Armed conflicts

Culture news

Eurovision to exclude countries at war from hosting contest, EBU says

The EBU said it could commission an independent security assessment before deciding whether a winning country is capable of hosting the event safely.

12 August 2026

Euronews investigates

Cyprus: How the Iran war is shaping Europe’s closest frontier

On 1 March, an Iranian-made Shahed drone launched from Lebanon hit the British airbase of Akrotiri in Cyprus, bringing the Iran war unexpectedly closer to Europe. This report explores the tensions shaping the European Union’s closest frontier to the conflict.

24 April 2026

Health news

Iran war's environmental toll threatens long-term health, experts say

Attacks on gas fields, nuclear sites, and desalination plants are leaching toxic pollutants into air, soil, and water, that could impact health for decades, experts say.

26 March 2026

Earth News

Acid rain and broken food chains: Iran war’s environmental costs

Experts warn that the Middle East’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ are at risk as vulnerable desalination and oil plants become targets.

10 March 2026

Business

As bombs fall, gold prices rise — and Poland is taking notice

Geopolitical unrest is driving private investors away from virtual instruments and towards physical bars and coins — assets you can lock in a safe, carry in a suitcase or bury under the floorboards.

10 March 2026

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Civilians caught in crossfire as Pakistan–Afghan border clashes grow

Residents in Pakistan’s Bajaur district reported shells hitting civilian homes, with injured families taken to local hospitals as clashes spread across frontier areas.

27 February 2026

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Pakistan and Afghanistan trade border fire as airstrikes hit cities

Pakistan is facing renewed fighting along its border with Afghanistan as clashes continue near the Torkham crossing.

27 February 2026

Italy

UN calls for 52-day pause in all wars ahead of Winter Olympics

UN truce resolutions typically pass with broad majorities and received all 193 votes for the London Games in 2012. Yet signatories have repeatedly broken their own promises.

30 January 2026

Travel News

How do airlines adjust their routes to closed airspace?

With airspace closures disrupting flights over Iran, Israel and Qatar in recent months, we spoke to the experts to find out how the aviation industry ensures your safety.

22 January 2026

Norway

Norway will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace,' officials say

Trump's Board of Peace was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but according to its charter the scope does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.

21 January 2026

World News

Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire to end weeks of border fighting

The ceasefire, which came into force around noon local time, calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side’s airspace for military purposes.

27 December 2025

Venezuela

Venezuela shows off Russian fighter jets amid rising tensions with US

Venezuela deployed over 2,500 troops and Russian-made fighter jets to La Orchila for military exercises, escalating tensions after Trump announced further US attacks on Venezuelan vessels.

22 September 2025

World News

US deploys F-35 jets to Puerto Rico amid escalating Venezuela tensions

Five US F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico amid escalating tensions with Venezuela. Separately, Caracas said 18 armed US Navy personnel raided a tuna boat sailing in Venezuelan waters.

14 September 2025

World News

Trump says US will not kill Iran's Ayatollah 'for now'

The fifth day of hostilities between Israel and Iran draws to a close with no sign of the exchange of fire ending and an ominous warning from US President Donald Trump about Iran's supreme leader.

17 June 2025

Climate

Extreme weather behind 99.5% of disaster displacements last year

With climate change displacing more people within the countries they live, here’s what experts say is needed to support them.

15 May 2025

India

Pakistan and India exchange fire as United Nation urges restraint

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the gunmen who killed 26 tourists this week will be hunted "to the ends of the Earth".

25 April 2025