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Munich’s Oktoberfest has attracted a record 7.4 million visitors over 16 days, making this year’s edition the most visited in its history. For locals and visitors alike, the festival remains a major annual tradition. Munich Mayor Dominik Krause said the festival once again brought locals and international visitors together. “Generally speaking, the atmosphere was fantastic. You could really sense the presence of the locals at the Wiesn, especially during the week. At the same time, there were plenty of visitors and that is precisely what defines the Wiesn: people from all over the world celebrating together with the locals.” According…
By Euronews/Ács Gábor Published on 05/10/2026 – 23:32 GMT+2 Romania’s head of state, Nicusor Dan, on Monday signed a law aimed at reducing the country’s bear population, a bill he had previously challenged on constitutional grounds and sent back to parliament for reconsideration. The legislation, which was re-adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on 16 September, allows the preventive shooting of 859 brown bears this year. A further 110 protected large wild animals may be hunted as an intervention measure if they pose a threat to human life. In recent years it has become common in Romania for bears to appear…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 05/10/2026 – 21:27 GMT+2•Updated 21:29 The spotlight returns to Baku for day two of the World Judo Championships. His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan attended the official opening of the event at which International Judo Federation President, Mr Marius Vizer and President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, Rashad Nabiyev both spoke. The crowd then enjoyed a spectacular opening ceremony. With the two presidents watching, Ariane TORO SOLER was aiming for the -52kg World title. Ranked 5th, she had been in excellent form, battling with determination. With the biggest prize within reach she had…
Rome’s Emperor Tiberius may have draped himself in pink-coloured garments, while others viciously sniped and critiqued what those in power wore. A new exhibition at Copenhagen’s Glyptoteket museum is exploring the close links between power and fashion in the Roman Empire around 2,000 years ago. ‘The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire’ brings together 2000-year-old Roman sculptures, rare surviving tunics, jewellery and footwear, alongside reconstructed colours and ancient perfume scents. Visitors can also hear Roman gossip and insults at listening stations. The exhibition runs until 29 March 2027.
His task is formidable: Amid bitter divisions between the parties, lawmakers rejected two of Dan’s previous nominees, and a third didn’t even make that far. Dan made his announcement after holding talks with the parties at Cotroceni Palace on Monday afternoon. After three previous candidates failed, the president is already facing calls to dissolve parliament for an unprecedented snap election. But he is reluctant to do so, fearing it would bring a far-right euroskeptic opposition party closer to power. “My proposal for the position of prime minister is Luca Niculescu, a man who, as a diplomat, knows how to harmonize…
“Journalism is not a crime,” Alina Koushyk, Editor-in-chief of Belsat, a TV station founded in Poland in 2007 and broadcasting independent news to neighbouring Belarus, tells Euronews. The Lukashenka regime, which has been cracking down on opposition and the press, labelled the Belarusian journalist a “terrorist” and an “extremist” and Moscow added her to its list of wanted individuals. “I’m not a terrorist, I’m just a journalist. For many years, I’ve been working just to say the truth, an alternative point of view. And this is not a crime”. A dozen of journalists working for Belsat have been imprisoned in…
Police began dismantling a migrant settlement on Trampolín Beach in Ceuta on Sunday, escorting people onto buses as officers in riot gear moved through the crowded site. More than 3,000 migrants have reportedly been living there for weeks in hundreds of tents, often sleeping on cardboard sheets. The operation involves the National Police, Civil Guard, local police and the Ceuta General Command. Those removed from the beach are being taken by bus to the CATE temporary reception centre for initial police processing.
If there is anyone in the art world with the legitimacy to question narratives of power, it is Ai Weiwei. The Chinese artist spent his childhood in exile with his family in a remote region of China because of Mao’s repression and decided to leave his country in 2015 after suffering intense state persecution for drawing attention to the more than 5,000 schoolchildren who died in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Now, at 69 and living a quiet life in his country house in Portugal’s Alentejo, he remains on his guard and directs his distrust towards Western democracies and their use…
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In Belgium, a thick layer of green duckweed now covers canals in Ghent’s historic centre, turning the water into a bright green carpet. Tour boats continue to operate, but the growth has caused problems: one vessel’s motor overheated after duckweed clogged its intake. Geert Weymeis, spokesperson for the Flemish waterways management body, says the spread is unprecedented, linking it to drought, high temperatures and slow-moving water, which created ideal conditions for the plant. Students watching from the banks describe the scene as striking, but say it also raises concerns about climate change.