald Trump wrote of Infantino and the World Cup in a post on Truth Social. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/qatar-sees-positive-signs-in-iran-oman-talks-on-reopening-hormuz http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/qatar-sees-positive-signs-in-iran-oman-talks-on-reopening-hormuz Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:17:44 +0200 Doha said Iran and Oman had reached the technical stage of negotiations and were finalising shipping route coordinates, but warned against delay as only six vessels transited Hormuz on Monday compared with 130-140 before the war. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/russia-launches-massive-overnight-barrage-on-ukraine-leaving-nine-dead http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/russia-launches-massive-overnight-barrage-on-ukraine-leaving-nine-dead Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:52:46 +0200 Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/deadly-earthquake-in-colombia-hits-manizales-damaging-cathedral-and-homes http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/deadly-earthquake-in-colombia-hits-manizales-damaging-cathedral-and-homes Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:09:33 +0200 Manizales, in Colombia’s western Caldas department, was among the areas hardest hit by Monday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake, with streets littered with rubble as rescue teams searched damaged buildings for survivors. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-midday http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-midday Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:16 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 11th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/iran-executes-woman-who-claimed-self-defence-against-sexual-assault http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/iran-executes-woman-who-claimed-self-defence-against-sexual-assault Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:13:23 +0200 Marzieh Nieri, 23, was executed at Qazvin Central Prison after a court rejected her account of wounding a man who had attempted to assault her, bringing the number of women executed in Iran since the start of 2026 to at least 14. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-for-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-hum http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/syria-sentences-bashar-al-assad-to-death-in-absentia-for-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-hum Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:09:17 +0200 A Syrian court handed death sentences to Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher — both in absentia — alongside their cousin Atef Najib, who attended the trial in a cage and was found guilty of leading the 2011 Daraa crackdown that sparked the civil war. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/australias-pm-anthony-albanese-under-fire-for-melons-gag-about-japanese-leader http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/australias-pm-anthony-albanese-under-fire-for-melons-gag-about-japanese-leader Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:32:01 +0200 Asked whether he would say sorry for his "disrespectful behaviour" in parliament on Tuesday, the Australian leader said: "I reject the assertion in the question." http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russia-fired-north-korean-missiles-in-attack-that-killed-six-in-zaporizhzhia-zelenskyy-say http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russia-fired-north-korean-missiles-in-attack-that-killed-six-in-zaporizhzhia-zelenskyy-say Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:14:10 +0200 Ukraine's president has repeatedly sounded the alarm over deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while appealing for more Western air-defence supplies. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/rescuers-search-rubble-in-cali-as-colombias-strongest-quake-in-decades-hits http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/rescuers-search-rubble-in-cali-as-colombias-strongest-quake-in-decades-hits Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:53:49 +0200 Rescuers in Cali search rubble after Colombia’s strongest quake this century, which killed over 130 people, left hundreds injured and many missing. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/at-least-132-dead-570-injured-after-colombia-quake-cali-and-pereira-impose-curfew http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/at-least-132-dead-570-injured-after-colombia-quake-cali-and-pereira-impose-curfew Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:45:36 +0200 Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, just three days after being sworn into office, has declared a state of emergency. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/spains-huelva-blaze-threatens-homes-800-evacuated-amid-severe-drought http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/spains-huelva-blaze-threatens-homes-800-evacuated-amid-severe-drought Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:38:24 +0200 A massive wildfire in Spain’s Huelva province has forced 800 evacuations, burned around 20,000 hectares and comes during Europe’s worsening drought crisis. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russias-supreme-court-bars-anti-war-party-yabloko-from-parliamentary-elections http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/russias-supreme-court-bars-anti-war-party-yabloko-from-parliamentary-elections Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:05:21 +0200 The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-morning http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/latest-news-bulletin-august-11th-2026-morning Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:33 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 11th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/hundreds-more-flights-cancelled-as-tropical-storm-dolphin-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/11/hundreds-more-flights-cancelled-as-tropical-storm-dolphin-causes-flooding-in-eastern-china Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:14:13 +0200 More than 900 flights, or about 40% of those expected, were cancelled in Shanghai’s Hongqiao and Pudong airports after about 1,300 were canceled the day before, according to Shanghai Airport Group. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/competitors-squeal-like-pigs-at-french-village-championship http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/11/competitors-squeal-like-pigs-at-french-village-championship Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:19:54 +0200 Competitors from France and abroad gather in the village of Trie-sur-Baïse for its annual pig-squealing championship, a quirky festival that draws thousands of visitors. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/todd-blanche-sworn-in-as-us-attorney-general-after-bruising-confirmation-fight http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/todd-blanche-sworn-in-as-us-attorney-general-after-bruising-confirmation-fight Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:29:32 +0200 Blanche won Senate confirmation by 50 votes to 49 after the White House persuaded a handful of Republican holdouts to join the "yes" column. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/trump-says-will-demand-conflict-compensation-from-iran-as-part-of-peace-talks http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/trump-says-will-demand-conflict-compensation-from-iran-as-part-of-peace-talks Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:42:45 +0200 Trump this weekend said he was "low-keying" his approach to the conflict, suggesting that he was prepared to let economic pressure mount in place of further military strikes. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/latest-news-bulletin-august-10th-2026-evening http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/latest-news-bulletin-august-10th-2026-evening Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:29 +0200 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 10th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/powerful-66-magnitude-quake-rocks-colombia-geological-agency-says http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/powerful-66-magnitude-quake-rocks-colombia-geological-agency-says Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:42:57 +0200 The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles west of Bogotá, the US Geological Survey and Colombia's counterpart reported. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/chess-player-iran-says-hormuz-stays-shut-until-us-pays-up http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/chess-player-iran-says-hormuz-stays-shut-until-us-pays-up Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:26:49 +0200 Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson shot back that Iranians had "shown they are professional chess players" after Trump said he was "low-keying it" and likened talks with Tehran to a chess game. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/saudi-factory-fire-kills-16-bangladeshis-dhaka-announces http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/saudi-factory-fire-kills-16-bangladeshis-dhaka-announces Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:56:56 +0200 Bangladesh's foreign ministry reported "the tragic deaths of 16 Bangladeshi nationals in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh" in its Monday statement. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/uefa-afc-concacaf-target-embattled-infantino-in-damning-open-letter http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/uefa-afc-concacaf-target-embattled-infantino-in-damning-open-letter Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:49:45 +0200 The open letter criticised Infantino’s judgment and called on FIFA to apologise for poor leadership rather than miscommunication amid its failed attempt to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors. http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/days-of-heavy-rain-leave-at-least-13-dead-in-philippines-rescuers-say http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/days-of-heavy-rain-leave-at-least-13-dead-in-philippines-rescuers-say Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:37:15 +0200 The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/firefighters-battle-wildfire-in-eastern-spains-castellon http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/firefighters-battle-wildfire-in-eastern-spains-castellon Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:26:21 +0200 More than 300 firefighters and 21 aircraft are battling a wildfire in Tírig, eastern Spain, which has burned 810 hectares since breaking out on Friday. http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/hundreds-join-copenhagen-kayak-parade-in-support-of-greenland http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/10/hundreds-join-copenhagen-kayak-parade-in-support-of-greenland Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:30:25 +0200 Hundreds of kayakers paddled through Copenhagen harbour on Sunday waving Greenlandic flags, marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in a show of solidarity with Greenland.