A photograph of Leon XIV holding the hands of a seven-year-old boy during his visit to Barcelona went viral. Days later, the boy’s parents, convinced they had experienced a miracle, managed to find the photographer thanks to X.com, ChatGPT and Instagram.
London marked the 2026 World Cup kick-off with SeokJong Baek and the Royal Opera Chorus performing Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’ in Covent Garden.
As drone-related security concerns rise across Europe, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is calling for permanent protection of the Bundestag and other constitutional bodies while authorities expand the country's counter-drone capabilities.
Some of Hollywood's biggest names were in attendance for the match at LA's SoFi stadium, including Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The growing criticism of Kaja Kallas as High Representative has laid bare structural shortcomings and tensions in the European Union's foreign policy.
The Tren de Aragua gang has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US since February 2025.
Decades before Spain won the World Cup, a group of women toured the country promoting women's football and even played Italy and Portugal with an unofficial national side.
The 'Pelé index' has tracked every listed European football club since 1998. A portfolio manager explains what almost three decades of data reveal about owning a piece of the beautiful game.
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 13th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
The new heat record comes amid a prolonged heatwave that has seen maximum daily temperatures above zero degrees for three consecutive weeks.
A giant hydrogen-powered engine has successfully supplied electricity to Spain's national grid in what its manufacturer says is a world first for large-scale power generation. Supporters say the technology could help balance renewable energy systems without carbon emissions.
Football icon David Beckham was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognising his sporting achievements and influence on the growth of football in the United States.
Díaz-Canel announced a slew of reforms in key sectors such as tourism, foreign trade and private business, amid new US sanctions designed to cripple the island nation into submission.
The European Commission has requested further clarifications from the Venice Biennale Foundation over Russia's participation, saying issues raised earlier remain unresolved and giving it 30 days to respond.
Regular power outages have intensified since US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs in late January on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba.
The G7 has spent the past year building an ambitious plan to secure its access to critical minerals, the materials needed for electric cars, wind turbines, and semiconductors. The urgency is real. Demand for key energy transition minerals like copper, cobalt and lithium is
Since returning to the White House, Trump has taken repeated measures to put his name and image in official spaces, an abrupt break with American political tradition.
It was the first time in decades that a papal flight had experienced a problem so serious that it required the pope to change planes.
A ceasefire took effect in April, but sporadic episodes of violence have occurred, each time sparking new fears of a return to all-out war, despite Trump repeatedly stating a deal was within reach.
Friday's agreement allows Ukraine and Moldova to formally open the first cluster of accession negotiations, known as "Fundamentals".
Residents of several Polish cities heard the roar of F-35 fighter engines as the first three jets delivered to Poland staged a ceremonial flypast over Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków and Łódź.
Japan is sharing decades of disaster management expertise with Vietnam through infrastructure, education and early warning projects backed by The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and UNESCO.
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this June 12th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Elon Musk's SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq this Friday under the ticker SPCX, following a record $75bn (€65bn) capital raise that valued the AI and space firm at about $1.78 trillion (€1.54trn).
A new overnight service linking Cork and Boulogne-sur-Mer has begun operations, restoring international passenger ferries to the northern French port for the first time in 15 years and offering travellers another route that avoids the UK.
The trial was heard in a special hall to accommodate nearly 200 civil parties taking part. The civil claimants include some who are disabled for life and the relatives of those who died.
From restored palaces in Rome and Bucharest to countryside retreats in Devon and Crete, travel magazine Afar has unveiled its annual ranking of the world's best new and revamped hotels - with 11 standout properties in Europe making the cut.
Across Europe, the pressure to modernise customer support operations has moved from a long-range strategic concern to an immediate business reality. Rising consumer expectations, tighter operating budgets, and a sweeping new regulatory framework are converging to push
Thirty-four nominees are eyeing this year’s European Museum of the Year Award - from Portugal and Estonia to Türkiye and the United Kingdom. Here are some of the museums competing for the right to be called Europe's best museum of 2026.
Kelly Clements tells Euronews that any planned changes to EU protections for Ukrainian refugees should be carried out "very gradually", as some EU capitals push for excluding military-age men from the scheme.
Thousands of people joined the Tel Aviv Pride parade on 12 June, filling the city's seafront with rainbow flags, music and calls for greater LGBTQ+ rights in a region where equality remains limited.
EU policymakers are weighing a SAFE II defence financing tool, with Eastern-flank states pushing for grants over loans. But the final SAFE I uptake, the development of the European defence industry, Ukraine's battlefield-driven tech edge and shifting warfare scenarios are
The move comes at a particularly tense moment, with US Donald Trump increasingly angry at NATO allies over their refusal to join his war on Iran.
With the peak summer season drawing near, EU energy ministers are wary that jet fuel supply may be further strained, even as analysts see "sharp movement" towards greater jet fuel production within European refineries.
The reported cutbacks come as European nations race to bolster their defence capacities since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sparked fears that Moscow could attack a NATO country.
During his visit to Tenerife, the pontiff called for integration based on rights and duties, urging migrants to learn the language, obey the law and join in community life.
The bloc’s new migration rules take effect on Friday after months of political wrangling. Here are the changes that are now in force.
Austria has repeatedly been acknowledged as a success story in the intergenerational renewal of its farming sector. A combination of hard work at family-run farms, strong public support, qualitative professional training and engaged consumers is revitalizing entire rural
The numbers of dead and missing were considerably lowered after multiple verifications, the Office of Civil Defence said in a statement.
Palestinians in central Gaza searched through rubble on 12 June after Israeli strikes destroyed homes in Deir al-Balah and the Maghazi refugee camp, leaving dozens of displaced families without shelter and struggling to recover their belongings.
A new migration law introducing "mandatory solidarity" has been all but circumvented by the EU's member states, who will relocate fewer than 9,000 asylum seekers this year – even after the annual minimum was set at 30,000.
Protests in Albania over a Jared Kushner-backed resort project have sparked a diplomatic row with Iran. Prime Minister Edi Rama alleges that online campaigns supporting the protests are part of an Iranian-backed "hybrid war," while Iran denies the claims.
The White House has repeatedly faced criticism for using popular music in social media posts without the approval of the artists involved. This time, the Trump administration has decided to hop on a trending track by Ariana Grande.
Researchers report that tectonic stress on the major San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems has climbed to its highest levels in a millennium, and in some sections has already surpassed them.
An explosive report by The Shift has renewed scrutiny of International Hotel Investments (IHI), the owner of the global brand Corinthia Hotels, after it outlined the scale of debt owed by one of Malta’s most prominent hospitality groups. The Maltese investigative outlet
European economic conditions "have worsened," International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, as the IMF is now "downgrading" its growth projections and "uplifting" its inflation forecasts. Georgieva recommends that the EU invest "together" and "wisely".
World’s biggest IPO: Elon Musk wants to raise $75bn for SpaceX, making him Earth’s first trillionaire, as Rainer Zitelmann explains in an opinion piece for Euronews how it came about and what happens next.
What makes the 2026 World Cup so political? What does the entry of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact mean in reality? The two questions we answer on Brussels, My Love? the podcast.
Ukraine has significantly intensified its strikes on military and energy sites in and around Russia-occupied Crimea in what is seen as Kyiv’s deliberate strategy of cutting the annexed Ukrainian peninsula off from Russia.
The Belgian capital will remove rental e-scooters from its streets from January 2027, citing rising accident rates, pavement clutter and their increasing use by organised crime groups. Shared bikes and e-bikes will remain available instead.