Latest news bulletin | May 9th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at Read More
Nagasaki extends invitation to ‘all countries’ to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing
The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the first bombing of Hiroshima, together killing more than 210,000 people. Read more…
Pope Leo XIV, first US pope, addresses crowd at St Peter’s Square
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, addressed the faithful on St Peter’s Square, emphasising peace, dialogue and unity, recalling his roots as an Augustinian priest. Read more at Read…
Zelenskyy addressed Ukrainians in Kyiv city centre as Moscow airspace remains blocked
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy recorded a video from Kyiv city centre for the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, calling the Friday parade in Moscow a “parade of fear.”…
Crowd cheers as white smoke announces new pope at Vatican
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the 267th pope. Crowds in St Peter’s Square cheered, as they awaited the new pope to emerge. Read more…
Latest news bulletin | May 8th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at Read More
Irish PM says Gaza is ‘hell on earth’
Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response.…
Tensions soar as India and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes
Protesters gathered in Karachi on Wednesday to condemn Indian missile strikes and voice support for Pakistan’s military, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours continued to escalate. Read more at Read…
Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, leaving one dead
Israel struck southern Lebanon multiple times on Thursday, killing one person and injuring eight others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Read more at Read More
Putin welcomes Xi as ‘main guest’ for Victory Day as Russia and China boost ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping received a ceremonial welcome from Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s grand St George Hall, where both leaders reaffirmed their deepening strategic partnership. Read more at…