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WATCH: Philadelphiaโs Franklin Square glows in annual lantern festival
Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphiaโs Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:
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Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition to close out Paris' Pompidou Center before major five-year renovation
A major exhibition by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans is serving as the institution's final show before its closure.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Giant fire in southern France under control
The blaze began on Tuesday and has swept across the department of Aude, killing one person and destroying 36 homes. It's the largest fire to hit the south of France in decades.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Intel's stock tumbles after President Trump says its CEO must resign
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Lip-Bu Tan was "highly conflicted", but did not elaborate. The president was seemingly accusing Tan of holding problematic ties with the Chinese Communist party.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:African leaders count costs and look to EU and China amid US tariffs
African leaders are likely to look to China and the EU when the dust settles on the new trade tariffs they will face from the United States from Friday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Listen: debunking the myth behind the crisis of masculinity
This episode examines how the so-called crisis of masculinity emerges during periods of progress in gender equality and womenโs rights, often framing men as victims.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:UN experts urge states to stop โendless war on humanityโ in Gaza
With a quarter of Gazaโs population facing famine, UN experts are urging Israel to allow more aid and restore UN-led deliveries, while calling on all countries to act to stop what they call Israelโs โendless war on humanityโ in the Gaza Strip.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump picks top economic aide Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve board
Miran will take the spot vacated by Adriana Kugler if his appointment is approved by the Senate.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:How to launder trees for Russia, under the EU's deforestation directive
A growing number of member states, led by Austria and Luxembourg, are pushing to introduce a โno-riskโ category into the EUDR โ an exemption that would in practice harm both the EUโs deforestation agenda and its sanctions on Russian and Belarusian timber.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs: Did Swiss gold refiners fuel the crisis?
Many were baffled when Donald Trump slapped a steep 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland. The Swiss aren't known for flooding the US with cheap goods, but their outsize role in gold refining is distorting trade data.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Mapping the housing crisis in the Balkans - a plight decades in the making
In cities like Belgrade, Tirana, and Pristina, the combined cost of rent and utilities is approaching, or even exceeding, average monthly salaries. The growing gap between supply and demand continues to push real estate and rental prices higher โ making housing increasingly unaffordable.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano settles lawsuit with Lucasfilm and Disney
Gina Carano had sued Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination after she was fired in 2021 - following a social media post in which the actress compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. The case had been scheduled to go to trial next year - with the funding of Elon Musk.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Fact check: No evidence Russia captured NATO officers in Ukraine
False claims that Russia captured three British officers in Ukraine and that NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Travel by train in Japan to the most impressive fireworks festivals in the world
One festival features the largest firework in the world, known as the โYonshakudamaโ
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Which nations have the highest and lowest minimum wages across Europe?
Euronews Business takes a close look at minimum wages across Europe, comparing both euro value and purchasing power.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:US to set up migrant detention center at Texas military base
The Pentagon said the planned migrant detention center at Fort Bliss in Texas would be the largest ever built.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Franceโs top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law
Critics called the decision a win for democracy and the planet. Some lawmakers have already vowed to push for a full repeal in the coming months.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Putin must meet with Zelenskyy before Trump, White House says
It sets a new precondition for an in-person meeting between Trump and the Russian leader.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Franceโs top court blocks comeback of controversial insecticide
The ruling is a blow to the French farm lobby, with Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard noting farmers in other EU countries can continue to use acetamiprid.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Lebanon backs US proposal for Hezbollah to disarm and IDF to withdraw from south
Hezbollah officials have said the group will not discuss giving up its remaining arsenal until Israel withdraws from five hills it is occupying inside Lebanon and stops almost daily air strikes.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:A Sudanese city is starving: What can be done to help?
The eastern Sudanese city of El Fasher has been under siege for almost a year. Fighters in the country's civil war have blocked all roads, putting around 300,000 inhabitants at risk of famine.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Turkish FM meets Syria's interim president in aftermath of Druze and Bedouin clashes
Last month, Syria requested Turkeyโs support to strengthen its defence capabilities following violence that increased tensions in the country and drew an Israeli military intervention.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Kashmir: Police raids shops after India-imposed book ban
Books by notable authors including Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy were banned. The government accused the authors of "exciting secessionism" and "misguiding the youth" against India.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens linked to deadly building collapse
An investigation by police and other officials found design and structural flaws were behind the building's collapse and that some of the officially approved designs were not implemented.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Romania lays to rest divisive first post-communist president Ion Iliescu
Romania's first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried on Thursday amid stark divisions over his legacy. He died at 95, symbolising Romania's tumultuous transition.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Belgian court rules Flanders government should stop transit of military equipment to Israel
Associations lodged a complaint against the Flemish government in June after military equipment bound for Israel was discovered in the port of Antwerp.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | August 7th, 2025 โ Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 7th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Japan sees record drop in population in 2024
Official statistics say the number of Japanese nationals living in the country dropped by an all-time record 900,000 people. As the current government fails to address the issue, an anti-immigration party makes gains.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Israel Security Cabinet meets to discuss Gaza plans
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking the green light for a plan to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, despite warnings from top military officials. DW rounds up the latest.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Humanitarian aid to Gaza still below what was agreed with Israel, EU report says
The report found increased deliveries of fuel but noted that "the volume of aid is still limited."
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Palestinian children injured in Gaza to receive treatment in San Francisco
Two Palestinian children injured in Gaza have arrived in San Francisco to begin life-saving medical treatment, as part of a humanitarian mission led by a US-based nonprofit.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Pompeiiโs second life: New evidence suggests the city was reoccupied after devastating eruption
New evidence strongly suggests that Pompeii was reoccupied after the devastating AD 79 eruption - a theory long speculated but now backed by archaeological proof.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Crisis in Gaza remains 'very severe' despite some positive steps - EU report
Last month, the EU negotiated what it called a "significant" improvement of humanitarian aid access into Gaza, including an increase of food trucks, and an agreement to "protect the lives of aid workers."
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:El Al airline's Paris office vandalised with anti-Israel graffiti
Israel's Foreign Ministry called the attack antisemitic and urged French authorities to act.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Shanghai launches Chinaโs first fitness centre for dogs
A new kind of fitness centre has opened in Shanghaiโs West Bund โ but its clients are all dogs.
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