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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:14:14 +0200
EU faces several 'terrible winters' without price cap: minister
"The next five to ten winters will be terrible if we don't do anything," said Belgian Energy Minister on Sunday, while calling for an EU-wide price cap.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 29th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 20:36:30 +0200
Ukraine war: Nuclear plant latest, Russian recruitment and air defence
Read our latest round-up of the key stories from Russia's war in Ukraine for Monday 29 August.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:14:31 +0200
Notting Hill Carnival returns to the streets of London for first time since pandemic began
Millions of people are expected to attend the event which takes place over a three-day public holiday weekend in the British capital.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:00:09 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 28th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:55:30 +0200
Displaced Pakistanis are distraught after the floods.
Exhausted villagers in southern Pakistan stand in front of their flooded homes as their possessions and livelihoods are washed away..

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:24:24 +0200
Illegal 100-metre 'twin towers' demolished near Delhi
Two residential towers in India were razed on Sunday after the country's highest court declared them illegal for violating building regulations.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 15:03:21 +0200
Turkey: opening of a 3D universe centre in Antalya
A 3D virtual universe centre in Antalya has started welcoming its visitors

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:54:15 +0200
Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill more than 30
The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:28:03 +0200
Floods in Pakistan cause many to evacuate
Flooding caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan continues to have an impact across the country.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:20:14 +0200
Poland and Czech to protect Slovak airspace as ageing MiGs are retired
Slovakia has 11 Soviet-era fighter planes, which will be replaced by modern jets. Meanwhile Poland has signed a €6 billion euro arms deal with South Korea.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:39:34 +0200
Thousands of Pakistanis have been ordered to evacuate due to flooding
Thousands of people living near flooded rivers in northern Pakistan were ordered to evacuate on Saturday.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:00:06 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 28th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 11:48:08 +0200
Six dead in Netherlands as truck crashes into community barbecue
Dutch police say the driver is a 46-year-old Spanish man, and that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:40:30 +0200
Pakistan floods: A thousand dead, millions affected by 'horrors of climate change'
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for international aid as the country struggles to cope.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 28th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 19:53:49 +0200
Ukraine war: Underwater drones, radiation fears and Moscow movies
Here's our latest round-up of the top stories about Russia and it's war in Ukraine.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 19:38:03 +0200
'We have a deal': Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief
The Brussels-facilitated agreement between Belgrade and Prishtina came after weeks of heightened tensions over new ID documents and licence plate rules in Kosovo.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 19:06:31 +0200
Hungary gives Russia green light for nuclear reactor expansion
The nuclear plant, which dates back to 1982, has four reactors and produces around 40% of Hungary's electricity.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:50:41 +0200
Summer of arson: France charges volunteer firefighters with setting fires
Over the past week, France has accused two of its volunteer firefighters of arson.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:19:34 +0200
Missile strikes Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city
Russian missiles hit the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, on Saturday morning.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:00:11 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 27th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:43:23 +0200
Occupied Donetsk prepares for new school year with Kremlin curriculum
Many schools in cities like Mariupol have been badly damaged or destroying in the fighting, and there's a lack of teachers.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:21:17 +0200
NATO chief warns about Russia's Arctic military build-up on Canada visit
Jens Stoltenberg has called for more investment in the Arctic, during a visit to Canada, as Moscow opens new military bases in the region.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:56:07 +0200
Ukraine war: Russia shells cities near nuclear power plant
Grad missiles and artillery shells hit the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each about 10km and across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:47:37 +0200
UNICEF condemns Ethiopia airstrike that 'hit Tigray kindergarten'
The Ethiopian government has said it was only aiming at 'military targets', but UN and EU officials say there were civilian casualties in 'barbaric attack'.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:26:40 +0200
Serbian president wants to cancel Europe's biggest Pride event, sparking criticism
The Balkan country's leader said on Saturday that although he is not happy to jeopardise minority rights, Serbia has found itself in too many crises in recent times.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 13:54:24 +0200
Air Guitar World Championship 2022 in Finland
The world's best faux guitarists gathered in Oulu, Finland on Friday for the World Air Guitar Championships.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 13:39:49 +0200
Light show in support of Ukraine in London
A light show was organised in support of Ukraine at the Greenwich-Docklands International Festival in London.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:00:07 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 27th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:39:06 +0200
Pope Francis creates 20 new cardinals who may choose his successor
Sixteen of the 20 new cardinals are under the age of 80, and therefore eligible to vote for the next pope.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:59:04 +0200
Police rescue men after boat sinks off Boston
A father and son were rescued by the Boston Harbor Police. They were clinging to their cooler after their lobster boat sank.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:20:05 +0200
FBI says Donald Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines at Florida estate
Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, according to newly unsealed papers.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:00:11 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 27th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:10:31 +0200
Prices for energy continue to rise across Europe as Czech calls for EU summit
Energy prices are rocketing across Europe and with summer almost over there are fears the situation could spiral out of control this winter.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:48:52 +0200
Maradona's 1986 World Cup final jersey back in Argentine hands
Argentina fans rejoiced as one of national hero Diego Maradona's iconic jerseys was "returned" to them during a ceremony in Madrid's Argentinian embassy.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:03:45 +0200
Good News: Smartphones are improving our memory skills and how tech is saving heritage in Ukraine
We have good news from this past week and we need to tell you about it.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:57:14 +0200
Kosovo prime minister asks for more NATO peacekeepers amid heightened tensions
Prime Minister Albin Kurti claimed that the reinforcements are needed due to "threats from Serbia and Russia" -- a notion the government in Belgrade firmly rejects.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 19:52:27 +0200
Rising gas and electricity bills: How does the UK compare with Europe?
The UK's energy bills will jump by 80% a year from October, it was announced today. But how do Britain's energy prices compare to those in Europe? Who in Europe is paying the most? Who is paying the least?

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:39:28 +0200
France's Emmanuel Macron is a 'tres bon buddy' of the UK, says Boris Johnson
The outgoing prime minister's comment came after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that the "jury's out" on Macron being a friend or foe of the United Kingdom.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:24:42 +0200
Mykolaiv theatre resumes its programme in spite of Russian bombardment
Having been shut at the start of the invasion, six months on, the Mykolaiv Art Drama Theatre has reopened its doors to the public.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:00:11 +0200
Latest news bulletin | August 26th – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:22:38 +0200
Festival of lights near St Petersburg opens with a call for dialogue
'Light Nights' is a light show which opened its fourth edition in Gatchina, Russia.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0200
Meet The Entrepreneurs
Linda Mahoney speaks about being the mother of two small children living in Dubai over 20 years ago, when she was faced with a dilemma, to stay and make a business for herself or return to the US. She stayed and built her BetterHomes real estate busi...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:11:35 +0200
Climate activists attack petrol pumps in London
Just Stop Oil activists have damaged petrol pumps in London to protest against the issuing of new oil and gas licences in the UK.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:51:15 +0200
EU would be a 'welcome' moderator in crisis with China, says Taiwan diplomat Wu Chih-chung
Tensions between Beijing and Taipei have escalated significantly following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in early August.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:31:09 +0200
MPs in Spain approve 'only yes means yes' law on sexual consent
The bill means that survivors of rape no longer need to prove they suffered violence or were intimidated.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:58:15 +0200
International Military Tattoo opens in Moscow
The opening ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower Music Festival and Military Tattoo took place on Thursday evening on Moscow's Red Square.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:01:09 +0200
Education in Hungary risks being 'too feminine', says study
Opposition MP Endre Toth said the report was "complete scientific nonsense".

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:48:15 +0200
US judge orders partial release of papers FBI used to justify Trump search
The order means the public could soon learn at least some additional details about what led FBI officials to search Mar-a-Lago on 8 August.



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