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Italy brings in border checks for arrivals from Spain: what changes
Italy has reintroduced checks on travellers arriving from Spain after the Ceuta crisis. ID checks are carried out at Italian ports and airports for non-EU citizens; here is how.
Filipino housekeepers mop up growing demand across Japan
Housekeeping services employing Filipino staff have gained in popularity amid growing demand in Japan for such domestic support, with one provider seeing their workforce roughly double over the past decade. Since the Japanese government began allowing foreign nationals to provide housekeeping services in national strategic special zones in 2016, workers from the Philippines have been a top choice ...
Trump says he's cancelling strikes on Iran as 'perimeters of a deal' agreed
On Friday, Trump had said he was "losing faith" in the prospect of a peace deal and threatened to hit Iran "very hard."
Call to suspend water sports when amber alert in force after triathlete, 59, dies
A 59-year-old swimmer in a Hong Kong triathlon who went missing during an amber rainstorm has been found dead, prompting an expert to urge that such events be suspended when the relevant warning is in force, citing increasingly unpredictable extreme weather. Police told the South China Morning Post that Fire Services Department officers found the man at around 3.17pm on Sunday. He was sent to Alic...
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Triathlete, 59, who started swimming during amber rainstorm warning found dead
A 59-year-old participant in a Hong Kong triathlon who went missing during the swimming leg amid an amber rainstorm warning on Sunday was found dead after hours of rescue efforts. Police told the South China Morning Post that Fire Services Department officers found the man at around 3.17pm. He was sent to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po, where he was pronounced dead at 3.33pm. The ...
Search for missing triathlete who started swimming during amber warning
Hong Kong emergency services are searching for a missing 59-year-old man who may have drowned after he entered the swim leg of a triathlon in the city amid an amber rainstorm warning. Police told the South China Morning Post that they received a report at 7.57am on Sunday that a male participant of the 2026 Summer Triathlon Challenge at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre in Tai Po had entered the wat...
Search for missing triathlete who entered water during amber rainstorm warning
Hong Kong emergency services are searching for a missing 59-year-old man who may have drowned during the swimming leg of a triathlon in the city amid an amber rainstorm warning. Police told the South China Morning Post that they received a report at 7.57am on Sunday that a male participant of the 2026 Summer Triathlon Challenge at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre in Tai Po had entered the water dur...
Search under way for triathlete, 59, who went missing in Hong Kong race
Hong Kong emergency services are searching for a missing 59-year-old man who is suspected of drowning during the swimming leg of a triathlon in the city amid an amber rainstorm warning. Police told the South China Morning Post that they received a report at 7.57am on Sunday that a male participant of the 2026 Summer Triathlon Challenge at the Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre in Tai Po had entered t...
Will Philippine Sea be the main battlefield for PLA carriers in a Taiwan war?
For decades, the Philippine Sea has been seen as the gateway through which US and allied forces would sail to Taiwan’s defence in a war with the Chinese mainland. But with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) increasingly pushing into the western Pacific, experts say Beijing would seek to place aircraft carriers in the waters east of Taiwan to complicate any intervention. Rather than a gateway, the ...
First impressions count as Chinese buyers open their homes to UBTech’s consumer humanoids
When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China’s first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about embracing the cutting edge. “The happiest part is often the waiting,” Song said of his decision to buy the female version of the U1 Pro, made by Shenzhen-base...
Callas, Beethoven, bee-eaters or storks: competition seeks to redesign euro notes
The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanced identity-buildingIs Europe best represented by the bold intellect of Marie Curie, the sprawling imagination of Miguel de Cervantes and the intense musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven? Or by a migrating stork and a bee-eater, swooping across borderless plains and enjoying freedom of movement acr...
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homesThe government’s housebuilding agenda is hitting the stark reality of a lack of water and crumbling infrastructure across the east and south-east of England.Half the country was declared to be in serious drought this week, for the second consecutive year, with the Environment Agency warn...
Hitting the right note: apolitical animals or European heroes for new euro designs?
The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanced identity-buildingIs Europe best represented by the bold intellect of Marie Curie, the sprawling imagination of Miguel de Cervantes and the intense musical genius of Ludwig van Beethoven? Or by a migrating stork and a bee-eater, swooping across borderless plains and enjoying freedom of movement acr...
UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach
Security lapse leaves sensitive information and contact details of 51 government officials exposed for 40 hoursThe public body in charge of the UK’s state investments has been pushed to improve its internal security after a data breach left “high-level management information” publicly accessible for nearly two days.UK Government Investments (UKGI), the agency that manages the taxpayers’ interest i...
Hong Kong to raise annual GDP forecast after robust growth in first half of 2026
Hong Kong authorities will raise the city’s full-year economic growth forecast after a stronger-than-expected performance in the first half of 2026, the finance chief has said, pledging to further promote the global use of the yuan after the coming debut of offshore Chinese government bond futures on the local stock exchange. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his weekly blog post on Sund...
Explosion in Moscow restaurant killed three and injured 21
Explosion of 'homemade explosive' at Moscow restaurant killed three and injured 21 on Saturday evening. Russia's national anti-terrorism committee says it's a bombing.
At least three killed in 'terrorist' bombing of Moscow restaurant, Russian officials say
At least three people have been killed and 21 wounded after a homemade explosive device was detonated at a restaurant in Moscow, Russian officials said late Saturday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the attack a “brutal terrorist act” but did not say who he thought was responsible.
At least three killed in Moscow restaurant 'terrorist' bombing, Russian officials say
At least three people have been killed and 21 wounded after a homemade explosive device was detonated at an Italian restaurant in Moscow, Russian officials said late Saturday. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called the attack a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible.
At least three killed in Moscow restaurant bombing, Russian officials say
At least three people have been killed and 21 injured after a homemade explosive device was detonated at an Italian restaurant in Moscow, Russian officials said. Local authorities have not said anything about who they believe was the target of the attack.
South Korean McDonald’s axes popular corn burger after customers bite into stones
McDonald’s in South Korea has suspended sales of its limited-edition Chungju corn cheese croquette burger after receiving multiple customer complaints about small stones being found in the product, cutting short a promotional campaign for one of its fastest-selling seasonal menu items. The company halted sales of the latest menu item in its Taste of Korea campaign on Thursday, nearly two weeks bef...
EU rules on AI models become enforceable. What's going to change?
EU AI Act rules on AI models become enforceable today, making Brussels the world's top AI regulator. Euronews breaks down what this all means for Europe and beyond.
Indonesia to train next ruling class at elite new university
On what was once a palm oil plantation outside Bogor, Indonesia’s government is planting the seeds of a new institution designed to nurture the next generation of leaders. But President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitions for the University of the Republic of Indonesia (URI) do not stop at statecraft – officials have also billed it as the answer to the Southeast Asian nation’s shortage of technological t...
At least three dead in Idaho shopping mall mass shooting
Police said at least three people were killed several others were wounded in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger in Idaho.
Trump holds off on striking Iran, calls for 'rapid' deal to end the conflict
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran – provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran's acting defence minister said his country would "neither be caught off guard nor remain passive" in the face of new US threats. Read our live blog to see how events unfolded.
Middle East live: Trump holds off on striking Iran, calls for 'rapid' deal to end the conflict
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran – provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran's acting defence minister said his country would "neither be caught off guard nor remain passive" in the face of new US threats. Follow our live.
Middle East live: Trump holds off on striking Iran, calls for 'rapid' deal on Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran – provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran's acting defence minister said his country would "neither be caught off guard nor remain passive" in the face of new US threats. Follow our live.
Middle East live : Trump says US to stop new strikes on Iran, calls for 'rapid deal' on Hormuz
Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran did not offer any immediate public reaction to Trump's announcement. Follow our live.
Live : Trump says US to stop new strikes on Iran, calls for 'rapid deal' on Hormuz
Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-long conflict is "rapidly" reached. Iran did not offer any immediate public reaction to Trump's announcement. Follow our live.
Gaza students overcome Israel’s genocide to mark Tawjihi results
Students in Gaza overcome distressing conditions amid Israel's genocide to finish their Tawjihi high school exams.