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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:53:52 +0200
Britain endures a summer of strikes amid soaring inflation and cost of living crisis
Tens of thousands of rail workers are staging more strikes from Thursday, in the biggest industrial action for three decades.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:12:13 +0200
Kabul mosque bombing at evening prayers kills 21, including prominent cleric
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack which happened during evening prayers on Thursday.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:00:15 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:56:10 +0200
Serbia and Kosovo hold rare talks to de-escalate Balkan tensions
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti are meeting in Brussels on Thursday, in talks facilitated by the EU.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:54:48 +0200
'Imbeciles': Surfers fined for speeding down Venice's Grand Canal
The city's mayor previously said he would offer dinner to anyone who could locate the duo for making a "mockery" of his city.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:07:04 +0200
Turkey and Israel mark milestone by restoring full diplomatic ties
Turkey and Israel agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Wednesday, as ties gradually improve after more than a decade of friction.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:58:16 +0200
Spain wildfires: Firefighters and train passengers hurt as blaze rips through Valencia countryside
Three firefighters were injured on Wednesday north of Valencia city, the day after a train driver took evasive action to avoid the flames. 10 passengers were hurt in the panic.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:52:51 +0200
Monsoon floods hit Myanmar commercial hub Yangon
Vehicles and commuters struggle to make their way through flooded streets in Myanmar's Yangon.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:08:12 +0200
Small boy becomes star of pope's weekly audience
A small boy surprised audiences at the Pope's weekly audience.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:00:10 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 17th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:53:13 +0200
Saudi student sentenced to 34 years in prison over Twitter posts
Saudi Arabia sentenced a woman to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, the longest sentence to be handed down to an activist, according to human rights groups.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:42:46 +0200
'Heroes of the Cosmos': The Ukrainian coal miners still working despite Russia's war
Near Pavlohrad in central east Ukraine, 4,000 workers are employed at the so-called "Heroes of the Cosmos" mine, of whom 800 have been mobilised into the Ukrainian army.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:37:29 +0200
Ukraine war: 'Likely Kyiv counterattack' in Crimea, Kerch Bridge threat, Zaporizhzhia conditions
Military experts analyse blasts at key Russian sites in annexed Crimea, Kyiv vows to take down Putin's flagship bridge, and life for Ukrainian nuclear plant workers "under the barrels of Russian guns": today's key updates.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:45:24 +0200
12-year-old Honduran boy takes on barber job to help family
12-year-old Honduran boy takes on barber job to help family

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:39:35 +0200
Palestinians hold protest for children slain during Gaza conflict
Palestinians gather during a protest at the northern Gaza Strip's Falluja cemetery in Jabalia.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:32:58 +0200
New Polish school textbook provokes anger over section on fertility
According to critics, the book says that no one loves children who are conceived via IVF.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:02:54 +0200
Germany's Scholz slams Abbas' '50 Holocausts' remark
"For us Germans, in particular, any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable," said Scholz.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:42:57 +0200
Floods in Paris as city hit by 'near-monthly rainfall in 90 minutes'
Much of southern France is on "orange" alert for more bad weather after thunderstorms struck overnight, while Paris was lashed by heavy rain on Tuesday.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:21:05 +0200
Why the sale of guns on Facebook in Iraq is so 'rife'
It's such a problem that some Facebook users don't even bother hiding their intentions: one profile was called 'I sell guns' in Kurdish.

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

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:47:56 +0200
Spain marks five years since terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils
Sixteen people were killed and dozens more injured during two days of terror in 2017.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:48:09 +0200
Afghanistan: "Fall of the republic, a collective failure" says Ghani's former deputy chief of staff
Hambullah Mohib, a senior aide to Afghanistan's Former President, Ashraf Ghani speaks to Euronews International Correspondent Anelise Borges and relives the fall of Kabul one year on.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:03:16 +0200
Ukraine war: First grain shipment ends up in Russian-allied Syria
Syria's government had already received Ukrainian grain taken from Russian-occupied territory amid Moscow’s war on Kyiv even before this new shipment, brokered under a UN deal, arrived.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:05:06 +0200
Is Elon Musk really buying Manchester United?
The Tesla boss said on Tuesday in a tweet that he was buying the English Premier League side - but it's all just a joke.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:14:43 +0200
Donald Trump's allies, including Sarah Palin, emerge as winners in American primary voting
One of Trump's most vocal critics, Liz Cheney, was defeated in a primary election on Tuesday - while former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin sailed through.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:00:08 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 17th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 23:25:37 +0200
'Europe not the cause of UK's problems', says UK PM frontrunner Liz Truss in leaked audio
In a leaked recording from some years ago. the pro-Brexit favourite to become prime minister said British workers, not migrants, were to blame for the UK's ills.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 22:18:33 +0200
Smell of Portugal's forest fires reaches Madrid 400 kilometres away
The Spanish capital's emergency services received hundreds of calls about the smell of burning, while a satellite image shows a column of smoke spreading from Portugal.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:02:18 +0200
Girl confirmed dead as Greece finds 38 migrants stranded near Turkish border
The UN says the group of 35 Syrians and three Palestinians had been stranded for several days in a restricted military zone.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:00:11 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Evening
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Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:06:58 +0200
Putin hits out at the US over Ukraine and Taiwan
Speaking at Russia's security council, Putin said that the US is seeking to prolong the war in Ukraine and fuel conflicts elsewhere in the world.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:53:20 +0200
Ukraine war: Crimea base explosions; Putin accuses US; and Moscow slams 'lies' over nuclear weapons
Blasts shake a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, while Moscow resists a UN mission to Zaporizhzhia and cranks up the rhetoric against the West: Your daily round-up of the latest developments.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:43:07 +0200
Life sentence for schizophrenic German who killed six in Trier car-ramming attack
Prosecutors said Bernd Weimann tried to kill as many people as possible when he drove his SUV at high speed into a pedestrian zone in December 2020.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:20:50 +0200
Spanish firefighters battle10,000 hectares blaze
Firefighters continued to battle a blaze in the eastern coastal province of Alicante which has burned nearly 10,000 hectares and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:44:12 +0200
France completes withdrawal from Mali as last army unit pulls out
The last French troops have left Mali after an almost 10-year presence. It has had some 5,000 soldiers in the region since 2013 to fight against Islamist insurgents.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:01:47 +0200
Bolivian coca farmers and police clash in third week of market dispute
Anti-government coca farmers throw homemade dynamite sticks at the police in Bolivia's La Paz as they continue their attempts to shut down a parallel market for the plant, which they claim is illegal and enjoys government support.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:59:08 +0200
Police disperse Kisumu protesters with tear gas
Chaos erupted in Kisumu, a stronghold of longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga, on Monday, after Kenya's electoral commission declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the presidential election.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:56:21 +0200
Flames encroach on homes as fires force evacuations in Serra da Estrela
Fires in Serra da Estrela flared up on Monday, 15 August, in the area of Vale da Amoreira (Amoreira Valley), in the municipality of Manteigas (Guarda). A village and the campsite of Valhelhas, in the municipality of Guarda, had to be evacuated.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:50:23 +0200
Julian Assange: US lawyers sue CIA for allegedly spying on WikiLeaks founder
The US intelligence agency is accused of recording lawyers' conversations with Assange and copying the data on their mobile devices.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:20:56 +0200
Estonia to remove Soviet-era monuments to 'ensure public order'
"As symbols of repressions and Soviet occupation, they have become a source of increasing social tensions," said Estonia's PM, Kaja Kallas.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:58:12 +0200
Ukraine war: Russia blames 'sabotage' for blasts at Crimean military base
Explosions were reported at a military base in Russian-occupied Crimea this morning.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:57:25 +0200
Norway exports record as natural gas prices surge
Norway is a major producer of offshore oil and gas, and has seen energy exports climb as European countries scramble to find alternatives to Russian energy.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:32:55 +0200
Italy election: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni rides wave of support
Giorgia Meloni could become Italy's first female prime minister, but has had to fight against criticism that her party hasn't moved far enough away from its fascist roots.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:24:54 +0200
Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban
Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 16th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:24:51 +0200
Donald Trump: Prosecutors oppose release of 'highly sensitive' search evidence
Investigators say unsealing the evidence presented to obtain a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago could reveal names of sources or witnesses they've interviewed in their case against the former US president.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:40:30 +0200
Ukraine war: Five Europeans accused of being mercenaries put on trial by pro-Russian separatists
Three Britons, a Swede and a Croat are accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries, and some could face the death penalty.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:42:42 +0200
Kenya's William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
Deputy President William Ruto received 50.5% of the vote to nearly 49% for his rival Raila Odinga in last Tuesday's ballot, the election commission said, but a chaotic announcement could herald a legal challenge.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:22:27 +0200
South Korea offers aid in return for North's denuclearisation
South Korea has offered a large-scale aid package in return for North Korea's denuclearisation, a proposal thought unlikely to be welcomed by Pyongyang.



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