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Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:25:26 +0100
China calls Ukraine situation 'grave' but refuses to criticise Russia
China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine “grave” and offered Beijing’s help in playing a “positive role” for peace while continuing to refuse to criticise Russia.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 11th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:59:51 +0100
Ukraine war: Russia strikes new cities as Zelenskyy decries 'outright terror' in Mariupol
Russian airstrikes have hit new targets including in western Ukraine, and Putin's forces are said to be on the move near Kyiv. Ukraine's president accuses Moscow of blocking evacuations from Mariupol.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:16:44 +0100
North Korea testing new intercontinental missiles, US says, warns more coming
American missile defence and reconnaissance forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of “enhanced readiness” in preparation for a full-range test, a senior administration official said Thursday.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:32:12 +0100
Meet the Ukrainian orphan returning home from Italy to fight against Russia
Euronews' Giorgia Orlandi joined Giuseppe on his journey from Milan back to the country of his birth.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:56:50 +0100
Mikheil Saakashvili: Former Georgian President ends hunger strike in prison
The former leader said his supporters needed to be prepared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:19:50 +0100
Violent clashes continue in Corsica after prominent prisoner attacked
Protesters have rallied for several days after a convicted murderer and Corsican independence activist was left in a coma by another prisoner.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:09:58 +0100
Polish court finds European human rights convention 'incompatible' with constitution
A Polish court said the European Convention on Human Rights was partly incompatible with the constitution.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 10th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:25:19 +0100
France's Macron proposes raising retirement age to 65 as part of presidential campaign
French President Emmanuel Macron would raise the retirement age to 65 if reelected in April, his government spokesman said.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:21:53 +0100
Spanish MPs approve investigation into sexual abuse within Catholic Church
The Spanish clergy has long been criticised for its failure to investigate allegations of sexual violence.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:34:37 +0100
'I aged ten years': Ukrainians on stress of war and leaving loved ones behind
Ukrainians who fled Kyiv for the EU fear for the family they've left behind as Russia's war rages on.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:38:20 +0100
Spain: Far-right Vox party enters regional government for the first time
The populist party formed an alliance with the Popular Party to jointly govern in Castilla y León.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:33:17 +0100
Ukraine war: Russia 'did not attack Ukraine' says Lavrov after meeting Kuleba
There was no breakthrough when the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers met in Turkey, their first encounter since Putin's forces invaded Ukraine two weeks ago.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:13:36 +0100
Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president
Novak is a loyal ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:00:11 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 10th – Midday
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Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:26:14 +0100
Roman Abramovich: Chelsea owner latest Russian oligarch sanctioned by UK
"There can be no safe havens for those who have supported Putin’s vicious assault on Ukraine," said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:28:29 +0100
Russia’s war on Ukraine is a live test for European sovereignty | View
"The response to the Russian attack on Ukraine is a live test of European sovereignty and our ability to protect the European way of life."

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:30:00 +0100
'The next night was hell': Life amid Russia's bombardment of Kharkiv
"It felt as if they were hitting us with all the guns that exist."

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:22:49 +0100
Ukraine war: US warns Russia may use chemical weapons
The Biden administration says Russia could launch a chemical or biological attack in Ukraine, after Moscow accused Kyiv of developing non-conventional weapons, without giving evidence.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:00:10 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 10th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:40:23 +0100
Ukraine war: More than 1.9 million internally displaced by Russia's invasion, says UN
They come in addition to the more than 2.3 million who have fled the country since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:26:25 +0100
Ex-prosecutor and foreign policy neophyte wins South Korea presidency
Yoon is to take office in May and serve a single five-year term as leader of the world’s 10th largest economy.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:35:38 +0100
Four convicted in trial over Islamic State killing of French priest
The defendants were convicted of conspiring to kill 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in his Normandy church in 2016.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:23:41 +0100
Ukraine war: Three dead as Russian airstrike hits Mariupol maternity hospital
Police and soldiers rushed to the scene to evacuate victims, carrying out a heavily pregnant and bleeding woman on a stretcher.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:40:25 +0100
Nature must have equal footing in climate change policy, experts tell CDP Awards
The world must be nature positive as soon as possible or risk a "loss of biodiversity reaching unprecedented rates".

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:55:54 +0100
UK response to Ukraine refugee crisis 'disgraceful', opposition says, as just 760 visas delivered
Opposition MPs and the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK have criticised "bureaucratic hassles" impending Ukrainians from travelling to Britain.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:12:42 +0100
Danish PM personally apologises to six Greenland children over 1950s social experiment
22 Greenlandic children were brought to Denmark in 1951 for a "better life" but instead suffered away from their families.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:13:15 +0100
Norway appeals court increases sentence of ‘ambulance hijacker’
Two young children were injured when a man deliberately drove the vehicle into pedestrians in Oslo in 2019.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:59:42 +0100
Germany moves to abolish Nazi-era abortion law
German doctors are currently banned from providing information on abortions and face fines or prison sentences.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:01:40 +0100
UN Security Council must meet in Kyiv to help end Putin's war | View
This is the worst crisis Europe has faced since 1945. It is also the most dangerous.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:36:05 +0100
Police pick up a penguin on the waddle in central Budapest
Officers say they have put their investigation on ice!

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:48:16 +0100
Ukraine war: Annamaria one of a million children to have fled since Russia's invasion, says UN
Annamaria, 10, fled after bombs started falling in her hometown Kharkiv.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:35:58 +0100
Germanwings: France closes manslaughter investigation into 2015 plane crash
All 150 passengers and crew were killed when the co-pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft into the French Alps.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:08:13 +0100
Scotland in formal apology over killing of thousands of women for 'witchcraft'
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, around 4,000 people in Scotland were accused of 'witchcraft'.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:54:44 +0100
Ukraine war: Latvian MP Juris Jurašs 'joins legion of foreign fighters'
Juris Jurašs "volunteered to defend the territory of Ukraine", the country's justice minister said.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:00:12 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 9th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:39:39 +0100
Austria to suspend its controversial COVID vaccine mandate
Austria was the first country in the EU to introduce such a measure. But now it has been suspended.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:19:13 +0100
'See what your friend Putin has done': Salvini mocked in Poland
Matteo Salvini has come in for criticism over his past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:00:05 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 9th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:43:29 +0100
Ukraine war: US rules out 'high risk' transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine
John Kirby, spokesperson for the US Department of Defence, said the transfer of jets "may be mistaken as escalatory and could result in a significant Russian reaction".

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:12:51 +0100
EU plans to introduce same laws on violence against women across all member states
The European Commission presented a proposal for a directive on International Women's Day.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:30:39 +0100
Hundreds of migrants attempt in vain to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla
The attempted crossings came just days after 871 people successfully crossed from Morocco.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:24:11 +0100
'The right thing to do': McDonald's closes all restaurants in Russia
“Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,” the company's president and CEO said.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:20:45 +0100
Staying neutral: Moldova's PM Natalia Gavrilița says yes to joining the EU but no to NATO
Tens of thousands of refugees continue to cross into Moldova following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In this Global Conversation, Euronews' Sándor Zsíros spoke to Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița about the war and the ongoing fallout.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:13:52 +0100
US president announces Russian fossil fuel import ban 'in close coordination' with allies
Only 8% of the US oil and petroleum imports came from Russia in 2021, and the country doesn't import any natural gas from Moscow at all.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 18:00:12 +0100
Latest news bulletin | March 8th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:20:39 +0100
Ukraine war: What do we know about the Russian pro-war Z symbol?
The mysterious Z symbol has emerged in the last two weeks as a rallying sign for Russia's war in Ukraine.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:41:48 +0100
Ukraine war: Attacks on hospitals and ambulances 'increasing rapidly', says WHO
The World Health Organization has confirmed 16 separate attacks on Ukrainian healthcare facilities since 24 February.

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:20:54 +0100
Tirana renames Russian embassy street 'Free Ukraine' in show of support for Kyiv
The decision was unanimously approved by municipal councillors in Tirana.



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