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By Euronews Culture with AP Published on 22/01/2026 – 8:58 GMT+1 •Updated 9:06 Scientists have discovered what may be the world’s oldest cave art. Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia are believed to date back to at least 67,800 years ago. The tan-colored prints analysed by Indonesian and Australian researchers on the island of Sulawesi were made by blowing pigment over hands placed against the cave walls, leaving an outline. Some of the fingertips were also tweaked to look more pointed. It’s not yet clear whose hands made the prints. They could be from an ancient human group…
European leaders descend on Brussels this evening for a crunch summit with the transatlantic relationship top of their agenda. U.S. President Donald Trump backed down Wednesday from his most belligerent threats about seizing Greenland from Denmark, but that hasn’t assuaged European concerns about America’s posture toward Europe. It’s another busy day in Davos too, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaking and Trump potentially set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And if that wasn’t enough, Trump’s everything envoy Steve Witkoff is headed to the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Whew. Strap in.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be the first European leader to take the Davos stage as the World Economic Forum enters its third day. Other high-profile addresses are expected from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Meanwhile, the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states are set to gather in Brussels later today for an informal emergency meeting, prompted by US President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this week to threaten tariffs on eight countries that refuse to back his bid to acquire Greenland. However, the talks are expected to be less confrontational than initially anticipated, after…
Published on 22/01/2026 – 9:23 GMT+1 The risk of drones drifting into Finland as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine is rising, the head of the country’s military intelligence service told the AFP news agency. Major General Pekka Turunen, chief of Finnish Defence Intelligence (FDI), was speaking ahead of the release of a Finnish military intelligence report on Thursday that updates the security situation in the country that shares a 1,340-kilometre border with Russia. One concern highlighted in the report was the risk of long-range drones drifting into Finland. “The risk of a drone drifting into Finnish airspace…
Limited relief Trump’s speech at Davos, during which he called Denmark’s self-governing island “our territory,” did nothing to dial down the temperature 24 hours before the leaders’ hastily arranged gathering in the Belgian capital to discuss their next response to the disintegrating postwar order. While Trump ruled out the use of military force to seize Greenland, EU governments didn’t regard this as a climbdown because of the harshness of his language about Europe in general and clear confirmation of his intentions, according to two EU diplomats. Trump did eventually walk back his threat of issuing tariffs on the eight European…
Published on 22/01/2026 – 7:50 GMT+1 •Updated 7:58 US President Donald Trump will no longer proceed with a plan to impose tariffs on eight European countries. The decision comes after a rollercoaster day in Davos and talks with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte. Europeans are relieved for now but also aware that underlying issues remain. Euronews EU editor Maria Tadeo was in the packed room listening to President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum and joins us from the Swiss town. With her is Marta Kos, the EU Commission for enlargement, who joins for an exclusive interview as President…
When tensions rise in various conflicts across the globe, it’s a running joke that netizens swiftly log on to ‘monitor the situation’. That typically involves loading up X, your favourite news website’s live blog, and, of course, Flightradar24. As an airspace closes, flights swiftly leave the area, and we end up with a stream of aircraft all following the same route seemingly impossibly close to each other. But what those tightly packed yellow planes on the screen can’t convey is the amount of work that goes into keeping flights running smoothly, and safely. How do airlines decide which route to…
Allongés sur votre serviette de plage, ou en pleine randonnée en montagne, vous commencez à vous demander à quoi ressemblera votre rentrée ? Pas de panique, POLITICO est là avec son guide des rendez-vous politiques de la fin de l’été. Aug 18 4 mins read
For much of the past century, oil has been the backbone of the global economy. It fuelled factories, transport, and trade, and helped determine which countries grew rich and which remained dependent. Control over crude flows often translated into leverage over inflation, industrial output and, at critical moments, the outcome of wars. That influence has not disappeared. Oil prices still have the power to unsettle economies. A sudden surge can quickly feed into inflation, complicate central bank decisions, and put pressure on public finances. For governments, energy security remains a recurring concern, especially when geopolitical tensions rise. Yet the foundations…
Donald Trump nutzt seine Rede beim World Economic Forum in Davos für eine klare America-First-Botschaft. Weniger eskalierend als befürchtet, aber ohne Zugeständnisse an Europa. Die zentrale Frage: Was folgt daraus für die transatlantischen Beziehungen – und was ist Europas Antwort? Gordon Repinski mit der Einordnung von Trumps Auftritt, die Erwartungen an Friedrich Merz und der wachsende Handlungsdruck auf Europa. Dazu im Gespräch: Jonathan Martin von POLITICO in Washington. Er ordnet ein nach welchen Mustern Trump agiert und warum Börsen und Märkte dabei eine größere Rolle spielen als diplomatische Appelle. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht die stellvertretende SPD-Fraktionsvorsitzenden Siemtje Möller über Grönland, europäische…