British couple released by the Taliban after months in jail touch down in Doha

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both Afghan citizens, were held by the Taliban for more than seven months on undisclosed charges.

A British couple held in Afghanistan...

'EU tolerates two types of Jews: Those willing to undermine Israel and dead Jews,' minister says

More than 100 European rabbis sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week, warning her that since the Hamas-led 7 Octobe...

UN resolution to prevent 'snapback' sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme fails to pass

The resolution was put forward by South Korea but did not garner the support of the nine countries required to halt the series of penalties from taking effect at ...

Belarus expels Czech diplomat in tit-for-tat move after Prague makes spy ring accusations

The expulsion comes after Czech and Polish authorities expelled Belarusian diplomats earlier this month, as part of a wider crackdown on a European spy ring made ...

PM Viktor Orbán follows Trump and says Hungary will designate antifa a terrorist organisation

Antifa, short for "anti-fascist," is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially...

Russian fighter jets violated Estonia's airspace, authorities say

Three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets lingered in NATO-member Estonia's airspace for several minutes on Friday, according to Estonian authorities.

Three Russian figh...

Taliban releases British couple held for months in Afghanistan on undisclosed charges

A spokesperson for the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the couple "violated Afghan law" and were released from prison on Friday after a court hearing, but didn't sa...

The web’s fundamental principle just got scrapped — your access to information is changing forever

There are so many angles and nuances and decisions about what facts to communicate, which voices to include. And this is the benefit of media plurality. In the ze...

'Absolutely no evidence' Putin will negotiate peace in Ukraine, outgoing MI6 chief says

Ukraine has accepted proposals for a ceasefire and a summit meeting, but so far Moscow has been noncommittal.

There is "absolutely no evidence" that Russia's Pre...

Taliban ban dozens of books written by women from Afghan universities

Out of the 679 textbooks banned by the Taliban administration, 140 were written by women, while 310 were drafted by Iranian authors or publishers.

The Taliban ad...

Missile debris found in Poland week after Russia's mass airspace violations, officials say

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has instructed the defence and interior ministries to coordinate with Poland to establish whether the drone is one of those de...

Excavations in northern Cyprus search for Greek Cypriot civilians missing since 1974

Cypriot authorities are excavating suspected mass graves in northern Cyprus, seeking remains of Greek Cypriot civilians who disappeared in 1974.

Cypriot authorit...

Ahead of crucial snap election in Moldova, Transnistrians remain uncertain

Moldovans will vote on 28 September in a crucial snap parliamentary election. The outcome will influence the country's EU membership bid amid Russia's war in Ukra...

Expert panel identifies key barriers and solutions for boosting European economic growth

At our latest Euronews event, experts discussed strategies for unlocking Europe's economic potential through investment, skills development and regulatory reform....

UK spy agency MI6 launches new portal to recruit foreign informants via dark web

MI6 has launched a dark web portal, Silent Courier, to recruit spies and gather information securely. The platform targets potential informants worldwide, includi...

Six Israeli soldiers killed in separate attacks in Gaza and West Bank

A roadside bomb in Gaza's Rafah killed four IDF soldiers and wounded three. Investigations are ongoing. A separate attack at a West Bank checkpoint killed two mor...

Drones, 8k, virtual concerts: All the latest tech from the International Broadcast Convention

At IBC 2025, Amsterdam becomes the beating heart of audiovisual innovation: drones, 8K cameras and virtual reality welcome visitors. At the convention, Fujifilm p...

Canada and Mexico vow closer economic ties amid Trump trade shake up

Sheinbaum and Carney’s pledge comes as Trump’s ongoing and constantly evolving trade threats have put the countries on edge, compelling them to scramble for more ...

Ukraine has 'hit the nail on the head' with strikes on Russian oil industry, economist says

Kyiv’s strategy to strike the Russian oil industry is “the most efficient thing Ukraine can do” to hurt Moscow's war machine. Still, it will not break the army an...

Trump and Xi set to discuss TikTok deal and future of US - China relations

Following a U.S.-China trade meeting earlier this week in Madrid, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sides reached a framework deal on TikTok’s owners...

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on immediate Gaza ceasefire

The vote came just days before the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, where Gaza will be a major topic and major U.S. allies are expe...