Terror to tourism? Hostage-style video invites visitors to Taliban's Afghanistan

Darkly comic videos made by a tour agency and shared by Taliban-linked accounts on social media are encouraging people to travel to Afghanistan.

Two men kneel on...

UN finds child malnutrition rates have doubled in Gaza since March

Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war and banned all food and other suppl...

World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by a car

A torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, Singh took up running at the age of 89 as a way to get over depression after his wife and son died in quick succession...

Trump faces backlash from MAGA base over Epstein files and arms for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has spent years encouraging dark or harmful conspiracy theories, and that strategy may now come back to bite him.

First the Epstein fil...

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after major data leak raised safety fears

The details of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the UK after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan were released in error in 2022.

Thousands of Afg...

Indian regulator orders airlines to inspect certain Boeing models after Air India crash

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June shortly after take-off, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, as well as 19 people on the ground.

India'...

New US weapons deal for Ukraine: What will Kyiv receive and who will pay for it

In a sharp 180-degree turn on US support for Ukraine, Donald Trump announced that the Washington will send more weapons to Kyiv, two weeks after US military assis...

Syrian Druze leader accuses government of breaking ceasefire after dozens die in violence

The unrest in Syria's Sweida province began with tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze minority and Sunni Bedouins.

A leader of Syria's Druze reli...

Netanyahu's coalition under threat as ultra-Orthodox party announces exit

The departure of United Torah Judaism leaves Netanyahu with a razor thin majority in a government coalition dominated by two far-right parties.

A key governing p...

Polish prosecutors probe far-right lawmaker over Auschwitz denial

Grzegorz Braun was widely condemned by leading figures in Poland after labelling Auschwitz concentration camp and its gas chambers as "fake".

Polish prosecutors ...

Heatwave compounds crisis for Gaza's displaced and injured

Across the Gaza Strip, the scorching heat has exacerbated the crisis, with water shortages, failing sanitation and limited space all threatening public health.

A...

US Secretary of State Hegseth welcomes German counterpart to the Pentagon

The meeting between the two top American and German officials comes following an announcement by US President Donald Trump that NATO members would purchase billio...

Astronauts from Poland, Hungary and India head back to Earth ending first ISS mission

It was Axiom's fourth station trip since 2022. The Houston company's clientele includes the wealthy as well as countries seeking representation in space.

The Int...

Cambodia to start military conscription in 2026 as border tensions with Thailand continue

The conscription law was passed in 2006, but never activated. Cambodians of both sexes, aged 18 to 30, must serve but for women, service is voluntary.

Cambodia's...

German customs officials find 1,500 tarantulas hidden in cake boxes at airport

The tarantulas were discovered about three weeks ago, but the customs office only made the images public on Monday.

Customs officials in Germany released photos ...

Trump to slam Russia with 'severe' 100% tariffs if no deal is made on Ukraine in 50 days

Trump has publicly expressed irritation with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, accusing the Russian leader of throwi...

'We don’t have any intention' to control Gaza long term, Israeli foreign minister tells Euronews

Israel's foreign affairs minister Gideon Sa'ar tells Euronews that his country doesn't 'have any intention' to control Gaza long term, adding that the Jewish stat...

At least 30 killed as Syrian government forces clash with Druze militias, Bedouin tribes

The unrest began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings between members of the Druze religious minority and Sunni Bedouin clans.

At least 30 people have been k...

Spanish police detain eight people after anti-migrant clashes in Torre-Pacheco

Clashes in the town broke out on Saturday night after a 68-year-old man told Spanish media he had been beaten up earlier in the week by three men of North African...

Israeli strikes kill at least 32 in Gaza as Palestinian war death toll reportedly tops 58,000

Gaza’s Health Ministry says women and children make up more than half of the over 58,000 dead in the war. The ministry doesn’t differentiate between civilians and...

French President announces €6.5 billion in extra military spending in next two years

French President Emmanuel Macron outlined plans to boost defence spending in France, warning Europe is facing a "greater threat" than at any time since the end of...