Middle East and North Africa's Catholics believe new pope will be crucial to Church's future

As cardinals meet to elect a new pontiff, Euronews spoke to senior Catholic figures from the region as they reflected on the late Pope Francis and pondered what i...

Serbia's President Vučić visits Moscow amid EU criticism

Meanwhile, Serbian students running an ultramarathon reached Strasbourg on their way to Brussels, aiming to highlight Serbia's political situation to MEPs.

Just ...

Israeli forces shut down six UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem

The schools are run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, which Israel has banned from operating on its soil.

Palestinian students at six UN-run scho...

North Korea carries out short-range missile test, says Seoul

Thursday's launch may have tested the performance of weapons Pyongyang intends to export, according to the South Korean military.

North Korea fired a series of s...

Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day

The Russian president applauded China and Russia's partnership and called "the combat brotherhood" of the two nations a key pillar to its strategic cooperation, a...

Antisemitic incidents surge across Europe and the world, ADL report shows

Cases of antisemitism have risen dramatically in Germany and elsewhere, as Europe marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Violent antisemitic inci...

US free market think tank slams Trump tariffs with trade index

The US ranks mid-table in trade openness but would plummet to bottom if US President Donald Trump's proposed high tariffs and trade rollbacks became permanent.

T...

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

Pakistan supporters also gathered outside the High Commission of India in London calling for peace between the two countries.

World leaders have expressed concer...

No pope elected on first day of conclave as black smoke appears above Vatican

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process of electing the next pontiff, followi...

Disrupting the Victory Day parade: Ukrainian drones paralyse Moscow airspace for three days in row

Ukrainian drones caused massive disruptions at Moscow airports days before Russia’s Victory Day parade on Friday. At least 60,000 people had their trips delayed o...

Next pope must be able to lead Church through difficult time, Cardinal Re says pre-conclave

Giovanni Battista Re, 91, made the comment during pre-conclave mass on Wednesday in St Peter's Basilica.

The cardinals choosing the next pope should select the p...

Rising Tensions Between India and Pakistan: From the Threat of War to Nuclear Concerns

Slovakia's prime minister rejects EU plan to halt Russian gas imports by end of 2027

Robert Fico is not alone in voicing his discontent. Hungary, the other member state with close ties to Moscow, also hit out at the plan.

Slovakia's prime ministe...

Biden calls Trump's Russia approach 'appeasement' in first post-presidency interview

In his first interview since the end of his presidency, Biden warned that the Trump administration is eroding the world's trust in the US.

Joe Biden has said tha...

At least 59 people killed in strikes across Gaza as Israel prepares to ramp up offensive

The new bloodshed comes days after Israel approved a plan to intensify military operations in the Palestinian enclave, which would include seizing Gaza and holdin...

US and China to hold trade talks in Switzerland

It will be the first in-person discussions between American and Chinese senior officials since US President Donald Trump escalated the tariff war between the two ...

Death toll rises on both sides as India fires missiles into Pakistan in 'act of war'

The crisis sparked by the killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir is escalating into a full-blown conflict between the two nuclear-armed states.

India fired missiles i...

Trump says air strikes on Yemen will stop as Oman confirms ceasefire with Houthis

The Houthi rebels began targeting ships in the Red Sea they believed had links to Israel shortly after the war in Gaza started in October 2023, in strikes they sa...

India fires missiles across the border with Pakistan killing at least one child

India launches 'Operation Sindoor' striking several areas across Pakistan in retaliation with last month's attack on Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Ind...

Canada's PM Mark Carney meets with Donald Trump at the White House to discuss bilateral ties, trade

Carney stresses that Canada is not for sale, and will never be, as he meets US President Donald Trump in his first visit to the Oval Office since assuming the pos...

Friedrich Merz elected as German chancellor - as it happened

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German cha...