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Lithuania arrests 21 in alleged cigarette smuggling ring using weather balloons from Belarus

Tuesday's operation involved more than 140 officers from the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, Vilnius police and special anti-terrorism units.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/lithuania

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Rome opens two new Metro C stations, showcasing ancient ruins near Colosseum

Rome unveils two new Metro C stations near the Colosseum, featuring ancient artifacts. The project, nearly 20 years in the making, promises to ease city traffic.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/202

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Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns

Food assistance in Afghanistan is reaching only 2.7% of the population, the IPC said, exacerbated by a weak economy, high unemployment and lower inflows of remittances from abroad.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w

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Gaza's displaced struggle with heavy rain and cold weather in fragile tents

Gaza is facing another hardship as heavy rain and cold weather hit thousands of displaced people living in fragile tent camps.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/gazas-displaced-struggle-wi

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Beirut hosts colourful Christmas parade despite tension with Israel

Despite tensions with Israel and a fragile ceasefire, Lebanon entered the festive season as Beirut hosted a colourful Christmas parade, with marching bands, music and bright decorations filling the city streets.<div class="small-12 column text-center arti

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Russia names German broadcaster Deutsche Welle as 'undesirable organisation'

Deutsche Welle's director general said the move by Moscow was another sign that the Kremlin "wants to quash any freedom of opinion in the country."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/russia

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UK to investigate foreign interference in politics after Russia bribery scandal

An independent review has been ordered in response to the conviction of former Reform UK lawmaker Nathan Gill for accepting bribes from Russia.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/uk-to-inve

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Driver who ploughed into crowd at Liverpool football parade jailed for over 21 years

Paul Doyle, 54, used his vehicle "as a weapon" after losing his temper with crowds at a Liverpool FC victory parade on 26 May, prosecutors said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/driver-wh

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EU's eastern flank states gather for summit in Finland to discuss security and defence

The northern and eastern EU countries will meet in the Finnish capital to discuss how to boost their security and defence. The future of Russia's frozen assets and Ukraine's peace plan are also on the agenda.<div class="small-12 column text-center article

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Russian drone strike hits Zaporizhzhia apartment block and injures three

Separate strikes targeted Odesa's warehouses and energy infrastructure, while Ukrainian forces continue their counteroffensive in Kupyansk, where up to 200 Russian troops remain encircled.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h

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Hanukkah ceremony in New York held under tight security post Bondi attack

New York's Hanukkah menorah lightings showed solidarity following the Bondi Beach attack. Zalman Lazaroff shared an update on his injured nephew amid tight security.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com

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Bondi Beach hero al-Ahmed who tackled shooter raises €1.2m in donations

The Syrian-born father of two has been hailed as a hero after tackling and disarming one of the gunmen during the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday that killed 15 people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c

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Australia mourns youngest Bondi shooting victim as family attends vigil

Australia on Tuesday saw mourners gather again at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/australia-mourns-youngest-bondi-shooting-vi

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Turkish fighter jets shoot down 'out of control' drone over Black Sea

The incident comes after Ukrainian strikes on Russia's "shadow fleet" and concerns from Turkish politicians that Moscow's all-out war could widen.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/turkish

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Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

President Trump designated fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction as eight people were killed in the new US strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 95 since September.<div class="small-12 c

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Festive fare: Europeans are having to dig deep to pay for this year's Christmas feast

Euronews took a quick sleigh ride around Europe to see what bills countries are facing to put on the traditional festive banquet.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/festive-fare-europeans-a

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Trump sues BBC for $10bn in defamation lawsuit over documentary speech edit

The lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a "false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump," calling it an attempt to interfere in the 2024 presidential election.<div class="small-12 column text-cent

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Russia rejects compromise on occupied Ukraine regions, Kremlin says

Ukraine’s president said that following the Berlin talks, the US delegation will now proceed to discussions with Russia, but it is unclear whether Washington envoys convince Moscow to stop its war and accept the draft plan.<div class="small-12 column text

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Dashcam footage shows couple trying to stop Bondi Beach gunman before being killed

Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Tuesday that the mass shooting was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/dashcam-

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Brigitte Macron half-apologises after calling French feminists 'stupid b****es'

France’s First Lady said she was sorry if her words "hurt victims" but insisted that her remarks were private.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/brigitte-macron-half-apologises-after-calli

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Polish authorities foil Islamic State-inspired Christmas market attack plot

A 19-year-old law student at Poland's Catholic University of Lublin has been arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in support of the IS jihadist group. He faces between 12 years and life imprisonment if convicted.<div class="small-12 column t

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Yesterday

Progress made on many issues, Zelenskyy says after two days of Ukraine talks in Berlin

Germany's chancellor said "perhaps for the first time" since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, reaching a ceasefire appears possible after two days of talks brought "progress on many issues."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

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MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world

The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.

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Ukraine hits Russian submarine with underwater drones for the first time

Ukraine’s Security Service said its underwater Sub Sea Baby drones attacked Russia’s Novorossiysk naval base and disabled a Project 636.3 Kilo-class submarine carrying Kalibr cruise missiles.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href

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More than 300,000 displaced in Cambodia near Thai border

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians who live near the Thai border have fled their homes for temporary shelters.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/more-than-300000-displaced-in-cambodia-nea

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Louvre closed as staff strike over working conditions, weeks after €88m jewel heist

Labour leaders said the strike vote was unanimous and it was not immediately clear whether the work stoppage will last longer than one day.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/news/2025/12/15/louvre-cl

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'We are all devastated': French victim of Bondi Beach attack described as 'bursting with talent'

Dan Elkayam, a 27-year-old French engineer, was among 15 people killed in the antisemitic attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday. His former engineering school in Paris described him as talented and kind, while France opened a terrorism investigation an

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Croatia approves radioactive waste site despite Bosnia protests

Croatia's parliament passed a law enabling construction of a radioactive waste facility near the Bosnian border. The site will store waste from the Krško Nuclear Power Plant and Croatian medical facilities, despite years of opposition from communities in

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Toxic smog blankets New Delhi plunging air quality to hazardous levels

Dense toxic smog blanketed India’s national capital Monday, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/toxic-smog-blankets-new-delhi-plu

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Man arrested in northern Spain accused of using AI to create child pornography

The suspect had also taken photographs of minors in public spaces, such as swimming pools, and used AI to manipulate them into sexualised images.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/man-arre

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Hundreds gather to lay flowers at the site of the deadly Bondi Beach shooting

Aerial footage showed hundreds of people on Monday gathering to pay tribute near the site where two gunmen opened fire on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button

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German police arrest five men over Christmas market attack plot

The men were arrested over an alleged plot to drive a vehicle into crowds at a Christmas market in Lower Bavaria. Authorities say the planning was in an early stage.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com

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Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested after deaths of Hollywood director and his wife Michele

Nick Reiner, the younger of Rob Reiner's two sons, spoke publicly of his struggles with addiction and by 18 had cycled in and out of nine treatment facilities.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/

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Right-wing Kast defeats leftist rival to become Chile's president

José Antonio Kast won 58% of the vote, defeating communist candidate Jeannette Jara. His victory marks Chile's most right-wing government since the dictatorship ended in 1990.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.eu

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial

Jimmy Lai, 78, was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious articles. The former Apple Daily founder faces life imprisonment.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/1

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A Christmas miracle: two more homeless will have their home

Gluing and tiling is in full swing in a rented flat in Ferencváros to put a roof over the heads of two more homeless people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/a-christmas-miracle-two-more-

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Hundreds of skaters gather for marathon along Havana's Malecon

Hundreds of skaters, mainly teenagers and young adults, gathered at Havana's Malecon for a marathon, enjoying a rare chance to skate together publicly.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/15/hu

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Catherine Drysdale becomes first woman to win Antarctic Ice Marathon

Catherine Drysdale became the first woman to win the Antarctic Ice Marathon in its 20-year history, finishing the 2025 race in 3:48:43 amid extreme conditions.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/

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Hamas confirms killing of top commander in Israeli strike on Gaza

The Israeli military killed Raed Saad, commander of Hamas' military manufacturing unit, in a strike outside Gaza City on Saturday. He was the most senior militant killed since a ceasefire agreement came into effect in October.<div class="small-12 column t

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Brown shooting suspect still at large after person of interest freed

Police freed a 24-year-old man detained in the Brown University shooting on Sunday night after evidence no longer implicated him. Two students were killed and nine wounded in Saturday's attack.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hr

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Bondi Beach gunmen had pledged allegiance to Islamic State group

The gunmen, father and son, who killed 15 people at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration in Australia, were heavily influenced by extremist ideology. The father, who was killed by police, had a firearm license in a country where such documents are hard to obtain

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A child, a rabbi and a Holocaust survivor: Lives lost in Bondi Beach attack

The victims of the Bondi Beach attack were ordinary people — children, elders, community leaders, and families — gathered for a peaceful religious celebration, and several lost their lives while trying to protect others.<div class="small-12 column text-ce

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Sunday, december 14, 2025

Bondi Beach shooting: What we know so far

At least 15 people were killed in a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration. Gunmen targeted the local Jewish community in what was deemed an antisemitic terror attack. This is what Euronews knows at this time.<div class="small-12 colum

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US President Trump condemns 'purely antisemitic attack' after Bondi Beach shooting leaves 16 dead

The US administration says it "strongly condemns" the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration, after a deadly shooting. Australian authorities are treating the incident as terrorism.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__but

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Fruit shop owner hailed as hero after disarming Bondi Beach gunman

Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, saving lives before being shot twice. He underwent surgery and is recovering in hospital.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/1

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Talks in Berlin: Will Zelenskyy renounce Ukraine's NATO membership?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prepared to renounce NATO membership if there are security guarantees. US envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are also present at the major Berlin meeting on the war in Ukraine.<div class=

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Meloni calls for Europe to strengthen defence as US signals pullback

Italian PM tells Atreju rally that Europe must organise its own defence after Trump signals US disengagement. Government allies pledge unity for 2027 elections.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025

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Video shows 2 gunmen shooting dead at least 11 at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Dramatic footage showed two gunmen shooting dead at least 11 people during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested. Australian authorities, who have declared it a terrorist attack

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11 injured as Russia launches daytime strikes targeting various positions in Zaporizhzhia and Sumy

Moscow launches daytime strikes targeting various settlements across Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, injuring at least 11 people. The attacks come as Zelenskyy meets with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Berlin, as Washington intensifies its efforts to

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World leaders condemn 'antisemitic terror' after deadly Bondi Beach shooting

World leaders have reacted to a deadly shooting at the iconic Bondi Beach targeting a Jewish celebration, killing at least 11 people. European leaders say there is no place for antisemitism in society while Australian authorities vow to 'eradicate hate' a

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Bondi Beach: At least 11 killed in shooting targeting Jewish community in Australia

At least 11 people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, with one gunman shot dead by police and another arrested.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/14

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Bondi Beach shooters kill 15 in antisemitic attack on Hanukkah event

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced "evil antisemitism" after gunmen at Sydney's Bondi Beach killed at least 15 people during Hanukkah celebrations. Police investigations continue as authorities say the Jewish community was the intended

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