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Updated: 02/03/2026 – 17:01 GMT+1 The Strait of Hormuz is a key shipping lane linking the Gulf to global markets, with a large share of the world’s oil and gas passing through it daily. Disruptions caused by tensions between Iran, the US and Israel risk affecting energy supplies and international trade. Watch the video for more. … More
Published on 02/03/2026 – 16:32 GMT+1•Updated 16:33 Age checks should not be introduced on social media sites until privacy and security concerns are addressed, hundreds of academics told governments on Monday. The open letter from 371 security and privacy academics from 29 countries comes as several European countries, including the UK, Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Finland, and Germany are consider imposing restrictions on children’s access to social media. Age verification, which predicts a user’s age based on a live selfie or a piece of government ID, is already being used by some social media companies and is mandatory in…
Published on 01/03/2026 – 6:19 GMT+1•Updated 02/03/2026 – 15:47 GMT+1 New York-born Neapolitan singer-songwriter Sal Da Vinci won the 76th edition of the Sanremo Festival with the song ‘Per sempre sì’, which tells an intense love story between two people that culminates in marriage. “I dedicate my victory to Naples, my city, and to my family,” Da Vinci said as he accepted the Golden Lion of Sanremo, presented by Mayor Alessandro Mager. It was a case of second time lucky for Da Vinci after he came third in 2009. “I had the pleasure of taking the stage at the Sanremo…
He said France needed to adopt “a forward deterrence” as it faces a more threatening world. That means increasingly including European countries in France’s deterrent — starting with participation in nuclear drills. “It will ultimately provide for the circumstantial deployments of elements of our strategic air forces to allied countries,” he said, referring to the squadrons of nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jets. Countries interested in working more closely with Paris on nuclear deterrence include Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark. France currently has about 300 warheads, about a tenth of the size of the U.S. and Russian arsenals.…
Scammers are attempting to take advantage of the travel chaos across the Middle East by impersonating airline support accounts on social media. Passengers addressing public tweets to airlines including Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Gulf Air are being replied to by unofficial accounts. These accounts, which claim to be from the airline help desk, are asking travellers to share their contact details including their name, phone number and email address, presumably to continue the scam on another platform like WhatsApp. Emirates, the UAE’s flag carrier, has warned passengers on X to “be wary of imposter accounts”, noting that its…
With cancer incidence rising and systems struggling, letting Europe’s cancer framework fade would be a costly mistake. “With 2.7 million cancer diagnoses and 1.3 million deaths each year, Europe must reach higher for cancer care, not step back,” says Dr. Isabel Rubio, president of the European Cancer Organisation. “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan has set a new course, but sustained funding is now essential to protect progress and close the gaps patients still face.” Protecting the status quo is not enough. If the EU is serious about patient-centered cancer care, it must make a firm commitment to cancer and confront long-overlooked…
By Gilda Sahebi, German-Iranian journalist, writer and podcaster Published on 02/03/2026 – 10:44 GMT+1 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. If you talk to people who have already travelled to Iran, the stories they bring back from their trips are very similar: stunning landscapes, fascinating cultural treasures, diverse cuisine, exceptional hospitality, music, dance and joy. It is this Iran that is on many people’s minds today. With the hope for an end to the Islamic Republic, there is also a longing for a country…
The benchmark European gas price, traded on the Dutch TTF hub, rose by as much as 45% to around €46 per megawatt-hour in early afternoon trading. UK natural gas prices also surged, with the NBP benchmark climbing sharply in tandem with continental markets. High market volatility has driven sharp minute-by-minute swings. The sharp increase follows US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which have heightened tensions in a region critical to global energy flows. QatarEnergy announced early Monday afternoon that it had halted liquefied natural gas production linked to the giant North Field gas reservoir following an attack on its facilities,…
While there is no sign so far of stocks running out, if the conflict in the Middle East drags on it “will certainly affect supplies,” Zelenskyy told reporters in a WhatsApp group message on Monday. “So far, everything is going as it was, but of course we know that a long war, if it is long, and the intensity of hostilities will affect the number of air defenses for us,” he said. “Everyone understands that for us this [air defense missiles] is our life.” Zelenskyy added.
Etihad Airways has resumed some flights from Abu Dhabi, with Flightradar24 showing take offs departing for London Heathrow, Paris, Amsterdam and Moscow. The first flight, EY67 to London Heathrow, took off from Zayed International Airport at 2:39 pm local time (11:39 am CET), and quickly became the most tracked flight on the website. The airline had posted on social media at 1:44 pm local time that all flights to and from Abu Dhabi have been suspended until 2 pm local time tomorrow Tuesday 3 March. A source at Zayed International Airport told Euronews that Etihad is resuming operations to some…