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The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a resolution calling for an EU-wide definition of rape based on the absence of freely given and informed consent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is now up to the European Commission to propose legislation, which would then need to be approved by EU member states, usually…
Frenchman Louis Arnaud spent two years behind bars inside Tehran’s Evin prison, a place notorious for torture and executions, following his arrest by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on 28 September 2022. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recounting his experiences in an interview with Euronews, he remembered a place he described as “the…
The European Union looks to enforce stricter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from ships during high-level talks in London this week, risking a fresh clash with the United States, which last October blocked a global tax on carbon emissions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO) had hoped governments…
Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 prisoners released as the leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in both countries said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Poczobut, a correspondent for the…
By Konstantinos Tsellos & Euronews Published on 28/04/2026 – 11:34 GMT+2•Updated 11:36 A gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens on Tuesday, wounding several people, Greek authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A police operation was under way to locate the gunman, who Greek media reported was…
Updated: 28/04/2026 – 9:34 GMT+2 MEP Abir Al-Sahlani urges EU countries to pressure the Commission to propose an EU-wide definition of rape. On the war in Iran, the MEP says “global order is being renegotiated in real time”. … More
On this day last year, all of Portugal and Spain were plunged into darkness. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One year on, a Portuguese parliamentary working group has published its final report on the blackout, recommending sweeping changes to how the country handles power grid failures — and acknowledging that the government’s response…
Published on 28/04/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo on Europe’s energy crisis as Macron has revived a call for Eurobonds – joint European debt issued by all 27 EU member states. Interview with Abir Al-Sahlani, Member of the…
Tensions between Ukraine and Israel have grown as Kyiv seeks to prevent a vessel carrying grain allegedly stolen from Russian-occupied areas of the country from docking and unloading in the port of Haifa. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s foreign minister said Kyiv had issued a summons for Israel’s ambassador to appear on…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 19:20 GMT+2 The UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday that Sweden had violated the right to life of a child with severe disabilities by deporting him twice to Albania. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The committee reviewed a complaint referring to E. B., an Albanian now aged 21,…
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