ByJacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. This article contains references to and descriptions of sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 19/06/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2 Russian drones struck two foreign-flagged civilian ships in the Black Sea on Thursday night, Ukrainian authorities said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, the drones hit one vessel flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis and one Panamanian-flagged ship, leaving one person […]
Continue ReadingWith the heatwave settling over much of France for several days, some wine estates are bringing forward the working hours of their seasonal staff to avoid the hottest part of the day, especially in physically intensive and laborious jobs. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This is the case in La Sauve, a commune in the southwest of France, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/06/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:13 Police in the UK said on Thursday that a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and was in a “critical but […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/06/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2•Updated 12:12 “If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it — we will not sit quietly, we will respond,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine’s strike on Moscow’s oil refinery on Thursday morning. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “If Ukraine burns, so will […]
Continue ReadingEven as the United States and Iran appear to have forged a deal to stop their hostilities, the global shipping industry is cautious about resuming operations in the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Sea mines, skyrocketing insurance premiums and a lack of confidence after prolonged military activity in the critical waterway will make the recovery […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/06/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 10:31 US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said Europe must take the lead on building out a revamped “NATO 3.0” and creating a “real, hardline military alliance”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Hegseth made the comments while speaking ahead of a meeting with his NATO counterparts in Brussels on Thursday. “NATO […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed that Kyiv is deliberately isolating Crimea from Russian supplies and ultimately from Moscow’s control. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Crimea is being isolated by drones. In the near future, it appears that the Crimean peninsula will turn into an island,” Fedorov said in an interview on Wednesday. “And this could lead to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/06/2026 – 21:18 GMT+2 Finland’s parliament voted to lift a total ban on nuclear weapons on Wednesday, to bring the country in line with NATO’s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The bill will permit nuclear weapons to be brought, transported, supplied, or possessed in Finland where the country’s […]
Continue ReadingGermany and Poland signed a new defense agreement on Wednesday, putting aside their complicated past to strengthen European military cooperation amid heightened tensions with Russia and growing uncertainty over US engagement in Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Relations between the two neighbors in recent years have become more pragmatic in the wake of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion […]
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