PoliticsNATO chief Mark Rutte said a peace deal requires both sides to take part, but Vladimir Putin is unwilling to do so.
PoliticsNATO chief Mark Rutte said a peace deal requires both sides to take part, but Vladimir Putin is unwilling to do so.
CultureArts24’s film show looks at Tom Cruise’s career gamble in “Digger”, where he plays an oil billionaire whose company triggers a world-ending ecological disaster. Critics are split over the film and whether Cruise could earn an Oscar nomination. The programme also covers “Verity” and highlights from the Zurich Film Festival.
EconomyJonathan Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Annmarie Hordern speak daily with leaders and decision-makers from Wall Street, Washington and beyond about the trading day. The program features guests from investment firms, think tanks and securities companies.
WorldNATO chief Mark Rutte said at Euronews Defence Space 2026 that only one person can end the war in Ukraine, and that person lives in the White House.
PoliticsChancellor Friedrich Merz is rapidly losing political room to maneuver as state-election defeats, record-low approval ratings and economic stagnation threaten his tenure. His bet that economic and tax reforms would curb the far-right AfD’s momentum appears to be unraveling, leaving his longer-term survival dependent on a fragile economic recovery.
SocietyWork has begun on a committee aimed at protecting children and young people in religious spaces such as mosques and madrasahs. It will also review and safeguard religious practices in formal, informal and online settings.
PoliticsNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says President Trump loves NATO but was angry that its members were not spending enough.
PoliticsProtests against the French government’s planned budget cuts spread across the country, drawing about 200,000 people into the streets on Sep. 29. More than 400 people were detained, most of them minors, as public-sector workers and firefighters joined students in demonstrations and school blockades.
WorldEl Al pilot Captain Meidan Barr responds to a reported attempt to hijack the cockpit aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, reassuring travelers after the incident.
EconomyCitadel CEO Ken Griffin is committing $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single gift pledged to a US university. Two billion dollars will fund a new Miami campus, while $1 billion will go to the main campus in Pittsburgh.
PoliticsDuring Jack Smith’s Senate testimony on Tuesday, Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt mistakenly treated an Iowa Hawkeyes game as one involving the Atlanta Hawks.
TechSingapore aims to deploy its first humanoid robot alongside Home Team officers in real operations by 2028. The machines could investigate blast scenes and handle hazardous materials, helping protect officers and leave them free for tasks requiring human judgment. More than 20 robots are being trained and tested for public safety at a new centre.
SocietyHow does Oktoberfest respond when visitors get lost, fall ill or feel unsafe? At the festival’s halfway point, authorities said incidents were slightly higher than in 2025. Police had recorded 380 offenses, mostly drug-related, while the first-aid clinic treated 4,243 people; 55 were taken to hospital and two people died.
CultureGary Sinise discusses “Where We Once Stood,” a documentary following 10 Vietnam veterans as they return to Vietnam more than 50 years after their service. As narrator and executive producer, Sinise reflects on their emotional journey, the stories they have carried for decades and his long-standing commitment to honoring those who served.
WorldNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Europe, rather than the United States, should have eliminated Iran’s nuclear capability, but added that it was good the Americans did so.
PoliticsU.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are set to detail the administration’s election integrity efforts as the midterm election approaches.
WorldThe mother of a passenger on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel said her daughter told her the aircraft lost control before other pilots took over and it landed in Saudi Arabia. Yasmin Abukasis said her daughter heard screaming and saw a man draw a knife and force the pilot to the floor.
CultureUzeyir Hajibeyli’s musical legacy continues to connect different traditions, inspiring an international festival built around concerts, culture and musical exchange.
WorldA FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the pilots fought in the cockpit. The aircraft plunged thousands of feet, prompting fears that it had been hijacked.
WorldNATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says there is no imminent threat to NATO territory, adding that every minute spent discussing it is exactly what Vladimir Putin wants.
ScienceOn Entre Nous, Delano D'Souza speaks with University College London professor Daisy Fancourt, whose book Art Cure draws on scientific evidence about how the arts affect the brain and body. Her research also examines how people might optimise those health benefits.
WorldNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the alliance will defend every inch of its territory and that Putin knows this.
SocietyCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to speak Wednesday at a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemoration in Edmonton, Alberta. The fifth anniversary of the day’s first observance honours residential-school survivors and Indigenous children who never returned home.
EconomyHigher interest rates are putting Australian homeowners under pressure as the property market cools, with effects spreading through the wider economy. Carmel Crimmins speaks with Reuters reporters Stella Qiu and Byron Kaye about what the housing squeeze shows about rising borrowing costs.