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Adorable grandmas sharing spring rolls take top prize at World Food Photography Awards

Nearly 10,000 entries from 70 countries were submitted to this year’s World Food Photography Awards - but it was a joyful image of five grandmothers sharing spring rolls that took the top prize.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Germany updates: Mannheim remembers 2024 knife attack victim

One year after a fatal stabbing in Mannheim, authorities have commemorated the slain police officer. Meanwhile, a record number of foreigners were naturalized in Germany last year. Follow DW for more.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks

Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

German-Greek relations face crisis over refugee policy

The German government wants to send asylum seekers back to Greece. Athens is opposed to such repatriation. Instead, it wants more EU support with border protection, and a migration agreement with Libya.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Hamburg knife attack: How fake images spread right-wing hate

Muhammad al-Muhammad is the Syrian teenager who helped stop last Friday's knife attack in Hamburg. But reports of his heroism were soon called into question as conflicting accounts flooded social media.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream

Donald Trump's return to the White House helps Europe's nationalists and populists find their voice.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

Save the Amalfi Coast for spring to escape the crowds and hike beneath lemon blossom

April and May are the prime months on the coast, for culture and fewer crowds.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Latest news bulletin | May 31st – 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: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Brussels, my love? War in Gaza - what's Netanyahu's endgame?

In this week's edition of Brussels, my love?, panelists are discussing the situation in Gaza, the latest European defence initiative and another fight between Brussels and Hungary.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump remittance tax to hit Africans hard

The US president's much-touted tax bill includes a plan to place significant levies on remittances leaving the country. The impact on migrants and their families will be felt across the world, including Africa.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

How a financial influencer built a multiple six-figure portfolio

Euronews spoke to financial influencer Jenny Okpechi about how she built her portfolio – and the benefits of investing early.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Shangri-La Dialogue: US Defense Secretary warns of 'imminent' China threat

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has called on Indo-Pacific allies to increase their defense spending in the face of a "real" threat from China. Hegseth made the remarks at the Shangri-La security summit in Singapore.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

250 million bees escape after truck overturns in US

Millions of bees escaped when a truck carrying a load of hives overturned. Authorities warn people to stay away from the area to avoid swarms of the stinging insects.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Trump gives Elon Musk an Oval Office sendoff, crediting him with β€˜colossal change’

Musk, who wore all black, including a T-shirt that said β€œThe Dogefather,” nodded along as the president listed contracts that had been cut under his watch.

Published on: May 31, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Macron warns US and the Indo-Pacific not to abandon Ukraine at the expense of focusing on China

Macron said that any shifts to developing a more hard-line deterrent stance in the Indo-Pacific is still tied to how the world β€” and particularly the West β€” treats other critical issues.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

School leavers party for weeks on midnight buses, and Norway says it's gone too far

Traditions have changed over the years and now teenagers are spending fortunes on hiring party buses.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

US updates: Trump to double steel tariffs to 50%

President Donald Trump said he would double duties on steel imports, a move that threatens to deepen his tariff war with US trade partners. DW has more.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Poland's presidential candidates Trzaskowski and Nawrocki hold their final campaign rallies

Polls will open on Sunday in a presidential election that will have major consequences for the future of the Polish government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and national conservative historian Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck, according to opinion polls.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Tajikistan's president calls for global effort to preserve glaciers as melting accelerates

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President Emomali Rahmon proposed launching a major glacier study.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

French scientist behind abortion pill dies aged 98

Etienne-Emile Baulieu created the pill to give women a safe alternative to surgical abortion.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

World Boxing introduces mandatory sex tests for all fighters

The Olympic boxing federation said sex testing is aimed at competitive fairness and safety. The announcement focused directly on Algerian Olympic champion Imane Khelif.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

China's latest spacecraft aims to bring 'groundbreaking' samples back from asteroid near Mars

The Tianwen-2 probe, which was launched on Thursday, represents a "significant step in China’s new journey of interplanetary exploration".

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Georgia arrests second opposition figure in days as ruling party faces more protests

Nightly protests across the country began on 28 November, when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze halted the country's EU integration process.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

China to resume seafood imports from Japan suspended after Fukushima wastewater discharge

China blocked imports of Japanese seafood because it said the release of the treated and diluted but still slightly radioactive wastewater would endanger the fishing industry and coastal communities in eastern China.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Shangri-La Dialogue: Macron seeks new EU-Asia alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for unity in the face of China-Russian desires to create "spheres of coercion." He delivered his plea at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

How to watch the Polish presidential election like a pro

The decisive vote will have a dramatic impact far beyond the country.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Between chaos and democracy: Libya at crossroads again

Recent violence in western Libya brought back the specter of renewed civil war. But observers say the fighting and ensuing protests may also offer a renewed chance to break the country's political gridlock.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

US court battle over Trump tariffs brings no reprieve for EU

The EU could almost have been saved by the bell, at least in part, by a US court ruling suspending many of President Trump's tariffs. But it's more likely to heighten confusion than usher in a breakthrough, experts warn.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Germany to review Israel weapons exports, foreign minister says

Johann Wadephul signals a potential policy shift as Berlin reassesses arms shipments to Israel over humanitarian concerns in Gaza.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Police bust major drug trafficking ring in Portugal, seizing cash and weapons

The crackdown began with an arrest in Γ‰vora and escalated with 29 coordinated search warrants executed across the region, including the SantarΓ©m District.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Swiss villages on high alert after glacier collapse and landslide buries Blatten

Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as a result of dammed water flows caused by debris.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Macron on 'crusade against Jewish state,' Israel says following criticism of Gaza war

During a three-hour televised interview earlier in May, Macron said Europe should consider sanctioning Israel over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands are thought to be now facing starvation.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

How does Switzerland predict landslides?

Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides β€” but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for these deadly, unpredictable disasters.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

At least 11 Sudanese migrants killed in car crash in Libyan desert, authorities say

Libya has become a main transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East and hoping to reach Europe, with people traffickers exploiting more than a decade of instability.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Presidential runoff in Poland: Why every vote matters

Rafal Trzaskowski or Karol Nawrocki? To many Polish voters, the question isn't about who they want, but who they don't want to see in office.

Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)