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By Euronews Published on 03/11/2025 – 13:39 GMT+1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he will take part in Euronews’ unprecedented European Enlargement Summit on 4 November in Brussels, to debate Europe’s strategic enlargement process, its challenges and benefits, and the complex paths ahead. A unique European political event, the Euronews summit will, for the first time, bring together leaders of both the EU and a number of candidate countries in a groundbreaking debate on Europe’s enlargement process towards the East, at a crucial moment for the European Union and the candidate states, from Ukraine and Moldova to the Western…
It might still be too early for some, but with Halloween over, Christmas is well and truly on the way, and a wave of misinformation about the festive season is also on its way. A picture going around online and shared on social media in multiple European languages, allegedly shows a small German Christmas market surrounded by police, vehicles and fences. The captions shared with the photo lament that Christmas markets in Europe now have to be so heavily protected from terrorist attacks, with some baselessly blaming immigration or “diversity”. However, the image has clearly been AI-generated: zooming into people’s…
Thirty-one firearms have been seized and six firearms licence holders suspended following an investigation into illegal hunting in North Canterbury.A network of firearms licence holders allegedly gave firearms to unlicensed hunters and then attempted to cover their tracks with further offending, police said.The operation, by The National Organised Crime Group (NCOG) supported by the Firearms Safety Authority, was one of several investigations conducted in a coordinated crackdown by New Zealand and Australian police last month.The investigation began after shots were fired near a house in rural Cheviot in April, waking the occupants.NOCG Detective Inspector Albie Alexander said two men without…
The 2026 Winter Olympics are now fewer than 100 days away, and the event has already sold around 850,000 tickets and is expected to draw up to two million visitors. Beyond local enthusiasm, with seven of 10 Italians interested, the Games, taking place from 6 to 22 February 2026, are proving especially popular among Americans,according to a study carried out by Ipsos for VISA. The 2025 Winter Olympics will be the first post-pandemic Winter Games. Back in 2022, fewer than 100,000 spectators attended the edition hosted in China. An analysis of early ticket sales shows that US citizens account for…
Wesley College has been ordered by the Ministry of Education to close its boarding hostels by this Friday, bringing forward a previously announced end-of-term deadline following “further serious incidents”.The school announced two weeks ago it would close its boarding hostels by the end of Term 4, with board chairperson Jan Tasker saying it was now undertaking a full review and would only reopen when it could guarantee “the highest standards of safety, care, and student wellbeing”.But in a post on the school’s Facebook page on Monday, principal Brian Evans said the Ministry had notified the school it would impose a…
By Euronews Published on 03/11/2025 – 10:19 GMT+1 •Updated 10:30 All is set on the eve of Euronews’ Enlargement Summit, the first-of-its-kind televised live event bringing together EU and candidate country leaders for groundbreaking conversations on the future of European integration. The unprecedented summit, taking place on Tuesday, 4 November in Brussels, will mark a defining moment for EU enlargement policy in the heart of Europe, as the continent’s political heavyweights gather to discuss the 27-member bloc’s expansion towards the east and southeast. European Council President António Costa has confirmed his participation, joining a remarkable assembly of leaders set to define…
An offender who fired a shotgun at a residential complex in Wellington yesterday – where a person fell from a balcony – was targeting a specific person, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Lee Underhill said officers were called to the Brooklyn Rd property about 3.30pm on November 2. “While nobody was hit, we believe the incident targeted a specific individual, who suffered moderate injuries fleeing to safety,” he said. “It is concerning that an offender has discharged a firearm in a highly populated apartment building and we are aggressively pursuing every lead in order to locate the offender.” Underhill said…
Police have apologised to the family of murderer Ross Appelgren after it was discovered they lost their original 1985 investigation file.Appelgren was convicted in 1985 of murdering Darcy Te Hira in the kitchen at Mt Eden prison. Appelgren always maintained he was not in the kitchen when Te Hira was attacked.Appelgren died in 2013, but now his widow, Julie, is trying to have her deceased husband’s conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal, so last year her legal team — lawyers Nick Chisnall KC, Kerry Cook and investigator Tim McKinnel — asked police for the file. They were told it…
A woman suffered a brain injury and permanent damage to her memory after being given too many opioids on a busy night at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital.The Health and Disability Commissioner has criticised Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, saying it had a responsibility to ensure its ward had enough staff, and that it did not have adequate protocols or documentation in place during the incident in 2021.The 46-year-old woman was found unresponsive and not breathing properly in a ward shortly after midnight on her second night in hospital.She was given oxygen and overdose-fighting medication but had already suffered a brain injury…
Tonga league player Eliesa Katoa has undergone surgery after he suffered “seizure activity” on the bench during the second half of Sunday’s Pacific Championship match between Mate Ma’a Tonga and New Zealand.The 25-year-old was seen slouching in his seat minutes after he left the field following a third head knock. He was fitted with an oxygen mask before being stretchered off the field.His NRL club, the Melbourne Storm, have provided an update, saying he was in a stable condition after surgery.”Melbourne Storm forward Eli Katoa was taken to hospital after suffering seizure activity on the bench during the second half…