Path cleared for Everest climbers after huge ice block
Experts warn there are still risks of further ice collapses, and there are fears climbers will again have to queue to reach the summit.
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Dogs and cats in the EU must be chipped
Image: 500px Prime According to the will of the European Parliament, dogs and cats in the EU must in future be identifiable by microchips. The European Union wants to curb the illegal trade in animals and improve their protection. April 28, 2026, 5:18 p.mApril 28, 2026, 5:18 p.m According to the will of the European […]
Continue ReadingEU’s Von der Leyen to hold meeting with chip and tech firms
The European Union executive’s arm will meet with companies from the technology and semiconductor sector this week amid concerns from business that the bloc’s competitiveness drive is falling short. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is due to meet late on Wednesday with companies including ASML, a leading supplier of lithography systems to the […]
Continue ReadingRyanair average fares may not grow this year, O’Leary warns
Ryanair’s average fares could be flat in the financial year to end March 2027 rather than growing by 4-5 per cent, as previously forecast, chief executive Michael O’Leary told Reuters, adding that the outcome depended on the Middle East conflict. “If I was guessing today, and I’m completely guessing, I would have said our original […]
Continue ReadingMan, 89, arrested after ‘four people shot and wounded’ in Greek capital
Police in Greece on Tuesday arrested an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a court building in central Athens, wounding at least four people. Law enforcement authorities said the man was arrested near the city of Patra, some 130 miles west of the Greek capital. The […]
Continue ReadingThird Ukrainian strike hits Russian oil refinery and prompts evacuations
Residents near a burning refinery in Tuapse are told to leave, as efforts continue to contain an oil spill caused by earlier strikes.
Continue ReadingUAE to leave OPEC amid Hormuz oil crisis, a blow to Saudi Arabia
The departure weakens the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, long criticized by Trump, as the global economy reels from the Iran war energy shock.
Continue ReadingChina hawks are gaining ground in the Commission. Will EU countries follow?
Beijing is losing sway in Brussels as the European Commission hardens its stance on China. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING China hawks are gaining ground inside both the Commission’s powerful Directorate-General for Trade and in the cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen, Euronews has learned, with drastic new measures being considered to counter what is seen as […]
Continue ReadingSantorini announces new restrictions after scientists flagged volcanic activity
The Greek authorities have put in place new Civil Protection measures for Santorini, following the recommendations of scientific committees monitoring the seismic and volcanic risk, following the recent extraordinary meeting of the Standing Scientific Committee for Seismic Risk Assessment and Seismic Risk Reduction. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The measures mainly concern the control of access and stay […]
Continue ReadingGermany agrees to end fixed border controls with Luxembourg
Germany has agreed to relax its controversial border controls with Luxembourg. Instead of fixed checkpoints on the A64 motorway, which connects with Luxembourg’s A1 motorway, mobile checks are to be carried out near the Markusberg car park (not to be confused with the Markusbierg tunnel, which is on the A13 motorway approaching the border crossing […]
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