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Published on 06/03/2026 – 9:54 GMT+1 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of detaining seven employees of Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank along with a large amount of cash and gold. According to Oschadbank, a van carrying personnel and some $75 million dollars was intercepted in central Budapest. The vehicle was transporting cash from Austria to Ukraine. Kyiv says it has lost all contact with the bank’s staff on the van. The incident signals a dramatic escalation in the troubled relation between the two countries, a day after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded accusations…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day waiver on Thursday allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil from ships currently stranded at sea due to their regular maritime routes being closed or deemed too risky. In a statement shared on X, Secretary Bessent described it as a short-term fix to ease supply pressures and guaranteed that the measure “will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government”. The decision was made amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Iran war and the substantial disruptions to global energy markets it continues to cause. The waiver,…
While much attention has been paid to the AfD’s ascent in the former East Germany — where it is far ahead in polling ahead of two state elections in the region set for September — the party’s rising national popularity is due largely to the inroads it is making in the more populous western part of the country. That includes Baden-Württemberg, where the AfD is set to nearly double its support and come in a strong third behind the conservatives and the Greens, according to the polls. This could well establish the state as the far right’s most powerful base outside…
Updated: 06/03/2026 – 9:09 GMT+1 A video shared by White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shows US President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office as faith leaders gather around him to pray. Scavino posted the footage on X with a message saying, “God Bless the USA.” … More
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran has only added to the uncertainty. Orbán has so far discreetly endeavored to distance himself from the Middle East war, delicately noting at a recent campaign rally that the president had sought his opinion ahead of the bombing of Iran, “given we [Hungary] have relations with Iran and friendly relations with Israel.” He said that what’s happening isn’t what he’d advised, but added that the U.S. leader and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss serious measures to “stabilize the world’s state” when Trump visits Beijing, as he is expected to do later this month. Still,…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 7:39 GMT+1•Updated 8:07 On today’s show: Exclusive interviews with Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, and Johan Forssell, Sweden’s Migration Minister. Euronews correspondents in Doha and Baku, Aadel Haleem and Nadira Tudor, report on the war in Iran, which enters its seventh day today. Our Sasha Vakulina fills us in on Zelenskyy’s decision to send drone interception experts to the Middle East. Jakub Janas explains how artificial intelligence is being used in armed conflicts. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our…
7:48 GMT+1 Israeli army launches wave of attacks on southern Beirut Israeli air forces carried out 26 strikes on the Dahieh neighbourhood in southern Beirut in the early hours of Friday, targeting what it claimed was Hezbollah infrastructure. It comes after Israel warned a day prior that the Iran-backed Lebanon-based group will “face the consequences” choosing to join the war in support of Tehran, stressing that any threat on Israel or its people will not be tolerated. “Among the targets were an executive council’s command centre and a facility storing UAVs used for attacks against Israel,” announced the IDF in…
Media reports that the US military used Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Claude during operations targeting leaders in Venezuela and Iran are raising new questions about how quickly artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into warfare. American media reported that Claude was used to help facilitate a January operation that led to the capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro. Similar reports later emerged that the chatbot was also used during preparations for an operation targeting Iran’s deceased supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Experts say the incidents offer a rare glimpse into how advanced AI systems may already be supporting US…
While arts and culture has always been a great reason to book a flight, travelling in search of unique food and drink offerings is on the rise, too, as is astrotourism. If you pick the right destination, there’s no reason to choose between them – which is exactly what Bavaria is proposing. The biggest state in Germany, Bavaria has a big offer of “everything”, Claudia Mitchell, Partner and Network Manager at Bayern Tourismus Marketing told Euronews Travel at the ITB Berlin travel trade show. “It has everything from nature, to culture, to cities, to quaint villages,” she said. “Plus, there’s…
This weekend, fans of high octane sports will watching Melbourne’s Albert Park as it transforms into a winding street circuit for the Australian Grand Prix. The new season of Formula One (F1) is here, not only with a set of highly anticipated regulation changes but also a shiny new streaming deal with Apple TV — the latest sign of the sport’s growing media presence. F1 announced its partnership with Apple TV last October, and the five-year agreement makes the streaming platform the sport’s exclusive broadcast partner in the United States. For F1, the deal broadens its reach during a crucial…