TOKYO, March 17 - Shigeaki Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the city in 2016, has died at 88, Jiji Press reported on Tuesday.
Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano has reached the ocean on France’s Réunion island for the first time in nearly two decades, drawing residents and tourists.
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Ahmad, 50, watched flames engulf his friends at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul where he was undergoing treatment, unable to save them as they cried for help after a Pakistani air strike, leaving a scene he said
US-Iran tensions disrupt Middle East energy routes, driving up oil and gas prices. After the 2022 energy crisis, Brussels launched the Grids Package. Can this plan cut Europe’s reliance on foreign energy?
Northern Light Composites (nlcomp), an Italian startup founded in 2019, is tackling one of the biggest challenges linked to composite materials: the end‑of‑life of fibreglass and carbon‑fibre products. In boats, wind turbines, construction and beyond, conventional thermoset
Prime Video India and HRX Films have unveiled “Mess,” a comedy feature that brings together the streaming service and the Roshan family’s production banner for the second time, after the previously announced thriller series “Storm.” Rajesh A. Krishnan directs from an adapted
This article was first published on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. The United States and Israel launched a “pre-emptive” joint missile attack on Iran on Feb. 28, in what has been described as “the largest regional concentration of
The French Oscar-winning actress has chosen to make her directorial debut a documentary about the process of learning how to dance and perform alongside the celebrated choreographer Akram Khan.
Joe Morris believes heating oil should have had a price cap introduced like energy and electricity.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto said that Iran had conveyed to him that it is wary of entering into negotiations with the US as it has been “tricked” twice.
The platform was born out of curiosity. Swedish founders Mikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg, who ran a flight price comparison site, bought two receivers and put an antenna on a Stockholm rooftop.
Intensive farming is behind the disappearance of European birds, an expert tells Euronews Green.
These celebrations rival Dublin’s festivities, attracting thousands of people every year.
Israel launched a wave of strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Tuesday while attacks in Baghdad drew neighbouring Iraq deeper into the Middle East war that has sparked economic turmoil across the globe. The Iranian capital, under near-daily bombardment since a joint US-Israeli
Spain has the highest real GDP growth among major economies while Germany lags behind. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the figures, with experts explaining the key drivers.
The Euronews Health Summit 2026 gathers policymakers, innovators, and patient advocates to tackle the continent's most pressing healthcare challenges.
As tensions flare in the Middle East and Russian supply remains volatile, European buyers are urgently seeking stable alternative sources of gas – and Africa is emerging as a critical solution. Next month, energy ministers from Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and the
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was widely celebrated for his speech at Davos on January 20. Without naming names, he stated that the United States, under Donald Trump, initiated a “rupture” in the world order from which there is no return and that requires a global
The new austerity measures will apply to schools and universities, and remain in place indefinitely.
Roughly 10 per cent of gas stations had shut down due to shortages, according to a survey.
Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to Mexico from the United States, citing the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's embassy in Mexico said Monday. Iran's participation at this summer's finals in
If you see one spicy depraved satirical thriller this year that’s a cross between "Mean Girls" and "The Craft" and something far darker, by all means make that movie "Forbidden Fruits."
The Daily Show host named the winner after ballet legend Misty Copeland's stunning performance at Sunday's ceremony
A laser is far cheaper as a weapon than a kinetic kill interceptor. Moreover, there are no supply issues to replace interceptors. Iron Beam can work for a thousand hours before any components need to be replaced. Israel is using its Iron Beam laser defense system in the
After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.
Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Oscars four times, and his “Jimmy Kimmel Live” studio is right across the street from the Dolby Theatre. So he’s especially well equipped to break the news to the rest of America about something everyone in Los Angeles already knows: The Academy
Two French nationals and an Italian were arrested.
What do we really know about how oviraptors—bird-like but flightless dinosaurs—hatched their eggs? Did they use environmental heat, like crocodiles, or body heat from an adult, like birds? In a new Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution study, researchers in Taiwan examined the
Officials have unveiled a series of price hikes across a range of local transport.
Kiki Shepard, the co-host of the long-running variety show “Showtime at the Apollo,” died on Monday from a heart attack. She was 74. Shepard’s death was confirmed via her rep. From 1987-2002, Shepard co-hosted “Showtime at the Apollo” alongside a revolving cast of emcees, which
Hours after winning best actor, Jordan joins an exclusive list of famous faces to celebrate an Oscar victory with a burger.
Early attacks were traded as the US and Israeli war on Iran pushed through into day 18. The UAE reported that its air defences were working to intercept Iranian fire as Israel announced new strikes on Tehran and expanded operations targeting Iran’s Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah.
ISLAMABAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan has been the Afghan Taliban's closest friend for decades. It was Islamabad that helped give birth to the Taliban in the early 1990s – as a way to give Pakistan "strategic depth" in its rivalry with India. What's gone wrong? On Monday
Online influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who both face rape and human‑trafficking charges in Romania and the United Kingdom, were reported to have entered Hong Kong over the weekend, sparking heated discussion online.
SYDNEY, March 17 - The family of a man accused of killing 15 people at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach last year fear for their safety after a spate of alleged vigilante attacks, a court heard on Tuesday.
The family has received death threats on several occasions in person and via phone and text message.
MANILA, March 16 - The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing's assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China's embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed Scarborough Shoal was not part of Philippine territory.
“Basic” is a zany, heartrending short-turned-feature centered on two women carrying deep seated relationship insecurities that’s far more complex than its pithy title suggests. Writer-director Chelsea Devantez’s witty, wisdom-filled musings tap into relatable angst dealing with
By Alexander Cornwell and Jonathan Landay March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump accused some Western allies of ingratitude after several countries rebuffed his demand to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continued to target oil
After the past 12 months, Lebanon has been free from the Syrian grip - and its leaders now oppose Hezbollah. The only way to restrain the terrorist organization is by strengthening Lebanese institutions of state and by increased competition
The IDF says that it wants to control the area of Lebanon south of the Litani River – but Hezbollah's presence there has been limited since 2024 ■ Meanwhile, Trump hopes to break the Iranian siege on the Gulf and weighs damaging Iran's oil facilities
Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart weighed in on Timothée Chalamet’s viral take-down of ballet and opera. “As you are well aware, a terrible war has been raging for two weeks now,” Stewart said at the top of Monday’s show, feigning an allusion to the Iran
The upcoming LP will be his first since being released from prison in January
HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader John Lee said he was "very concerned" about the rise in oil prices due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the financial hub, along with the rest of Asia, would see shocks and volatility due to the disruption of supply and
Although firefighters brought the blaze under control, smoke was still rising from the burned peatland.
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Tuesday: - Stocks rise as oil pushes higher - Oil prices resumed their push higher as several countries pushed back against US President Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran