Russia’s intensifying aerial attacks on Ukraine are aimed at exhausting and intimidating the civilian population, Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told Euronews in an exclusive interview. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Civilians are being killed – women, children, elderly people, veterans of the Second World War,” Budanov…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 17:10 GMT+2•Updated 17:14 The European Union is contemplating a fresh emergency oil-reserve release, with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen telling Euronews strategic stocks could be drawn down again to bolster supply and ease mounting price pressures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The war in Iran and reduced refining capacity have…

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev pushed back against accusations hurled at him that he is “pro-Russian”, arguing that he is only being vilified in this way because his recommended approach to a Ukraine-Russia peace deal is “not mainstream.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Radev has, since coming to power this summer, strongly advocated…

Greek Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris on Thursday proposed suspending the right to apply for asylum in the EU in cases of a mass influx of irregular migrants. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The controversial measure would mark a major shift in the bloc’s migration policy, allowing migrants to be returned without…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 13:49 GMT+2 In this special live edition of The Ring from the Euronews Defence & Space Summit, Méabh Mc Mahon is joined by a live audience and leading European lawmakers — Belgian centre-right EPP member Wouter Beke and German social democrat Tobias Cremer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Both…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 14:18 GMT+2 Finnish authorities said on Thursday they were investigating a slew of suspected break-ins at the homes of members of parliament, which President Alexander Stubb said would be “an attack on democracy” if confirmed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following media reports of the break-ins, speaker of parliament…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 13:28 Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused power cuts in several regions, grid operator Ukrenergo said on Thursday, urging consumers to limit usage. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recent attacks have caused outages from the Kharkiv region in the east, Chernihiv and Sumy in the…

“Let’s go to war!” shouted six-year-old Giorgos at his older cousin, Minas, as the two chased each other with claw-like geranium stalks around the schoolyard on the tiny Greek island of Thymaina. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two boys are the last primary school children on the far-flung eastern Aegean island, 40…

Published on 01/10/2026 – 11:40 GMT+2 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is calling on the European Commission to “take action” in giving national governments more fiscal room to shield households and businesses from a renewed energy-price shock, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We need more breathing…

Severe problems in many parts of the Greek island of Crete have been caused by the powerful wave of bad weather that has been under way since Wednesday night. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The situation is particularly difficult in the mountainous Mylopotamos area, where the deluge has created serious disruption, mainly in…