Category: Europe

Several people were injured when a Russian drone struck a nine-storey residential building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early on Tuesday. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported several floors of the building were burned, adding that five people were rescued from the building’s upper floors and three people were receiving treatment for injuries. The attack […]

Published on 16/12/2025 – 15:13 GMT+1 A driver who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of football fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title in May was jailed for 21-and-a-half years on Tuesday. Paul Doyle, 54, rammed his minivan through a mass of fans in Liverpool on 26 May and […]

By&nbspEuronews Published on 16/12/2025 – 17:57 GMT+1 •Updated 18:20 Russia has labelled Deutsche Welle (DW) an “undesirable organisation”, a move criticised by the German broadcaster and Berlin as an effort to stifle independent journalism. Under a 2015 law, members of “undesirable organisations” that threaten Russia’s constitutional order or national security can be fined or jailed […]

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Published on 16/12/2025 – 18:56 GMT+1 More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the UN food aid agency warned on Tuesday. Economic woes, recurrent drought, shrinking international aid and an influx of Afghans returning home from […]

Built deep underground, the stations combine modern transport with layers of ancient history uncovered during excavation. Commuters and visitors entering the stop near the amphitheatre can see ceramic vessels, stone wells and the remains of a Roman bath from a first century home, displayed along the platforms. The line has taken nearly two decades to […]

Published on 16/12/2025 – 19:51 GMT+1 Authorities in Lithuania said on Tuesday they had arrested 21 people allegedly connected to a criminal network that smuggled cigarettes using specially equipped weather balloons from Russia-allied Belarus which have violated the Baltic country’s airspace in recent weeks. Investigators conducted more than 80 searches, seizing cigarettes with Belarusian excise […]

In the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, bands in bright uniforms filled the narrow streets with music and drew large crowds. For some, the parade was a display of resilience, while others remained cautious as Israeli airstrikes continue almost daily in southern Lebanon. The parade forms part of the wider “Beirut Christmas Spirit” programme running from early December […]

On Tuesday morning, tents in the Muwasi area were soaked after overnight rain. Muddy water flooded the camp, pooling several inches deep. Children walked barefoot after shoes were lost in the brown water. Displaced say the rain now frightens them as much as the war, as each storm threatens to ruin the few belongings they […]

Published on 16/12/2025 – 17:28 GMT+1 The British government has announced an independent review into foreign financial interference in politics, after a former member of the right-wing Reform UK party was convicted of taking bribes from Russia. The inquiry will examine the effectiveness of the UK’s political finance laws and safeguards against illicit foreign money, […]