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In silence and prayer, thousands say farewell to Pope Francis at St Peterโ€™s Basilica

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peterโ€™s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on Thursday, and thousands continue to arrive. Euronews journalist Maria Michela D'Alessandro joined them.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Why Zelensky can't and won't give up Crimea

Ukraine's leader has ruled out recognising Russian control of the peninsula as part of a Trump peace plan.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

MEPs seek 70% โ€˜buy Europeanโ€™ ratio for EU defence cash

Despite internal divisions and an attempted delay, MEPs have passed a report calling to reduce Europeโ€™s reliance on non-EU suppliers, boost joint procurement, and strengthen the blocโ€™s defence capabilities.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

From rising rents to rewilding: How tourists are rethinking their impact on the places they visit

Since 2016, the number of travellers who say they want to make more responsible choices has doubled.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

From the lab to the streets: Do scientists at climate protests shift public opinion?

The findings also suggest that scientists can engage in public protest without compromising their credibility.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump โ€˜not happyโ€™ with Putin for attack on Kyiv amid tense ceasefire negotiations

The presidentโ€™s criticism is a shift from his usual blaming of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the ongoing conflict.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Egypt travel: Pyramids of Giza revamp project hopes to curb congestion and aggressive vendors

Egypt is taking steps to clean up the Pyramids of Giza - but the revamp has got off to a rocky start.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Macron calls report on new snap elections โ€˜complete nonsenseโ€™

The French president said he has not considered the possibility of dissolving parliament again.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

India and Pakistan cancel visas as rift deepens after mass shooting in Kashmir

The rare attack, which targeted mostly tourists and left 26 people dead, shocked and outraged Indians, prompting calls for action against Pakistan.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Sudan gold smuggling poses EU questions on future reconstruction

Sudan's gold exports are financing its warring militias to the tune of billions of US dollars, posing questions as to what extent the EU should help rebuild the country.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Flowers mark scene of Oldenburg shooting as calls for justice grow

Flowers and candles have been laid at the scene where a 21-year-old man was shot dead by police in the German city of Oldenburg in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Spain terminates Israeli ammo contract after uproar threatened to topple coalition

The deal for 15 million bullets would be โ€œunilaterallyโ€ canceled, a Spanish government official says.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Protesters drench Belgiumโ€™s francophone liberal chief in beer

The leader of the French-speaking Reformist Movement got into an altercation with trade unionists.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Smartphones aren't just stress-inducing. They could also help boost mental health, researchers say

The app used in a recent study focused on five key tenets of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the gold standard for mental health treatment.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump issues rare rebuke for Putin after Kyiv attacks

Donald Trump has said deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv were "not necessary and very bad timing." Ukraine's foreign minister has said the assaults showed Moscow does not want peace.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

German Greens push to abolish neutrality act, allowing headscarves for civil servants

Greens in Berlin push to abolish the neutrality law, claiming it discriminates against Muslim women wearing headscarves and hampers their careers in public service.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Lions in Yorkshire? Archaeologists uncover gruesome evidence of ancient Roman bloodsports

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Central Asian nations take steps toward a unified media voice

In this episode of Focus, we report from Astana, where media policymakers from across Central Asia gathered to strengthen regional cooperation and tackle global challenges facing the industry.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Top European court condemns France for failure to protect girls who reported rape

France is in the midst of a long-running debate on expanding the definition of rape to include the absence of consent.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

One dead and three injured in Nantes high school stabbing, police say

The alleged attacker was arrested at the scene after being restrained by a member of the teaching staff.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Beijing offers to lift sanctions on MEPs, hoping to revive EU-China investment deal

Beijing's offer to lift sanctions on MEPs comes amid growing speculation of an impending EU-China reset in reaction to Donald Trump's tariffs.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Childhood exposure to toxin could help explain rise in colorectal cancer among younger people

Gene mutations linked to a bacterial toxin were more common in people who developed cancer early than those diagnosed after age 70.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

China steps up space race with another successful rocket launch

Three astronauts have been sent to China's own space station to replace the current crew in a bid to reach the moon or even Mars.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

How are America's elite universities financed?

America's richest universities face a serious financial blow, with Donald Trump's budget cuts threatening billions in research funding and decades of scientific progress. Can they survive without federal government aid?

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Zelenskyy cuts South Africa trip short after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president held talks with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria before leaving the country.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Can chatting to AI increase vaccination rates?

Parents who discussed HPV vaccines with a chatbot were three times more likely to vaccinate their children. So could your next health conversation be with AI?

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Israel observes Holocaust Remembrance Day with nationwide silence

Israel came to a standstill on Thursday as a two-minute siren sounded across the country to honour the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Polandโ€™s demographic crisis: a growing security threat for Nato eastern flank

Poland is widely viewed as a model Nato ally, being on track to spend nearly five percent of its GDP on defence. But behind this robust image lies a deep structural vulnerability that could undermine the country's defence posture in the decades ahead: demographics. Here's why.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

'A big green hug': In Belgium, forests of bluebells are offering an antidote to stressful times

Belgians are discovering that a forest carpeted in bluebells could be the ideal tonic for some people's mental health and well-being.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

French prime minister shocked by daughter's school abuse revelation

Franรงois Bayrou denies knowing about abuse allegations at the Notre-Dame de Bรฉtharram during his time as education minister in the 1990s.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Pope Francis' final act of mercy: โ‚ฌ200,000 donation to juvenile prison in Rome

The official responsible for charity and prison pastoral care in Rome has described how the pontiff gave a massive sum from his personal account.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Atelier Lavs: Meet the Italian designer who dressed Pope Francis throughout his papacy

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been working with the Supreme Pontiff's Office for Liturgical Celebrations for twenty years, has dressed Pope Francis since the beginning of his pontificate, always striving to respect his desire for simplicity and spiritual beauty.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Latest news bulletin | April 24th โ€“ 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: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

'Savanna and the Mountain': How one rural Portuguese community fought a British lithium mining giant

The film, on general release across Portugal from this Friday, gives voice to a northern mountainous regional rural community that's fighting the lithium extraction project led by British mining company, Savannah Resources.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Are EV sales boosting Europeโ€™s car market despite global uncertainty?

Three of the four largest markets in the EU, including Germany, recorded robust double-digit growth in the EV sector.

Published on: April 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews