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Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:00:10 +0200
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Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:24:44 +0200
Oslo Pride cancelled after shootings kill two and injure dozens more
An LGBTQI+ pride march in Oslo has been cancelled Saturday at the request of police after late-night shootings in Norway.

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 25th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:09:26 +0200
Dutch mobster Willem Holleeder sentenced to life in prison over contract killings
Willem Holleeder -- nicknamed “The Nose” -- will now spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:57:36 +0200
Ale, the new baby white rhino at Cuba's national zoo
Ale, a baby white rhino born on June 9 in Havana, strolls curiously with his mother Katherine.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:22:06 +0200
Good News: Groundbreaking kidney transplant technique and ‘Nemo’s Highway’ for marine creatures
Find out about the huge trial that could see the working week reduced to four days, and how four Latin American countries are protecting migrating sea creatures. Another week, another five great stories to cheer up the weekend. #GoodNews

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:17:25 +0200
Ecuador demonstrators take to streets on day 11 of anti-govt protests
Ecuador demonstrators take to streets on day 11 of anti-govt protests. Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:00:35 +0200
Europe needs to keep carbon neutraility goals, despite countries returning to coal, says Sinkevičius
Europe's Green Deal still a priority, despite energy concerns from war in Ukraine, says Sinkevičius

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:46:28 +0200
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know this weekend
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know this weekend

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:07:10 +0200
Europe's first 'chief heat officer' explains how Athens is preparing for severe heatwaves
Appointed last year, Eleni Myrivili is helping the Greek capital to be prepared for the realities of global warming.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 24th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:45:55 +0200
Shireen Abu Akleh: UN says Israeli forces shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist
The well-known American-Palestinian correspondent was shot and killed while reporting in the West Bank last month.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:48:26 +0200
Prince Charles apologises for slavery as Commonwealth leaders meet
The heir to the UK throne said the Commonwealth “must find ways, new ways, to acknowledge our past”.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:39:20 +0200
'Sad day for the country,' Biden says, as Supreme Court overturns abortion protections
The highest American judiciary body made a decision on Friday to overturn the decision made almost five decades ago that granted constitutional protection to abortion rights.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:23:47 +0200
Five migrants die in attempt to cross into Melilla from Morocco
A group of around 2,000 people tried to cross the border on Friday morning, according to Spanish officials.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:20:44 +0200
Human Pride flag event on Sydney opera steps
One thousand people formed a human Pride flag outside the Sydney Opera.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:10:02 +0200
Blinkered by the war in Ukraine, the world waits for African children to die before acting | View
With 1.8 million children's lives in danger and only a 'tiny, shrinking window' to prevent disaster, the G7 and international community must act, says Rania Dagash of UNICEF.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:31:33 +0200
German lawmakers vote to end Nazi-era ban on ‘advertising’ abortions
Doctors will be no longer be prosecuted if they give prospective patients information about abortions.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:16:05 +0200
Norway bow-and-arrow, knife attack perpetrator sentenced to compulsory mental care
The suspect had pleaded guilty to killing five people and was sentenced to compulsory mental health care.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:59:15 +0200
For Iraqi amputees football team, healing is the goal
Members of an all-amputee football team, made up entirely of players who lost arms or legs in Iraq.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:20:17 +0200
Recent shellings damage cities in Ukraine
Recent shellings damage cities in Ukraine. Rescuers removed a 500-kilogram air-dropped bomb.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:19:06 +0200
G7 host Germany warns of global hunger crisis before weekend summit
With millions of tons of grain exports blocked by Russia's war in Ukraine, the G7 is under pressure to do more to tackle potential famine in Somalia and elsewhere.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:55:04 +0200
Bulgarian lawmakers vote to unblock North Macedonia's bid to join the EU
Bulgaria's parliament voted on Friday in favour of lifting the country's veto on the opening of negotiations for the accession of North Macedonia to the European Union

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:01:45 +0200
Germany promises aid to Afghanistan’s hardest hit areas following deadly earthquake
Aid is beginning to trickle into the war-torn country, as poor road conditions hamper rescuers trying to reach survivors of Wednesday's deadly quake.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:18:02 +0200
US Congress on verge of approving most important gun control bill in decades
A bipartisan gun violence bill is on the verge of winning congressional approval, in what would be the most sweeping political response to mass shootings in the US in decades.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:00:31 +0200
Ukraine war: What happened to the Mariupol defenders taken captive by Russia a month ago?
With no news from the Azov fighters, their families are campaigning to bring the fate of the combatants into the spotlight.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 24th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:59:12 +0200
Ukraine: Rescuers remove 500kg bomb from roof in Kharkiv
Ukrainian rescuers removed a 500-kilogram air-dropped bomb from the roof of a residential building in Kharkiv on Thursday.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:35:25 +0200
Ukrainian forces to retreat from Sievierodonetsk to avoid encirclement
Ukrainian forces have been ordered to pull out of the besieged, strategic city in the country's east, a regional governor said, after weeks of ferocious Russian bombardment.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:51:05 +0200
Boris Johnson suffers two special election defeats, party chairman quits
The Conservative Party had a tough night, losing two special elections in areas of the UK they previously held. The results will increase pressure on Boris Johnson, with many in his party questioning his leadership.

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 24th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:22:14 +0200
'No longer necessary': Austria scraps suspended COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the measure risked polarising society and could even lead to fewer people getting the jab.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:35:17 +0200
Lithuanian woman jailed for laundering €4 billion in Danish kroner through Danske Bank
The 29.5 billion kroner laundered through the bank's Estonian branch is the largest amount in such a case, prosecutors say.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:13:53 +0200
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know about the conflict on Thursday
From Ukraine's EU candidacy to Russian army's progress in the east, here are five of the latest developments in the war.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 23rd – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:59:57 +0200
Aung San Suu Kyi moved to prison from house arrest, says Myanmar military junta
Human rights experts have accused the army of creating a "digital dictatorship" through internet shutdowns and surveillance since last year's coup.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:45:47 +0200
Arm Ukraine now or face war on NATO territory, Khodorkovsky warns
If NATO does not seize its historic opportunity to stop Vladimir Putin in his tracks, it will face war on its own territory, says long-time Kremlin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:04:15 +0200
Australia: Firefighters rescue horse from pit in an industrial estate
Firefighters said they were “saddled with the responsibility” of rescuing a horse that fell into a pit at an industrial estate in Sydney, Australia, on June 20.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:47:10 +0200
Europol operation targets online trafficking of Ukrainian refugees
Nine suspects and nine possible victims have been identified so far, with suspicious posts found in 14 different countries in one single day.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:10:33 +0200
Bulgaria's political turmoil could sink a deal to solve EU veto row
A deal looked in reach but it was suddenly thrown into doubt by Bulgaria's government losing a confidence vote in parliament.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:36:36 +0200
Gaza surfers ride the waves in 'first' Palestinian event
Their surfboards may be old, but that doesn't stop these young Gazans from riding the waves.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:27:13 +0200
Israel uncovers rare early mosque in Negev
Workers from Israel's Antiquities Authority excavate a rare ancient mosque in the Bedouin town of Rahat, in the country's southern Negev desert, that officials say sheds light on the region's transition from Christianity to Islam.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:09:44 +0200
Students in Dakar bang pots, honk horns in protest called for by opposition
Following calls from the Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, students in Dakar bang pots and pans and chant outside the University of Dakar to protest against President Macky Sall, as tensions rise in the run-up to the legislative elections a...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:00:08 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 23rd – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:42:47 +0200
Napoleon's relatives sue far-right MP for 'rare' name change
Emmanuel Taché de la Pagerie is a member of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party and faces legal action by descendants of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais - Napoleon's wife.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:32:50 +0200
Germany moves a step closer to rationing gas after Russia cuts supplies
The government said the decision to raise the emergency level to “alarm” — the second in a three-stage process — follows Russia's move to cut deliveries by 60%.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:25:18 +0200
Kaliningrad row: 'It’s nothing to do with a blockade' says Lithuania's former foreign minister
Lithuania says it will impose EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, a move strongly criticised by the Kremlin.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 23rd – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:48:07 +0200
Taliban supreme leader appeals for aid as earthquake kills 1,000 people
The powerful quake hit the eastern Paktika province on the border with Pakistan, and authorities fear many more people are trapped or dead in the rubble of their homes.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:24:52 +0200
Andrea Prudente: US woman treated in Spain after abortion refusal in Malta
Andrea Prudente, who was on holiday in Malta with Weeldreyer for a "babymoon" holiday, her waters broke prematurely last week.



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