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Sat, 19 Jun 2021 23:08:44 +0200
Euro 2020: Lewandowski gives Poland 1-1 draw against Spain
Poland still has a chance to advance in Group F after a second-half equalizer in a game that also set a new record for youngest player on the pitch at the European Championship.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:58:26 +0200
Activists from Italy, Spain, Slovenia protest treatment of migrants on Bosnia-Croatia border
About 100 people descended on Maljevac, Croatia to call for an end to pushbacks and the dissolution of EU border agency Frontex.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:30:28 +0200
Protesters call for Western Sahara autonomy amid tension between Morocco and Spain
Protesters in Madrid end a month-long campaign to demand recognition for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as tensions rise between Morocco and Spain

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:34:10 +0200
Helicopters called in to massive blaze at Moscow fireworks depot
Firefighters were battling a huge blaze at the Moscow warehouse on Saturday, which is said to have covered at least 150 square metres.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:08:48 +0200
Warsaw's Gay Pride Parade is overshadowed with fear about the future
A year ago Poland's LGBT community faced a backlash from ruling conservative politicians, local communities and the church.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 20:06:25 +0200
Euro 2020: Two own goals secure Germany's 4-2 win over Portugal
Portugal's Rúben Dias and Raphaël Guerreiro both scored own-goals to put the Germans ahead 2-1 at halftime.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 19:47:35 +0200
Body of US law student Catherine Serou found in Russian woodland
A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 34-year-old former marine, who moved to the country in 2019.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 18:41:00 +0200
New museum in Berlin focuses on German suffering after World War II
A new museum dedicated to German civilians forced to flee eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of wrenching debate.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:52:42 +0200
Biden meets Putin, violence sparks in Palestine, gay pride held in Warsaw | This week in pictures
The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:38:17 +0200
Protesters in Tokyo urge authorities to cancel Olympic Games
The opening ceremony on July 23rd is just over a month away, and many Japanese remain sceptical about holding the games amidst a global pandemic.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:19:07 +0200
Amnesty International calls for investigation into Iranian president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
The human rights organization says Judge Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for his part in the 1988 mass killings of political prisoners in Iran.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:33:03 +0200
UN call for halt to arms sales to Myanmar in response to violence against protesters
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls for a halt to arms sales to Myanmar in response to a violent post-coup crackdown by the military

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:25:18 +0200
Thousands flock to Download Festival in UK amid fears over COVID-19 third wave
About 10,000 people have descended on England's first major festival since the pandemic began amid concerns over a rise in Delta variant infections.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:32:48 +0200
EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell warns of sanctions over ongoing crisis in Lebanon
The EU's foreign policy chief has castigated Lebanese politicians for not yet having formed a new cabinet since the August 2020 Beirut Port explosion as the country teeters on the brink of financial collapse.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:49:18 +0200
Hong Kong newspaper executives denied bail over 'national security' accusations
A court in Hong Kong has denied bail to two Apple Daily newspaper executives over allegations of endangering national security.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:26:59 +0200
Palestinians cancel vaccines deal with Israel over expiry dates
The Palestinian Authority has cancelled a deal with Israel to receive about one million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines saying the doses are about to expire.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 07:50:41 +0200
Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi wins Iranian presidential election amid low turnout
Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi is set to become the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the US before even entering office.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:55:54 +0200
EURO 2020: England and Scotland draw 0-0 in Group D match
Both team had chances to score at Wembley Stadium. England defender John Stones hit the post with a header. Scotland forward Lyndon Dykes then had a shot cleared off the line

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:02:04 +0200
Guterres re-elected for second-term as UN Secretary General
Guterres seeing building trust as key to tackling some of the world's biggest issues including the coronavirus pandemic and climate change

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:53:50 +0200
Serbia's Vucic hits back as Montenegro bans Srebrenica genocide denial
Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who denied the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was genocide.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:05:30 +0200
Sweden's government could be about to collapse in a row over rent
Stefan Löfven has been given an ultimatum: abandon his plans to allow landlords to set their own rents, or face a vote of no confidence.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:00:27 +0200
The Danish immigration decisions tearing Syrian refugee families apart
The Alata family was torn apart once when their father was killed in Syria. Now they are being put to the test once more as half of the family's refugee status in Denmark is being revoked. Where can they go from here?

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:09:59 +0200
Top medical adviser says 'no fans' safest for Tokyo Olympics
Fans from abroad were banned several months ago, and organisers are to announce early next week if some local fans should be allowed.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:48:06 +0200
Europe’s regulators must ban ‘abortion pill reversal’ | View
"I was truly startled when our team discovered that, in at least eight European countries, activists are providing women with a ‘treatment’ based on pseudo-science under the nose of regulators."

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:33:07 +0200
Migrant tragedy: 3 dead, 4 missing as boat capsizes off Spain's Canary Islands
The boat was approaching the shore of Órzola on the island of Lanzarote on Thursday night when it flipped a few metres from land, throwing the passengers into the water

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:24:52 +0200
COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity?
The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:03:22 +0200
Montenegro justice minister ousted over Srebrenica genocide denial
Montenegro's parliament voted to sack the country's justice minister for expressing doubts about the genocide in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:36:52 +0200
French regional elections matter more than you think. Here is why
The far-right could capture the presidency of at least one French region for the first time, less than one year before France's presidential election.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:19:39 +0200
Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan is fighting for his political life. Here's why
He led Armenia's Velvet Revolution in 2018, now some voters won't even shake his hand. What happened to Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan?

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:49:51 +0200
In Armenia, a bitter election in the shadow of a lost war
Nikol Pashinian was brought to power in a peaceful revolution in 2018 - now he is fighting for his political life.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:14:42 +0200
North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US
Kim’s statement indicates he’ll likely push to strength his nuclear arsenal and increase pressure on Washington to give up what North Korea considers a hostile U.S. policy.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:02:00 +0200
Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis, says UN
Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said conflict and the impact of climate change were among the leading sources of new movements of refugees and internally displaced people in 2020.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:46:46 +0200
What is Juneteenth and why has Biden just made it a federal holiday?
Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:09:16 +0200
Belgium triumph over Denmark as fans pay tribute to Christian Eriksen
Denmark fans rose en masse at 9.59 to give a minute's applause for the midfielder, who collapsed during a game last week and is recovering in hospital. The Belgians, who were in the middle of an attack, stopped to join the applause.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:58:03 +0200
Northern Ireland: Edwin Poots resigns as leader of DUP
Poots had been leader of the party for less than a month.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:46:08 +0200
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia first president, dead at 97
Kaunda was the founding father of African nationalism, fought white minority rule across southern Africa, and was a leading member of the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:25:09 +0200
Researchers want to fight mass extinction by analysing DNA
Mapping biodiversity using DNA collected from rivers and wetlands around the world hopes to monitor the different species from bacteria to blue whales.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:45:18 +0200
Making a success of the EU recovery plan: leaders debate the Central European perspective
A rescue package five times larger than the Marshall Plan aims to give relief and resilience to EU economies. Will it be enough?

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:44:03 +0200
Only parents should decide sexual education of their children | View
Only parents should decide sexual education of their children | View

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:47:21 +0200
EU-US summit was a successful reboot of transatlantic relations | View
"The fact that US President Biden has chosen Europe for his first trip abroad has already demonstrated his personal commitment to strengthening transatlantic relations."

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:36:26 +0200
Fake Euronews video circulates online ahead of Iran presidential election
The fake clip appears to show a woman calling on people not to vote in the election and boycott the ballots.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:26:47 +0200
Serious age gap between the people who lead Iran and the population, says professor
Presidential elections are taking place in Iran on Friday. Euronews asked an expert in International Relations what is at stake, and how legitimate this vote is likely to be.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:25:56 +0200
Here's what you need to know about Iran's presidential election
Here's what you need to know about Iran's presidential election

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:59:56 +0200
Belgian manhunt for armed far-right suspect enters second month
46-year-old former soldier Jurgen Conings was placed on a watchlist in February and has threatened several people in the past months.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:16:03 +0200
Iran's shattered economy tops voters' concerns ahead of presidential election
Iran’s next president will face the unenviable task of trying to fix an economy crushed by international sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and sky-high inflation.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:34:53 +0200
French electro star Rone brings his musical to Lyon arts festival
French electronic music star Rone has been talking to Euronews about a musical he's created that tackles difficult themes like climate change and sexual violence.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:43:26 +0200
Pro-democracy newspaper editors arrested under Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of Apple Daily on suspicion of collusion with a “foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security.”

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 22:59:07 +0200
Italy secures place in final 16 after beating Switzerland 3-0
The Italian side made the knockout stages with a game to spare.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:32:07 +0200
Europe must act on Hungary's anti-LGBT law. The EU's credibility is at stake | View
How can the European Union call for human rights abroad when it can't even protect people inside its borders?

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:48:11 +0200
European Union to investigate Hungary over anti-LGBT law
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that the EU is assessing whether the legislation is in breach of European law.



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