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Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 19th – Morning edition
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:42:42 +0100
Activists protest in Belgrade over plans to mine lithium in Serbia
Mining giant Rio Tinto wants to extract the metal, which is a vital component in electric cars, laptops, and phone batteries.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:21:18 +0100
Dutch government imposes strict lockdown measures ahead of Christmas
The announcement was made after the 7pm meeting of the government, headed by PM Mark Rutte.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:00:07 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 18th – Evening edition
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Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:50:56 +0100
Turkey's Africa summit might be an opportunity to sell more drones
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has deepened his defence ties with African countries ahead of the gathering of the continent's leaders in Istanbul.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:21:10 +0100
WHO says Omicron found in 89 countries as Europe attempts to slow down its spread
According to WHO, the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has spread to 89 countries to date, continuing to spread at a rapid pace.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:37:00 +0100
Japanese police look into arson after 24 people died in mental health clinic blaze in Osaka
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of starting a fire in the port city of Osaka which ended up killing 24 people in a hospital.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:14:12 +0100
Spanish researchers claim to have found lost ancient building dedicated to Hercules
In the Spanish town of Sancti Petri, research teams from the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage say they have finally solved an archeological mystery.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:58:49 +0100
Thousands of Catalans protest against decision for more Spanish in schools
Protesters see the recent court decision to demand more Spanish taught in Catalan schools as a threat to their own language, with the pushback expected to strengthen the region's separatist movement.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:54:45 +0100
Moscow demands NATO pulls back as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise
Moscow wants NATO to pledge that former Soviet states will never join the bloc and that its forces will pull back from Russia's borders.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:24:51 +0100
UK unlikely to send troops to help Ukraine, defence chief says
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace stated that sending in troops in case of a Russian invasion is unlikely, but that sanctions could be imposed instead.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 18th – Midday edition
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Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:56:28 +0100
Countries must vaccinate displaced people, IOM and WHO say
Migrants are not part of the vaccination plans in many countries despite the jab's availability and existence, migration and health organisations warn.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 10:41:02 +0100
At least 33 dead in Philippines as typhoon Rai hits Southeast Asian archipelago
The disaster-prone country was struck by the strongest storm of the year on Friday night.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 07:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 18th – Morning edition
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:11:47 +0100
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell declines to testify as defence rests case
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell told the court she would not testify in her own defence because “the government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt".

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:04:36 +0100
Russia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO
Russia published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and that the alliance roll back military deployments.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:54:26 +0100
Germany: Merkel's CDU party chooses conservative Merz as leader
Members of Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union have chosen prominent conservative Friedrich Merz as party leader.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:14:03 +0100
Polish lawmakers overturn Senate veto of controversial media law
Polish lawmakers overturned on Friday a Senate veto of a controversial media bill seen as targeting a US-owned network that's often critical of the Polish government.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:59:01 +0100
Italian police detain 17 care home staff for 'torturing' psychiatric patients
CCTV footage released by Sicilian police appears to show mentally disabled residents being kicked and stamped on by staff.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:15:30 +0100
Human pawns: the migrants trapped in a geo-political chess game
In this Witness, Euronews Valerie Gauriat reports from the border between Poland and Belarus, meeting the migrants stuck in a geo-political standoff between Minsk, Warsaw and the rest of the EU.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:32:07 +0100
UK COVID-19 cases hit record high for third day as Omicron spreads
The UK registered more than 93,000 COVID-19 cases as the new Omicron variant spreads.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:08:55 +0100
We must protect children on Europe’s borders | View
To mark International Migrants Day on December 18, Save the Children Europe director Anita Bay Bundegaard reflects on Europe’s need to uphold its core values and make sure all children stranded on the borders with Europe are safe.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 17th – Evening edition
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:42:20 +0100
Scotland will have to work hard to keep its EU connections | View
For post-Brexit Scotland, re-joining the EU is a long way off. Those that would see this happen must come up with an adequate strategy to maintain ties with Europe in years to come, writes European Merchants director Anthony Salamone.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:37:45 +0100
Bosnia’s biggest political crisis for 26 years fuels anguish and discontent
Milorad Dodik's most recent attempts to weaken Bosnia's state-level institutions in the country have led to the most significant political crisis since the 1992-1995 war.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:31:24 +0100
New Czech government takes office after swearing-in ceremony
The five-party cabinet will be led by Petr Fiala, who takes over from Andrej Babis as prime minister.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:00:39 +0100
France to ask EU to begin legal action against UK over fishing licences
Under the Brexit trade deal concluded just before Christmas 2020, EU fishing boats can continue to fish in British waters if they obtain a licence.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:47:14 +0100
'I'll be bock': Defiance after giant straw goat goes up in flames in Sweden
The Gavlebocken has been a fixture of the city's Christmas celebrations since 1966.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:35:00 +0100
Denmark pledges to protect teachers from threats against free speech
"It is unacceptable for violence and threats to create self-censorship and censorship in schools," said Danish Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:21:17 +0100
COVID: Denmark closes theatres and museums as Omicron cases surge
The Danish government said they would close theatres, cinemas and other areas of public gathering after registering a record-high number of COVID-19 cases.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:43:08 +0100
Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists
The death brings the total number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the frontline this year to 65, up from 50 the previous year.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 17th – Midday edition
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:52:47 +0100
Austria to allow tightly limited right to assisted suicide
From next year, people who are chronically seriously ill or have no prospect of recovery will be able to state their will to die.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:45:33 +0100
Slovakia's ex-PM Robert Fico arrested on camera for alleged COVID breach
"This is what democracy looks like, ladies and gentlemen," said Fico.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:18:12 +0100
Woman arrested after four children die in London house fire
About 60 firefighters were deployed to tackle the "intense blaze" in south London on Thursday evening. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:45:33 +0100
COVID in Europe: Where are infections and deaths on the rise?
What are the latest figures from your country?

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:51:22 +0100
US Congress approves import ban targeting forced labour in China
The legislation creates a presumption that goods coming from Xinjiang are made with forced labour.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:44:17 +0100
North Korea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
To mark the anniversary, citizens offered flowers and paid homage before giant bronze statues of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:39:18 +0100
Australia, Britain sign free trade agreement
Britain has touted the deal as its largest “from scratch” to be finalised.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:35:20 +0100
COVID in Europe: Netherlands goes into lockdown as Omicron numbers intensify
Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions and trying to boost vaccinations amid a spike in cases.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:00:07 +0100
Watch top news stories today | December 17th – Morning edition
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:51:47 +0100
27 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
The cause of the fire and other details were not immediately known.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 06:41:16 +0100
Boris Johnson: Conservatives lose North Shropshire by-election as pressure mounts on PM
The defeat caps a turbulent few weeks for Boris Johnson.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:51:57 +0100
Five Premier League games postponed as UK COVID cases hit new record
Sweeping new measures have been announced in England and Scotland to contain a potential 'tsunami' of infections during the festive season.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:40:38 +0100
Facial recognition: Clearview AI breaks EU data privacy rules, says French watchdog
Clearview has amassed a database of billions of people's photos, but France says the data has been collected without citizens' consent.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:28:27 +0100
Greece: Protest against budget constrained by pandemic costs
Some 2,000 people staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand higher wages and pensions.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:53:38 +0100
Musical chairs: Germany's FDP to swap Bundestag seats with outgoing CDU
The new coalition partners have said they no longer want to sit next to the German's far-right AfD party.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:35:18 +0100
UK interest rate hike is 1st in a top economy amid pandemic
The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:15:34 +0100
Don't be fooled: Hungarian court ruling didn't allow pushbacks | View
The Hungarian government claims last week's Constitutional Court ruling on EU migration rules as a victory for self-determination. The reality is more complex, writes lawyer Zsolt Szekeres.



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