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Japan is facing the effects of unusually heavy snowfall, which has been linked to 30 deaths over the past two weeks, according to officials. In Aomori, images show a home badly damaged under the weight of the snow, and residents are struggling to move through streets lined with deep drifts. Some remote areas of Aomori still have up to 4.5 metres of snow on the ground. Authorities say a strong cold air mass along the Sea of Japan coast has brought far more snow than usual. Among the victims was a 91 year old woman found beneath a large pile…
“I did not authorize, request or agree to anyone mentioning my name to Jeffrey Epstein,” Maroš Šefčovič says via European Commission spokesperson. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Italy is gearing up for a massive tourism boost for the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milan and Cortina. The event, starting tomorrow (two days before the opening ceremony), is expected to draw up to two million visitors, according to the Italian government. With the Games looming, data shows a 20% year-on-year spending growth at Italian ski resorts: the highest, level with Austria, among Europe’s top winter destinations. That’s according to a VISA report shared with Europe in Motion relative to the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 winter seasons. Spending also significantly increased in France (15%), Switzerland (10%) and Norway (10%).…
By Euronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 13:28 GMT+1 The new Czech coalition government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faced a no-confidence vote on Tuesday over the handling of a dispute with President Petr Pavel. The vote was requested by opposition parties backing Pavel, who accused Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka of blackmailing him after he refused to appoint a minister from the right-wing and eurosceptic Motorists for Themselves party. Macinka is the leader of that party. Pavel said that the politician in question, Filip Turek, was ineligible to serve as environment minister after a newspaper published posts from his Facebook…
In the same Times interview, Mandelson, who twice resigned from the New Labour government, said being sacked as U.S. ambassador last September “felt like being killed without actually dying.” “I’ve had a lot of bad luck, no doubt some of it of my own making,” he said. The Times interview was conducted on January 25 — before the latest tranche of documents was published – and the paper also spoke to Mandelson on Sunday. U.K. minister Karin Smyth, speaking for the U.K. government on Tuesday morning, criticized Mandelson’s lack of self-awareness. “I’m sure you’ve seen and interviewed over time, men that…
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski recently accused Elon Musk’s satellite internet service of “making money on war crimes”, over allegations that the technology was being used by Russian forces to help target Ukraine. The accusation on 27 January followed fresh evidence from the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which said that Russian forces were increasingly utilising Starlink satellite systems to significantly extend the range of strike drones. Following the allegations, Ukraine’s defence ministry and Musk’s company, SpaceX, announced they would work together to block Russian forces from using Starlink. But what is the technology, and is there…
By Euronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 12:26 GMT+1 The stepson of Norway’s crown prince pleaded not guilty to rape charges as he went on trial on Tuesday for multiple offences, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has rocked the country’s royal family. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. Høiby has no royal title or official duties. Høiby stood for 24 minutes while prosecutor Sturla Henriksbø read out the 38 counts against him at the Oslo district court,…
By Ken Moritsugu with AP Published on 03/02/2026 – 11:11 GMT+1 Even as China’s expansion of solar and wind power raced ahead in 2025, the Asian giant opened many more coal power plants than it had in recent years – raising concern about whether the world’s largest emitter will reduce carbon emissions enough to limit climate change. More than 50 large coal units – individual boiler and turbine sets with generating capacity of 1 gigawatt or more – were commissioned in 2025, up from fewer than 20 a year over the previous decade, a research report released on 3 February says. Depending on…
“At this stage, the conduct of this investigation is part of a constructive approach, with the aim of ultimately ensuring that the X platform complies with French law, insofar as it operates within the national territory,” it said. A recent study estimated that Grok could have produced up to three million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children. The European Commission has also opened a new probe under the EU’s online platforms rulebook, and has said it is exploring a ban on apps under the AI law. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday’s search was conducted by…
By Euronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 11:13 GMT+1•Updated 11:21 Euronews has secured its strongest January on record for digital performance, signalling the success of a multi-year pivot toward a digital-first, original journalism model. The network registered 113 million page views and 13.6 million video views across its proprietary website and app throughout the month. This performance marks the third-highest monthly page view count in the company’s history, surpassed only by the surge of the March 2020 pandemic (127 million) and the recent peak of December 2025 (114 million). The figures exclude the additional millions of regular users Euronews reaches through third-party…