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By Euronews Persian Published on 02/05/2026 – 22:23 GMT+2 An Iranian businessman has died as a result of being beaten while under arrest, human rights group the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation reported. The report states that Hesam Alaeedin went to the security authorities to follow up on the status of his detained brother. The rights group added that Alaeddin’s brother had been accused of using Starlink equipment to access the internet, and that he too had been subjected to violence by security agents. Euronews could not independently verify the reports due to internet shutdowns and restrictions in Iran, while the judiciary’s official…
By Babak Kamiar & Euronews Farsi Published on 02/05/2026 – 20:29 GMT+2 Iran has executed two more individuals on charges of “spying for Israel”, as a new wave of executions continues in the country. The development comes as Iran’s judiciary chief dismissed international pressure to halt executions, saying authorities would show “no leniency” in carrying out sentences. According to Iranian media, Yaqoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakarzadeh were executed after being convicted of cooperation with Israel. Iran’s judiciary claimed that Karimpour had “effectively cooperated” with Mossad during the 12-day war of June 2025, transmitting sensitive national information to Israel’s intelligence service. Their death sentences…
Published on 02/05/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 Volodymyr Zelensky says that, after speaking to Robert Fico by phone, the Slovak prime minister will support Ukraine’s EU membership bid. He also reported that he had invited Fico to Kyiv, and that Fico had invited him to Bratislava, and that both had accepted the invitations. “We want strong relations between our countries, and we are both committed to that. It was important to hear that Slovakia supports Ukraine’s EU membership and is ready to share its own experience of the accession process,” the Ukrainian president wrote in a statement. In the meantime, it…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 02/05/2026 – 19:56 GMT+2 On day 2 of the judo grand slam in Tajikistan, the arena was once again full to the brim with keen fans waiting to witness more world class judo. The event was declared open by President of the Tajikistan Judo Federation, Mr. Ismoil Mahmadzoir. While Ms Louisa AGIUS GALEA International Judo Federation Logistics Director, also welcomed the Judo Family to Dushanbe. A spectacular cultural performance followed consisting of traditional song and dance. On the tatami, it was an all Mongolian affair in the final of -63 kg between Gankhaich BOLD and Enkhriilen LKHAGVATOGOO.…
Published on 02/05/2026 – 19:01 GMT+2 After being rescued from a Baltic Sea bay off the island of Poel and transported for several days, the rescued humpback whale has been released into the North Sea. At around 9.00 a.m., the animal was no longer in the barge, Jens Schwarck from the private rescue initiative told the news agency dpa. According to initial information from Bild, the captain of the tugboat is said to have ordered the release of the whale. However, the animal was apparently not released into the open sea at the location originally intended by the rescue initiative,…
By Sertac Aktan with AP Published on 02/05/2026 – 17:34 GMT+2•Updated 17:55 Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday despite an ongoing ceasefire. Lebanon’s state-run media reported deadly strikes in several villages as the Israeli army has been levelling neighbourhoods near the border over the past weeks. The IDF claimed all 50 airstrikes carried by the Israeli air force over the past 24 hours targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, an Iran-backed militant group. “IDF struck terror targets” in response to Hezbollah rocket fire at troops in Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel. No injuries on the…
By Euronews Farsi Published on 02/05/2026 – 15:55 GMT+2 The Narges Mohammadi Foundation says the jailed activist was transferred from prison to hospital following a “catastrophic deterioration in her physical condition.” Narges Mohammadi was detained on the sidelines of a protest rally in the city of Mashhad a few weeks before the nationwide anti-government demonstrations January kicked off. She was subsequently transferred to a prison in Zanjan. Her supporters had been warning for months over her state of health, announcing in late March that she had suffered a suspected heart attack, but had not received adequate medical treatment. Mohammadi’s family have…
“It’s hard. We will not have solved this overnight, but we need to get started on this process,” said Stientje van Veldhoven, the Netherlands’ minister for climate and green growth.The six-day summit, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, highlighted for many what can happen when a group of willing countries come together to share experiences and seek ways forward, without the influence of the world’s largest emitters and disruptors, such as the U.S., Saudi Arabia and China. The U.S. wasn’t invited. “In the time allotted, we haven’t got down into the nitty-gritty,” said Rachel Kyte, the United Kingdom’s climate envoy,…
Published on 02/05/2026 – 16:07 GMT+2 The Israeli government has announced that Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila are already in the country, where they will be interrogated imminently. Israel’s foreign ministry made the announcement on social media, without specifying either their point of arrival or the location of the questioning. Israel accuses both men of maintaining ties with Hamas through the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, an organisation the United States has designated as a front for the Palestinian Islamist movement. It specifically names Abu Keshek as one of the “leaders” of that structure, while describing Ávila as…
The decision, which applies to both states like Louisiana that ban abortion and states that allow the procedure, restores the FDA’s prior policy mandating that patients only obtain the drug in person from a physician. It is arguably the biggest rollback in access to abortion since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. In their ruling, the judges rejected the Trump administration’s assertion that the state lacks standing, and that the court should hit pause on the case while the FDA conducts its own review of the drug. The court also rebuffed arguments by the two pharmaceutical companies…