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By Euronews Elves Published on 22/12/2025 – 18:16 GMT+1 Ho! Ho! Ho! Meteorologists might predict a snow-free Christmas in southern Finland, but that’s not the case up north! As Finnish public broadcaster YLE reports, once again Santa Claus has taken off from his headquarters in Korvatunturi, Lapland, to deliver a happy Christmas to all, and presents to all boys and girls who have been nice for the past twelve months. According to YLE, who call themselves Santa’s official TV station, his sleigh, now made from the most advanced technology, cannot be deterred by GPS spoofing, jamming or any malicious AI-assisted software.…
By Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 11:38 GMT+1 •Updated 14:14 President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Sunday that France will proceed with the construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a major addition to the country’s naval capabilities despite strained public finances. Speaking to French troops in Abu Dhabi, Macron said the decision to launch construction of the Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PA-NG) was taken this week. “In an age of predators, we must be strong in order to be feared, and especially strong at sea,” Macron said. “This is why, in line with the last two military programming laws, and after a thorough…
Landry, a Republican who has been in office since early 2024, called the “volunteer position” an “honor” in a post on social media and said he would work to “make Greenland a part of the U.S.” “This in no way affects my position as Governor of Louisiana!” he added. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen posted a statement about the appointment on social media, saying “it may seem like a lot” but urging calm and reiterating Greenland’s right to self-determination. “We will shape our own future,” he added. “Greenland is ours, and our borders will be respected.” Copenhagen, which retains some authority on matters of foreign policy and security for Greenland, reacted with fury to…
By Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 16:46 GMT+1 France’s national postal operator and its banking division suffered a suspected cyberattack on Monday, disrupting package deliveries and online payments during the peak Christmas period. La Poste said in a statement that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) incident made its online services unavailable. The postal service said customer data remained secure but deliveries of packages and mail were affected. At a Paris post office decorated with Christmas garlands, staff turned away customers queuing to send or collect parcels, including holiday gifts. Users of the company’s banking subsidiary, La Banque Postale, were unable…
LONDON — Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make a statement responding to new assessments of the U.K.’s finances on March 3, the U.K. Treasury said on Monday. In a statement, the Treasury said it had asked the U.K.’s independent fiscal watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast for that date. However, it said the forecast will “not make an assessment of the government’s performance against the fiscal mandate and will instead provide an interim update on the economy and public finances.”
By Anil Can Tuncer & Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 15:53 GMT+1 Turkish lawmakers exchanged punches during a heated debate over the 2026 budget proposal on Sunday, though both the budget and a 2024 financial accounts bill were ultimately approved. The fight broke out after ruling AK Party MP Mustafa Varank made remarks targeting opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Özgür Özel during budget discussions in the Grand National Assembly. After Varank slammed Özel over images taken at the grave of former Tunceli MP Kamer Genç, CHP Group Deputy Chairman Gökhan Günaydın responded from the podium, accusing the AK Party of deliberately creating…
Visitors to Rome’s Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a fee to get up close to the iconic monument. Starting on 1 February 2026, the Italian capital is introducing €2 tickets for tourists to descend the steps to the area around the water-filled basin – from where it is customary to toss a coin into the fountain. Viewing the aquatic masterpiece from the piazza above will remain free. Why is Rome introducing a fee to visit the Trevi Fountain? In 2024, authorities in the Eternal City floated the idea of a ticketing scheme at the Trevi Fountain as part…
Hundreds of people have joined an annual year-end clean at two major Buddhist temples in Kyoto, continuing a tradition that dates back more than 500 years. The ritual takes place every December 20 at Higashi-Honganji and Nishi-Honganji to prepare the sites for the New Year. At Higashi-Honganji in Shimogyo Ward, around 200 participants gathered, including worshippers from across Japan and local junior and senior high school students. They lined up inside the Goeido hall, an important cultural property, and struck tatami mats with bamboo sticks to loosen dust built up over the year.
By Euronews with AP Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:59 GMT+1 China will impose up to 42.7% of provisional tariffs on dairy products including milk and cheese imported from the European Union, its Commerce Ministry said Monday. The elevated duties, which take effect Tuesday, were based on preliminary results from an investigation opened by China’s Commerce Ministry as tensions between Beijing and Brussels flared. Beijing reviewed subsidies provided by EU countries for dairy and other farm products as a tit-for-tat measure after Brussels investigated Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles and later imposed tariffs as high as 45.3% on China-made EVs. EU subsidies undercut Chinese…
By Euronews Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:36 GMT+1 The NBA and FIBA announced Monday that they will begin contacting European basketball teams and club owners next month to gauge interest in participating in their proposed continental competition. The planned league will include guaranteed spots for certain teams and an annual qualification system via FIBA’s Basketball Champions League or a postseason tournament, organisers said. All clubs competing in FIBA-sanctioned European leagues would be eligible to qualify. FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said the competition format honours European sporting traditions by providing every ambitious club on the continent a legitimate route to the…