Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of a renewed escalation in the longstanding conflict. The latest confrontation between Israel and Gaza militants is in its second d…
Russian shelling hits Kharkiv and Kostantynivka
The northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv continues to suffer from constant Russian shelling. The latest overnight strike turned a furniture factory to ruins. In the town of Konstantynivka, in the Donbas region, neighbors of residential buildings clear u…
‘Nothing left in the pipes’: Europe tackles unprecedented water shortages as heatwave rages
The French government has set up a crisis team to tackle a historic drought that has left more than 100 municipalities short of drinking water. Trucks are taking water to those areas, as “there is nothing left in the pipes”, Minister for Ecological Tra…
Portugal sets July heat record as severe drought continues
Portugal recorded its hottest July on record last month, according to the country’s weather service. The soaring temperatures worsened Portugal’s drought, with 45% of the mainland now classed as being in “extreme drought” – the highest level of classif…
Israeli airstrikes kill 10 in Gaza including senior militant commander
Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, and wounding dozens, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it was targeting the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an “…
Pay for your funeral before you begin! Mayor wants to keep reckless climbers away from Mont Blanc
Everyone knows that to get to the peak of Mont Blanc you have to earn it. But now imagine having to leave a €15,000 deposit to climb to Europe’s highest point in case of any fatal accidents: €10,000 for picking up the body and another €5,000 for the fu…
Model questions if racism is behind lack of apology over beach poster
A British model has questioned whether racism is at play over the Spanish government’s failure to apologise for her face being used in a body positivism campaign. Nyome Nicholas-Williams, 30, Sian Green-Lord, 32, and Juliet Fitzpatrick, 60, were shown …
Water could soon be a luxury: Get ahead with these unusual tips for cutting your bills
Europe is in the middle of one of the driest summers it has ever seen, with supplies in reservoirs dropping to record lows. In Portugal and Poland, people have been asked to cut down on water use to ease the pressure. In some Spanish towns and villages…
Foreign Minister: Finland intends to limit visas for Russian tourists
Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told Euronews the government has approved plans to start limiting the number of visas they issue to Russians. The Finnish government has come under increased public and political pressure in the last ten days t…
Getting an abortion in Italy can be difficult. Is it about to get much tougher?
In the middle of a leafy Roman suburb, a tattered billboard glows under the scorching summer heat. “I am against abortion,” it reads, accompanied by a black-and-white picture of the late film director, Pier Paolo Pasolini. The use of Pasolini — an avow…