Category: Europe

Heavy rainfall has affected several parts of northern Morocco, prompting emergency measures in flood- and landslide-prone areas. In Kenitra, authorities mobilised emergency services, local officials and volunteers to support residents and protect livestock as flood risks increased. Efforts included reinforcing vulnerable areas, clearing drainage channels and transporting animals to safer locations, while barley was distributed […]

Hundreds of people gathered at the hypersaline shores of Argentina’s Mar Chiquita Lake this Sunday to attempt a new Guinness World Record for the most people floating simultaneously. The event, held as part of the second annual “Festival de la Planchita” in Miramar, seeks to bring together more than 1,941 participants to surpass a milestone […]

By&nbspEuronews Published on 09/02/2026 – 13:50 GMT+1•Updated 13:53 At least five people were killed in Russian drone attacks on Ukraine overnight on Monday, including a woman and her 10-year-old killed when their home was destroyed in the Kharkiv region. The mother and child died when a drone struck a residential area in Bohodukhiv, about 60 […]

Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven additional years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters of hers said on Sunday. Mohammadi’s supporters cited her lawyer, who spoke to Mohammadi. The lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the sentence on X, saying it had been handed down Saturday by […]

Published on 08/02/2026 – 12:41 GMT+1 Portugal began voting in the second round of its presidential election on Sunday, as the country chooses between centre-left Socialist (PS) candidate António José Seguro and leader of the far-right Chega (Enough) party, André Ventura. 11 million people in Portugal and abroad are eligible to cast their ballots, with […]

Clashes erupted between protesters and police in Milan’s Corvetto neighbourhood on Friday following a demonstration against the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Olympic Games. The brief confrontation came at the end of a peaceful march by thousands against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of US agents in Italy. Some protesters threw objects and […]

Japan braces for more heavy snow over the weekend as Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency reports at least 45 deaths and over 500 snow-related injuries since January 20. The northwestern region of Niigata Prefecture recorded the highest number of deaths at 17, with over 170 injuries. Snowy conditions were seen in Aomori City and […]

Canada’s maple-leaf flag went up and dozens of people sang “O Canada” as Foreign Minister Anita Anand officially opened the country’s consulate in Nuuk, which is also the largest city of the icy Arctic island. Around 50 people gathered for the event and applauded as the flag was hoisted. Canada and France oppose claims by […]

By&nbspEuronews Published on 06/02/2026 – 9:35 GMT+1 Greek and French authorities arrested suspected spies in separate operations this week, with both cases involving alleged transmission of classified military data to China. Greek military authorities arrested a colonel Thursday on suspicion of providing classified and top secret information to China, according to the General Staff of […]

Water rushed through the village of Grazalema in Cadiz as rivers burst their banks across Andalusia. Around 4,000 people were evacuated, schools closed, and rail and road links were suspended in several areas. Police in Cadiz waded through waist deep water to rescue people trapped in an abandoned building. Civil Guard officers are still searching […]