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Published on 05/06/2026 – 19:30 GMT+2 US Vice President JD Vance condemned Britain’s handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man on Friday, linking it to what he said was civilisational decline caused by mass migration. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Henry Nowak died the same way a civilisation dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit,” Vance said on X. “His murder is as tragic as it is enraging.” The case of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed by police as he lay dying after…

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama believes accession to the European Union is the only path forward for his country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We are fanatics. We are not like the others. We are the fanatics of the EU faith,” Rama said on Euronews’ flagship programme The Europe Conversation, on the sidelines of the EU–Western Balkans summit in Tivat, Montenegro. “Whatever it takes, however it goes, we remain rooted in the EU faith. And so for us, there is no Plan B, there is no alternative, there’s nothing.” Albania has been a candidate country since 2014 and opened negotiations to join the…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 17:42 GMT+2 Kosovo is about to hold its third parliamentary election in 18 months on Sunday, after the fractured Parliament failed to elect a president on time. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Former President Vjosa Osmani, who is now running for parliament for her former party, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), told Euronews she hopes all parties will find a compromise to overcome the political deadlock. “I am very much hopeful that the people of Kosovo will help us achieve that result by creating a democratic balance among political parties here in Kosovo that will make all political…

The European Commission on Friday pledged to tighten visa issuance for Russian nationals amid a political backlash against France, Italy and Spain, which continue to welcome hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists every year. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The proposal, which will arrive next year and therefore not affect the upcoming summer season, will be limited in scope, as visa issuance remains the responsibility of individual member states, with Brussels providing only supranational oversight. “We will propose to introduce targeted restrictive visa measures to further address security risks stemming from hostile actions by third countries,” Markus Lammert, the Commission’s spokesperson for migration,…

The last day of the harvest season begins in the orange groves of Masia El Carmen, in Bétera, north of Valencia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the soft early morning light, Gonzalo and Gabriel Úrculo move between the rows of orange trees on the farm inherited from their grandfather. Pruning shears in hand, they help workers fill crates that will be shipped later that same day to customers across Europe. “Neither we nor our grandfather ever imagined we would become farmers,” Gonzalo says. But after their grandfather’s death, the family farm was left abandoned. With no formal agricultural training, the two brothers…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:29 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interview with European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on Zelenskyy’s open letter to Russian President Putin in which the Ukrainian President proposes face-to-face peace talks. Euronews’ Shona Murray reports from Brussels on a major European defence event, the Brussels Economic Security Conference. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Why are the Western Balkans strategically important? When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo live on TV and Euronews’ website and digital…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 10:47 GMT+2•Updated 13:04 A naval drone exploded in the Romanian port city of Constanta on Friday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence said the drone detonated at around 10:30 a.m. local time and that it was thought to be “of the type used in the war in Ukraine”. “The area had already been secured and cordoned off by forces from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Coast Guard, and the Ministry of National Defense; at that time, the object was undergoing assessment and being secured,” the ministry said. It also confirmed…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 12:39 GMT+2 An aviation industry alliance has urged the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to back down from plans to expand the European Union’s carbon market to international flights, citing likely trade disruptions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an open letter made public on Friday, European aviation leaders argue that a revision of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is slated for mid-July could trigger an aggressive trade war and cripple continental airlines. The plea is signed by top executives from Airlines for Europe, the Airports Council International Europe, the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association…

A wave of misinformation has erupted online following the sentencing of 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, who was jailed for life on 1 June for killing 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Nowak’s killing, which happened in the southern English coastal city of Southampton in December 2025, has sparked an intense public debate about policing and knife laws in the United Kingdom. It has also been seized by politicians across Europe, with one Polish far-right politician claiming that the case symbolises “Europe condemning itself to death”. The case has opened the door to a dangerous wave of misinformation with real-life human…

Published on 05/06/2026 – 10:26 GMT+2 French fighter jets intercepted 11 Russian aircraft over the past week as part of a NATO Air Policing mission along the alliance’s eastern flank, a spokesperson for France’s armed forces said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an update on French military operations, Colonel Guillaume Vernet said French Rafale jets had been scrambled from Lithuania on multiple occasions to intercept Russian planes “operating without flight plans or radio contact”. The intercepted Russian aircraft included transport planes such as the Ilyushin Il-18 and Antonov An-12, as well as fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft like the Sukhoi…