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Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 15th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:46:28 +0200
UK's Rwanda asylum flight cancelled after European Court order
Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel says preparations are already under way for the next flight to Rwanda.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:56:28 +0200
Viral TikTok video misleadingly accuses clothing company Shein of exploitation
A TikTok video shared thousands of times accuses Chinese clothing company Shein of abusing its workers due to anonymous cries for help stitched into labels.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:18:39 +0200
Austrian man jailed for helping to detain six Dutch children for years
The children's deeply religious father had kept them locked up at a remote farmhouse to protect them from "evil" outside influences.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:37:33 +0200
Andrej Babis: Former Czech PM loses secret police collaboration case
The populist billionaire is alleged to have worked as an agent of the former Czechoslovakia secret police.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:48:05 +0200
Tourists in Paris disappointed as monuments under construction "ruin" 'selfies'
"It's a shame": while tourists can finally come back to Paris after two years of the pandemic, many are disappointed by the numerous monuments under construction in the capital.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:00:17 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 14th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:59:59 +0200
Nicola Sturgeon launches new independence referendum campaign for Scotland
The first minister compared Scotland to other European countries and said after independence, Scotland would be wealthier, fairer and happier.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:39:57 +0200
People lay flowers for the victims of the 5 years ago Grenfell Tower fire
The names of the 72 people who perished in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II were read out on Tuesday at a church service marking the fifth anniversary of the blaze.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:23:20 +0200
Ukrainians use humour to help them cope with the horrors of war
Comedian Anton Tymoshenko said laughter "was the only way to save your mental health in war".

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:50:30 +0200
Ecuador: clashes between protesters and police during march to demand fuel price cuts
Protesters in Quito burn tires as police use tear gas during a march to demand a fuel price cut amid rising inflation, unemployment, and poverty in the oil-producing South American country.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:15:25 +0200
Five things you need to know about the Ukraine war today
From the latest on Sievierodonetsk to suggestions by the Pope that the war could have been provoked by NATO's expansion, here are five things you need to know about the Ukraine war today.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:17:13 +0200
Alexei Navalny: Jailed Kremlin critic 'taken away' to unknown location, say aides
The Russian opposition leader has been imprisoned near Moscow since February 2021.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:28:11 +0200
Greece renews calls for Iran to release two oil tankers and crew
The vessels were seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf in May.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:08:21 +0200
Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenging times ahead for arrivals from UK
With Britain set to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda later today, some refugees already in the country are warning that times may be hard for the new arrivals.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:14:10 +0200
House falls into river near Yellowstone National Park
Amateur video shows the rushing waters undercut the opposite riverbank, causing a house to fall into the Yellowstone River and float away mostly intact.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:08:37 +0200
How foreigners fleeing Ukraine have been left in a bureaucratic limbo
Europe has opened its door to Ukrainians fleeing the war. But what if you don't have a Ukrainian passport?

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:05:01 +0200
Pro and anti Abortion rights' advocates demonstrate in Washington DC
Carrying banners with the words "My body, my choice", the protesters chanted slogans stating that the right to abortion cannot be taken away by court order.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:00:13 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 14th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:59:13 +0200
UK insists flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda will go ahead on Tuesday
First deportation flight set to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday after UK court refuses to halt government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:23:04 +0200
Grenfell Tower: Five years on, justice and accountability sought over deadly blaze
The devastating fire on 14 June 2017 claimed the lives of 72 people.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:21:48 +0200
Ukraine's besieged farmers fear war-time harvest 'hell'
Farmers in Ukrainian front-line regions are scrambling to survive a harvest under Russian fire, with shelling feeding fear across a sector already hamstrung by Russia's blockade of the Black Sea.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:00:08 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 14th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:59:13 +0200
Russia destroys last bridge linking Sievierodonetsk to Ukrainian-held territory
Russian forces have destroyed the last bridge linking the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk to a Ukrainian held city on the other side of the river, cutting off all routes of evacuation for those remaining in the city.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:11:02 +0200
Report finds 196 German clerics abused children in Münster diocese
The research found that there were at least 610 victims of abuse in the diocese over 75 years, but the true number could be as high as 6,000.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:51:01 +0200
Five people killed in floods and storms in central Turkey
Some areas recorded rainfall of up to "30 litres per square metre" over the weekend.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 13th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:39:00 +0200
Britain: protest outside high court against Rwanda deportations
Protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice as UK campaigners get their last chance to stop the government's first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:39:53 +0200
Global nuclear stockpiles set to rise as tensions increase, says watchdog
Although the total number of nuclear weapons has decreased in recent years, it is likely to rise again, the Stockholm-based think tank SIPRI says.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:57:40 +0200
Watch: Protester disrupts launch of rebranded McDonald's in Moscow
"Bring back Big Mac," shouted the protester.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:12:11 +0200
Bulgaria's political turmoil deepens as two key ministers quit
Bulgaria's foreign and energy ministers resigned on Monday, deepening the country's political turmoil.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:45:03 +0200
Queen Elizabeth II becomes second longest-serving monarch in history
She overtook Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej on Monday.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:32:24 +0200
Portugal celebrates Saint Anthony's festival after two years of hiatus
The Festival of Saint Anthony returns to the Portuguese capital Lisbon after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:29:06 +0200
Men riding horses take part in traditional festival Cavalhada in Brazil
Men riding horses take part in Cavalhada, a traditional festival held in Mateus Leme city, southeastern of Minas Gerais state.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 13th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:36:17 +0200
'Ooooh, right there, yeah': Sexy bins talk dirty in bid to stop littering in Malmo
Will it stop people from littering?

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:43:30 +0200
Spain sweltering amid hottest pre-summer heatwave in at least 20 years
Spain's meteorological office says heatwaves are becoming more frequent.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:00:47 +0200
Ukraine war: Police open criminal investigations into 12,000 killings
Investigators working to gather more evidence of atrocities uncovered another mass grave near Bucha.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:53:32 +0200
Biden welcomes US gun control proposals after two mass shootings
If passed "it would be the most significant gun safety legislation to pass Congress in decades", said Biden

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:05:43 +0200
Several injured after engine collides with passenger train in Spain
The incident comes just one month after another train collision in the same region of Catalonia.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 13th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 21:40:20 +0200
'Soul relief': On Greek island, bees help people with mental health issues
The Leros cooperative employs 13 salaried workers, supervised by specialist beekeepers, in addition to a team of nurses and occupational therapists from the island's psychiatric hospital.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 20:20:36 +0200
French parliamentary election first round: Five key takeaways
The French parliamentary election's opening round on Sunday saw President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble coalition take a slight lead, with 25.75% of the popular vote, compared with 25.66% for the leftist bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:34:56 +0200
Dutch farmers angry over mandatory measures to drastically reduce nitrogen emissions
The Netherlands government unveiled mandate reductions of up to 70% of nitrogen oxides in many places and 95% in other areas to protect nature.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:20:15 +0200
NATO's chief meets Finland's president to discuss membership bid
Finland, and its neighbour Sweden, applied to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked security concerns.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:33:52 +0200
'Life that was': Experts restore historic synagogues in Europe's first Jewish ghetto
Venice’s ghetto dates from 1516 when the republic forced the city's Jewish residents into isolation in the district where the old foundries, or “geti”, had been located.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:21:58 +0200
Ducasse, one of Belgium's biggest folk festivals, is back
The Ducasse de Mons, nicknamed "Doudou" is a very popular folk event in Belgium. Based on an ancestral tradition, combining references to the Catholic religion and local folklore, it attracts tens of thousands of people every year.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:19:28 +0200
Celebrations at Thai weed festival after steps to legalisation
As night falls, the soft-smelling pungent smoke is unmistakable at the seventh 420 festival outside Bangkok on the weekend, as chilled revellers celebrate Thailand's decision to begin fully legalising cannabis.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:16:27 +0200
Tour de no pants: Naked cyclists streak through London
On a sunny day in London, many people can be spotted cycling naked around London.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:13:40 +0200
Naked cyclist ride in Mexico demands street safety
A protest for safe cycling in Mexico City sprouted on Saturday, as participants pedaled and marched naked through some of the busiest avenues in the Mexican capital.



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