http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2025 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:53:07 +0100 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:53:07 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/23/call-of-duty-video-game-co-creator-vince-zampella-dies-in-car-crash-aged-55 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/23/call-of-duty-video-game-co-creator-vince-zampella-dies-in-car-crash-aged-55 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:46:11 +0100 A spokesperson for Electronic Arts said that Vince Zampella's influence on the video game industry was “profound and far-reaching." http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-father-christmas-leaves-lapland-headquarters-for-delivery-du http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-father-christmas-leaves-lapland-headquarters-for-delivery-du Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:16:17 +0100 As reported by Finnish public broadcaster YLE, Santa Claus has left his hometown in Korvatunturi, Lapland ahead of his round-the-world journey delivering presents. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/driving-home-for-christmas-singer-chris-rea-dies-aged-74 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/driving-home-for-christmas-singer-chris-rea-dies-aged-74 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:29:09 +0100 British singer Chris Rea, known for hits including the Yuletide classic 'Driving Home For Christmas', has died after a short illness... three days before Christmas. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/eurovision-2026-crisis-italian-union-calls-for-boycott-of-singing-contest http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/eurovision-2026-crisis-italian-union-calls-for-boycott-of-singing-contest Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:03:38 +0100 The USB union at Italy's state broadcaster RAI has begun a petition calling for Italy to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s participation. It's seeking 3,000 signatures and urging RAI to follow five other countries in quitting the song competition. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/belgian-artists-denounce-national-broadcasters-decision-to-participate-in-eurovision-2026 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/belgian-artists-denounce-national-broadcasters-decision-to-participate-in-eurovision-2026 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:22:02 +0100 A collective of 170 Belgian artists and cultural personalities has denounced public broadcaster RTBF’s decision to take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest as Israel is set to compete despite “its war of extermination” in Gaza. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/culture-digest-the-best-things-to-do-hear-see-or-watch-in-europe-this-week http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/culture-digest-the-best-things-to-do-hear-see-or-watch-in-europe-this-week Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:14:01 +0100 A retrospective for the world's 'greatest living artist'; Timothée Chalamet's star turn as a success obsessed table tennis player; volume 2 of Strange Things season 5 - and our best songs of the year! Here's ho-ho-how to spend the festive week. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/kobyz-and-the-yurt-central-asias-living-knowledge-enters-unescos-intangible-heritage-lists http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/kobyz-and-the-yurt-central-asias-living-knowledge-enters-unescos-intangible-heritage-lists Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:49:07 +0100 Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the traditional nomadic Yurt shared across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have been added to UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/kontakthof-pina-bausch-revives-at-the-national-theatre-with-greek-performers http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/22/kontakthof-pina-bausch-revives-at-the-national-theatre-with-greek-performers Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:39:20 +0100 The great German choreographer's landmark work, which was first presented in 1978 in Wuppertal, is revived on the main stage of Greece's National Theatre with an entirely Greek cast. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/20/original-gifts-how-to-unlock-the-secret-of-successful-christmas-shopping http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/20/original-gifts-how-to-unlock-the-secret-of-successful-christmas-shopping Sat, 20 Dec 2025 08:14:48 +0100 Still need to do some shopping before next week's big day? Or maybe it's done but you feel you could do better? Either way, Euronews Culture has you covered with some ideas which might lead to you being showered with praise like Prince Charming or the Belle of the ball. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/donald-trumps-new-patriot-games-compared-to-the-hunger-games-online http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/donald-trumps-new-patriot-games-compared-to-the-hunger-games-online Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:21:28 +0100 Social media users and Democrats all responded the same way to Donald Trump’s freshly announced competition for next year’s 250th anniversary of the US: it all feels very “May the odds be ever in your favour.” http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/pyres-screams-and-light-here-are-the-best-albums-of-2025 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/pyres-screams-and-light-here-are-the-best-albums-of-2025 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:04:57 +0100 Join us for Euronews Culture's countdown to our favourite album of the year. How many have you heard? http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/barack-obama-shares-his-favourite-movies-music-and-books-of-2025 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/19/barack-obama-shares-his-favourite-movies-music-and-books-of-2025 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:56:45 +0100 Barack Obama’s years-long tradition of sharing lists of his favourite cultural highlights continues. Here’s what the former POTUS has been listening to, reading and watching in 2025... http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/fifa-takes-on-ea-sports-with-new-football-video-game-exclusively-on-netflix http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/fifa-takes-on-ea-sports-with-new-football-video-game-exclusively-on-netflix Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:35:49 +0100 FIFA coming soon to Netflix: Set for release ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the partnership with the US streaming giant marks a clean break from FIFA’s acrimonious split with Electronic Arts. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/massive-attack-join-hundreds-of-musicians-calling-for-live-nation-to-drop-operations-in-is http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/massive-attack-join-hundreds-of-musicians-calling-for-live-nation-to-drop-operations-in-is Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:32:51 +0100 "We can no longer allow our music to be used to artwash apartheid, genocide or oppression against any people," a new open letter reads – with signatories including Massive Attack and Brian Eno. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/electronic-music-added-to-french-intangible-cultural-heritage-list http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/electronic-music-added-to-french-intangible-cultural-heritage-list Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:31:09 +0100 Electronic music enters France's intangible cultural heritage list, representing a first step towards the integration of French Touch into UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/how-the-fifa-arab-cup-final-became-a-symphony-of-sound-and-light http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/18/how-the-fifa-arab-cup-final-became-a-symphony-of-sound-and-light Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:30:54 +0100 Some say football matches are not only determined by action on the field but by songs sung in stadiums. The Qatar 'Soundbeats' campaign wants to orchestrate an enormous wave of support at the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar by combining the noise of crowds with classical music as part of a new interactive show. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/louvre-museum-to-remain-closed-wednesday-as-strike-over-working-conditions-continues http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/louvre-museum-to-remain-closed-wednesday-as-strike-over-working-conditions-continues Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:23:25 +0100 Louvre union workers unanimously agreed to continue the walkout amid mounting social and security concerns http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/eurovision-crisis-austrian-broadcaster-announces-it-will-not-censor-palestinian-flags-or-m http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/eurovision-crisis-austrian-broadcaster-announces-it-will-not-censor-palestinian-flags-or-m Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:17:11 +0100 Austrian public broadcaster ORF, host of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, has confirmed it will not prohibit the Palestinian flag or drown out any booing aimed at Israel's performance. "Our task is to show things as they are." http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/jacques-prevert-a-battle-to-save-the-poets-former-apartment-from-moulin-rouge-expansion http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/17/jacques-prevert-a-battle-to-save-the-poets-former-apartment-from-moulin-rouge-expansion Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:30:55 +0100 The Montmartre flat where one of the most important French poets lived is threatened by a project to extend the adjoining Moulin-Rouge cabaret. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/16/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-powerball-americans-dream-of-hitting-11-billion-jackpot http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/16/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-powerball-americans-dream-of-hitting-11-billion-jackpot Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:23:01 +0100 Love a lottery? You have to be in it to win the $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot in the United States this week. But does size really matter? And how do Europe’s lotteries compare to America’s? Read on to find out. There are no losers here. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/16/heartless-and-disgusting-donald-trump-reaction-to-rob-reiners-murder-slammed-online http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/16/heartless-and-disgusting-donald-trump-reaction-to-rob-reiners-murder-slammed-online Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:20:51 +0100 "To use someone’s tragic death to promote your own vanity and fascist authoritarian agenda is a corrupt and narcissistic sin.” Donald Trump's personal attack on Rob Reiner, following the death of the acclaimed director and his wife, has been criticised. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/cypriot-city-of-larnaca-wins-bid-to-become-european-capital-of-culture-2030 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/cypriot-city-of-larnaca-wins-bid-to-become-european-capital-of-culture-2030 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:55:42 +0100 Larnaca has been chosen to be the European Capital of Culture for 2030, beating a rival bid by Limassol, according to the Cyprus State Ministry of Culture. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/louvre-closed-as-staff-strike-over-working-conditions-weeks-after-88m-jewel-heist http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/louvre-closed-as-staff-strike-over-working-conditions-weeks-after-88m-jewel-heist Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:57:49 +0100 Labour leaders said the strike vote was unanimous and it was not immediately clear whether the work stoppage will last longer than one day. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/real-magic-why-is-french-supermarket-intermarches-christmas-advert-going-viral-worldwide http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/real-magic-why-is-french-supermarket-intermarches-christmas-advert-going-viral-worldwide Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:30:33 +0100 A French supermarket’s Christmas advert is going against the AI trend and it's a hit with millions of people around the world. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/punk-group-pussy-riot-ruled-extremist-organisation-and-banned-in-russia http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/punk-group-pussy-riot-ruled-extremist-organisation-and-banned-in-russia Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:16:45 +0100 The ruling follows a September judgment that sentenced all five group members in absentia to up to 13 years in prison. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/irelands-eurovision-winner-plans-to-return-trophy-in-protest-of-israels-participation http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/irelands-eurovision-winner-plans-to-return-trophy-in-protest-of-israels-participation Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:32:45 +0100 Eurovision Song Contest winner Charlie McGettigan joins last year's winner Nemo in returning their winners’ trophy. This is in protest at Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2026. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/merriam-websters-2025-word-of-the-year-is-slop http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/merriam-websters-2025-word-of-the-year-is-slop Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:39:29 +0100 A fitting Word of the Year from Merriam-Webster, which reflects one of 2025's main sources of concern: the proliferation of AI and our way of consuming low quality digital content. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/hollywood-and-politicians-mourn-the-death-of-celebrated-director-rob-reiner-and-his-wife-m http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/hollywood-and-politicians-mourn-the-death-of-celebrated-director-rob-reiner-and-his-wife-m Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:27:50 +0100 US President Donald Trump has used his Truth Social media platform to attack Rob Reiner saying he and his wife "reportedly" died "due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction" with "Trump Derangement Syndrome". http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/culture-digest-the-best-things-to-do-hear-see-or-watch-in-europe-this-week http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/15/culture-digest-the-best-things-to-do-hear-see-or-watch-in-europe-this-week Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:14:52 +0100 'Avatar: Fire and Ash', a new season of 'Fallout', and an exhibition dedicated to manga - here's what this week has in store. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/13/berlin-goes-upside-down-stranger-things-christmas-market-takes-over-kudamm http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/13/berlin-goes-upside-down-stranger-things-christmas-market-takes-over-kudamm Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:54:54 +0100 The first episodes of the final season of the hit series Stranger Things have just been released on Netflix. Fans can now pass the time until the remaining episodes at Berlin’s Hawkins Christmas Market. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/13/on-point-berlin-state-ballet-and-american-ballet-theatre-stars-sparkle-at-kazakh-freedom-f http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/13/on-point-berlin-state-ballet-and-american-ballet-theatre-stars-sparkle-at-kazakh-freedom-f Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:14:55 +0100 Berlin State Ballet and American Ballet Theatre stars led the IV Freedom Festival with "Paquita" staged by Altynai Asylmuratova in Kazakhstan, while the Berlin Ballet Company’s contemporary program explored the future of ballet. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/archaeologists-uncover-rare-roman-style-good-shepherd-fresco-near-iznik http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/archaeologists-uncover-rare-roman-style-good-shepherd-fresco-near-iznik Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:36:30 +0100 The 3rd-century fresco uncovered by Turkish archaeologists is the best-preserved of its kind to date. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/taliban-warn-four-young-afghan-men-who-wore-peaky-blinders-outfits http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/taliban-warn-four-young-afghan-men-who-wore-peaky-blinders-outfits Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:52:08 +0100 According to a Taliban spokesman, the four friends were "promoting foreign culture" and that the men had undergone a "rehabilitation programme". http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/wonder-walls-new-murals-on-facades-in-lisbons-zambujal-neighbourhood-tell-locals-stories http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/wonder-walls-new-murals-on-facades-in-lisbons-zambujal-neighbourhood-tell-locals-stories Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:31:08 +0100 A new art project in one of the Portuguese capital's best-known social housing districts is depicting people's life stories on walls. The initiative, inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, has breathed new life into the Lisbon neighbourhood http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/disney-strikes-1-billion-deal-with-openai-to-bring-mickey-mouse-to-sora-ai-video-tool http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/12/disney-strikes-1-billion-deal-with-openai-to-bring-mickey-mouse-to-sora-ai-video-tool Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:05:35 +0100 OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space - amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/swiss-eurovision-champion-nemo-returns-winners-trophy-to-protest-israels-inclusion http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/swiss-eurovision-champion-nemo-returns-winners-trophy-to-protest-israels-inclusion Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:10:07 +0100 The contest, which turns 70 in 2026, strives to put pop before politics, but has repeatedly been embroiled in world events. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/stolen-children-new-documentary-explores-fate-of-infants-classed-as-dead-but-sold-for-adop http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/stolen-children-new-documentary-explores-fate-of-infants-classed-as-dead-but-sold-for-adop Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:08:47 +0100 From the 1970s until at least 2005, nurses, doctors or taxi drivers were involved in child theft in Georgia. The mothers were told their babies had died and the bodies were not released. Now, a new documentary has given the children a chance to find their biological family. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/a-burning-discovery-the-first-human-firestarters-lived-350000-years-earlier-than-thought http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/a-burning-discovery-the-first-human-firestarters-lived-350000-years-earlier-than-thought Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:43:39 +0100 Archaeologists in Britain have uncovered new evidence which suggests humankind's ability to master fire is some 350,000 years older than previously thought. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/time-person-of-the-year-2025-announced-the-architects-of-ai http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/time-person-of-the-year-2025-announced-the-architects-of-ai Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:02:03 +0100 This is not the first time the magazine has picked a non-human as its Person of the Year, and 2025's choice reflects the domination of AI in news, public debate, as well as modern anxieties surrounding the rise of artificial intelligence. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/eurovision-crisis-portuguese-artists-announce-boycott-if-they-win-national-contest http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/11/eurovision-crisis-portuguese-artists-announce-boycott-if-they-win-national-contest Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:07:28 +0100 "We do not accept complicity with the violation of Human Rights," the Portuguese artists said in a joint statement, referencing Israel's actions in Gaza -which an independent United Nations inquiry found to be a genocide. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/diary-of-a-prisoner-why-is-nicolas-sarkozys-prison-memoir-already-a-big-hit http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/diary-of-a-prisoner-why-is-nicolas-sarkozys-prison-memoir-already-a-big-hit Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:46:14 +0100 Rushed to print to take control of the narrative, the book has become a powerful political tool for the former head of state. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/iceland-to-boycott-2026-eurovision-over-israels-participation-broadcaster-ruv-says http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/iceland-to-boycott-2026-eurovision-over-israels-participation-broadcaster-ruv-says Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:21:00 +0100 The announcement from RÚV comes a week after four other countries announced they were pulling out of next year's Eurovision in protest against Israel’s participation. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/sophie-kinsella-author-of-best-selling-shopaholic-novels-dies-aged-55 http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/sophie-kinsella-author-of-best-selling-shopaholic-novels-dies-aged-55 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:29:16 +0100 Tributes have been paid to the British writer Sophie Kinsella, famous for her best-selling 'Shopaholic' series, who has died of brain cancer at the age of 55. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/food-for-thought-italian-culinary-traditions-make-unescos-intangible-cultural-heritage-lis http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/food-for-thought-italian-culinary-traditions-make-unescos-intangible-cultural-heritage-lis Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:45:20 +0100 Italian cooking and its biocultural diversity has been recognised by UNESCO on its list of intangible cultural heritage, in a world first. The move rewards how the country celebrates cuisine as a communal activity and applauds its anti-waste approach to recipes. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/welcome-to-hell-nicolas-sarkozys-prison-memoir-published http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/10/welcome-to-hell-nicolas-sarkozys-prison-memoir-published Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:57:15 +0100 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's prison memoir hits shelves today. In it, he describes his 20-day prison stay, including his diet and weak showers, and advises on appealing to the far-right. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/safe-from-harm-study-reveals-world-record-breaking-dinosaur-footprint-park-protected-by-mu http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/safe-from-harm-study-reveals-world-record-breaking-dinosaur-footprint-park-protected-by-mu Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:45:27 +0100 A new study paints an enormous picture of almost 17,000 dinosaur footprints in a mountainous area of Bolivia, making it the world's largest find of its kind that's been protected from centuries of erosion. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/revealed-what-are-the-most-annoying-christmas-songs http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/revealed-what-are-the-most-annoying-christmas-songs Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:18:27 +0100 Not everyone gets into the holiday spirit with the same tunes, and Christmas classics often get overplayed. Google Trends and a poll of the American public have revealed the most annoying festive songs. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/british-adult-content-creator-bonnie-blue-detained-in-bali-over-alleged-pornography-offenc http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/british-adult-content-creator-bonnie-blue-detained-in-bali-over-alleged-pornography-offenc Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:45:51 +0100 The adult content creator, whose real name is Tia Billinger, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail after allegedly breaking Indonesian law. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/coldplay-u2-and-ed-sheeran-top-pollstars-most-popular-touring-artists-of-the-new-millenniu http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/coldplay-u2-and-ed-sheeran-top-pollstars-most-popular-touring-artists-of-the-new-millenniu Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:34:57 +0100 Concert trade publication Pollstar recently published a report titled “Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium” - and the results may surprise you. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-party-boat-off-alexandria http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-party-boat-off-alexandria Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:14:55 +0100 The 1st-century luxury vessel matches the description given by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited the city of Alexandria between 29 and 25 BC.