Sweden upgrades wartime shelters amid rising tensions with Russia

Since 2024, Sweden has invested around €7.7 million to upgrade its 64,000 shelters built during World War II and the Cold War.

The Igeldamms car park in Stockhol...

Dutch far-right lawmaker Wilders resumes campaign after suspected terror plot

Geert Wilders had suspended his election campaign after being identified among the alleged targets of a suspected terror cell in Belgium.

Dutch far-right lawmake...

US Senate rejects bill to end government shutdown as it enters third week

The US Senate rejected a bill to reopen the government for the eighth time, extending the shutdown into its third week amid a stalemate over health care funding. ...

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police before Italy-Israel World Cup qualifier

Thousands of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in Udine ahead of the match between Italy and Israel int he 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Italy's World Cup quali...

The Cunio hostages return home 2 years after the kidnapping that shocked Israel

The story of a family that never lost faith: David and Ariel, who were kidnapped by Hamas in 2023, have been released after two years of captivity. Their grandmot...

NATO defence ministers seek more arms for Ukraine as Western military support fades

A recent series of mysterious drone incursions and airspace violations by Russian war planes has fuelled concerns that President Vladimir Putin might be testing N...

Israel keeps Rafah crossing closed to Gaza aid delivery as Hamas returns four more bodies

While Trump expresses optimism over a ceasefire, fighting continues on the ground leaving more Palestinians dead and little progress in talks. Rafah remains close...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal against $1.4bln Sandy Hook shooting defamation ruling

The former Infowars host described the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in which 20 children were killed as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

The US S...

Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying

The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded".

An Iranian court ...

France's PM proposes suspending retirement age law until 2027 election

With his government hanging by a thread, France's newly reappointed prime minister must make concessions to avoid a no-confidence vote this week.

France's Prime ...

Afghan national jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat.

An Af...

EU envoy urges US to rejoin the West on sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

The EU's Sanctions Envoy, David O'Sullivan, tells Euronews he hopes the US will return to a policy of applying new sanctions against Russia.

US President Donald ...

Travel disrupted across Belgium as general strike against proposed public spending cuts continues

This latest strike has resulted in severe delays and cancellations of services affecting tens of thousands of travellers across the country.

A national general s...

Russian strikes hit Kharkiv hospital as Zelenskyy urges more aid defence

Zelenskyy again urged foreign countries to help blunt Russia’s long-range attacks by providing more air defence systems for the country, which is vast and complex...

Venezuela to close embassy in Norway after opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize

The development comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

Venezuela has said it will close its embass...

NATO chief Mark Rutte mocks Russia over 'limping' submarine in English Channel

The Russian submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off the coast of France last week and was later escorted by the Dutch navy in the North Sea.

NATO chief Mark Rutt...

UK's MI5 warns lawmakers of spying threat from China, Russia and Iran

The intelligence agency warned MPs and their staff to look out for spies trying to elicit information from them by blackmail or phishing attacks.

The UK's domest...

Could Ukraine be next? Trump to focus on Russia after securing ceasefire in Gaza

The US president said on Monday that he now wants to focus on Russia and its war against Ukraine. After months of diplomatic efforts, can Trump repeat his peacema...

Trump may be the man of the moment abroad but domestic issues continue to plague his administration

The ovations and gushing words of praise he received in Jerusalem is something he seldom seems to receive at home as his administration grapples with a string of ...

Madagascar president flees country after military unit joins anti-government protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina made his first public comments since the CAPSAT military unit turned against his government amid weekslong protests, saying h...

Egyptian president says Trump's plan on Gaza is 'last chance' for peace in region

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi and US President Donald Trump co-chaired a peace summit in Egypt's Sharm el Sheikh on Monday on Gaza's future and the cea...