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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:18:32 +0100
Boris Johnson faces new claims his office held party during lockdown
It's claimed that Downing Street staff were invited to a 'bring your own booze' garden party at a time when social mixing was banned.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:56:13 +0100
Novak Djokovic's Australian Open bid in balance amid questions over visa application
With a government decision expected on the tennis star's fate, court documents raise questions over information he provided in his visa application.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 11th – Morning edition
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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:56:00 +0100
US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient in medical first
While it’s too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:33:59 +0100
David Sassoli: European Parliament President dies at 65 after period of poor health
The Italian social democrat and former TV news presenter had been in hospital since December 26 with complications resulting from an immune system disfunction.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:49:34 +0100
Europol told to delete personal data not linked to any crime by EU watchdog
European Data Protection Supervisor, the EU personal data watchdog, said the police agency has continually stored "large volumes" of data regardless of whether it was related to a crime or not.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:34:12 +0100
Italy: new COVID rules threaten to isolate the country's islanders
Unvaccinated residents of a number of islands in the southern European country might find themselves stranded since the new regulations require the full jab to use the ferries to the mainland.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:50:08 +0100
Security talks with US ‘difficult’ but ‘concrete’, says Russian deputy MFA Ryabkov
After the meeting with his US counterparts in Geneva, Ryabkov demanded "ironclad assurances" that Ukraine would never become a member of NATO.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:00:05 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 10th – Evening edition
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:19:06 +0100
'Unacceptable': France's Macron denounces latest MP assault in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Stéphane Claireaux was targeted by protestors during a rally against the latest COVID-19 restrictions.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:14:49 +0100
'Super green pass': Unvaccinated banned from Italian bars, restaurants and public transport
The latest restriction comes as COVID-19 infections are soaring past 100,000 per day in the southern European country.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:04:11 +0100
COVID-19 vaccination is a 'moral obligation', Pope Francis insists
Francis also lamented that increasing "ideological divides" were discouraging people from getting vaccinated.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:48:08 +0100
EU Parliament president David Sassoli hospitalised in Italy for 'serious complication'
Sassoli, 65, suffered a severe case of pneumonia in September.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:32:25 +0100
Former head of Danish intelligence accused of leaking 'highly classified information'
Lars Findsen was arrested in December alongside three other current or former employees at Denmark's intelligence services.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:30:22 +0100
Polish official fired for branding country's Holocaust law as 'stupid'
Jaroslaw Nowak had slammed a 2018 law in Poland banning claims that the country also bore responsibility for the Holocaust.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:34:05 +0100
Drug trafficking ring that used helicopters shut down in Spain
The criminal gang allegedly transported hashish and marijuana from Morocco to southern Spain using helicopters.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:22:46 +0100
Women get parity as Dutch government sworn in after record delay
The election was held 299 days ago. A new government was only sworn in today.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:27:02 +0100
Lithuania opens doors of alleged former CIA secret prison
The complex is now being prepared to be put up for auction.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:18:23 +0100
English Channel: Number of migrants rescued off Calais coast trebled last year, says France
The flow of migrants to England has caused tension between London and Paris.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:06:19 +0100
'Phone hasn't stopped': Dutch doctor's vaccine helpline is overwhelmed
The 'Twijfeltelefoon' (Vaccine hotline) service first launched in Rotterdam on 23 November and has since spread to other cities. It receives an average of 1,000 calls per day.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:45:00 +0100
Kazakhstan crisis: President claims violent protests were 'attempted coup d'état'
President Tokayev gave no evidence for his claims on Monday, while officials said nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during last week's trouble.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:00:06 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 10th – Midday edition
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:35:15 +0100
Ten dead after cliff collapses onto tourist boats in Brazil, say police
Dramatic videos shared on social media networks captured the moment the cliff collapsed.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:33 +0100
What is Russia's problem with NATO and how should the West respond?
To mark a flurry of talks in Europe this week about NATO and Ukraine, we take a closer look at Moscow's demands.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:11 +0100
New York: Bronx apartment fire kills 19, including nine children
A malfunctioning heater has been blamed for the fire that filled a high-rise apartment building on Sunday in New York City’s deadliest blaze in decades.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 10th – Morning edition
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Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:44:44 +0100
Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail' in Myanmar
A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:27:08 +0100
Novak Djokovic wins appeal against visa cancellation but outcome still uncertain
The tennis star and his family have welcomed the judge's decision, but the government is considering overruling the move which could still see him deported.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 22:37:49 +0100
Kazakhstan: Protest violence 'was allies of ex-president trying to overthrow his successor'
That's the view of exiled opposition leader Akezhan Kazhegeldin, who spoke to Euronews on Sunday.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:58:22 +0100
US and Russian officials meet in Geneva amid Ukraine tensions
Rising tensions over Ukraine are at the top of the agenda in talks taking place in Geneva between US and Russian officials. Worries have been mounting over Russia's military build-up close to its border with Ukraine.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:36:14 +0100
Republika Srpska 30th anniversary is marked amid a serious political crisis
The Serb political leader Milorad Dodik’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric along with his plans to start withdrawing from the Bosnian government has cast a large shadow over this year’s banned holiday.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:07:00 +0100
Greenpeace to sue Hungary over Unesco protected lake construction project
Greenpeace is challenging a development project that the Hungarian government has put up for tender, claiming that it threatens a lake which is classed as a Unesco world heritage site.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 18:00:08 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 9th – Evening edition
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Sun, 09 Jan 2022 14:21:08 +0100
The unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope is complete
It will be months before the first images get back to Earth.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:28:07 +0100
Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of protests
Most of the deaths — 103 — were in Almaty, the country's largest city, where demonstrators seized government buildings and set some afire, according to the ministry.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:22:48 +0100
Cyprus foreign minister quits amid presidential run tussle
Nikos Christodoulides has consistently ranked as one the most popular politicians in the country in numerous public opinion polls.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 9th – Midday edition
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Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:28:33 +0100
Duchess of Cambridge, the reliable royal, turns 40 and releases new portraits
During 11 years under the royal microscope, Kate has largely avoided criticism by adopting the royal maxim “never complain, never explain.”

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:02:14 +0100
Outspoken Saudi princess released from detention after three years without charge
Basma bent Saoud and her daughter Suhoud were detained in March 2019.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:41:34 +0100
Blogger in Kazakhstan helps people connect after authorities cut internet access
A blogger in Kazakhstan is helping people to connect with loved ones after authorities cut internet access.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:37:57 +0100
Tens of thousands protest COVID vaccine pass across France
The government wants to transform the COVID health pass into a vaccine pass that will only allow the fully vaccinated and people who have recovered from the disease into bars, restaurants, culture and leisure venues.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 07:00:04 +0100
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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 19:30:32 +0100
Protesters clash with police outside Albania's opposition headquarters
Hundreds of protesters stormed the headquarters of Albania's main opposition party amid an internal battle over the party's leadership.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:55:05 +0100
Expelled Egyptian-Palestinian activist arrives in Paris
Egyptian-Palestinian human rights activist Ramy Shaath arrived in Paris on Saturday after he was released from prison in Egypt and deported.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:48:20 +0100
Tigray forces say Ethiopian airstrike kills 56 civilians
An airstrike in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has killed at least 56 people at a camp for displaced people, a spokesman for the Tigray forces said.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:00:04 +0100
Watch top news stories today | January 8th – Evening edition
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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:40:05 +0100
Turkmenistan's leader wants 'Gates of Hell' fire put out
The president of Turkmenistan wants to put out the blazing natural gas crater known as the "Gates of Hell".

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:03:17 +0100
Detention centre in Lithuania opened after inmate won compensation
Lithuania has opened up a former riding club on the outskirts of its capital Vilnius to the media which was once used by the CIA as a detention facility.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:37:59 +0100
Developers try to conquer humans' fear of robots at Las Vegas CES
Developers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are hoping to prove that humans have nothing to fear when it comes to robots.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 15:54:10 +0100
Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather
Hundreds of people in Serbia spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country.



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