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Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:24:06 +0200
Plane carrying 28 people missing in eastern Russia
All contact has been lost with a plane carrying 28 passengers in eastern Russia

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:40:05 +0200
Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19 travel rules
The Australian Grand Prix has been canceled after organisers and Formula One couldn't come up with a compromise over Australia's strict COVID-19 travel and quarantine measures.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:06:05 +0200
Former Austrian vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache faces corruption trial
A former vice-chancellor of Austria is facing the start of a corruption trial on Tuesday, two years after the news of the so-called Ibiza-gate scandal broke.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:54:30 +0200
VkusVill: Russian retail chain criticised for removing LGBT family from ad campaign
VkusVill has faced backlash for removing and apologising for a recent advert campaign that featured a lesbian family.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 20:00:22 +0200
"Divorce is always negative" - Michel Barnier gives an overview of Brexit
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, gives his insight on the whole 1600 days of Brexit and discusses his new book on his role and experience during the discussions. He also reveals his political aspirations for the future.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:33:47 +0200
Viktor Orbán: Hungarian PM cited by Reporters Without Borders over press freedom
Press watchdog Reporters Without Borders has put Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on its list of “predators" for attacking media freedoms.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:09:22 +0200
German tourist surrenders to Italian police over fatal Lake Garda boat accident
A German tourist has handed himself in to Italian police over a fatal boat accident on Lake Garda last month, which killed two people.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:06:35 +0200
Austrian man bitten by neighbour's python while on the toilet
An Austrian man was bitten by his neighbour's escaped python while on the toilet at his own home.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:45:50 +0200
Brexit: Michel Barnier 'prefers not to say' what he thinks of UK negotiators
'I prefer to stop at that': The EU's former chief Brexit negotiator tells Euronews he greatly respected UK ex-PM Theresa May and her top delegate, but offers no comment on her successor Boris Johnson or his team.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:13:44 +0200
France resumes military operations with Mali amid terror threat
France was preparing to scale back its military presence in the Sahel region but the same jihadist threat that brought its troops there in the first place has complicated the plan.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:56:09 +0200
Tunisia: 21 more African migrants found dead in Mediterranean after Europe-bound boat sinks
The bodies of nearly 50 migrants have been recovered from the waters off Tunisia after a series of shipwrecks in recent days, while dozens have been rescued.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:32:35 +0200
Belarus: meet two women who are risking imprisonment to maintain dissent
Meet Sophia and Natallia. They are still openly against the government's continued crackdown on dissent. But their lives are complicated.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:04:52 +0200
Japan searches for dozens missing in mudslide
Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for dozens of people who may be trapped.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:38:48 +0200
Tbilisi Pride march cancelled after violent anti-LGBT demonstrations
Organisers of the 2021 Pride March in the Georgian capital city, Tbilisi, have cancelled the parade over security fears after violent anti-LGBT demonstrations.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:57:03 +0200
Standing portion of Miami building demolished in controlled explosion as storm Elsa approaches
The precarious, still-standing portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building has been demolished in a series of controlled explosions.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:39:46 +0200
Euro 2020: who are the last four teams battling it out for a place in the final?
The semi-finals of #EURO2020 are coming to London's Wembley Stadium this week. Here are the teams.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:20:19 +0200
Fifty killed in Philippine military’s worst ever air disaster
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying 96 mostly combat troops when it overshot the runway while landing on Sunday at the Jolo airport in Sulu province, military officials said.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:07:26 +0200
Afghanistan: Taliban captures territory as NATO withdrawal continues
The Taliban has captured more territory in Afghanistan in recent days from fleeing Afghan forces, as NATO troops continue to pull out of the country.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:44:16 +0200
Luxembourg’s PM taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
Xavier Bettel was taken to hospital “as a precaution” a week after testing positive for coronavirus.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:19:37 +0200
France's far-right National Rally party reelects Le Pen as its leader
`Marine Le Pen has been reelected as the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National and sets her sights on the presidential election next year.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:05:51 +0200
Pope Francis 'reacted well' to intestinal surgery, Vatican says
It is the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:05:16 +0200
Rainbow flag burned and marchers assaulted at Zagreb gay pride march
It is the first time violent assaults have been recorded against participants since 2011, organisers said.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 16:33:17 +0200
Europeans hit the clubs amid surge in Delta variant COVID-19 cases
Nightclubs and restaurants across Europe re-open and restrictions are eased despite an increase in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:44:52 +0200
Mass protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision
Demonstrators gathered by the thousands in more than 40 cities to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment or greater access to vaccines against COVID-19.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:42:54 +0200
Four dead as 'worst ever' fire tears through Cyprus
The blaze, which began on Saturday afternoon, forced the evacuation of at least eight mountain villages.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:38:00 +0200
At least 31 dead in Philippines military plane crash
The Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 09:29:02 +0200
England will take on Denmark in semi-final at Wembley after Ukraine rout
The last team to beat England is the next team they’ll play: Denmark.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 09:19:50 +0200
Donald Tusk returns to Polish politics to take on 'evil' conservative right
Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on Saturday.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 19:00:56 +0200
At least 43 migrants drowned after boat capsises off Tunisia
84 people were rescued by the Tunisian coast guard.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:38:45 +0200
Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II statues defaced during Canada Day protest
It follows the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former schools for indigenous children.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:31:47 +0200
Lithuania declares state of emergency over migrant arrivals from Belarus
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned that his country would retaliate against the latest EU sanctions on his regime by loosening border controls for undocumented migrants.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:22:08 +0200
Brazil court approves corruption investigation into Bolsonaro over vaccine deal
Prosecutors will investigate whether Brazil's president committed the crime of “prevarication" by not reporting a complaint to the federal police.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:25:37 +0200
Dozens feared missing after mudslide tears through town in Japan
A powerful mudslide has torn through dozens of home in Atami, 100 kilometres from Tokyo, after heavy rains deluged the town on Saturday.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:22:20 +0200
Belarus' president says Western states are trying to overthrow him
Alexander Lukashenko accused the US and Germany as well as neighbours Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland of preparing to remove him from power.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:05:02 +0200
Ukrainian soldiers made to march in high heels during military parade
Ukraine's defence ministry sparked uproar after it published photos of the women marching on its Facebook page.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:29:52 +0200
European nations scramble to vaccinate citizens as Delta variant cases surge
Across Europe, restrictions are being lifted and life is going back to normal.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:17:56 +0200
UN warns of escalating famine in Ethiopia with 1.8m at risk
The UN says the conflict over Tigray in Ethiopia is escalating a humanitarian crisis with 1.8m people at risk of famine

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 21:46:47 +0200
Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
Hundreds of deaths were being investigated as heat related in Oregon, Washington state and British Columbia. The dangerous heat began June 25 and only began to subside in some areas on Tuesday.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:13:12 +0200
France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labour
France is investigating claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and the makers of Skechers shoes and Zara clothes, rely on forced labour of minorities in China.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:29:00 +0200
Aggressive third wave of COVID-19 surges across Africa where most are unvaccinated
New cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been increasing as the more transmissible variant spreads.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:05:13 +0200
Swedish teenager arrested after police officer shot dead in Gothenberg
It is the first time an active police officer has been shot dead in Sweden in 14 years.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:43:47 +0200
Albanian government official, police officers arrested in major drug trafficking probe
Thirty-eight Albanian nationals including a prosecutor, a government department head and three senior police officers have been arrested for drug trafficking, corruption, abuse of post and money laundering.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:30:20 +0200
German Catholics demand radical changes for a more inclusive church
On the back of resounding paedophilia scandals, the German Catholic church is going through a revolution that is unprecedented in Europe. This revolution started in Cologne in Germany. People concerned there give their insight into how things are unf...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:44:18 +0200
Belarusian opposition Twitter accounts suspended 'in error'
Twitter accounts claiming to be "Belarusian People's Embassies" have been mistakenly suspended by the social network.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:07:48 +0200
Assa Traoré, sister of black man who died while in custody in France, acquitted of defamation
The sister of a black French man who died in police custody in 2016, has been acquitted of defamation charges brought against her by police officers. Assa Traoré publicly named three policemen, accusing them of having crushed Adama Traore to death.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:41:51 +0200
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
The US military left Bagram Airfield and handed it over to the Afghan National Security and Defence Force after nearly 20 years.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:21:58 +0200
Northern Ireland: Murder charges dropped against British soldiers over 1972 killings
Prosecutors decided there was little chance of convictions in two cases where unarmed civilians were killed by the army during Northern Ireland's sectarian conflict.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:11:13 +0200
Viktor Orbán hits back at European leaders over controversial LGBT law
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused European leaders of acting like "colonialists" in their criticism of a controversial new law banning the portrayal of homosexuality.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:48:32 +0200
Chris Whitty: Man charged with 'common assault' of England's chief medical officer
An investigation was launched after Prof. Chris Whitty was accosted by two men in a London park on Sunday evening.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:53:46 +0200
Caught on camera: Libyan coast guard shoots at migrant boat in Mediterranean Sea
The German non-governmental group Sea-Watch filmed the incident while flying over the Mediterranean in an observation mission.



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