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Tens of thousands of households in southwest Berlin were left without electricity, heating and, in some cases, mobile communications after a suspected arson attack on 3 January damaged high-voltage cables on a bridge over the Teltow Canal. It took four days to authorities to start reconnecting houses to electricity, making it the longest blackout in the German capital since World War II. A far-left group calling itself the “Vulkangruppe” claimed responsibility for the attack in a letter published online, a claim German prosecutors are now investigating as suspected arson and sabotage. As repairs dragged on in freezing winter conditions, frustration…
By Aida Sanchez Alonso & Méabh Mc Mahon Published on 12/01/2026 – 10:04 GMT+1 •Updated 10:30 “Do not intervene” in Iran, former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has urged, arguing that the current unrest represents “a movement of the Iranian population against the mullahs’ regime.” Speaking on Euronews’ flagship morning show, Europe Today, de Villepin said there is a shifting position within the leadership in Tehran and that the right balance must be found to avoid “make things worse”. According to de Villepin, the big risk is to “create a situation of chaos that would be even worse than the situation today,…
Published on 12/01/2026 – 11:30 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump returned to office vowing to be a peace president worthy of a Nobel Prize. And despite the critics, his actions show he really does want peace. A piece of Venezuela. Perhaps a piece of Cuba. And now he is officially coming for the whole of Greenland. Trump claims the Arctic is crawling with Chinese ships. He mocked Denmark for defending the island with just “one more dog sled”. The reality? Greenland already hosts a massive US space base, and Denmark was recently running massive NATO exercises in the icy environment.…
Published on 12/01/2026 – 11:06 GMT+1 •Updated 11:07 When US President Donald Trump expressed interest in getting Greenland “one way or another”, the proposal was widely dismissed. But it highlighted the growing strategic importance of the Arctic territory. Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals. These are essential for Europe’s shift to green energy and digital technology, as they are used in products like wind turbines, electric cars, smartphones, and defence systems. The EU relies on imports for nearly all its rare-earth supply, with China dominating global production. As competition for critical raw materials intensifies and supply chains grow…
Published on 12/01/2026 – 10:39 GMT+1 The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, is set to push for fresh sanctions on Iran after a crackdown that has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives since protests began nearly two weeks ago. “I am prepared to propose additional sanctions in response to the regime’s brutal repression of protesters,” Kallas told the German daily Welt and POLITICO, adding that these would complement the wide range of sanctions already in place against Iran. Kallas’s initiative comes as Iran’s death toll continues to rise following demonstrations that erupted on 28 December over the collapse of…
Published on 12/01/2026 – 7:31 GMT+1 •Updated 7:33 The world’s eye are on Iran. EU leaders from Brussels to Berlin have called for imprisoned Iranian protesters to be released. The country was plunged into blackout last Thursday after mass demonstrations spread due to dire economic conditions, and authorities have responded with internet shutdowns, arrests, and lethal force. Euronews EU editor, Maria Tadeo, joins today’s programme to report on the latest on this front. Then former Primer Minister of France Dominique de Villepin join us to offer his perspective on the world’s events. A close advisor to President Jacques Chirac, Dominique…
Published on 11/01/2026 – 14:33 GMT+1 Russia fired more than 150 drones overnight into Sunday targeting close to two dozen locations across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 20 more. Ukraine’s Air Forces say they intercepted 125 drones aerially but confirmed that at least 25 strike drones struck their targets. They added that Moscow’s latest barrage mainly targeted Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, all of which were targeted in Saturday’s overnight strikes as well. Local officials in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia say the strikes targeted residential areas and energy infrastructure. More than 385,000 homes were affected by…
Euronews: Europe has been battling Storm Goretti, bringing heavy snow and icy conditions to many parts of the continent. More than 10 people have died in weather-related accidents across Europe this week, and Germany is now facing snowfalls of up to 20 cm — which the country’s state railway has described as one of the most severe weather events in recent years. In the Paris region, authorities were forced to take 10,000 buses off the roads across 1,900 lines. Many households have lost electricity, air traffic has been severely disrupted, and rail services have been critically suspended. Even though Europe…
France has been mired in political turmoil since Macron dissolved the National Assembly in June 2024 – and on Friday, Paris was effectively sidelined at a turning point moment for the European Union, as it failed to stop the Mercosur agreement. After weeks of farmers’ protests and under the threat of a no-confidence vote at home, Macron chose to oppose a deal negotiated by the European Commission over 25 years with Mercosur countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. If implemented, the agreement would create a 700 million-strong free-trade area, opening new markets for EU companies at a time when the…
As Bulgaria begins the new year by bidding farewell to the Lev, a new Eurobarometer study found that almost 80% of respondents across the euro area believe the euro is a good thing for the EU. Support for the currency is the highest in Finland (91%), Lithuania (85%), Slovenia (85%) and Slovakia (85%). On the other hand, only 38% in Croatia claim the euro is good for their country, a figure that has dropped six percentage points since 2024. Support has also decreased significantly in Estonia and Belgium, a fall of 6 and 5 percentage points, respectively. Most respondents in…