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Foraging; middle-class pastime or a cost-of-living godsend? In recent years, in an effort to get out of the house and back to nature many people have taken up foraging – the practice of looking for edible items in the wild. It can make a fun day out and even be a good way of decorating your home. However, over foraging can also be a concern with recent pleas from wildlife organisations in the UK for the public not to pick nature clean. But what if foraging could actually benefit biodiversity? Euronews Culture has met one chef who thinks so. Foraging…
The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, said a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the end of the year, pointing to the spring as a more plausible time for progress in ending the war. His remarks, in an interview with the Associated Press, come as Europe scrambles to unlock financing for Kyiv’s war effort and the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tries to limit the damage from a major corruption scandal in the country. “I’m not very optimistic about achieving a ceasefire or the beginning of peace negotiations, at least this year,” Stubb told the AP. He said it…
Ukraine will import gas from Greece to help secure its energy supply for the coming winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. The Ukrainian leader said the deal “will be another gas supply route to secure imports for the winter as much as possible.” The agreement will “cover nearly €2 billion needed for gas imports to compensate for the losses in Ukrainian production caused by Russian strikes,” Zelenskyy said in a statement. Zelenskyy was in Athens Sunday to meet with Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Ukraine is also preparing a deal with France for “a…
Published on 16/11/2025 – 9:34 GMT+1 •Updated 12:38 The passage of Storm Claudia has left three people dead in Portugal and caused major damage in parts of the UK. On Saturday, England and Wales experienced severe flooding, as people from the town of Monmouth in Wales were rescued from their homes, leaving residents on Sunday to wake up to most of the town under water due to the River Monnow bursting its banks. In England, 42 flood warnings remain in place. Aerial footage showed roads submerged under muddy brown water, with cars and businesses along Monmouth’s main street flooded after…
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Published on 16/11/2025 – 10:58 GMT+1 Ukraine is working to restart prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian captives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, a day after his national security chief reported progress in talks. “We are … counting on the resumption of POW exchanges,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “Many meetings, negotiations and calls are currently taking place to ensure this.” Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, said on Saturday that he held consultations mediated by Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on resuming the swaps. He said both sides agreed to…
Thousands of Mexicans marched in Mexico City on Saturday to protest the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The demonstration was initially called by Generation Z, though opposition parties later urged supporters to join, resulting in a crowd dominated by broader government critics. The march remained largely peaceful until masked youths dismantled police fencing near the Zócalo, prompting brief clashes involving rock throwing and tear gas. Some young protesters carried black flags with the skull-and-crossbones symbol from the manga One Piece, though they represented a minority.
By Euronews with IJF Published on 16/11/2025 – 8:33 GMT+1 •Updated 8:38 The second day of the 2025 Zagreb Grand Prix promised to be a spectacle for the judo family to enjoy. Inside the arena the home fans were hopeful of some Croatian success. The crowd were treated to an opening ceremony consisting of a traditional Nage-no kata demonstration from two local young judoka, followed by speeches from Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Mr Andrej Plenković, IJF Head Sport Director, Mr Vladimir Barta, deputy Mayor of the City of Zagreb, Dr Luka Korlaet, president of the Croatian Judo Federation,…
By Euronews Published on 16/11/2025 – 8:21 GMT+1 Vladimir Putin’s new super weapon “Petrel” has apparently been finalised. The nuclear-capable missile is said to be able to stay in the air for hours, avoid defence systems and pose a potentially serious threat. This assessment is supported, at least in part, by Western intelligence analyses. A fully operational Burevestnik would be a major problem for Europe. If Russia is indeed deploying the system, NATO would face a new and very hard-to-control risk. According to a classified NATO document: The super-weapon is considered particularly worrying. The paper refers to a nuclear-powered cruise missile,…
By Jack Denton with AP Published on 16/11/2025 – 8:02 GMT+1 When darkness came, so did the smoke. Hamna Silima Nyange, like half of the 2 million people in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, did not have a house connected to the electricity grid. After sunset, she would turn to smoky oil lamps that provided the only light for her eight children to study. ”The light was too weak,” Nyange said. “And the smoke from the lamp hurt my eyes.” Then one day, a neighbour, Tatu Omary Hamad, installed solar panels and bulbs that lit her home with help from the strong sunlight…