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Published on 29/09/2026 – 8:04 GMT+2•Updated 8:22 On today’s show: Sasha Vakulina reports from Kyiv after Russia launched more than 120 drones at Ukraine on Monday, with President Zelenskyy saying almost 90 of them were faster, jet-powered models. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mared Gwyn interviews Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi as Russia targets Ukraine’s agricultural economy, including export routes in the Black Sea. Interview with MEP Tobias Cremer (S&D, Germany), who discusses how the EU is trying to balance solidarity with Ukraine against the rising costs and risks at home. Austen Ivereigh, a fellow in Contemporary Church History at Oxford University, analyzes…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Maud Zaba Published on 28/09/2026 – 17:17 GMT+2 A new EU proposal, the KIDS Act, could ban children under 13 from using social media and limit features for those aged 13 to 15. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The goal is to crack down on phone addiction and doomscrolling, but also to protect children from harmful content — or contacts — as well as mental and physical risks. Child rights organisations have welcomed the move, though some are warning that restricting social media access to teenagers might push them towards even more dangerous online communities. The vast majority of EU…
By Jean-Philippe Liabot & euronews Published on 28/09/2026 – 20:12 GMT+2•Updated 20:39 Jordan Bardella is at the centre of a new controversy in France after an article published by Mediapart on Monday alleged that the president of the hard-right National Rally (RN) party had made antisemitic remarks early in his political career. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the report, Mediapart alleged Bardella had made a number of antisemitic and conspiratorial comments in private conversations between 2013 and 2015. Bardella celebrated his 18th birthday on 13 September 2013 and would go on to become the National Front’s departmental secretary in Seine-Saint-Denis a year later. The investigative…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 21:34 GMT+2•Updated 21:41 Sweden’s Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said she had failed to form a government with the country’s election-winning centre-left bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I can conclude that there is currently no possibility for me to form a government,” she told reporters on Monday, adding that she would inform the speaker of parliament that she was “returning the mandate entrusted to me.” Andreas Norlén, the speaker, announced that he would talk with party leaders on Wednesday as they work to find the most suitable candidate to attempt to form a government. “I envision that after…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 11:44 GMT+2•Updated 12:03 The EU is drawing up a new mechanism to coordinate its response to Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks, as European officials warn that Moscow is planning further operations across the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have been tasked with developing the bloc’s so-called “emergency security protocol,” designed to help member states coordinate their responses quickly when a hybrid threat is identified. “We need to be vigilant because we see in the intelligence that Russia is planning more sabotage acts,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said…
By Lauren Walker & video by Léa Becquet Published on 28/09/2026 – 9:47 GMT+2•Updated 10:07 It is widely known that a gap remains between men and women in the world, not only when it comes to equal pay, but also to access to the labour market, education and health. This difference in opportunities is referred to as the gender gap. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europe has regained its position as the global leader in closing this divide, according to new data from the World Economic Forum (WEF), which has measured this gap since 2006. The continent closed 75.7% of its overall gender gap this year.…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 8:26 GMT+2•Updated 8:47 France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate in polls on Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a “historic victory” after the results were announced. Local elected officials vote for new senators for half the upper chamber every three years, each to serve a six-year term. The far-right party entered the Senate for the first time with two seats in 2014, when it was…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 8:23 On today’s show: As aerial threats continue to breach Europe’s skies, and Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe is scrambling for solutions. Angela Skujins breaks down how foreign affairs and defense ministers are set to talk about options as they meet today in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sasha Vakulina reports from Kyiv, where repeated attacks and air-raid alerts are stretching through the day and night, putting growing pressure on Ukraine’s air defences and on millions of civilians. Interviews with former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and Polish deputy defence minister Pawel Zalewski.…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2•Updated 15:29 European Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged EU governments to continue curbing energy demand to reduce gas and electricity consumption amid “exceptionally low” storage levels, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I invite you to consider taking or continuing to take measures that can sustain injections or reduce gas and electricity demand for as long as necessary,” reads the letter, noting that the situation “has not improved” since Jørgensen’s first warning in March. The warning comes as EU gas storage is around 70% full, roughly 12 percentage points below the same…
Published on 27/09/2026 – 14:31 GMT+2•Updated 14:39 At least two people have been killed and 19 are in hospital after a bus crashed in Germany with Filipino tourists on board who were heading to Munich’s beer festival, according to local authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “This morning at 05:41 AM (03:41 GMT), an Italian tour bus with approximately 35 people on board, mostly of Filipino descent, was on its way from Milan to Munich for the Oktoberfest. The bus veered off the road and then overturned in the bushes here,” Martin Cornils, a Fürstenfeldbruck police spokesman, said. Cornils added, “In total, we…