A drunk Swiss police officer has injured a colleague by firing his service weapon inside a Geneva police station. Local authorities said the man — who specialises in anti-drug operations — fired his gun seven times during the incident on Friday. The …
Love horror films? Mexico’s creepy Island of the Dolls could be your dream destination
Are you brave enough to visit the island of dolls? The eerie Xochimilco island – better known as Isla de las Muñecas, or the Island of Dolls – is just south of Mexico City. But no humans live here anymore – only dolls. Thousands of mutilated toys hang …
Hungary closing public facilities due to soaring cost of energy
Dozens of cities are closing venues across Hungary due to soaring energy costs. The most common public facilities affected are theatres, spas, pools, libraries, museums and sports venues. Szeged, a city of 160,000 people, is one such city having to tig…
Ukraine war: Huge pro-Kyiv rally in Prague, more Russian missile attacks, UK hacking claims
Sunday’s main news in the Ukraine war concerned the blockage of grain exports in the Black Sea following Russia’s withdrawal from a UN-brokered deal. Read more on that story here. In other developments: 1. Tens of thousands of Czechs show their support…
Lebanon’s President Aoun leaves office after disastrous term bringing economic meltdown
Lebanon’s outgoing President Michel Aoun vacated the palace of Baabda on Sunday, leaving a void at the top of the failing country. The 89-year-old Christian presided over the state’s financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port explosion that killed o…
Protests continue at French farm reservoir site after clashes with police
Protests continued on Sunday against the construction of a water reservoir intended for farm irrigation in western France, at a site that saw violent clashes between demonstrators and police the previous day. There was no new attempt to enter the site …
India: 30 killed in suspension bridge collapse in Gujarat, officials say
At least 30 people were killed and dozens critically injured when a suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state collapsed on Sunday, two government officials said. Only last week the bridge had been reopened to the public following months of ren…
Seoul Halloween crush: Mourning declared as South Korea survivors describe ‘horrific’ scenes
A period of national mourning has been declared in South Korea after Saturday night’s Halloween crush that killed at least 153 people and injured scores more in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. The country’s president has ordered an investigation into…
South Korea: ‘Dozens crushed’ in Halloween crowd surge in Seoul
South Korean officials say dozens of people were in cardiac arrest after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul. Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National Fire Agency, sai…
Countdown to Halloween: The mythical creatures of Europe – The Banshee
For the Euronews Culture countdown to Halloween, we’re taking a look at some of the lesser known mythical creatures of Europe. Today is the turn of Ireland and the banshee. A ghoulish harbinger of doom or a friendly warning from a departed loved one? T…