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Aside from religiously reading Euronews Travel and following us on social media, the best way to discover potential holiday destinations is to keep an eye on newly announced routes. Direct flights open up so many places you wouldn’t have considered before, yet for many European travellers, there just aren’t that many new spots to consider. That’s because EU air connectivity “essentially flatlined in 2025”, with a net growth of 1%, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) data. Some 1,127 routes across the EU were cancelled in 2025, with just 1,281 added. Of these, 568 were routes operated previously in…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 11:43 GMT+2 Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has responded to racist backlash over her casting in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey. Nyong’o will star as both Helen of Troy, the woman whose splendour sparked the Trojan War, and her sister Clytemnestra – in an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem will hit theatres on 17 July and is one of the most anticipated releases of the summer. But reports of Nyong’o’s casting in January sparked fury on social media, with some…
Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka offered to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy anywhere — in Ukraine or Belarus — as Kyiv warned that Russia was preparing a new offensive through Belarusian territory toward the capital and the Chernihiv region. “If (Zelenskyy) wants to discuss something, seek advice, or anything else, please do. We are open to it,” Lukashenka said on Friday, according to the state-controlled media outlets. ”I am ready to meet with him anywhere — in Ukraine, in Belarus — and discuss the problems of Belarusian-Ukrainian relations.” Lukashenka also denied any plans to involve his country in the war…
Updated: 22/05/2026 – 12:52 GMT+2 People in Havana reacted after US prosecutors indicted former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of planes operated by a Miami-based exile group, with several residents calling for dialogue instead of confrontation. … More
Published on 22/05/2026 – 12:51 GMT+2 The 12th Starship rocket launch by SpaceX, due to take place on Thursday from Texas, has been delayed, with the company planning another attempt at the test flight on Friday. This comes only a day after SpaceX revealed that it was working towards its stock market debut. This is widely expected to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, with the company aiming for a valuation of $1.75 trillion (€1.51tn). This has made the Starship V3’s launch even more critical, as it could significantly impact share sales once SpaceX goes public. The…
It was an inconspicuous, green piece of paper. Anyone who received the note in Paris in May 1941 was supposed to report to a gymnasium on 14 May, ostensibly to clarify their residence permit. What followed was no official formality. It was the first major roundup of Jews in German-occupied France: the so-called Rafle du “billet vert”, the roundup of the green slip of paper. On the orders of the SS and Gestapo, the French police arrested around 3,800 Jewish men that day, most of them from Poland and the Czech Republic. They were taken to the Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande…
Trump announced the shift on Thursday night in a Truth Social post, saying the decision was linked to his admiration for Poland’s MAGA-aligned President Karol Nawrocki. That followed last week’s decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to halt a planned deployment of a 4,000-troop armored brigade to Poland — something that blindsided Poland, one of America’s most loyal European allies and one of NATO’s top defense spenders. Hegseth’s Poland move was linked to an earlier decision by Trump to punish German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for criticizing the war against Iran by removing 5,000 troops from Germany. Rutte on Friday stressed…
Reforms on pensions and taxation have emerged as the main sticking points between Budapest and Brussels in technical negotiations to unlock billions of euros in EU funding for Hungary, Euronews has learned. According to several European Commission officials, Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is resisting both reforms, arguing they would put additional pressure on the country’s budget. Magyar and his cabinet have been in talks with the European Commission to unlock a total of €17 billion in EU funds frozen under the previous administration of Viktor Orbán over rule-of-law and corruption concerns. Hungary could lose €10.4 billion in recovery…
Emergency crews from the Sumy regional service worked through smoke and debris as firefighters sprayed burning houses and searched damaged structures. Local authorities said one child was among the injured. Images released by emergency services showed collapsed roofs, scorched walls and crews removing rubble after the overnight attack. Sumy, located near the Russian border, has faced repeated bombardments during the war and remains vulnerable to drone and missile strikes. Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 116 drones overnight targeting northern, eastern and southern regions of the country. According to the military, Ukrainian defences intercepted 109 of them, while impacts from…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2 Italy’s presence in the Persian Gulf and its military cooperation with Kuwait are growing stronger. Leonardo has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a subsidiary of the EDGE Group, to supply naval combat systems for a new generation of patrol vessels ordered from the shipbuilder by Kuwait. Under the “Al Dorra” programme, Kuwait has begun modernising its naval component by ordering eight FALAJ 3 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), built in the United Arab Emirates by ADSB. Military and commercial agreements between Italy and Kuwait Cooperation in the military and commercial fields…