UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to €28bn after lowest annual support in a decade

• 6:32 PM

4 min

This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General António Guterres' office has launched a review of UN operations.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http

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Turkish police officer dies from gunshot wounds suffered in Istanbul drug raid

• 5:15 PM

1 min

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a social media post on Monday that 970 suspects had been detained in nationwide counter-narcotics operations over the previous week.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euron

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Latest news bulletin | December 8th, 2025 – Evening

• 5:00 PM

1 min

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 8th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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Louvre workers announce strike over work conditions and security after €88m heist

• 4:42 PM

6 min

The robbers took less than eight minutes to force their way into the museum using a freight lift to reach one of the building’s windows and angle grinders to cut into jewellery display cases.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href

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France returns 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossils to Mongolia

• 4:14 PM

1 min

French customs have seized a large collection of dinosaur fossils illegally exported from Mongolia, and the specimens will soon be returned to their country of origin.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c

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'Escape wizard' inmate flees Milan prison in fourth breakout from European jails

• 4:06 PM

3 min

Taulant Toma escaped Milan's maximum security prison over the weekend, marking his fourth prison break since 2009 from Italian and Belgian facilities.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/esc

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“Peace brings a new confidence in the region” says Azerbaijan Tourist Board CEO

• 4:01 PM

1 min

Azerbaijan Tourist Board CEO Florian Sengstschmid explains how regional peace, expanding connectivity and cultural diversity are driving new tourism opportunities, positioning Azerbaijan and the wider South Caucasus as an emerging multi-country travel des

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Protesting Greek farmers force their way onto Crete airport tarmac, causing flight suspensions

• 3:29 PM

7 min

The demonstrations on Monday are the latest escalation in protests over delays in the payment of EU-backed agricultural subsidies in the wake of a scandal which revealed fraudulent subsidy claims.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a

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Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off Japan's northern coast and triggers tsunami alert

• 3:05 PM

4 min

Nuclear power plants in the region were conducting safety checks, public broadcaster NHK said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/magnitude-72-earthquake-strikes-off-japans-northern-coast-a

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Ukraine seeks 'dignified peace' as Russian strikes kill one and injure 15

• 2:48 PM

7 min

At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were wounded in overnight Russian strikes targeting several Ukrainian cities. The attacks come as efforts continue to bring an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, well into its fourth year

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Powerful wave kills four at popular seawater pool in Spain's Tenerife

• 1:59 PM

3 min

The pool at Isla Cangrejo, on Tenerife's Los Gigantes coast, is popular with foreign tourists, according to local media.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/three-killed-in-tenerife-tidal-su

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Shield protecting Chernobyl nuclear power plant no longer blocks radiation, IAEA says

• 1:51 PM

7 min

The Europe-built multilayered confinement building completed in 2019 was designed to contain the radiation coming from the melted-down nuclear fuel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/radia

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Norway police say suspect detained in shopping centre shooting, no injuries reported

• 11:55 AM

1 min

In a statement, police determined that the Storo Storsenter centre was now safe after the perpetrator, who appeared to have acted alone, fired at least one shot inside.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.

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Latest news bulletin | December 8th, 2025 – Midday

• 11:00 AM

1 min

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 8th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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One year after Syria ouster, al-Assad lives under strict Russian supervision in Moscow exile

• 10:46 AM

5 min

Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad lives in Moscow under strict Russian supervision with banned public appearances, limited movements and no political activity since fleeing Damascus in December 2024.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

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Migrant boy killed by boat propeller in Greece hours after Crete shipwreck

• 10:01 AM

2 min

The body of a 12-year-old boy was found ashore near the Greek island of Samos right after a deadly shipwreck left at least 18 people dead south of Crete.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/

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Heading towards net-zero: Azerbaijani railway operator on the way to green transformation

• 8:56 AM

3 min

Baku has set an ambitious national target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030 and 40% by 2050.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/heading-towards-net-zero-azerbaijani-railway-

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Civilians evacuate amid renewed Thailand-Cambodia border conflict

• 7:36 AM

1 min

Civilians evacuate as Thailand and Cambodia clash again at the border. The renewed fighting follows a fragile truce mediated by US President Donald Trump.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08

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Latest news bulletin | December 8th, 2025 – Morning

• 6:00 AM

1 min

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 8th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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Trump says Zelenskyy 'isn't ready' to sign US-backed peace deal

• 5:44 AM

5 min

The US president's comments come after US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/trumps-says-zelenskyy-isnt-ready-to-sign-us

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Thailand launches fresh strikes along border with Cambodia

• 5:43 AM

3 min

After fighting between the two countries over a border dispute broke out in July, both sides have accused each other of breaking the US-backed ceasefire.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/08/

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Thousands march in Brazil to raise attention to femicides

• 12:21 AM

1 min

Tens of thousands of women in cities across Brazil rallied against gender-based violence on Sunday amid a series of recent high-profile cases that have shocked the country and sparked fury.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="

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Liberal Ciprian Ciucu defeats hard-right candidate to become mayor of Bucharest

• 12:19 AM

3 min

Ciprian Ciucu, a close ally of Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, won the mayoral election in Bucharest with around 36% of the votes, defeating hard-right contender Anca Alexandrescu, who polled at 22%.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__b

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