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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 19th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:54:49 +0200
Unprecedented heatwave cooks western Europe, with temperatures hitting 43C
Weekend temperatures soared across Western Europe, with many baking in intensely hot and dry conditions.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:57:42 +0200
'Heart breaking' - Brussels dashes Georgia's hopes of timely EU accession
Georgia has "lost relevance" for Europe, claimed Georgian politician Irakli Kobakhidze, after his country's EU membership bid was kicked down the road Friday.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:12:25 +0200
Hundreds at funeral of well-known activist in Kyiv
The mourners for Roman Ratushnyi, 24, included friends who had protested with him during months of demonstrations that toppled Ukraine's pro-Russia leader in 2014 and who, like him, defended Ukraine after Moscow's invasion.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:03:20 +0200
Fires rage through vast woodlands in northern Spain
Around 1,700 people from 13 villages in Spain were forced to evacuate their homes due to wildfires raging across the country, while much of Europe suffered an early heatwave.

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

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:13:10 +0200
Chaos at Heathrow Airport as a baggage system malfunction causes pile-up
A baggage system failure at Heathrow Airport Friday caused a huge backlog of luggage, with passengers complaining of long delays.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:05:36 +0200
Clashes in Senegal as opposition demo banned
Protesters and police clashed in Dakar on Friday, after an opposition demonstration was banned by the authorities.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:30:58 +0200
Forum urges accelerating Balkans' EU integration, after Brussels backs Ukraine candidacy
Speakers at the event said the EU accession processes of Ukraine and Western Balkan countries depend on one another.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 13:35:58 +0200
Piles of luggage carpet area of Heathrow Airport
Hundreds of suitcases were piled high at Heathrow Airport on Friday after Terminal 2 reportedly had an issue with its baggage system. Staff created a sea of luggage as many people were forced to travel without their belongings and told they might not...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 13:33:39 +0200
Zelenskyy and Johnson cheered on Kyiv walkabout
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday went on a walkabout through Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy gave Johnson a tour of a monastery where they lit candles and the British leader received an icon.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:30:44 +0200
Ukraine war: Five things you need to know this weekend
These are the five things you need to know about the Ukraine war this weekend.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 18th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:26:30 +0200
Dom Phillips: bodies of UK journalist and Brazilian expert identified
British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen in the Amazon 5 June.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:00:35 +0200
No comment videos of the week
This week, European leaders meet with Zelenskyy in the Kyiv, people strip off to go to the beach near Gaza or fight for their rights on bikes in London, and what if coping with climate change means turning to snack insects? No agenda, no slant. Get ...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:56 +0200
Simba the lion: Abandoned cub victim of Russian wildlife trade begins new life in Italy
Rescued in distress from a Moscow suburb, the lion cub was nursed back to health and nearly two years later has now arrived at a wildlife sanctuary in Tuscany.

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

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:14:15 +0200
Record temperatures expected as heatwave sweeps across southern Europe
Temperatures are predicted to exceed 40°C in certain parts of Europe, with experts warning that June heatwaves may be a glimpse of the future as a result of climate change.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:54:58 +0200
Good news: The miracle drug eradicating rectal cancer and universal charger for electronics
Dancing is good for memory loss, a miracle drug eradicated cancer in trial patients and four other feel-good stories. Here is your weekly dose of #GoodNews.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:42:25 +0200
WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines
The World Trade Organization agreed on deals to protect stocks of ocean fish, broaden production of Covid-19 vaccines and improve food security.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:55:47 +0200
Parts of Europe sizzle in heat wave
A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea was bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius on Friday from London to Paris, Madrid and Rome.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:35:19 +0200
Archaeologists discover 1,300-year-old shipwreck in southwest France
The incredibly rare ship carcass dating back to the Middle Ages was unearthed near the city of Bordeaux.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:58:58 +0200
German contemporary art festival 'Documenta 15' opens its doors
Documenta, one of the world's biggest art fairs, opens this week under a cloud of controversy. The exhibition, which turns the sleepy German city of Kassel into the centre of the art world once every five year.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:51:10 +0200
French parliamentary election: Five factors at play as Macron struggles for overall majority
Sunday's second round of voting for the French National Assembly could see the re-elected President Macron lose much of his power if his alliance fails to gain an absolute majority.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:46:22 +0200
Ukraine war: Boris Johnson returns to Kyiv with pledge of new military training programme
The British prime minister's surprise trip to Ukraine comes a day after the high-profile visit of leaders from EU countries France, Germany, Italy and Romania.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:36:58 +0200
Putin attacks 'reckless and insane' Western sanctions and denies Russia stoking inflation
The Russian president says his country is 'not responsible for global inflation', and the war in Ukraine gives the West an excuse to blame all its problems on Russia.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:32:55 +0200
Dizzying new upside down house draws crowds
Spiderman would feel right at home. A park in Romania is offering visitors tours through an upside down house. It has a 7 degree incline, and everything from chess boards to the kitchen sink are hanging from the ceiling.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:18:58 +0200
'Venezuelan dancing devils': personifying the evil to defeat it
Frightening 'devils' walk the streets of Naiguata, a coastal city in Venezuela, wearing colourful masks and costumes with belts laden with bunches of bells, for the famous Dancing Devils festival.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 17th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:30:53 +0200
EU 'not seeking political victory' in Northern Ireland Brexit dispute, says top negotiator Sefcovic
Brussels says a prosperous relationship with the UK and opportunities for Northern Ireland are its goals.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:00:51 +0200
Queues return to Greek soup kitchens as inflation takes its toll
First, the financial crisis played havoc with Greece. Then the pandemic showed up. And now: inflation. will Greeks manage to weather the storm again?

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:35:02 +0200
Russian shelling leaves massive craters, mines and unexploded rockets
Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday damaged several buildings and civilian infrastructure at a town on the outskirts of Kharkiv. A five-meter-deep shell crater was left at the site. Mine and unexploded rocket clearance is being carried out meticulously.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:30:06 +0200
British child gymnasts abused and denied food and water, report finds
A new report into allegations of abuse at British Gymnastics finds a catalogue of abusive behaviour towards young athletes during training.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:02:21 +0200
Polish women 'risk being spied on, controlled and possibly punished' over 'pregnancy register'
"Nobody knows who will have the access to this very intimate, confidential data,' Polish gynaecologist Agnieszka Kurczuk told Euronews.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:56:36 +0200
Protesters set trains on fire in India after new army recruitment plan unveiled
An angry mob set at least four trains on fire and damaged a railway station in India's southern city of Secunderabad on Friday.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:08:49 +0200
Moroccans living in Europe head home for first time in three years
With more than 3.3 million travellers in the summer of 2019, the crossing is one of the world's largest flows of people between continents in such a short period.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:26:38 +0200
Ukrainian navy claims to have struck Russian vessel in Black Sea
On Friday, the Ukrainian navy said that it had struck a Russian boat carrying air defence systems to a strategic island in the Black Sea.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:22:39 +0200
VivaTech 2022: Zelenskyy hologram urges Big Tech to help Ukraine defeat 'the Empire'
The Ukrainian president made a virtual appearance at VivaTech in Paris asking tech firms to help his country bounce back from the war with a "digital revolution".

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 17th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:56:11 +0200
Family of Julian Assange vow to fight UK extradition order to US
The brother and wife of the WikiLeaks founder said Friday they will explore all avenues to block the UK ruling.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:47:03 +0200
Tourists flock to 240-metre glass bridge across canyon
A 240-metre glass bridge spanning the Dashbash Canyon has opened in Georgia. A diamond shaped cafe hangs in the middle of the construction, 200 metres above the ground, and it's already drawing visitors.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:43:36 +0200
Germany steps up calls to save energy as Russia reduces gas supplies
German is stepping up its appeal to residents to look for ways of saving energy, after Russia's Gazprom announced significant cuts in natural gas deliveries to the country through a key pipeline.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:59:02 +0200
Crops and drinking water threatened in Italy's Po Valley amid worst drought in 70 years
Drinking water is already being rationed.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:21:10 +0200
Brazil Indigenous protest in front of EU buildings over missing men
Brazilian Indigenous leaders demonstrate in front of EU buildings in Brussels against the disappearance -- and suspected murders -- in the Amazon of British journalist Dom Phillips and land rights activist Bruno Pereira.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:46:07 +0200
Trump’s closest advisers viewed efforts to halt certification of election 'nuts' and 'crazy'
A committee investigating the 6 January US Capitol insurrection on Thursday revealed the extraordinary efforts President Donald Trump and his team pursued in an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | June 17th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:26:36 +0200
NATO to boost military forces and equipment on its eastern flank
NATO defence ministers on Thursday discussed ways to bolster forces and deterrence along the military alliance's eastern borders.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:18:29 +0200
Sievierodonetsk: 'Complete, durable ceasefire' needed for humanitarian corridor, says refugee chief
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in Ukraine's devastated eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, with supplies of food and clean water running low.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 21:07:15 +0200
Ukraine war: Misleading document claims majority of Mariupol population is pro-Russia
A "top secret" document supposedly written by the Azov Battalion states that over 70% of Mariupol's population is loyal to Moscow.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:59:31 +0200
Russian secret agent unmasked trying to inflitrate war crimes court, Netherlands says
Dutch authorities say Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov had planned an elaborate cover story to hide his identity and penetrate the International Criminal Court (ICC).



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