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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond in this Euronews news bulletin. In just a few minutes, our newsroom brings you the latest news and breaking news across world affairs, business, politics, culture, entertainment and travel, with the context you need to make sense of a fast-moving day. Reported with the independence and the European perspective that define Euronews, this regular round-up gives you a clear and reliable overview of the stories shaping our world right now, wherever you are watching from.
Golf has long been one of the biggest drivers of the sports travel sector and in Europe there are stunning options for golfing getaways right across the continent. Aside from picking which club to use, golfers face another tough choice: where to go in Europe for a golf holiday, especially when seeking somewhere under the radar and away from the traditional hotspots. According to Golfbreaks, UK Google search interest in “golf package holiday” increased 750% year on year, while interest in “quiet golf courses” rose almost 140% over three months. The Google Trends figures were current to September 2026. In…
Euronews’ crew was assaulted by looters and rioters in Paris near the Place de la Republique on Saturday as they were covering the ongoing joint major protests organised by the so-called ‘Yellow Vests’ and student-led groups. The crew was headed to another location from Place de la Republique – where the protests were being staged. Shortly into their journey, they were confronted by masked looters robbing the nearby Intermarché Express supermarket on 14 Place Jacques Bonsergent, which diverges from Place de la Republique, and filmed it. “We were standing on Boulevard de Magenta, not far from a supermarket that was…
Published on 17/10/2026 – 19:23 GMT+2 Masked Israeli settlers attacked a group of European diplomats on Saturday during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Belgium’s foreign minister Maxime Prevot said. The attackers targeted Belgium’s consul general, French and Polish diplomats and Catholic representatives in the village of Taybeh, 5 kilometres northeast of Jerusalem, according to Prevot. “A French mayor was assaulted and a Belgian vehicle damaged. Our team is safe,” Prevot said. He blamed what he called Israel’s “illegal settlement policy” for the attack and pledged to push for further European Union sanctions. Israeli authorities must protect…
A fire engulfed the historic town hall in Limoges, central France, after a group set the 143-year-old building alight amid unrest following nationwide cost-of-living protests. Local prefect Maurice Barate said the roof had collapsed onto the lower floors, except for the west wing, and that around two-thirds of the building’s exterior had already disappeared. The blaze followed demonstrations that escalated into violence in several French cities on Saturday. The extent of the damage to the town hall was still being assessed.
Published on 17/10/2026 – 21:59 GMT+2 Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities on Saturday as half a million people marched against soaring inflation, with one demonstrator’s hand blown off, multiple blazes set and dozens of shops stripped bare by looters. The widespread unrest follows weeks of student protests and deepens political uncertainty in France as it readies for elections in six months’ time to replace President Emmanuel Macron. “No room for violence in our Republic. Those who have broken, attacked the prefectures as well as businesses, looted even our town halls, will be prosecuted and…
Published on 17/10/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:47 Students and other protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Education in Tirana on Saturday as anti-government demonstrations entered their fifth consecutive day. The protests, which have spread to cities across Albania, intensified after high school and university students joined a broader movement calling for Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation over allegations of corruption. The students are also demanding better education, greater financial support and improved job opportunities. The wider movement has been fuelled in part by opposition to a controversial luxury tourism development linked to Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.…
Published on 17/10/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2•Updated 20:32 Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two drones over the Black Sea in the latest drone incident impacting the southeastern European nation, authorities said on Saturday. Defence Minister Radu Miruta said the first drone had entered Romanian airspace at around 17:59 and was shot down “within two minutes,” 25 km south-east of the town of Sulina. “The second drone, in the same area, was engaged and shot down at 18:05, five minutes after entering national airspace, 20 km east of Sulina,” Miruta said. According to a Defence Ministry press release, two F-16s carrying…
Published on 17/10/2026 – 19:29 GMT+2 Protesters in Brussels and Liege clashed with police on Saturday as a series of rallies turned violent across parts of Europe. Video footage circulating on social media shows police firing water cannons and tear gas in an effort to break up people taking part in cost-of-living protests in the capital. In Brussels, officers fired tear gas against youths throwing bottles and other projectiles in the Bourse district, a journalist for the AFP news agency said, whilst water cannons were also reportedly used against smaller groups of demonstrators in the eastern city of Liege. Belgian…
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond in this Euronews news bulletin. In just a few minutes, our newsroom brings you the latest news and breaking news across world affairs, business, politics, culture, entertainment and travel, with the context you need to make sense of a fast-moving day. Reported with the independence and the European perspective that define Euronews, this regular round-up gives you a clear and reliable overview of the stories shaping our world right now, wherever you are watching from.