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Mandatory pensions are projected to fall short of the OECD’s retirement income target in 22 of the 30 European countries it studied. In its Pensions Outlook 2026, the OECD estimates how much extra employees on average wages would need to save over a full career to retire on 70% of their gross pay. Lithuania has the biggest gap as a share of earnings, at 20.7%, while Switzerland has the highest estimated monthly contribution, at more than €1,000 a month for men on average wages. The OECD calls this the contribution gap. It is the extra share of earnings employees would…
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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 more years in jail in the Chinese territory on Thursday for colluding with foreign powers. Wong, who became internationally renowned during the “Umbrella Movement” that convulsed Hong Kong in 2014, has already spent almost six years behind bars and is now not due for release until late 2036. The former student leader, who turned 30 last month, was previously expected to be freed in January after serving four years and eight months for “subversion” under a Beijing-introduced national security law. But Hong Kong authorities used the same law to charge…
By Reem Alabali Radovan, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Published on 5 November 2026 – 8:00 GMT+1•Updated 6 November 2026 – 11:14 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. In the flood-swept valleys of Nepal, children are sleeping in the very classrooms where they used to learn. In Sudan, more than five thousand schools have been closed, leaving an entire generation cut off from education, waiting for peace. In Ukraine, in Gaza, in the Sahel,…
About 50 pilot whales were found stranded among rocks on the rugged Ngawi coastline near Cape Palliser, at the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, after coming ashore overnight. By Thursday afternoon the Department of Conservation had confirmed two pods, with roughly 20 animals on the beach in the first, four still alive and two refloated on the high tide. Rescuers and marine medics from Project Jonah worked alongside DOC staff, local iwi and Ngawi volunteers to keep the surviving whales wet and cool. Most of the pod died despite those efforts, and by Thursday evening the last four…
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By Euronews Persian Published on 6 November 2026 – 12:02 GMT+1•Updated 12:05 A senior Iranian official told Euronews the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz was unsustainable, as Iran and the US continued their concurrent blockades and cargo ships were being disabled in the crucial waterway daily. “This situation is not sustainable,” Manouchehr Mottaki, a member of Iran’s parliament and foreign minister under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, told Euronews. “The immediate obstacle to moving beyond this situation is the blockade, a blockade that the Americans are carrying out illegally, in violation of international law.” Tehran has imposed its own blockade, stating…
Azerbaijan and Ukraine have formalised a major expansion of their economic and energy cooperation, concluding the 14th meeting of their Joint Intergovernmental Commission in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. The bilateral talks mark the first time the commission has convened on Ukrainian territory since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Co-chaired by Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, the delegations signed a formal Protocol and adopted a comprehensive Action Plan for 2026-2027. The strategic agreements cover 14 distinct sectors, with a strong focus on energy infrastructure resilience…
The Region of Valencia has long been a popular destination, with tourists flocking to hot spots like Alicante and Benidorm. But as travellers look to develop a deeper connection with the countries they visit, other destinations are starting to have their moment in the spotlight. Speaking at World Travel Market in London, José Manuel Camarero Benitez, the regional vice-minister for tourism for the Region of Valencia, shared with Euronews Travel how they have avoided the overtourism problems that other areas of Spain are facing. “It’s not just promoting tourism – we try to manage tourism,” Camarero said. “We are not…
Kazakhstan’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to 4.9% in 2027, up from a projected 4.4% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook, released in October. The 2026 forecast marks a slowdown from the 6.5% growth recorded in 2025. Nevertheless, Kazakhstan is projected to post the strongest economic growth among oil-exporting countries in the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia group this year. The region’s economy is projected to contract by 0.3% in 2026 before growing by 6.3% in 2027. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has hit Middle Eastern oil exporters hardest.…