Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.
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India and Pakistan are united in spending citizen lives like pocket change
Recent hospital fires expose how little decades of national achievement mean when basic public safety still fails.
They were digging a sewer when they found gold worth $10.4M
While digging trenches for a new sewage system in Belgium, construction workers stumbled upon an astonishing treasure worth over ten million dollars. This remarkable find consisted of various gold bars and coins. Authorities have secured the precious haul in a high-security federal vault, adhering to Belgian regulations that permit rightful owners a five-year window to claim their treasure.
‘In walked this big bundle of energy’: the day Dolly Parton came to Rotherham
Country star came to South Yorkshire town in 2007 for UK launch of the Imagination Library, her book donation schemeShane Jarman was up a ladder decorating a Christmas tree at the school where he was deputy headteacher when he got a call asking him to come to Rotherham hospital ASAP. It was December 2007 and Jarman’s wife, Claire, had given birth the previous day to their first child, a girl calle...
US envoy’s Kashmir ‘part of India’ remark rattles Pakistan ties
Seven words, spoken almost in passing on a recent afternoon in Srinagar, have set off a diplomatic tremor across South Asia. “This is an important part of India,” Sergio Gor told reporters on August 19, during the first visit by a US ambassador to Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in six years. Within hours, Pakistan had summoned the top American diplomat in Islamabad, Natalie Baker, to delive...
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‘I’m free’: How VR therapy helped a schizophrenia patient silence 27 years of voices
One hypothesis is that making an invisible symptom something patients can see, hear and respond to gives them greater control over it.
Europe's summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms
Extreme drought and heat have severely impacted the Danube River and surrounding regions
Icelanders vote in tight referendum on restarting EU membership talks
Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013.
Icelanders vote in referendum on whether to resume EU membership talks
Iceland will vote in a tight referendum on Saturday on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy but a eurosceptic government suspended the process in 2013.
60 years of Notting Hill Carnival: 10 essential songs chosen by its veterans
For Carnival’s 60th anniversary, Euronews Culture spoke to 10 people who have helped shape, celebrate and document its culture - asking each of them to choose the one track that, for them, captures the spirit of the festival.
Nepal flash flood deaths surpass 600, with around 3,000 still missing
A Nepali Army spokesperson said early Saturday that helicopter operations were on hold until weather conditions improved.
Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and number missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates
Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalChinese rescuers find ‘nothing but ruins’ at border crossing as Nepal seeks help to ID and store the deadThe risk of a lake formed after the glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where the ...
Lausanne Grand Slam 2026 Opens with Inclusive Judo
The first day in Lausanne celebrated judo’s inclusive spirit, with adaptive judo athletes competing alongside World Tour stars. Marina Vorobeva, Yamato Fukuda, Gefen Primo, Kairi Kentoku and Eteri Liparteliani claimed gold medals
Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny rocks capital
Niger's junta said Saturday it was back in control after mutineers held soldiers hostage at a military base next to the capital's airport. Russian forces reportedly helped members of Niger's presidential guard recapture the air base, killing some of the mutineers, according to diplomatic and security sources.
Niger's military regime 'gradually regaining control' from mutinous soldiers
Niger's military regime said Saturday it was "gradually regaining control" from mutinous soldiers who launched a series of attacks across the capital. Sustained gunfire and explosions were reported across several areas of Niamey, including the airport and near the presidential palace.
Niger's government mobilises troops as gunfire reported near presidential palace
Sustained gunfire and explosions rang out early Saturday across several areas of Niger's capital, including the airport and near the presidency in what multiple sources said was an attack by mutinous soldiers. Authorities in Niamey called for calm and said the government was mobilising security forces.
TV signal resumes after briefly going down following gunfire heard in Niger's capital
National television service was briefly cut in Niger on Saturday after a night of gunfire and explosions reported by residents of the capital Niamey. TV broadcasts resumed on the main state-owned channel by late morning local time but made no mention of the unrest that witnesses recounted.
TV signal down after gunfire, explosions heard across Niger's capital
Local residents heard gunfire and explosions on Saturday in Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around a military base near an international airport that has been attacked twice this year by rival jihadist groups.
Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger's capital
Local residents heard gunfire and explosions overnight in Niger’s capital, Niamey, near a military base at an international airport which was attacked twice this year by jihadists.
Several ride-hailing firms express interest in Hong Kong licences: minister
Several ride-hailing firms have expressed interest in operating the long-awaited online platforms in Hong Kong, just one day after the government opened licence applications setting out nine requirements, the transport chief has revealed. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that two to three firms had expressed interest in operating ride-hailing service platforms, emp...
Statins can safely cut risk of heart attacks or strokes in healthy people aged over 70, world-first clinical trial shows
Australian-led trial finds low risk of side effects from common cholesterol-lowering medication for otherwise healthy older peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by Australian re...
In 2002, Alabama architecture students stacked 72,000 worn carpet tiles into the walls of a family home
Students at Rural Studio have transformed donated carpet tiles into the innovative Lucy Carpet House, providing a vital home and prayer space for the Harris family. This initiative is part of a broader effort that has resulted in over 200 projects within Hale County, enabling students to gain hands-on experience while tackling the challenges of affordable housing in rural communities.
US strikes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves, Trump says
Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.
US strikes deal to control more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves
Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.
Six months into the Iran war, a new Gulf security architecture is emerging
Gulf states are building overlapping partnerships that complement, rather than replace, the US security role.
Iceland goes to the polls in high-stakes EU referendum
Icelanders vote today on whether to resume EU membership talks in a high-stakes referendum. Polls show the race is too close to call, with a slim Yes lead eroding in the final stretch. Results are expected early on Sunday.
How Canada’s turn toward Europe might test the EU's borders
The boundaries of the EU are inevitably informed by geography – but Canada, which shares the EU’s values and its vision of the world order, could challenge the bloc’s limits and open the door to a new form of association with Brussels.
Guinea-Bissau junta puts new constitution to referendum as opposition urges boycott
A commentator and a human rights activist, speaking to Euronews, stress that the law has already been published and call for stronger EU action.
Households could save up to £173 a year by switching to fixed energy deal
Moving tariffs will cushion the blow from the October price cap rise and the increase widely predicted for JanuaryWith higher energy bills looming and warnings of worse to come in the new year, many households could save up to £173 a year by switching to a fixed deal.Millions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years after it was announced that the governme...
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in JulyIncidents of AIs escaping users’ control to lie, ignore instructions and pursue goals in harmful ways have hit a new high, according to research that also suggests the severity of deception and misalignment is worsening.Analysis of real-world loss of control incidents involving AI model...