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‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.The seven-metre craft, which looks like a large kayak in hi-vis orange, is expected to travel about 22,000km through inhospitable waters, propelled by powerful westerly winds and energy from the sun. The jour…

NSW crackdown on ‘AI-doctored’ real estate listings hits mural-covered wall

Apartment with strange view singled out in government’s fight against deceptive ads – but real estate agent says photo is no fakeGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government’s crackdown on “AI-doctored” rental listings has hit a wall, after it made an example of a supposedly manipulated ad that turned out to be a genuine photograph of a $5,000 courtyard mural of Bondi beach.In a media release on Friday announcing protections against misleading rental…

Xi wraps up US visit with trip to National Archives

On the last day of his visit to the US, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the National Archives with President Donald Trump. The Archives store the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

AfD, CDU ban new Holocaust 'stumbling stones' in Heidenau

Activists, politicians and representatives of Holocaust victims reacted with anger after the center-right CDU party joined forces with the AfD to ban new Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) in the eastern town of Heidenau.

Watch: Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten humanity in ‘paradise of machines’

Pope Leo XIV has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as artificial intelligence increasingly shapes daily life. During his first papal visit to France, he called for greater ethical discernment and for keeping human beings at the centre of AI discussions.

Four suspects arrested over murder of Dominican merengue singer's wife

The artist was seriously injured and his wife, 60-year-old Zeneida Socorro Castillo, was killed. According to investigators, she was tortured for six hours in her home in Santo Domingo.

كيف أصبحت المسيرات قادرة على استهداف بعضها؟

أعلن الجيش السوداني مؤخرا عن عدة عمليات إسقاط لطائرات مسيرة صينية الصنع مملوكة لقوات الدعم السريع عبر صواريخ جو - جو أطلقت من مسيرات يملكها الجيش. فماذا نعرف عن تقنيات اعتراض الطائرات المسيرة؟ ولماذا يعد ما حدث في السودان تاريخيا؟

'Lithuanian skies are NATO skies': DW speaks with Lithuanian premier Mindaugas Sinkevicius

In a DW interview, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius discussed threats to Lithuania from Russia and Belarus, NATO's need for stronger air defense and why military spending alone cannot ensure security.

India news: Protests against election chief escalate as Gandhi, Cockroach party allege 'rigged' vote

Police have used tear gas on protests by the opposition Congress party demanding India's election commission head steps down, following a report alleging "rigged" elections.

Deep mining for memories: Greece opens digital archive to preserve Serifos ironworks history

"The Living History of the Serifos Mines", a project by the Friends of Serifos funded by Cycladic Identity, has created a digital archive of Greek mineworkers' history and memories.

Bundesliga, other top European leagues call for major FIFA reforms

The Bundesliga and three other leading European football leagues have said major reforms to world-governing body FIFA are "essential." However, they stopped short of calling for the resignation of boss Gianni Infantino.

Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents

A 14-year-old boy was killed after a Russian drone tore into a 16-storey apartment block in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district overnight on Friday 25 September 2026.

Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital

Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PMLeaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister’s release, even as the government deployed tens of thousands of police to Islamabad, barricaded highways and issued arrest warrants to try to stop the march.The state has taken extreme measures to prevent Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party from proce…

‘Sunlight salary’: Exactly how much solar panels knock off your energy bills – even under grey skies

Despite the money they can save households on electricity bills, just one in 10 European roofs has solar panels.

Obesity and overweight cost European economies billions of euros a year, industry says

Obesity and overweight are costing European economies billions of euros every year, with the burden equivalent to what some countries spend on housing or defence, according to a pharmaceutical industry’s report.

Small businesses in rural France bears the brunt of energy crisis triggered by Iran war

In the Oise department, soaring energy prices driven by the war in Iran are hitting rural businesses hard, as they face rocketing bills for heating oil and diesel.

From Croatia without waste: “truly circular” process offers hazardous chemicals a second life

A clean-tech company in Croatia claims to recycle around three million kilograms of polluted solvents annually – without any waste. An “efficient, safe and economically valuable” recycling process of hazardous chemicals… made in Europe.

Hungary dramatically cuts EU defence loan request under new government

The administration of Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has significantly reduced its requested EU defence loan, from €16.4 billion to €5.4 billion, Brussels announced on Friday.

EU countries agree to release long-stalled €6.6 billion in military aid for Ukraine

The decision to release €6.6 billion through the European Peace Facility comes at a critical juncture for Ukraine, which is grappling with a significant shortfall in its Ministry of Defence budget that could jeopardize drone deliveries.

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Primetime' - Robert Pattinson needs to catch his predator (and ratings)

Lance Oppenheim’s narrative debut features a masterful turn from Robert Pattinson in a dark media satire about blurring the lines between journalism and exploitation. Primetime will fascinate and occasionally frustrate as a surface-level mood piece.