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Australia on Wednesday began burying the victims of the antisemitic mass shooting that struck a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney as funerals started under heavy police protection, with grief and prayer closely intertwined. At least 15 people were killed on Sunday and more than 20 remain in hospital. All the victims identified so far were Jewish, ranging in age from a 10 year old girl to an 87 year old Holocaust survivor. The first funeral was held for Eli Schlanger, 41, a husband, father of five and assistant rabbi at Chabad-Lubavitch of Bondi. He…
While the tax, which charges firms for the greenhouse gas emissions in their products, begins on Jan. 1, payments are not due until 2027, by which time the U.K. is expected to be exempt. But it is not yet clear whether British firms will have to make back payments on previous imports once the deal is secured, and there is no sign of any deal to bridge the gap. Widening horizons EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, who negotiated the agreement, said the move was “a huge win for our young people” and would break down barriers and widen horizons so…
By Euronews Published on 17/12/2025 – 9:53 GMT+1 •Updated 9:58 The European Commission pledged to identify speculation and promote transparency in housing markets as part of its first affordable housing plan unveiled Tuesday. The plan includes measures to identify speculative behaviour and push for fairness in the residential housing market, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen told Euronews Europe Today morning show. However, he clarified that further analysis is needed to determine the full impact of speculation on housing costs. “Some experts are arguing that this is indeed a problem. Others are saying that probably not so much. So we…
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News It might be the last full day of business before parliament wraps up for Christmas but there is plenty on the menu for Sam and Anne to tackle. The duo look at: The man to beat in the race to become the next UK ambassador to the United States Britain looking set to rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme but how much will it cost the taxpayer? Gossip and fallout from the Angela Rayner polling about how she’s perceived with Labour voters
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Published on 17/12/2025 – 7:30 GMT+1 •Updated 8:01 At a meeting in the Hague, 35 countries signed up to an international commission to compensate Ukraine for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russia’s ongoing war. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s president Zelenksyy says proposals negotiated with US officials in Berlin this week to end Russia’s war in Ukraine could be finalised within days. For more, our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakulina joins the studio. Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine is top of the wish list of MEPs meeting this week in Strasbourg and that is exactly where we will go to. Live…
Published on 17/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 Australian police announced on Wednesday that the suspected gunman who killed 15 people in a shooting on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder. 24-year-old Naveed Akram was arrested at the scene of the incident and taken to a Sydney hospital following a shootout with police that killed his father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram. Naveed Akram was charged with one count of murder for each victim who died and one count of committing a terrorist act after waking from a coma on Tuesday. The pair allegedly opened fire…
European regulators are intensifying their crackdown on major technology companies, deploying new digital laws to curb Big Tech’s power and protect consumers. With landmark legislation seeking to protect user rights and level the playing field for businesses – including the AI Act, Digital Services Act (DSA), and Digital Markets Act (DMA) – the European Union has established itself as a global leader in tech regulation. This year, the bloc has stepped up enforcement of these rules to rein in the power of companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. Euronews Next has rounded up some of the major…
Nach mehr als 25 Jahren Verhandlungen steht Europa vor einer Grundsatzentscheidung bei Mercosur. Friedrich Merz drängt auf eine Unterzeichnung, Emmanuel Macron blockiert. Es geht nicht mehr nur um Landwirtschaft oder Umweltauflagen, sondern um die Frage, ob die EU noch handlungsfähig ist. Hans von der Burchard analysiert, warum Frankreich politisch kaum beweglich ist, welche Rolle Giorgia Meloni spielen könnte und weshalb Berlin bereit ist, notfalls ohne Paris zu entscheiden. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Thomas Erndl, verteidigungspolitischer Sprecher der Unionsfraktion, warum auch das deutsch-französische Kampfjetprojekt FCAS unter Druck steht. Er beschreibt, wie unterschiedlich die Interessen sind, welche Optionen Deutschland noch hat und warum…
The European Union is grappling with a momentous problem: how to meet Ukraine’s budget and military needs for 2026 and 2027. With the United States effectively out of the picture, the bloc will be compelled to increase its financial contribution to Kyiv to at least €90 billion for the next two years. But how? When leaders meet on Thursday to make a final decision, they will find two different solutions on the table. Plan A: issue a zero-interest reparations loan based on immobilised Russian assets. And Plan B: borrow the money jointly. Both plans come with considerable pros and cons,…