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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:19:06 +0100
Belarus: Iraq to fly migrants back to Baghdad in first repatriation flight
The Iraqi government says a first voluntary repatriation flight for its nationals stranded on the Belarus-Poland border will take place on Thursday.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:08:54 +0100
UK: Three arrests as anti-terror police probe fatal Liverpool hospital blast
Three men in their twenties are being held as anti-terrorist police investigate an explosion in Liverpool on Sunday. One man died and another was injured when a car blew up outside a hospital.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:36:16 +0100
Bulgarian elections: Slight lead for new anti-corruption PP party over ex-ruling GERB — exit polls
A newly launched centrist movement has a three-point lead over Bulgaria's former ruling party, according to exit polls after Sunday's vote.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:24:56 +0100
UK says COP26 climate pact 'historic' but 'tinged with disappointment'
The UK hosted nearly 200 world leaders at the UN climate conference in Glasgow for two weeks, ending on Saturday with a climate pact that many criticised as making not enough progress.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:21:26 +0100
Japan's former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart left for New York on Sunday.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:56:35 +0100
Polish PM suggests asking NATO to hold talks on migrant crisis
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks amid a migration crisis at their borders with Belarus, Poland's prime minister said.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:59:13 +0100
Pope Francis encourages policians to be 'courageous' on climate action
Pope Francis urged political leaders to show courage, hours after U.N. led-climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland ended.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:21:09 +0100
COVID-19: Austria begins nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people
The government ordered the move due to protect the health service, saying the COVID-19 incidence rate among Austria's unvaccinated is much higher than among those who have received the jab.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:05:20 +0100
Gadhafi's son announces candidacy for president of Libya
The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country's presidential election next month, Libya's election agency said.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:57:40 +0100
COP26 takeaways: Some progress in climate pact but much more needed, activists say
While the COP26 climate pact has shown some progress, countries are not yet on the path to reducing warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 11:04:05 +0100
Queen sprains back, won't attend Remembrance Sunday event
Queen Elizabeth II has sprained her back and will not attend the Remembrance Sunday service in central London to remember Britain’s war dead.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:40:23 +0100
Polls open for Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this year
Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this year takes place with no early signs that the outcome could end the country's political uncertainty.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 09:52:30 +0100
Kosovo holds second round of municipal elections
Kosovo is holding runoff municipal elections on Sunday in almost two-thirds of the country.

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 09:35:49 +0100
As virus surges in Eastern Europe, leaders slow to act
While several Western European countries are seeing spikes in infections, it is nations to the East that are driving fatalities.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 20:01:11 +0100
Vienna to begin vaccinating young children against COVID-19
Kids aged 5 to 11 in Vienna, Austria will be able to receive a dose of a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Monday, the city said.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:21:37 +0100
Italy loses 3 more players ahead of final World Cup qualifier
Alessandro Bastoni and Davide Calabria are both injured, while fellow defender Cristiano Biraghi has returned home because of personal reasons.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:13:14 +0100
Police: Ecuadorian prison clash leaves dozens dead
Clashes inside Ecuador’s largest prison early on Saturday left at least 58 inmates dead.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:48:18 +0100
Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian woman stuck in Iran, ends hunger strike
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, ended his hunger strike.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:39:57 +0100
Polish activists say migrant rescue operations down near Belarus border
A state of emergency in Poland has prevented aid workers and journalists from getting to the border with Belarus.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 15:13:28 +0100
Anti-racism activists stage demo against Dutch 'Black Pete'
Anti-racism protesters chanted “Kick Out Black Pete” at an event where children could meet the Dutch version of Santa Claus and his controversial sidekick.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:51:19 +0100
France commemorates 6th anniversary of Paris terror attacks that killed 130
France has been holding commemorations to mark the sixth anniversary of the terror attacks in the capital that left 130 people dead.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:37:16 +0100
COVID-19: Merkel urges holdouts to get vaccinated as cases surge
“If we stand together, if we think about protecting ourselves and caring for others, we can save our country a lot this winter,” Merkel said.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:32:30 +0100
Libyan conference in Paris pledges support for elections in December
It's a vote many world powers hope will pull the oil-rich North African state out of a decade long era of conflict and political instability.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:25:30 +0100
Biden-Xi set virtual summit for Monday to discuss tensions
US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will hold a much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:01:44 +0100
Polish police say young Syrian found dead near Belarus border
The body of a young Syrian was found near the border with Belarus as the EU accuses Lukashenko of encouraging migration in retaliation for sanctions.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 10:19:28 +0100
Paris Photo: key international photo fair welcomes visitors in person and online
Learn about the highlights of this year's event and how to see more without leaving the comfort of your home.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:36:01 +0100
Britney Spears' 13-year-long conservatorship ends
Britney Spears said it was the "best day ever" after her conservatorship came to an end.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 23:07:55 +0100
COP26, scheduled to end Friday, will now continue on Saturday as key issue remain unresolved
Negotiators in Glasgow were still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:36:54 +0100
Probe launched over alleged rape at French presidential palace
A woman soldier working at the palace accused a fellow serviceman of rape, according to French President Emmanuel Macron's office.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 22:19:14 +0100
Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying congressional subpoena
Steve Bannon was indicted Friday on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:46:25 +0100
Two Russian paratroopers die in Belarus during joint exercises near Polish border
The two soldiers' parachutes failed to function properly "due to a sudden strong gust of wind" during their jumps.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:42:04 +0100
Bulgaria's third election in eight months brings hopes of an end to political stalemate
A new anti-establishment party, We Continue the Change, could be poised to take second place and form an opposition government.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:39:52 +0100
Several casualties after explosion at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan
Taliban government officials say the explosion was the third recent attack on a Shiite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:32:36 +0100
Northern Ireland: EU welcomes 'change in tone' from UK in post-Brexit trade talks
EU and UK negotiators Maros Sefcovic and David Frost met in London and said talks will continue next week to try to settle the standoff on trading arrangements.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:16:24 +0100
Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK
At least 1,185 people arrived on Thursday, the Home Office confirmed.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:00:45 +0100
62-year-old Barbie: the fashion icon and ultimate child empowerment doll
Barbie has turned 62. Meet Kim Culmone, the businesswoman who has helped this famous doll evolve, stay fashionable and empower children over the years.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:56:07 +0100
Latvia bans unvaccinated MPs from voting and suspends pay
Only 53.6% of Latvia's 1.9 million population is fully vaccinated, well below the EU average of 64.9%.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 16:44:01 +0100
Ocean Viking: Nine-day standoff ends as migrant ship allowed to dock in Sicily
"The relief on the Ocean Viking is indescribable."

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:38:03 +0100
Convicted terrorist with links to Paris attacks mastermind arrested at Bulgarian border
The suspect was sentenced in 2015 by a Belgian court for his alleged role in an Islamist recruitment network.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:30:54 +0100
Portugal's Catholic Church to set up committee to investigate child sex abuse
Leading Portuguese Catholics, including politicians and writers, had urged bishops to create a fully independent committee to investigate possible historic abuse.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:29:00 +0100
Emiliano Sala: Man who organised fatal flight sentenced to 18 months in prison
David Henderson was found guilty of recklessness or negligence likely to have endangered an aircraft.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:16:35 +0100
Ratcliffe down after meeting about securing wife's release from Iran
Ratcliffe has been on a hunger strike since October 24 outside Britain's Foreign Office in an effort to ratchet up the pressure on the British government to secure her release.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:17:12 +0100
COVID-19: Rutte annouces new Dutch 'partial lockdown', Austria and Germany mull new restrictions
The partial lockdown, which begins on Saturday night, will see bars, restaurants and supermarkets close at 20:00 and non-essential stores shut their doors at 18:00.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:18:12 +0100
'Booze, bullying and sexual harassment': Probe criticises historical abuses at Danish girls' choir
The Danish Broadcasting Corporation apologised to those affected.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:04:23 +0100
Poland can and must follow EU migration norms | View
While the EU takes a hard stance against Belarus, Poland must also face up to its responsibilities toward vulnerable asylum seekers, say the Open Society Initiative for Europe's Magdalena Majkowska-Tomkin and Manos Moschopoulos

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:20:54 +0100
Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights
Belarus' Belavia airline and Turkey say Iraqis, Syrians and Yemenis are to be banned from flying to Belarus from Turkey as of Friday.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:07:07 +0100
This Lithuanian took a 2,500-km eco land trip to COP26. He's flying home
Marijus Gailius' 2,500km trip from Vilnius to Glasgow by land and sea was expensive, exhausting and didn't even help save the world.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:03:44 +0100
Why have France-England migrant crossings doubled in a year?
About 15,500 migrants had either attempted or successfully crossed in the first eight months of this year, according to the French Maritime Prefecture.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:45:33 +0100
Where in Europe are COVID infections and deaths on the rise?
What are the latest figures from your country?

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:33:12 +0100
Only the EU can save football from itself | View
Football is under threat. Cross-border regulation and the 'Brussels effect' could restore faith in the beautiful game and prevent future Super League-style disasters, argue four experts in the field.



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