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JD Vance warns Iran not to "play" US during planned talks in Pakistan
Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to “play” the US as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending the war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to be the most reluctant defender of the...
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Israel's cabinet instructed 'to begin direct negotiations' with Lebanon, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had ordered his cabinet to open direct talks with Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah and establish "peace relations" between the two countries. "In light of Lebanon's repeated requests to open...
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Turkey puts 11 leaders of LGBTQ+ rights association on trial for 'obscenity'
Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBTQ+ rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of "obscenity" and "violating the protection of the family," their lawyer told the AFP news aGençy. The defendants, leaders of the Genç LGBTI+ association (Young LGBTI+...
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Poland's border with Belarus sees decrease in illegal immigration attempts by 96%
According to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, in the first quarter of 2026, only 158 attempts to illegally cross the border were recorded, compared to as many as 3,306 in the same period in 2022. This represents a decrease of almost 96...
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Israeli police prevent Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass for the "first time in centuries" after being turned away by Israeli police. The Latin...
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Huge crowds protest against Trump on 'No Kings' day in the US and abroad
Millions of people have taken to the streets across the US - and to a lesser extent worldwide - on Saturday to protest against US President Donald Trump on a range of different issues, in what they see as his authoritatian style of governance, hardline...
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England superfan hoping to sell house to fund trip to FIFA World Cup matches
One hardcore football fan from England is hoping to sell a house and use the cash to finance his trip to the World Cup this summer. Andy Milne, a 62-year-old retired teacher, says he is ready to cash in on a second residency so he can afford to follow...
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Trump extends deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz, reportedly after request from Tehran
US President Donald Trump said he is extending the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 10 days, reportedly in response to a request from the government in Tehran. “Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by...
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US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested for murder during argument
A county sheriff's office in Maryland has said that a professional cornhole player who made history as the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League fatally shot a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an...
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US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested for murder during argument
A county sheriff's office in Maryland has said that a professional cornhole player who made history as the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League fatally shot a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an...
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Colombian Air Force Hercules plane crashes in Putumayo with troops on board.
A Colombian Air Force Hercules plane suffered a serious accident on Tuesday while taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, in the department of Putumayo, in the south of the country, when it was transporting troops of the Public Force, according to the...
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Election in Rhineland-Palatinate: AfD achieves record result in western Germany
Another blow for the SPD: Following their debacle in the Baden-Württemberg state elections two weeks ago, the party has suffered another sharp loss in Rhineland-Palatinate, dropping around nine percentage points and losing to the CDU. Projections from...
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At least 40 injured after Iranian missile strikes Israeli town home to nuclear facility
At least 40 people have been injured after an Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, according to the Israeli military on Saturday evening. The missile, which hit a residential area, left a 10-year-old...
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Trump calls NATO allies 'cowards' over refusal to join Strait of Hormuz security force
Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, the US is reportedly sending more warships and Marines to the region, and Iran threatened Friday to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide. As Israeli...
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Qatar PM after Gulf energy attacks: 'This war must be stopped immediately'
“This war must be stopped immediately, because everyone knows who is the biggest beneficiary and the cause of the conflict.” That was the message from Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday, as tensions continue to...
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Iran vows to retaliate as Israel targets leadership and attacks on energy facilities intensify
We are ending today's live coverage of day 19 of the war in Iran, during which Tehran has fired retaliatory fresh barrages early on Wednesday at Israel and its neighbouring countries, as it looks to avenge the IDF’s killing of two of its top security...
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Leaving NATO is something to 'think about,' Trump says after allies refuse to secure Hormuz strait
We're ending our live coverage of day 18 of the Iran war now, a day which started with authorities in the United Arab Emirates briefly closing the country’s airspace following a wave of Iranian attacks targeting the Emirates of Dubai...
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Kazakhstan: Largest country in Central Asia approves new constitution
The Central Electoral Commission confirmed what President KassymJomart Tokayev said in his latenight address. According to preliminary results, the Constitution was adopted by the citizens on the day of the referendum, March 15 "Today we witnessed a...
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Trump and Starmer discuss Strait of Hormuz, Germany expresses skepticism over naval mission
Welcome to day 16 of our live coverage tracking the latest developments in the ongoing war in the Middle East which started on 28 February with an opening bombing campaign on Iran by the United States and Israel. Thislivebloghasnowended. We...
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Iran threatens retaliation after US attack on Kharg Island
Welcome to day 15 of our live coverage tracking the latest developments in the ongoing war in the Middle East which started on 28 February with an opening bombing campaign on Iran by the United States and Israel. Thislivebloghasnowended. We...
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Global Baku Forum Day Two: Sharply contrasting views on Iran war as hardship spreads
With the devastating Iran war approaching its third week and its repercussions increasingly being felt across the world, the Global Baku Forum in Azerbaijan saw a rising chorus calling for a diplomatic way out. On its second day, the annual gathering...
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Global Baku Forum opens with Iran war raging across the border
The annual Global Baku Forum opened on Thursday with calls for dialogue to end the Iran war, raging on its doorstep. This year’s theme, “Bridging the Divides in a World in Transition,” took on an even greater sense of urgency. “What is happening now...
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Spain formally dismisses ambassador to Israel amid tensions with Tel Aviv
The Spanish government officially relieved the ambassador to Israel, Ana Sálomon, of her duties. The decision was announced in the official state journal on Tuesday after being approved at the last Council of Ministers. With this measure, Spain will...
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Trump warns of military consequences 'at a level never seen before' if Iran mines Strait of Hormuz
We're closing our live coverage of day 11 of the war in Iran now, a day that ended with reports of more air strikes on Tehran and air raid alerts sounding in Qatar. Tuesday also wrapped up with a warning from US President Donald Trump that Iran would...
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Trump says Iran war will be 'short-term excursion' but won't end until enemy 'decisively defeated'
We're ending our live coverage of day 10 of the war in the Middle East now, which ended much as it began with a fresh wave of air strikes on Tehran and Gulf countries also reporting fire, believed to be from Iran. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump...
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Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba elected as the supreme leader of Iran
Iran's Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic's third supreme leader, as fighting continued across the region. Key developments from Sunday: Iran's Assembly of Experts elected...
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Gulf Attacks Continue as Iran Says Trump "Killed" De-Escalation Chance
On Saturday morning, Trump had warned that “today Iran will be hit very hard" in comments on his Truth Social website, noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighbouring nations over Tehran’s attacks. Trump...
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Azerbaijan says it stopped Iranian terror attack plot and dismantled spy cell
Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) announced on Friday that it had stopped Iranian intelligence agents from committing terror attacks against four targets in the country. The targets include the BakuTbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, the Israeli Embassy...
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Iran fires its biggest barrage on Qatar, targets UAE in latest missile and drone strikes
Catch up on Euronews' live blog coverage of day six of the Iran war for all the latest developments on the ongoing conflict. On Thursday, Israel continued its strikes on Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon, striking targets in Tehran, a military facility in...
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Reverse exodus: Syria opens crossings for return of thousands fleeing strikes on Lebanon
The border crossings between Syria and Lebanon have witnessed an unprecedented reverse exodus, with tens of thousands of Syrians returning to their country to escape the ongoing Israeli military escalation on Lebanese territory. This new wave comes...
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Trump says 'everything's been knocked out' in Iran but offers no clear plan for war
President Donald Trump boasted on Tuesday that US-Israeli strikes had "knocked out" most of Iran's military, while denying that Israel had forced him into launching the war that has engulfed the Middle East. Trump however offered no firm plan for...
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Iran's 'terrorist regime' an 'intolerable threat,' Trump says as he outlines war aims
We're ending our live coverage now of day three of tracking developments in the Middle East and the ongoing Iran war. Monday saw the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah enter the fray with tit-for-tat exchanges with the Israeli military, a stark...
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Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh kills at least nine in Israel
At least nine people were killed and more than two dozen injured after an Iranian missile struck a residential area in Beit Shemesh, central Israel, emergency services said. Rescue teams worked through the rubble to retrieve bodies, clear debris and...
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Trump said he believes reports of Khamenei death are 'correct'
Ourliveblogcoverage willresume early Sunday morning. Staywithus forthelatest developments onthe situation in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he believes reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been...
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Trump 'not thrilled' with Iran talks progress, contemplates military action
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to make a quick trip to Israel early next week, as tensions between the United States and Iran remain sky-high after their latest round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday. It also comes as the US continues...
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Hungary blocks adoption of EU sanctions package until transit oil supplies resume
Hungary will block the adoption of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, Péter Szijjártó announced on Sunday after a meeting with the Energy Security Council. The Foreign Minister added that the EU would continue to block the packages until...
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Over 3,000 people march in France in honour of far-right activist
Around 3,200 people took part in a demonstration led by far-right groups on Saturday, following the death of a nationalist activist who was beaten in the French city of Lyon. French President Emmanuel Macron called for calm ahead of the tribute to...
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Trump says limited strike on Iran an option as draft nuclear deal remains in the works
US President Donald Trump said he was mulling a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at further pressuring Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear programme. "The most I can say - I am considering it,"...
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Italian broadcaster's sports chief quits after series of Olympics on-air gaffes
The head of Italy's state sports broadcaster Paolo Petrecca resigned, RAI said Thursday, after his commentary during the MilanoCortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an international embarrassment. Petrecca stepped down as director of...
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Ukraine-US-Russia talks: ‘ Progress’ on military track and only ‘ dialogue’ on political aspect
Ukraine and Russia wrapped up the second day of the diplomatic talks in Geneva after just under two hours of talks on Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the negotiations included two tracks: military and political. “All...
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Cheating row at Winter Olympics challenges curling's culture of trust
Curling has slid into scandal at the Winter Olympics. A sport built on trust, respect and self-regulation has been rocked by a cheating row at the MilanoCortina Games. The saga began on Friday, when Oskar Eriksson of Sweden accused Canadian Marc...
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French 'ultra-left' blamed for death of far-right activist in Lyon
French government officials have blamed the "ultra-left" for the death of a far-right activist in Lyon, after he was attacked on the sidelines of a conference by hardleft France Unbowed (LFI) MEP Rima Hassan. The activist, identified as Quentin...
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Nazi era and Hitler socially acceptable again? Berlin 1936 Olympic T-shirt controversy explained
The Men's "Natural 1936 Berlin Games Olympic Heritage T-Shirt" is sold out in the online Olympic shop. It was listed on the online store for 39 euros and has caused controversy after fans criticised selling merchandise related to what are referred to...
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Macron calls for 'restraint' after death of young man attacked in Lyon
Quentin D, 23, has died in hospital from a traumatic brain injury after being violently attacked in Lyon on Thursday, on the sidelines of a conference by LFI MEP Rima Hassan at the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), the Lyon prosecutor’s...
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UAE harnesses AI to slash bureaucracy and speed up public services
The United Arab Emirates has set out to be an innovator in implementing artificial intelligence and related new technologies to develop reforms in government services. On the sidelines of the recent World Governments Summit in Dubai, where AI was one...
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Mexican Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
Two Mexican Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a US blockade deepens the island's energy crisis. The ships arrived two weeks after US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country selling or providing oil to...
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Paris court sets 7 July for ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen's EU funds graft appeal case
A Paris appeals court said on Wednesday it will rule on 7 July in a fraud case against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, in what is expected to be a pivotal moment for French politics. A lower court handed the 57-yearold veteran politician a five-year...
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European Commission announces EU-wide 'action plan' to combat cyberbullying
The European Commission outlined an action plan against cyberbullying at the European Parliament on Tuesday, aimed at helping young victims of online bullying to safely report abuse and receive help. Part of the plan is the rollout of an EU-wide app...
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Lithuania wargames security incident on Russian Kaliningrad transit train
Lithuania staged a military drill on Monday simulating a security incident aboard a Russian transit train travelling to Kaliningrad, the latest sign of mounting tensions over the rail corridor through its territory. The scenario imagines an incident...
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Milan protesters rally against environmentally and economically 'unsustainable' Winter Olympics
The spectacular 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday evening evening showcased Italian culture and placed a heavy emphasis on the theme of harmony. Nevertheless, there was no shortage of criticism, with boos directed at...
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Milan protesters rally against environmentally and economically 'unsustainable' Winter Olympics
The spectacular 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday evening evening showcased Italian culture and placed a heavy emphasis on the theme of harmony. Nevertheless, there was no shortage of criticism, with boos directed at...
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US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism
The US Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, has taken the unprecedented decision to immediately sever diplomatic contacts with the Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty**.** "As of today, we will no longer maintain contact or communicate with...
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Spain floods: Storm Leonardo forces 4,000 evacuations in Andalusia
Water rushed through the village of Grazalema in Cadiz as rivers burst their banks across Andalusia. Around 4,000 people were evacuated, schools closed, and rail and road links were suspended in several areas. Police in Cadiz waded through waist deep...
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'All-out war' in the Middle East must be avoided, Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam tells Euronews:
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday he would welcome any effort to avoid an "all-out war" in the Middle East as tensions between Iran and the United States escalate. "I want to emphasise that the question of war and peace is in the...
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi assassinated at his home by 4 gunmen
The reports said he was killed by four individuals, though no further details were immediately available. Abdullah Othman, Saif al-Islam’s political adviser, confirmed the death in a brief post on Facebook, without specifying the circumstances or...
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Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest designation of IRGC as terror group
Tehran said on Monday it summoned all of the European Union ambassadors in the country to protest against the bloc's decision to classify Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror group. Last week, the EU designated the paramilitary...
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US to reopen its mission in Caracas after 7 years of diplomatic rupture with Venezuela
Almost a month after the US military operation that deposed former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the United States has taken a new step towards normalising relations with Caracas. The chargé d'affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, arrived in the...
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Protests against the US administration's latest moves in Denmark and Italy
Hundreds of Danish veterans, many of whom fought alongside US troops, staged a silent protest on Saturday outside the US Embassy in Copenhagen. The demonstration was over comments by the Trump administration that downplayed their combat contributions...
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UN calls for 52-day pause in global wars ahead of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The United Nations and the organisers of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have called for a seven-week pause in all global conflicts a week ahead of the opening of the competition. Supporters of the initiative, which is rooted in an ancient Greek...
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Ukraine contacts SpaceX over Russian drones allegedly using Starlink, officials say
Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Thursday that Kyiv was in contact with Elon Musk's SpaceX over allegations that Russian drones were using internet from Starlink satellites during attacks on Ukrainian cities. "Within hours of Russian...
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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump who wants them lowered
The US Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts on Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year. The central bank said in a statement that there are signs the job market has...
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