Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm

A massive storm left around 900 hikers, guides and other staff stranded in difficult conditions on the Chinese side of Mount Everest on Saturday.

Approximately 9...

Costa Rica prioritises Indo-Pacific trade over EU-Mercosur, says trade minister

Costa Rica sees the Indo-Pacific area as a priority over other regional trade deals, such as EU-Mercosur. An Indo-Pacific trade group, the CPTPP, could become the...

Hamas says it's ready to reach Gaza deal but needs 'real' guarantees of lasting ceasefire

Hamas’ lead negotiator says the group needs guarantees of a lasting peace as indirect talks with Israel to reach an agreement over the implementation of the first...

Trump threatens no back pay for federal workers affected by government shutdown

The move is being seen by many as a strongarm tactic to pressure Democrat lawmakers into budging and reopening the government, which has entered its eighth day of...

Trump says there is 'natural conflict' with Canada as he hosts PM Mark Carney at the Oval Office

Trump downplayed the decline in Canadians visiting the US as a major issue, stressing that most Canadians “still love” the US and noting that relations between th...

Against the wall: France's president increasingly isolated as political crisis deepens

As outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s last-ditch 48-hour window to form a new government nears its end, France’s political class and citizens are bracing...

Analysis: What were Israeli oversights in Hamas-led 7 October attack?

Israeli officials have already acknowledged their oversights in preventing Hamas' attack on 7 October 2023. Why did Israel not expect such a significant threat fr...

UK police disrupt gang suspected of smuggling 40,000 stolen phones to China

The Metropolitan Police said it has arrested 46 people in its largest ever crackdown on mobile phone theft.

British police said on Tuesday that they had disrupte...

Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes closed Lithuania's main airport for hours

Thousands of passengers' journeys were disrupted after the authorities closed Vilnius Airport for hours as a precaution.

Weather balloons carrying contraband cig...

Israel optimistic on Gaza peace talks despite Hamas 'manipulation' concerns, officials tell Euronews

As the peace talks between Israel and Hamas enter their second day on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israel remains ”cautiously opt...

Denmark's prime minister says Greenland still nervous about Trump's takeover threat

Mette Frederiksen said US President Donald Trump's desire to take over and control Greenland is still a concern for its people.

US President Donald Trump's threa...

Newly elected German mayor Iris Stalzer found at home with serious stab wounds

IStalzer told her son that she had been attacked by several men in the street and managed to drag herself home where she was found.

A newly elected mayor was fou...

Former French PM says Macron should resign amid deepening political crisis

Édouard Philippe says Macron should announce an early presidential election once France passes a budget for next year.

French President Emmanuel Macron should ta...

Houthis arrest nine more UN staff in Yemen, sparking condemnation

The Iran-backed Houthis' crackdown on the United Nations has seen the rebels arbitrarily detain 53 UN staff since 2021.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have detained nine ...

Israel marks two years since Hamas' 7 October attacks with solemn commemorations

Families honoured the victims on the second anniversary of the deadly Hamas attacks on southern Israel, amid the ongoing war in Gaza and continued peace talks.

I...

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court for appeal by man convicted of raping her

Husamettin Dogan, sentenced to nine years in prison, denies he intended to rape Pelicot, claiming her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot had deceived him.

Gisèle Pelic...

Former Greek PM Tsipras quits parliament amid new party speculation

"I am resigning as a Syriza MP, I am not resigning from political action," Alexis Tsipras said in a statement on Monday.

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipr...

Donald Trump nears decision on sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

The US president said on Monday he has "sort of made a decision" on sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine as the impatience grows at the White House over Russia’s ...

Man on trial in Albania kills judge in courtroom shooting

Two people were also injured after 30-year-old suspect opened fire during a hearing over property dispute the Tirana Court of Appeal.

Three people in the Albania...

'Antisemitism has become a political tool,' since Hamas attack, Europe's leading rabbi says

Antisemitic incidents across Europe have hit record levels following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, according to the Chief Rabbi of Europe, who...

ICC convicts former militia leader and al-Bashir ally of past war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region

Abd-Al-Rahman led the Janjaweed militia responsible for the killing of over 300,000 people and displacing millions in Sudan’s Darfur region during a brutal campai...