“I settled eight wars”: Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his efforts to resolve international conflicts. Euronews · Oct 8
UK airport e-gates to become passport-free and contactless by early 2027 UK airports have begun rolling out contactless e-gates. The technology allows eligible travellers to pass through without having to show their passports. Euronews · Oct 8
This Serbian cafe lets you enjoy your coffee alongside alpacas A new cafe in northern Serbia is giving visitors the chance to enjoy a coffee alongside six alpacas. Euronews · Oct 8
Latest news bulletin | October 8th, 2026 – Midday Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 8th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Euronews · Oct 8
At least 30 killed and 18 injured after Russian strike hits two buses in Donetsk Public transport in Kramatorsk has been suspended in the wake of the attack, Kramatorsk City Council said. Euronews · Oct 8
Jonathan the tortoise, the world’s oldest living land animal At around 194 years old, Jonathan is the world’s oldest living land animal and the oldest tortoise ever recorded. Euronews · Oct 8
US probes EU carbon border tax over potential trade barriers The EU's carbon border tax was designed to prevent companies from shifting production abroad to countries with weaker environmental rules — but the US says it amounts to a discriminatory trade rule. Euronews · Oct 8
Dry wells and shrinking water holes as drought grips Sri Lanka Prolonged drought in central Sri Lanka is leaving wells dry, hurting farmers’ livelihoods and pushing wildlife to crowd shrinking water holes. Euronews · Oct 8
Women in this Sardinian village live exceptionally long. Researchers are asking why Researchers say Bolotana, a town of just a bit more than 2,000 inhabitants in Sardinia, may join Japan’s Okinawa and Greece’s Ikaria among the world's longevity hotspots. Euronews · Oct 8
Denmark introduces bill to protect people’s faces and voices from deepfakes The bill follows a broad political agreement reached in June 2025 but would still allow satire, parody and political or social criticism unless it constitutes misinformation posing serious dangers to others. Euronews · Oct 8
Samsung flags 783% profit jump to record $80bn as AI chip boom also lifts TSMC sales Samsung Electronics estimated on Thursday that its third-quarter operating profit jumped almost ninefold to a record 107.4 trillion won, or $80.2 billion, while sales at Taiwan's TSMC hit a quarterly record, as the AI boom keeps demand for chips strong. Euronews · Oct 8
This winter, Ukraine will be fighting for more than light and heat "Our task, therefore, is not simply to survive another winter. It is to keep Ukraine's frontline cities alive," writes Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv in an opinion piece for Euronews. Euronews · Oct 8
Meteors to light up the skies this October: How to watch the Draconid and Orionid showers From Halloween fireballs to the Hunter’s Moon, here's what to look out for in October’s night skies. Euronews · Oct 8
Christa Pike's lawyer: She woke up and began talking Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital during a botched execution. Her lawyer says Pike was believed to be brain dead and close to being taken off life support before unexpectedly waking up and speaking. Euronews · Oct 8
Euronews · Oct 8 Only a third of EU counter-drone programmes will deliver by 2030, leaked report warns EU counter-drone investment grew sixfold in 2025, but only a third of programmes will deliver by 2030, a confidential EU report seen by Euronews says, citing fragmented procurement and industry struggling to keep pace with fast-moving drone technology.
Euronews · Oct 8 Houthis claim missile strikes on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital The claims came as witnesses reported several explosions across the Saudi capital, a day after a separate Houthi drone attack on the same airport killed one person and caused flight delays that continued into Thursday.
Euronews · Oct 8 UK PM Burnham in Berlin: Russian threats and EU ties top agenda in first Germany visit Burnham's meeting with Merz comes amid increasing warnings of hybrid threats in Europe and follows a drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport in August - which Berlin has accused Russia of orchestrating.
Euronews · Oct 8 Moment US scientist tells his children he won the Nobel Prize US scientist Karl Deisseroth had a memorable way of sharing the news that he had won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In images released by Stanford University, Deisseroth can be seen telling his two daughters and his son about the award.
Euronews · Oct 8 'The Orange Plague': Naked Trump statue on display at European Parliament in Strasbourg A gold statue depicting Donald Trump fully naked and crushing a smaller man’s shoulders has been unveiled in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France.
Euronews · Oct 8 Protests in Turkey’s Izmir after mayor switches to Erdogan’s AK Party Protesters gathered in Izmir after Mayor Cemil Tugay joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, with demonstrators calling for his resignation.
Euronews · Oct 8 Halving MEPs’ salaries would take them ‘out of their bubbles’, MEP says The Left MEP Marc Botenga said his group’s proposal to halve MEPs’ salaries would bring them “down to earth” and make it easier for them to “realise what a normal European is going through”.
Euronews · Oct 8 What was the plague really like in Germany? Experts explain the facts Global concern after an incident at a Russian plague lab is making headlines. German plague experts tell Euronews what lessons the "Black Death" holds today.
Euronews · Oct 8 Type 1 diabetes 'should not set the limits on a child's sports dreams' 'Exercise, know your body, monitor your glucose and learn to adjust your insulin and your diet correctly,' a Greek professor tells those who have type 1 diabetes.
Euronews · Oct 8 Israel says British consulate in East Jerusalem 'ceasing operations' British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.
Euronews · Oct 8 UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ scheme would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns Hamish Falconer, the UK’s chief negotiator with Brussels, warns that excluding Britain from the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial policy risks fracturing the common industrial base and making Europe ‘weaker’.