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Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:08:27 +0100
US sends first shipment of military aid to Ukraine amid standoff with Russia
The US embassy in Kyiv tweeted photos of a consignment it said had just arrived from the US, with "close to 200,000 pounds of lethal aid" to bolster Ukraine's defences.

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Top news stories today | January 22nd – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:59:59 +0100
Poland's former president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa contracts COVID
The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate said on Facebook that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being triple-vaccinated.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:38:05 +0100
Islamic State jailbreak in Syria, army barracks attack in Iraq leave at least 39 dead
The attacks on Friday are the biggest and deadliest since the fall of the IS “caliphate” three years ago.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:02:32 +0100
France: Former aides to ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy jailed for opinion poll fraud
Former interior minister Claude Guéant was handed a one-year prison sentence.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:51:38 +0100
Western embassies reject Serbian PM's allegations of funding environmental protests
The embassies of Germany, the UK, and the US issued a joint statement rejecting PM Ana Brnabić's claims that the environmental protests against Rio Tinto's now-cancelled lithium mine in western Serbia had "Western backers".

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:49:45 +0100
Russia: Omicron cases triple in ten days while authorities ponder how to stem it
Friday's daily tally 49,513 new infections -- the highest in the pandemic -- was higher by more than 49,513 new infections compared the previous day.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:04:57 +0100
Booster shots needed against Omicron, US CDC studies show
Three studies released on Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the Omicron variant, at least among people who received booster shots.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:46:18 +0100
'No tests, everyone is sick': Bosnia faces its biggest COVID crisis yet
As authorities shift blame, the lack of a clear strategy to handle the most recent spike of the Omicron variant has Bosnians unsure of how to act.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:00:05 +0100
Top news stories today | January 21st – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:48:16 +0100
Women leaders in Europe are always (from the) right | View
Roberta Metsola's appointment to President of the European Parliament is the latest in a long-observed pattern. From Marine le Pen to Angela Merkel, why, asks College of Europe professor Costanza Hermanin, are female holders of real executive power a...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:39:04 +0100
Italy rescues 305 migrants on overcrowded boat near Lampedusa
Italy has seen an increase in migrant arrivals across the Mediterranean Sea in recent months.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:40:32 +0100
Anders Breivik: Norway mass killer poor candidate for prison release, prosecutor says
A psychiatrist who has observed him since 2012 testified Wednesday that Breivik can't be trusted and a prison official told the judges hearing the parole request “there is an imminent danger” that, if released, Breivik would again commit serious ...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:38:06 +0100
Airbus cancels Qatar Airways order in escalating dispute
Airbus has cancelled a multi-billion euro order from Qatar Airways, escalating the dispute between the aircraft giant and one of its biggest customers.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:26:57 +0100
Iran isn't seeking nuclear weapons, president tells Russian Duma
In a speech to Russia's State Duma, Raisi said Iran was serious about reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear programme, but would not agree to anything less than its "rights".

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:42:54 +0100
Dozens killed and injured in Saudi-led airstrikes in northwestern Yemen
An airstrike on the port city of Hodeida has wiped out internet services across Yemen.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:18:48 +0100
Polish town tests anti-smog sound 'cannon' to tackle pollution
Poland is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, breaching EU norms by hundreds of percentage points at the worst times of year.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:04:57 +0100
Lyon couple charged with selling more than 1,000 fake health passes
The two suspects are accused of hacking into a nurse's record to create the fake COVID-19 certificates.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:35:18 +0100
Pope Francis pledges justice for abuse victims after report faults Benedict XVI
A lawyers' report found that Benedict XVI had mishandled four cases of sexual abuse in the clergy while archbishop of Munich.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:53:21 +0100
Energy giants Total and Chevron leave Myanmar over human rights abuses
Total and Chevron said that the abuses had worsened since the military overthrew the civilian government in a coup last February.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:36:49 +0100
Migrants in southern Mexico prevented from moving towards US border
Hundreds protest outside the migration office in the southern city of Tapachula, saying they're vulnerable to criminal extortion and kidnapping.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:08 +0100
Top news stories today | January 21st – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:32:18 +0100
Red Cross' cyber attack exposes data of 515,000 vulnerable people
“An attack on the data of people who are missing makes the anguish and suffering for families even more difficult to endure,” Robert Mardini, the ICRC's director-general, said in a statement.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:58:07 +0100
Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities
Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 10:12:43 +0100
IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack
The Islamic State group was largely defeated in the country in 2017, although it remains active through sleeper cells in many areas.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:38:39 +0100
US to respond to Russia's NATO demands 'next week', Lavrov says after Geneva talks
These new talks, which seek to de-escalate the crisis at the Ukrainian border, come 11 days after a first round of discussions in the Swiss city yielded little result.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Top news stories today | January 21st – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:19:10 +0100
US charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter's arrest
Raman Pratasevich was arrested after his Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk with Belarusian authorities claiming it was over a bomb threat.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:07:27 +0100
'It's over': months of protests force Serbian government to scrap planned lithium mine
Serbian PM Ana Brnabić said on Thursday that the government has cancelled all prior licences for Rio Tinto's planned mine in the west of the country.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:08:20 +0100
New EU rules will help farmers prevent costly disease outbreaks | View
New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 20:55:45 +0100
UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial
The not-legally binding resolution does reflect global opinion, and it underlines that remembrance “is a key component to the prevention of further acts of genocide”.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:29:36 +0100
'Partygate' scandal: Johnson critics face government 'blackmail', says UK lawmaker
Senior Tory William Wragg disclosed the alleged intimidation campaign as Downing Street battles to shore up PM Boris Johnson against calls from within the party for his resignation.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:46:58 +0100
France: Farmers ordered to cull 2.5 million animals after outbreaks of bird flu
An additional one million ducks, chickens, and turkeys will have to be killed within the next three weeks.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:16:43 +0100
Global millionaires call governments for higher taxes to reduce wealth inequality
"The world – every country in it – must demand the rich pay their fair share," millionaires from the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, and Iran wrote in an open letter.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:07:37 +0100
Czech left-wing parties are at rock bottom. Can they make a comeback?
The communists and social democrats failed to win any seats at the last Czech election. Where do they go from here?

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:05:07 +0100
Reindeer games: DNA test reveals true identity of mysterious Helsinki visitor
A DNA test of a young reindeer spotted on the streets of the Finnish capital -- an unusual occurrence in itself -- shows the visitor is even more rare than originally thought.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:00:05 +0100
Top news stories today | January 20th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:40:14 +0100
France's EU presidency can lay the foundations of a new Europe | View
Emmanuel Macron's ambitious agenda can mark the beginning of a new stage in Europe’s development, writes Professor Alberto Alemanno.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:25:36 +0100
US warns of 'massive consequences' if Russia invades Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued the warning in the event of any Russian military incursion into Ukraine or any hybrid attacks on the country.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:51:20 +0100
French MPs officially recognise China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’
The declaration is likely to harm relations between Paris and Beijing just two weeks before the Winter Olympics.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:41:35 +0100
Madrid university offers young Afghan refugees prospect of a future in Spain
Five years ago, the Camilo José Cela University became the first in Spain to welcome young people from areas of conflict.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:11:51 +0100
Germany: Green party leaders investigated over 'corona bonuses'
The Greens say the party leaders have repaid the bonuses and are cooperating with the investigation.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:31:50 +0100
UK police arrest two men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking
Four people were held for several hours by an armed British man on Saturday in what the US has called a "terrorism-related matter”.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:53:15 +0100
Poland's Supreme Court slams government for restricting media access at Belarus border
Poland declared a state of emergency near the Belarusian border as thousands of migrants attempted to enter the EU last year.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:51:27 +0100
French teachers' unions call for renewed strike action over COVID 'chaos'
The new strike on Thursday is a prelude to a "massive" nationwide walkout on January 27.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:24:04 +0100
Lithuania's parliament allows letters 'x', 'w' and 'q' in ID documents
The bill, passed in a vote of 82 to 37 with three abstentions on Tuesday, will come into force if it is signed into law by President Gitanas Nausėda.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:01:21 +0100
Ex-Pope Benedict XVI knew about sexual abuse as archbishop of Munich, report says
A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese has faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of several cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:00:05 +0100
Top news stories today | January 20th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:48:50 +0100
'No vaccine, no booze': Quebec introduces new restrictions for the unvaccinated
From now on, liquor and cannabis stores are only accessible to people who are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:24:49 +0100
New Zealand says it won't use lockdowns when Omicron spreads
“This stage of the pandemic is different to what we have dealt with before. Omicron is more transmissible," Ardern said. “That is going to make it harder to keep it out, but it will also make it more challenging to control once it arrives. But ju...



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