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Extremism and video games: How extremist groups are grooming children

The identification and reporting of a chat on a gaming platform between two minors preparing an armed attack on a school likely resulted in innocent lives being saved. According to experts, reporting extremist content by users themselves is key to tackling the problem.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Polish railways PKP launches direct rail link from Warsaw to Croatian coast

On Saturday, the first PKP train from Warsaw to Rijeka in Croatia completed its journey.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Flight chaos in Italy: what happened and how to claim reimbursement

On Saturday evening, 320 flights were cancelled or diverted in north-eastern Italy due to a systems failure at Milan's Linate airport. A passenger told Euronews about his misadventure, while associations remind us that refunds are available.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

US President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' takes another hurdle in tight Senate vote

Proposed cuts in welfare provisions to finance tax relief are among the most controversial aspects of Trump's 'signature policy' bill.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump calls for ceasefire deal while Israel plans new mass evacuations to expand military operations

On Sunday, President Trump urged a ceasefire deal for Gaza. Simultaneously, Israel ordered new mass evacuations in northern Gaza as it plans to expand its military operation in the area.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Failed art restorations: intention is not the only thing that counts

Preserving cultural heritage in order to transmit its value to new generations should be a priority. But the process can get complicated when current views end up sweeping away the past.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Serbian police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade

Months of demonstrations have rocked Serbia in the most wide-reaching protest movement in the country's modern history.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Latest news bulletin | June 29th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Iran could resume uranium enrichment in β€˜months,’ says IAEA chief

β€œIt is clear that there has been severe damage, but it's not total damage,” head of U.N. nuclear watchdog tells CBS.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Germany: Social Democrats pick BΓ€rbel Bas as new co-leader

Germany's Social Democratic Party has elected its new leadership, placing BΓ€rbel Bas in office alongside her reelected co-chair Lars Klingbeil.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

BΓ€rbel Bas offers new hope for ailing SPD

Germany's Social Democratic Party has elected its new leadership, placing BΓ€rbel Bas in office alongside her reelected co-chair Lars Klingbeil.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

'Kolobrzeg's Venus' - a 6,000-year-old figurine discovered in Pomerania excites scientists

A simple figurine, only 12 centimetres high, has made its mark in the history of Pomerania. Made of limestone, without eyes, nose or mouth, hollowed out by the waters of the ParsΔ™ta River, it is considered the 'discovery of the century' and expected to shed new light on Poland's archaeology.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Budapest Pride: Unprecedented crowd defies Hungarian government at 'illegal' march

The local government's Freedom Day event ended without incidents, with no police intervention, and counter-demonstrators being kept away.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Russia hits Ukraine with biggest attack of the war; F-16 pilot is killed

Zelenskyy renews calls for Washington to sell Patriot missile systems to Kyiv after Kremlin strikes Ukraine with 537 missiles and drones.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Send a letter to yourself in 2045: The quiet charm of Paris’s time-travelling cafΓ©

CafΓ© Pli is the first of its kind in Europe, inspired by Nuldam Space, a similar concept cafΓ© in Seoul, South Korea.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Sunken warships from WWI and WWII are ticking pollution time bombs at the bottom of our oceans

As rusting war-era ships decay on the seafloor, their toxic cargoes pose an urgent but often overlooked environmental risk.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

CSU chief supports German 'Iron Dome' missile defense system

Bavaria's leader Markus SΓΆder is urging the procurement of 2,000 Patriot rockets for the German version of "Iron Dome," while another senior conservative is calling for a German-European nuclear umbrella. DW has more.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Over 530 air assets launched overnight: Russia wages biggest aerial strikes on Ukraine yet

The Ukrainian airforce also reported the downing of one of their F-16 warplanes with the pilot killed in action.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump turns trade talks into foreign policy wish list

The president is pressing foreign leaders on everything from military budgets to antitrust laws β€” all under the banner of trade.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

G7 exempts US from applying minimum tax deal

The "honorable compromise" has led the Trump administration to drop its threat to impose a β€œrevenge tax” in a major spending bill.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Singing from the meadow, bass from the city: How Swada is reinventing traditional Slavic music

At the crossroads traditional music, electronic beats and a language that is still only spoken in villages, Swada x Niczos is bringing Slavic folk traditions into the present day.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Elon Musk’s feud with Trump could mean stronger EU Big Tech enforcement, experts say

Now that Elon Musk is no longer a special employee of the Trump administration, experts say there could be greater enforcement of the Digital Services Act against Musk’s social media platform, X.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Iran calls on UN to recognize Israeli, US 'aggression'

Tehran has called on the UN Security Council to acknowledge Israel and the US as "initiators" of the recent 12-day war. Meanwhile, Iran's parliament voted to ban Starlink. DW has more.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

For women in Pakistan, social media can be dangerous

As more women in Pakistan embrace self-expression and economic freedom online, they're often met with harassment, privacy violations and violence.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Russian threat sees Eastern Europe bring back land mines

Five out of six countries along the border with Russia and Belarus plan to secure their borders with land mines, aiming to protect NATO's eastern flank from a possible attack. But the plan is highly controversial.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

France: Smoking ban on beaches goes into effect

Smoking is now forbidden on beaches, in parks and other public spaces in France. The new rules aim to protect children being harmed by passive smoking.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

GenAI job postings rise across Europe: Which countries lead the way?

Job postings mentioning generative artificial intelligence have risen sharply in several European countries in the year leading up to March 2025. Yet, experts emphasise that human intelligence remains a key requirement in the workplace.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Latest news bulletin | June 29th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Serbia police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade

President Aleksandar Vucic - populist and close to Russia - has faced months of protests and alleges a foreign coup plot.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

We aren’t β€˜worthless’: Europe faces up to its irrelevance in the Middle EastΒ 

Trump’s bombing of Iran reduced Europe’s biggest players to the status of decoy ducks as they pursued talks hours before the raid began.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban

A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.

Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Italy and Spain bake in heatwave as cities issue red alerts and regions mull work bans

Heatwaves sweeping across Europe have pushed temperatures above 40C in some countries. Authorities are urging caution as dry conditions, strong winds and heatwaves threaten wildfires.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honoured for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined the over 1,000 mourners.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Serbia: Police clash with anti-government demonstrators

The student-led protest in Belgrade follows months of nationwide rallies against President Aleksandar Vucic's government, with organizers threatening to launch a civil disobedience campaign.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Student-led protesters in Belgrade call for snap elections in Serbia

Tens of thousands gathered in Belgrade demanding early elections after months of protests spurred by a deadly train station collapse blamed on government corruption.

Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews