Western leaders condemn Hamas videos of captured Israeli hostages in Gaza

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called the videos “sickening,” while French President Emmanuel Macron described Hamas’ actions as “abject cruelty".

Western lead...

India and Philippines launch first joint naval drill in disputed South China Sea

The joint naval exercises — carried out over two days — are likely to antagonise China, which claims to control the entire contested maritime area.

India and the...

South Korea takes down border propaganda speakers in gesture of reconciliation with North

The previous conservative government started playing daily broadcasts last June in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-filled balloons to its neighbour.

Sou...

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir prays at al-Aqsa, violating decades-old agreement

At least 119 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the enclave on Sunday, as the death toll surpasses 60,800, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health ...

The UN says 68 African migrants were killed after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen

The International Organisation for Migration says the bodies of more than 50 migrants washed ashore in southern Yemen as authorities continue to search for surviv...

Kamchatka's Krasheninnikov volcano erupts for the first time in 600 years

The Kamchatka branch of Russia’s ministry for emergency services said an ash plume was recorded rising up 5-6 kilometres following the volcano’s eruption, and dri...

Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages’ families

The violence came a day after US officials visited the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GHF site, and the US ambassador Steve Witkoff described the tro...

Voluntary migration or displacement? Gazans clinging to the land face a catastrophic reality

Euronews spoke with people in Gaza to hear what they think of an Israeli government proposal of 'voluntary migration' from the Strip. Critics warn of the politica...

Kilis-Aleppo natural gas pipeline opened: Gas flow from Turkey to Syria started

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar called on European countries to support infrastructure projects for the return of Syrians in ...

Planes drop humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip as Israeli fire reportedly kills at least 18

Hospitals in Gaza reported the killing of more than a dozen people, eight of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday as Palestinians endured severe risks i...

US president Donald Trump sacks jobs data chief after dismal employment report

Trump's move followed Friday's jobs report that showed just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previo...

Trump orders two 'nuclear submarines' moved near Russia after Medvedev warning

In a social media post, Trump said the deployment was in response to threats from the country’s former President Dmitry Medvedev.

US President Donald Trump said ...

Hungarian police questions Budapest mayor over role in banned LGBTQ+ Pride march

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his party have insisted Pride, a celebration of LGBTQ+ visibility and struggle for equal rights, is a violation of children’s righ...

FBI opens first office in New Zealand, sparking backlash in China

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in June that China posed an imminent threat and urged Indo-Pacific countries to increase military spending to 5% of GDP.

F...

Pakistan sentences 108 members of Imran Khan's party over May 2023 protests

Khan has remained in jail since his arrest in 2023 which sparked the protests, and faces over 150 charges. He and his supporters claim that they are part of a bro...

Trump announces new tariffs across the globe, delays deadline by seven days

Numerous countries around the world are facing the prospect of new tariffs on their exports to the United States on 7 August, as they haven't yet reached a trade ...

Genocide is taking place in Gaza and Europe is duty bound to stop it, Israeli scholar says

Rising voices accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza, accusations Israel denies. Holocaust and genocide scholar Omer Bartov points to the intent to destroy Palestinian...

US, UK, France and other Western allies warn of growing Iranian intelligence threats

US and several other NATO allies, as well as Austria, accused Iranian intelligence services of killing, kidnapping, and harassing people in Europe and North Ameri...

Thailand and Cambodia plan border visits for diplomats as fragile ceasefire holds

The ceasefire reached in Malaysia was supposed to take effect at midnight on Monday, but it was quickly tested as Thailand and Cambodia continued to accuse each o...

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place

Nations are scrambling to finalise the outlines of a trade framework with Trump in order to avoid him imposing higher tariff rates that could upend economies and ...

Myanmar ends state of emergency and junta chief switches roles ahead of December elections

The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

Myanmar's milit...