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Tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb on aloittanut valtiovierailunsa Jordaniassa.

Venäläismedioissa ollaan huolissaan maan taloudesta ja yrityksistä. The post Venäjällä varoitetaan talouden katastrofista appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Anthropicin toistaiseksi vain pienelle piirille jaettu tekoälymalli aiheutti Yhdysvalloissa pankkipomojen ja viranomaisten hätäkokouksen. Kauppalehti selvitti, miten pankit ja viranomaiset reagoivat asiaan Suomessa.

Pohjois-Korea on laukaissut tänään useita lyhyen kantaman ballistisia ohjuksia, kertoo Etelä-Korean asevoimat.

Iskun kohteena ollut tehdas tuottaa drooneja Venäjän asevoimille. The post Ohjukset moukaroivat Venäjän droonitehdasta appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Bulgariassa järjestetään tänään parlamenttivaalit, jotka ovat jo maan kahdeksannet tällä vuosikymmenellä.

Iran hyökkäsi lauantaina useisiin kauppa-aluksiin Hormuzinsalmella. The post USA aikoo ottaa haltuun Iranin tankkereita appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Raúl Castron poika, tyttärenpoika ja siskontyttärenpoika ovat nousseet avainrooleihin Kuubassa.

Liettua ja Latvia eivät anna Slovakian pääministerin käyttää ilmatilaansa matkalla Venäjän voitonpäivän juhlaan, uutisoi Kyiv Independent.

Keskuspankin ennuste meni päin seiniä: Venäjän alkuvuoden talouskasvu painui pakkaselle. Helpotusta ei ole luvassa.

Venäläinen byrokratia tarjoaa sotilaspoliisille lukuisia mahdollisuuksia kiusata omia sotilaitaan. The post Hyökkääjän sotilaspoliisi valvoo turvavöitä rintamalla appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

YK:n lastenjärjestön Unicefin mukaan Israel on surmannut kaksi järjestön palkkaamaa siviiliä Gazassa.

Uuden tutkimuksen mukaan Atlantin meridionaalisen virran romahdus on merkittävästi todennäköisempää kuin aiemmin on arvioitu.

Hyökkäys Iraniin käynnisti öljykriisin, joka heikentää Suomen taloutta entisestään ja vie kohti taantumaa.

HS seuraa sotaa hetki hetkeltä tässä jutussa.

Criticism of Downing Street's handling of Lord Peter Mandeslon's vetting scandal remains prominent on Sunday's front pages.

Police suspect the grim discovery in the city of Cumuto may be a case of 'unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses'.

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Abi has had very mixed results when asking a chatbot for guidance about her health issues.

Scams have exploded over the last few years. Can countries and companies come together to turn the tables on the scammers?

The Royal Family will be remembering the late monarch at events on Tuesday - on what would have been her birthday.

Top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says US naval blockade of Iran's ports is 'a clumsy and ignorant decision'.

Nearby Kensington Gardens was closed on Friday and specialist emergency services units were deployed to the site.

The Mexican president says there were never tension over Spainish colonisation, which had become a thorny issue.

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

Manchester United strengthen grip on third spot in Premier League with 1-0 win that leaves Chelsea relying on favours.

Video shows the moment Iran’s military ordered an Indian ship to abort its passage of the Strait of Hormuz.

The three countries pledge more aid to Cuba and say Cubans must decide their own future amid a US pressure campaign.

It is the first time Israel has referred to such a 'yellow line' in Lebanon, after using a similar measure in Gaza.

European chemical producers want the Commission to launch a probe into Chinese LB Group as it seeks to purchase a competitor’s plant in the UK to export to the EU, according to sources. The group fears it could be used to get around anti-dumping duties.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of a French UN peacekeeping soldier Saturday following an attack that also left three people wounded in southern Lebanon, saying that "everything suggests" Hezbollah being responsible for the attack. The Iran-backed group denied involvement.

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UK PM says he was unaware Mandelson failed security clearance.

Spanish PM led a progressive conference in Barcelona bringing together world leaders opposing MAGA politics, as Brazil's Lula lashed out at warlords and tech billionaires. "They're destroying democracy, workers and nature."

FBI:n johtajan Kash Patelin alkoholinkäyttö on herättänyt huolta turvallisuuspiireissä USA:ssa.

Redi Tlhabi speaks to economist Mariana Mazzucato on the Iran war's economic fallout and who’s really paying the price.

Construction at the White House is expected to continue until the next hearing, due in June.

Fugitive Janos Balla, 48, was arrested in Quintana Roo as President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to increase cartel arrests.

Far-right leaders met in Milan calling for a plan to introduce remigration in Europe. League chief Salvini proposes a points-based residence permit and attacks the EU over its energy-crisis response, backing a reopening to Russian oil.

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

A growing number of Sudanese refugees are arriving into Morocco after fleeing war, but find themselves stuck.

Several thousand people gathered in Milan on Saturday for a large rally attended by several European far-right leaders who spoke on immigration, security, and against EU regulations.

Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.

The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.

The attacker has been identified as a "58-year-old Moscow man", but no motive has been established.

Order calls on federal government to relax restrictions on psychedelics, including ibogaine, for potential treatments.

Pope Leo XIV denounced the “social and environmental disasters” linked to a “logic of extractivism” on Saturday, the first day of his visit to Angola, a country marked by decades of exploitation of its vast resources.

After visiting Cameroon, Angola is the third leg of Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of Africa. People hope for appeals for peace and for him to tackle the economic woes of the oil- and rare-earth-rich nation.

Police are investigating whether jars sold in Spar shops were criminally interfered with.

Ukraina on julkistanut uuden kotimaisesti valmistamansa ilmatorjuntaohjuksen. Koral-nimistä ohjusta voidaan nimittää it-ohjuksena keskiraskaaksi. Ukraina on paljastanut siitä tärkeimmät suoritusarvot, mutta lähes kaikki muu on salaista.

The pontiff says his remarks have been misinterpreted after a spat with the US president.

The multi-award-winning actress, known for the diversity of her roles, from drama to thriller to comedy, also formed a high-profile couple with Johnny Hallyday in the 1980s, a union that gave birth to Laura Smet, also an actress.

Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel Peace Prize after the US leader captured Nicolas Maduro.

In Colombia’s Risaralda region, female genital mutilation persists in some Indigenous Embera communities, despite severe health risks including infection, complications in childbirth and death. For the first time, Congress is debating a bill to ban the practice, led in part by Indigenous women calli

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It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February.

A gunman who opened fire on people in Kyiv on Saturday, has left at least six dead and others wounded, the Ukrainian capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko said. According to police the man has now been shot dead after barricading himself in a nearby supermarket.

Brazilian president has described the five permanent members of the UN Security Council as “Lords of War".

Rewatch Donald Trump’s live briefing from the White House on Saturday, April 18, as Iran announced it was re-closing the Strait of Hormuz while the US maintains its port blockade. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar has the analysis.

At least five people were killed in a shooting Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Kyiv, and 10 were hospitalized, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The suspected gunman was shot during an arrest attempt, officials said.

The deadly incident comes just days after Israel and Lebanon announced a 10-day ceasefire.

The Trump administration's militarised approach and cuts to health programmes threaten progress against fentanyl.

A French soldier was killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday 18, while serving with UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force. UNIFIL deputy spokesperson Tilak Pokharel was FRANCE 24’s guest this afternoon to explain what happened and what is currently known about those responsible.

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said.

After weeks of US and Israeli strikes, Iranians are watching to see if ceasefire talks could lead to negotiations, while uncertainty over the future of the conflict persists. Despite foreign calls for regime change, analysts say Iran’s leadership remains entrenched, as economic pressure, repression

Israel pyysi Valkoiselta talolta selvennyksiä. The post Donald Trump Israelista: He eivät voi jatkaa rakennusten räjäyttämistä appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.

President Emmanuel Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.

There are about 2,200 farms within the city limits of Italy’s capital alone, making it the largest agricultural municipality in Europe.

UN Children's Fund calls on Israeli authorities to investigate and 'ensure full accountability'.

H. A. Hellyer, senior fellow in geopolitics at the Royal United Services Institute, was France 24’s guest and analysed the renewed tensions between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz as a strategy of mutual pressure amid ongoing negotiations. While talks are set to continue in Islama

Since the end of the war in Syria last year, many Syrians have left Turkey to return home. Of the 3.6 million refugees living in the country, more than half a million are believed to have already gone back. These departures are weakening the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on low-cost labour,

A French soldier was killed and three others wounded ​while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out ​by ‌Iran-backed Hezbollah. In calls with Lebanese President ⁠Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam,

Ukrainan armeijan mukaan kohteet tukevat Venäjän asevoimia. The post Ukraina iski yöllä neljään hyökkääjän tärkeään öljykohteeseen appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Viro aikoo yhdistää valvontajärjestelmään myös droonien torjunnan. The post Viro pystyttää 14 tutkaa itärajalleen appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Danny Citrinowiczin mukaan erimielisyydet eivät ole vain poliittista teatteria. The post Asiantuntija: Hormuzinsalmi paljastaa syviä erimielisyyksiä Iranin johdossa appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.

At least six people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in Kyiv.

For years, Andy Mycock didn't know others found his surname funny. Now, he's the one making the jokes.

It comes as a man attempts to ignite a plastic bag containing containing fluid in north-west London.

The political drama culminates with the IRGC announcing that the Strait of Hormuz is once again restricted.

Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East, with Iran briefly reopening the Strait of Hormuz before closing it again after around 20 hours. Tehran says the US is not respecting the terms of the agreement reached, casting further doubt on the fragile deal. Meanwhile, negotiations are still ongoing

US-Iran negotiations show limited progress but remain tense, with disputes over enriched uranium and the Strait of Hormuz still unresolved. Donald Trump warns the conflict could resume if no deal is reached, while mediators say compromises may still be possible on nuclear restrictions.

Sudan is entering its fourth year of civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, a conflict the UN calls the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with children among the main victims. In Darfur and beyond, thousands are displaced, many separated from their families, facing hunger, viole

Rescuers in northern Germany are trying to save a sick humpback whale nicknamed 'Timmy', which has repeatedly become stranded off the Baltic Sea coast. Experts are using air cushions and tugboats to refloat the animal, amid debate over whether it can still be safely rescued.

Lens came back from 2-0 down to claim a crucial home win over Toulouse on Friday night. The title-chasers are now just one point adrift of PSG, who have two games in hand.

A week of escalating tensions has unfolded between Donald Trump and the Vatican, after Trump insulted the Pope on social media following remarks on peace in the Middle East. His behaviour shocked audiences worldwide and reignited debate over his mental health. The feud has further exposed divisions

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.

Another Kanye West concert has been cancelled amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments.

Puolustajan on tarkoitus testata alkukesästä lentokoneesta laukaistavaa hypersoonista ballistista ohjusta, jonka kantama olisi jopa 850 kilometriä. The post Ukraina kehittää omaa Kinzhal-ohjustaan appeared first on Verkkouutiset.

Ukrainalaisfyysikko Anatoly Dorošenko tekee työnään jotakin, jota on kuvailtu ”planeetan vaarallisimmaksi työksi”. Hän ryömii muutaman metrin päähän Tšernobylin onnettomuusreaktorista säännöllisesti ottamaan näytteitä ja tekemään mittauksia.

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

Sudan has entered its fourth year of devastating conflict, after fighting broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The war has left millions displaced and, according to the UN, created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.

In Liberia, communities are raising alarm over rising water and soil pollution linked to gold mining activities. In the village of Jikandor, north of the capital, residents accuse the Bea Mountain Mining Corporation of violating environmental standards and contaminating rivers through undisclosed sp

Petter Northug ja Emil Iversen nappasivat Kläbon päänahan loppukirissä Norjan Sulitjelmassa.

A man is arrested following a collision in which police say a car mounted a kerb and struck pedestrians.

The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer's headline set.

In honour of the upcoming Earth Day (Wednesday 22 April), Euronews Culture spoke with Amsterdam-based artist masharu, whose Museum of Edible Earth is currently on display at London’s Somerset House.

In Deir al-Balah, displaced families are living next to growing rubbish piles as destroyed infrastructure forces authorities to rely on unsafe temporary dumps. Across the Gaza Strip, poor sanitation and pest infestations are raising serious health concerns despite limited humanitarian aid.

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The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

Ukraine struck multiple Russian oil refineries with drones on Saturday while simultaneously repelling a 219-drone Russian assault on its own territory.

<p>Exiled leader to revive push for change amid US backing of Delcy Rodríguez and delays to democratic transition</p><p>Venezuela’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, will seek to revive her push for political change with a rally in Madrid on Saturday, having found herself <a href="https://www

Carrageen pudding and Bedfordshire clangers might no longer be household staples, but some home chefs are bringing them back.

Grammy-winning music producer and entrepreneur Swizz Beatz tells Euronews Culture how technology is reshaping creativity, why originality still stands out, and what keeps drawing him back to the Middle East.

Opposition leaders demanded Starmer's resignation on Thursday after it emerged that US envoy Peter Mandelson was appointed despite having failed his security check.

Donald Trump has promised some "very interesting documents" related to UFOs will be released by the US defence department "very, very soon".

A French UN peace worker has been killed in southern Lebanon as Israel accuses Hezbollah militants of breaching the 10-day ceasefire with Hezbollah.

New horizons, near and far. Wherever you set your sights on going the Swiss luxury firm Vacheron Constantin want to help you get there with its latest collection which is themed around elegant and stylistic travel.

Fruit is a key part of any healthy diet, but the way it is consumed matters as much as whether it is consumed at all.

At Japan’s first robotics expo, Tokyo turns to ‘physical AI’ as China and the US dominate robot manufacturing

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre says two gunboats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said it had reimposed restrictions on the vital waterway.

Not wanting to drift with their publishing house after Olivier Nora's ouster, 170 authors have announced that they are leaving Grasset. Writer Oscar Coop-Phane reflects on his experience. Bookseller Gwilherm Perthuis denounces an ultra-concentrated publishing industry.

Music, art and sport are the sources of powerful emotions which the Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot is seeking to harness with the former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt fronting its latest Big Bang Reloaded collection.

Faisal Islam talks to some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy.

The discussion is a sign the AI firm's technology may be too critical for even the US government to do without.

Video went viral after investigators determined the purported ursine was actually a man in a costume.

Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.

Campers are being judged for over-the-top tent set ups at this year's festival in California.

The BBC spent time with the Canadian military in the country's northernmost region - this is what they taught us about dealing with extreme conditions.

War correspondent, jazz bandleader and impresario, KC Sen shaped Kolkata’s music scene.

<p>Growing numbers in the capital Honiara are playing the street card game Pass for a chance of a big payout, while risking big losses</p><p>As the school day ends in Honiara, *Irene, a 43-year-old teacher in a floral dress with a yellow daisy in her bun, steps on to a minibus.</p><p>After 10 minute

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England fans are facing having to pay train fares of more than &#163;100 to watch one of their World Cup group matches in the USA.

<p>Meta paused work with Sama last month after allegations about staff viewing private scenes filmed by smart glasses</p><p>More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precar

The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.

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A 10-day truce between the two countries is now in effect, with Iran-backed Hezbollah voicing support, as negotiations continue between the US and Iran.

The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.

Irish national Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai over alleged links to an "international organised crime network".

<p>Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and public</p><p>The internet in South Korea erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo was captured safely after a nine-day search that had gripped the nation and made the ani

A wolf that escaped form a South Korean zoo, becoming an internet sensation in the process, has been found.

Australia's most decorated living veteran has been released on bail after being charged with war crimes linked to the Afghanistan war more than &#8204;a decade ago.

<p>Accumulations of up to 3cm deep reported as severe thunderstorms also bring heavy downpours to central Italy</p><p>Severe thunderstorms have affected the Mediterranean this week. On Monday, a surface low-pressure system in the Mediterranean in conjunction with an upper air cut-off low, led to thu

A helicopter has crashed in Indonesia, killing all eight people on board.&#160;

<p>Elderly people take advantage of courses on how to navigate mobile devices and avoid ‘analogue isolation’</p><p>It’s not only young people whose gaze is fixed on tiny screens. But for these users in Tokyo, clicking and scrolling is anything but second nature.</p><p>“I can’t deal with all of the a

At the start of this year, Donald Trump ordered the capture and removal of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - he's now facing a trial in New York.

<p>Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rally</p><p>The South African leftwing politician <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/julius-malema">Julius Malema</a> has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in t

<p>Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits</p><p>The actor <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/pedro-pascal">Pedro Pascal</a> is waging a legal battle against a Chilean pisco merchant who has chosen a cheeky name for

<p>Wednesday’s strike brings the total of those killed in US military strikes on alleged drug boats to at least 177</p><p>Three people were killed in a US strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fifth such deadly attack in as many days, military officials have announced.</p><p>US southe

<p>Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industry</p><p>In Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, people gather for communal free lunches six days a week. The meals are funde

<p>Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distant</p><p>More than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.</

<p>Lifestyle influencer died while on vacation with boyfriend, who local officials say has since had his passport ‘withheld’</p><p>Ashly Robinson, a US lifestyle influencer, died last week while on vacation in the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar with her boyfriend, Joe McCann. Robinson’s death on 9 Ap

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<p>Sheinbaum has recently been taking a firmer stance with the US, defying pressures where other countries have caved</p><p>The Mexican government has voiced concern about the deaths of its citizens in US custody, with Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum also pushing back against the Trump administr

Euroopan unionin jäsenmaat hyväksyivät yksimielisesti uuden ilmastopaketin, joka velvoittaa leikkaamaan päästöjä 65 prosentilla vuoteen 2035 mennessä.

Yhdysvaltain ensi vuoden presidentinvaalien kampanja on käynnistynyt täydellä teholla. Molemmissa puolueissa risteilee useita vahvoja ehdokkaita.

MTV seuraa Iranin sotaa