Europe
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:23:57 +0200G20: US and Europeans to discuss Iran nuclear programme in Rome
US President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom to discuss Iran's nuclear programme on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Rome.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:43:23 +0200UK pledges 20 million vaccine doses to poor nations
The UK will donate 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to developing countries, Boris Johnson said.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:15:37 +0200COVID-19 recovery marked by inequality between rich and poor countries
Officials say a two-tier speed of pandemic recovery is developing between rich and poor countries and more money is needed to tackle the problem.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:00:23 +0200Expectations for COP26 are low but here's what would make it a success
Euronews reached out to NGOs and experts to find out what world leaders need to agree on to walk away from the COP26 in Glasgow with their heads held high.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:21:55 +0200UK's Johnson renews threat to EU over Northern Ireland trade
"We will have to take the steps that are necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the UK and the UK’s internal market," Johnson warned.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:18:47 +0200Valery Rashkin: Russian MP accused of illegal hunting after elk carcass found in car
Russian police said they found remains of the animal in Rashkin's car alongside two hunting rifles nearby.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:36:56 +0200Romanian police recover high-performance bicycles stolen from Italian team
The bicycles went missing last week from a hotel in Lille, where the Italian team was staying during the UCI World Track Championships.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:32:45 +0200UK's Queen Elizabeth II advised to rest for at least 2 weeks
Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been advised to rest for at least the next two weeks.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:08:48 +0200Nice pays tribute to victims one year after church terror attack
The incident prompted the French government to raise its national security alert to the maximum level.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:47:01 +0200'House of the Child' welcomes Syria's abandoned children
In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:30:44 +0200"Neither the wheelchair nor my disability has ever determined who I am" - Teresa Perales
Teresa Perales has regularly defied the odds to become Spain's most decorated Paralympian. After winning a prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, she tells us how she has managed to succeed, how she manages her work-life balance and why she chose t...
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:25:45 +0200Pre-school education in Uzbekistan goes mobile
More children are getting access to preschool education in Uzbekistan. Alternative school models are being introduced, like a bus with a teacher that arrives in some remote villages every morning, empowering children to make their own choices about h...
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:45:09 +0200Poland's senate approves €350 million wall along Belarus border
A draft bill to construct the new border wall was approved by the opposition-dominated Senate in a second vote on Friday.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:44:11 +0200Myanmar's military systematically torture its detainees: AP
An estimated 1,200 people have been killed by security forces, including around 131 tortured to death, AP reported.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:39:14 +0200Greece: Cargo ship with 400 migrants onboard rescued after engine problem
The Greek Coast guard said it was "one of the biggest search and rescue operations carried out in the eastern Mediterranean."
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:37:59 +0200Bulgaria's COVID nightmare that no one wants to own
Bulgarian politicians have been embroiled in year-long politicking as the country nears its third consecutive election. Yet with two weeks to go, focus has shifted on skyrocketing COVID death and infection rates.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:01:23 +0200Poland summons Belgian ambassador in war of words over EU rule of law
The dispute centres on comments made by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, while responding to his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:27:35 +0200The G20 needs to make good on its COVID-19 vaccine promises | View
A year ago, the G20 nations promised the world equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. A year later, what do they have to show for it? asks Amnesty International health advisor Tamaryn Nelson
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:09:28 +0200Eight people jailed in Russia over deadly 2018 Kemerovo leisure centre fire
More than half of the 60 victims of the 2018 fire were children.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:07:25 +0200Swedish teenager charged with murdering police officer in Gothenburg
The teenager is accused of shooting dead the officer on 30 June and has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and serious weapons offences.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:10:50 +0200Dutch coalition negotiations set new record
Talks to hammer out a new ruling Dutch coalition broke the record Friday for the longest post-election government formation negotiations.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:48:51 +0200Sweden's COVID-19 pandemic response was 'too slow', says commission report
Unlike other EU countries, Sweden did not lock down in spring 2020 and only imposed some restrictions during the second wave.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:29:16 +0200Why are France’s far-right politicians paying visits to Viktor Orban?
Marine Le Pen met with Hungary's Viktor Orban after Eric Zemmour attended a political conference with him. Here's a look at why far-right political candidates are heading to Budapest.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:55:31 +0200G20: World's biggest economies to discuss COVID, climate and economic recovery
Italy says the summit will take place under "maximum security" as around 2,000 police officers and 500 soldiers are being deployed for the two-day event.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:24:31 +0200UK's Johnson seeks 'G20 bounce' for key climate conference
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to persuade G20 leaders to make bigger commitments ahead of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow next week.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:47:32 +0200'What we did was clumsy,' Biden tells Macron in first meeting since Australian submarine crisis
The meeting between Biden and Macron on Friday is their first since last month's announcement of an Australia-UK-US security pact in the Indo-Pacific that resulted in France losing a multi-billion submarine deal.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:06:09 +0200Man in Germany goes on trial for castrating 8 men on his kitchen table
The defendant told the court that he castrated, or partially amputated the genitals of, eight men between July 2018 and March 2020.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:41:04 +0200Mikheil Saakashvili: Jailed Georgia ex-president 'getting weaker every day'
Mikheil Saakashvili said he considers himself "Putin's prisoner", according to Ukraine's Public Defender.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:19:18 +0200Two US neo-Nazi group members sentenced to 9 years in prison
The judge who sentenced Mathews and Lemley to prison concluded that they intended to engage in terrorist activity.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:08:36 +0200Angela Merkel in Greece for talks on last visit post-financial crisis
Relations between Greece and Germany were often thorny during Merkel's tenure due to the financial crisis.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:32:41 +0200UK PM seeks to calm tensions amid post-Brexit fishing row with France
“The ties that unite us, that bind us together, are far stronger than the turbulence that currently exist in the relationship,” said Johnson in a bid to soothe tensions with Paris over a worsening fishing row.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:35:17 +0200Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg
It's part of an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future - something Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.”
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:33:17 +0200Volunteers gather to help migrants at Poland-Belarus border ahead of winter
At a makeshift warehouse inside the Polish town of Michalowo's fire station, locals can drop off dry winter clothes and food, and also provide legal help to the migrants.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:14:42 +0200Italian company Ferrero accused of exploiting hazelnut pickers
Turkish hazelnut farmers are paid €12 a day for 12 hours of work, which is less than the minimum wage that Turkey requires for a 45-hour week.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:56:32 +0200'The first to stand up, I'll shoot': Bataclan audio played in court at Paris attacks trial
An association of victims had requested that an audio recording of the massacre be played in court.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:45:00 +0200Danish brothers who murdered biracial man have sentences increased
The body of 28-year-old Phillip Mbuji Johansen was found in a forest on the Baltic Sea island in June 2020 after he had been tortured by two former friends.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:30:24 +0200Asturias winner Gloria Steinem reflects on a lifetime of feminist activism
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem reflects on her life and career after winning Spain's prestigious Asturias award.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:16:12 +0200How migration is fuelling the remarkable rise of cricket in Germany
Germany made history recently by moving a step closer to qualifying for next year's T20 World Cup.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 16:49:35 +0200Europe's energy crisis: Prices drop after Putin orders Gazprom to fill EU stocks
Europe’s gas prices have soared in recent weeks but immediately fell after a call between the Russian president Vladimir Putin and Gazprom.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:47:18 +0200Fatmir Mediu: Former Albania minister charged over deadly 2008 explosion
Fatmir Mediu has been charged with abuse of power over the blast at a munitions disposal factory in 2008 that killed 26 people.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:36:11 +0200German man given suspended sentence for passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia
Federal prosecutors said the suspect had sent details and floor plans of the Bundestag building in Berlin to Russian military intelligence.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:16:27 +0200Moscow shuts most workplaces as COVID cases and deaths soar
The government coronavirus task force reported 1,159 deaths in 24 hours, the largest daily tally since the pandemic began.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:09:31 +0200French fraudster posed as Brigitte Macron's nephew to get luxury treats
The suspect had claimed he was related to the French president's wife to get luxury treats, including a hotel stay in Morocco and F1 Grand Prix tickets.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:54:32 +0200Firms in Hungary can now require their employees to get a COVID jab
It comes as Hungary is facing a surge in COVID cases and deaths not seen since May.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:45:16 +0200Dominic Raab's attack on the ECHR should frighten us all | View
"Since Roman times, despots and authoritarian leaders have tried to erode the power of judges to strengthen their own rule. Britain's justice secretary is in dubious company."
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:36:05 +0200Stanislav Tomáš: Czech police maintain officers not resposnible for Roma man's death
The death of the Stanislav Tomáš has stoked divisions between Czech authorities and the Roma minority community, who reject the official autopsies.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:09:34 +0200Businessman found guilty over fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala
The businessman who organised the fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:13:07 +0200French pain ahead? Bakers could knead to raise their baguette prices
The price hike fears are linked to a 30% worldwide increase since September in the price of wheat — one of the baguette's key ingredients — after bad harvests in Russia and Canada,
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:41:19 +0200Gender Equality Index 2021: COVID-19 caused 'big losses' for gender equality in Europe
"Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the European Institute for Gender Equality in its new Index.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:20:27 +0200France fines two British fishing boats amid row with UK
France and the UK are at heads over fishing licenses, with France threatening to impose more customs checks on products coming across the English Channel.