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The Euro Weekly News provides information on the latest local events as well as breaking news stories and international current affairs in the USA, so that British expats and international travellers can easily stay up to date, no matter how far afield they’ve come from.

FedEx workers left scrambling after a scaly surprise jumps from parcel

3. 8. 2026 @ 19:16

Most courier deliveries arrive with nothing mor than a signature and a tracking number. This one stopped an entire counter in its tracks. Employees at...

Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5 billion to end baby powder cancer lawsuits

29. 7. 2026 @ 22:39

For generations, it was one of the most recognisable products in bathrooms and nurseries around the world. Johnson's Baby Powder became a household staple, trusted...

A washed-up luggage tag helps uncover the 1952 Pan Am wreckage after 74 years

22. 7. 2026 @ 16:28

A battered luggage tag, a decades-long mystery and the discovery of the wreck that transformed air safety forever. Most people don't know this but every...

Trump puts himself on a US passport in unprecedented presidential first

28. 6. 2026 @ 14:31

For generations, American passports have carried the symbols of the United States rather than the face of the president occupying the White House. Donald Trump...

People heard a huge boom and felt their homes shake. NASA says a meteor was responsible

31. 5. 2026 @ 18:26

For a few confusing moments on Saturday afternoon, residents across parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire were left wondering what had just happened. Some described hearing...

Trump issues warning to Iran: “A whole civilisation will die tonight”

7. 4. 2026 @ 22:01

Fighting in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has reached a pivotal stage. The ongoing confrontation centres on control of the...

Scientists have accidentally been contaminating their own microplastic studies with their gloves

6. 4. 2026 @ 18:24

In the world of science, researchers often expect the unexpected, or so I read once on a bumper sticker. But even seasoned scientists have been...

Watch Here: NASA launches Artemis II in first crewed Moon mission for over 50 years

1. 4. 2026 @ 16:09

NASA is set to launch Artemis II today, April 1, marking the first time astronauts will travel beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo era...

Forensic tests fail to match bullet to rifle in Charlie Kirk murder case

31. 3. 2026 @ 23:20

The ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk has taken a significant procedural turn after defence lawyers revealed a key piece...

Charles III to make first US state visit during global tensions and Epstein scandal

31. 3. 2026 @ 22:45

King Charles III is set to travel to the United States in late April for a state visit, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, marking a significant moment...

The $3m verdict against Meta and YouTube that could reshape social media

25. 3. 2026 @ 22:57

A jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and YouTube negligent in a closely watched case examining the impact of social media use on mental...

“Oops!… She did it again”: Britney Spears arrested for DUI

5. 3. 2026 @ 22:46

Pop star Britney Spears was arrested in Southern California on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), according to law-enforcement records. The singer was taken...

‘Imminent’ threat fears in Iran trigger mass evacuations by multiple countries

20. 2. 2026 @ 22:00

The international community is on heightened alert as diplomatic and military tensions between the United States and Iran surge, prompting several governments to urge their...

US court ruling undermines Trump tariffs, lifting hopes for Spanish olive oil and wine

20. 2. 2026 @ 19:17

Spain’s olive oil and wine industries, two of the country’s leading agricultural export sectors to the United States, have reacted with cautious optimism after the...