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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:40:37 +0200
Brexit: UK reiterates demand to end ECJ role ahead of latest talks over Northern Ireland Protocol
"We cannot have the courts of one side settling disputes between us," UK Brexit Secretary David Frost said on Monday.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:51:05 +0200
Japan's Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status
The Imperial House Law allows only male succession. Female members of the royal family must renounce their royal status when they marry a commoner.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:39:24 +0200
US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
The new policy reflects the White House’s embrace of vaccination requirements as a tool to push more Americans to get the shots by making it inconvenient to remain unvaccinated.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:27:28 +0200
UN Security Council to discuss Sudan as three protesters killed
Western countries have called for an immediate release of the prime minister and other civilian leaders with the US also suspending emergency assistance.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:56:49 +0200
Making of Alec Baldwin movie is halted after fatal shooting
Production of the movie that Alec Baldwin was making when he shot and killed a cinematographer last week has been officially halted.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:16:29 +0200
EU medicines agency approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
The European medicines regulator said data showed a third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine led to a rise in antibody levels.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:52:10 +0200
Slovakia extends COVID-19 restrictions amid infection surge
Slovakia extended tight coronavirus restrictions to more parts of the country on Monday as the latest surge of infections intensified.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:42:21 +0200
Gas explosion at residential building in central Russia injures six people
The blast destroyed several apartments on the upper floors of a five-story building in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:36:44 +0200
129-year journey nears end as France returns Benin treasures
France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artefacts for one last time before returning them to Benin.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:14:51 +0200
Spain discovers two mass graves of Civil War victims in Belchite
Archaeologists and historians estimate that as many as 150 people could have been buried in the mass graves after their execution.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:50:12 +0200
Has Viktor Orbán met his match in Péter Márki-Zay?
Political outsider, Péter Márki-Zay, was recently elected as the prime ministerial candidate of the joint opposition coalition in Hungary. Currently the mayor of Hódmezővásárhely, the opposition candidate gives us his insight into the country's...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:49:29 +0200
Cable car crash survivor should return to Italian relatives, rules Israeli court
An Israeli court has ordered 6-year-old Eitan Biran to be returned to his relatives in Italy amid a bitter custody battle.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:09:53 +0200
Spain: La Palma volcano more active five weeks after eruption
The cone of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma has partially collapsed, officials say, sending fresh lava flows down the hillside.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:07:34 +0200
Portugal could see snap election as coalition in tatters over budget
A political crisis is looming in Portugal as the minority Socialist government struggles to win support for its state budget from other left-of-centre parties.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:03:19 +0200
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for kids 6-11
The company plans to submit new data to global regulators.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:30:18 +0200
'Captain America' Hong Kong activist convicted under National Security Law
Ma Chun-man is the second person to be tried under the controversial law and the first to be convicted for non-violent offenses.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:04:16 +0200
Child dies after migrant boat rescue off the Canary Islands
Nearly 900 people have died or gone missing this year by trying to reach the Canary Islands by boat in what has become one of the most dangerous migration routes to Europe.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:01:35 +0200
Taliban launches food-for-work programme to tackle hunger crisis in Afghanistan
The country is already suffering from poverty, drought, electricity blackouts, and a failing economic system.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:59:37 +0200
Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won re-election with 90% of the vote, preliminary results showed on Monday.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:23:05 +0200
Two guards hurt during violence at Poland-Belarus border
Poland's Border Guards Office said a group of about 60 migrants "tried to force their way into Poland" wielding sticks and stones.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:17:40 +0200
COVID pass doubts in Bulgaria amid low vaccine uptake
Only around 25% of Bulgarian adults are fully vaccinated, with health officials blaming public mistrust in vaccines and the government.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:14:22 +0200
EU watchdog mulling authorisation of Merck's anti-COVID pill
The European Medicines Agency has started reviewing Merck's COVID-19 antiviral treatment, the first pill that has been shown to treat the disease.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:25:29 +0200
German police guard Polish border over migrant influx from Belarus
Germany has recorded 5,700 illegal entries it says are linked to Belarus.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:19:54 +0200
Man asks police to jail him because life at home is 'unbearable'
The carabinieri in Tivoli said the 30-year-old Albanian national, who was under house arrest, "could no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife".

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:56:19 +0200
German IS bride jailed in one of world's first trials for war crimes against Yazidis
An estimated 7,000 Yazidi women and girls, some as young as nine, were enslaved and forcibly transferred to locations in Iraq and eastern Syria.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:42:29 +0200
How Ukraine's Soviet legacy is helping derail its COVID fightback
Just 14% of Ukraine's population has been vaccinated. With COVID infections increasingly sharply, there are fears of a tough winter ahead.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:19:51 +0200
Vilnius and police in row over whether to keep LGBT rainbow crossing
Vilnius city council wants to keep the artwork to support LGBT rights, but the police say it goes against traffic rules.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:46:29 +0200
Protesters take to streets after Sudan's military seizes power in coup
A possible takeover by the military would be a major setback for Sudan, which has grappled with a transition to democracy since long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled by mass protests.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:15:53 +0200
How a COVID pass protest sparked a debate in Italy on its fascist past
Violence at the end of a COVID pass protest in Rome reminded some of Italy's fascist era. Others have rejected such comparisons, calling them an exaggerated conflation.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:47:07 +0200
Europe's energy crisis: Five charts to explain why your bills might go up this winter
The price of natural gas is six times higher than last year, with the costs driving up overall inflation in Europe.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:38:58 +0200
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband goes on hunger strike to pressure UK government
Richard Ratcliffe said Iran remains the “primary abuser” in Nazanin’s case, but the “UK is also letting us down".

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:06:40 +0200
Pablo Picasso artworks sell for a combined $109 million in Las Vegas
The nine paintings and two ceramic pieces had been displayed inside the Picasso restaurant at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art for more than two decades.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 14:45:28 +0200
Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis
“How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:33:45 +0200
In Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev heads for a predictable landslide
Mirziyoyev has eased some of the restrictions of his predecessor but made no effort towards political reform.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 09:21:52 +0200
Turkey reverses threat to expel European ambassadors
The 10 ambassadors expelled had called for the release of businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:43:22 +0200
Spain promises millions more in aid to La Palma after volcanic eruption
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that no resident of the island would have to leave.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 18:12:57 +0200
Norway counter-terror chief: Kongsberg attack 'will happen again'
“I think it forces a discussion about what risk we must live with in a democratic and open society."

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 16:17:59 +0200
Italy's Salvini goes on trial for refusing migrant ship docking
Salvini is charged with kidnapping.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:12:19 +0200
Unvaccinated could face new lockdown in Austria, chancellor warns
“The pandemic is not yet in the rear view mirror,” Schallenberg said. “We are about to stumble into a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:02:21 +0200
With Europe's second-worst vaccination rate, Ukraine suffers COVID surge
Only about 15% of the population of Ukraine is fully vaccinated, Europe’s lowest level after Armenia.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:48:46 +0200
Poles protest one year after court ruling restricted abortion rights
The demonstrations on October 22 were far smaller than last year, when record numbers took to the streets.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:35:08 +0200
Europe, not the US, can lead the world on climate action | View
American cannot credibly encourage other nations to cut carbon emissions when it is so far behind on doing so itself.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:11:57 +0200
Oil rich Saudi Arabia 'will be net-zero' by 2060
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the pledge on Saturday - not everyone is convinced.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:37:10 +0200
Scientists urge UK to prep rapid return of COVID measures
Many scientists are urging the government to reintroduce some of the measures that it lifted three months ago.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:14:05 +0200
Ukrainian police detain man who threw Molotov cocktail at presidential building
Ukrainian police detain man who threw Molotov cocktail at presidential building

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:07:31 +0200
Europe's energy crisis: Moldova declares state of emergency over gas prices
Moldova has declared a state of emergency to secure gas supplies amid a crisis over rising prices.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:02:37 +0200
EU leaders pay tribute to Merkel as she attends her last summit in Brussels
The summit is Merkel's 107th as German Chancellor, a position she has held for 16 years.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:14:46 +0200
Kosovo's president orders two Russian diplomats expelled
President Vjosa Osmani attributed the decision to their alleged “harmful activities that risk endangering national security and the constitutional order” of Kosovo.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:12:27 +0200
Polish miners protest EU court order to close Turow coal mine
The Turow coal mine near the Czech border generates around 7% of Poland’s energy.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:55:44 +0200
At least five people killed as storms sweep across central Europe
A train driver in Germany and four others in Poland have died after storms swept across central Europe.



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