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Iran UN nuclear watchdog ends probe into Iran's weapons programme The UN nuclear watchdog, has ended its 12-year investigation into whether Iran once had a secret nuclear weapons programme. It’s a symbolic victory -
World News Russians and Americans report "common ground" over Syria The Russians and Americans have met in Moscow to discuss Syria, and it seems they have agreed on common ground from where they can move forward -
World News Email threat forces schools closure in Los Angeles Schools out in Los Angeles. The streets empty, the classrooms of over 1000 public schools locked. But the threat sent by email which sparked the -
Sport Pigneter shines in Natural Track Luge World Cup season opener The latest edition of the Natural Track Luge World Cup kick-started with round one in the Austrian resort of Kuehtai. In a thrilling spectacle -
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Sport Polluted Beijing to be clean for 2022 Winter Games China has vowed to clean up its act in the run up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Government officials promised to reduce air pollution -
Sport Jaguar set for motorsport return in Formula E The FIA Formula E Championship will have at least one new entry on the grid next year after Jaguar confirmed it will return to the racetrack -
Poland No gold and no Nazi train in Poland say experts Claims a Nazi train rumoured to be carrying gems and gold lies in an underground tunnel in Poland have been discounted. Geology experts who -
Spain Funerals for Spanish police officers killed in Kabul Two Spanish police officers killed in a suicide attack at Spain’s embassy in Kabul last Friday have been given state funerals. The King of Spain -
World News Montserrat Caballe handed six-month suspended jail sentence The Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence and fined more than 250,000 euros for tax evasion -
Ukraine Poland calls for extension of EU sanctions on Russia The Polish president has called for an extension of EU sanctions imposed last year on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. Andrzej Duda was in Kyiv -
Economy The Force Awakens - as do Star Wars cash tills The Force has awakened – and so have the cash registers. The seventh Star Wars film is tipped to become the year’s biggest box office success and a -
Sport FIFA Club World Cup: Barcelona set for semi-final clash with Scolari's Guangzhou The 12th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan reaches its climax this week with the semi-finals and final. The tournament that features the -
Germany Angela Merkel praised by CSU leader at conference The refugee crisis has split political and popular opinion in Germany. As the number of refugees in the country approaches the one million mark -
Europe News Migrant crisis: EU plans to treble spending on border defence The EU plans to treble spending on border defence, as it grapples with the migrant crisis. More than 300 million euros would be ploughed into a new -
World News What do Russia and Iran think about Saudi Arabia’s coalition initiative? -
World The Red Cross on negotiation and morphing conflicts Peter Maurer is President of the International Committee of the Red Cross he spoke to euronews reporter, Chris Cummins, about the changing nature of -
USA USA: over a thousand LA schools closed following bomb threat More than 1,000 schools were closed in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday after education authorities received a bomb threat. The Los Angeles Unified -
Spain Spain expects an end to seesaw Conservative-Socialist voting A senior figure in Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) is in La Nucia, in the southeastern Alicante province for the day. Foreign Affairs -
World News UN nuclear watchdog ends investigation into Iran's past nuclear weapons programme Iran welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency to end an investigation into Tehran’s past nuclear activities, the -
World News Iran slams Turkey's role in anti-ISIL alliance as hypocrisy The Saudi’s diplomatic recipe for an Islamic response to ISIL has been welcomed by some and condemned by some. The US says the 34-nation military -
Spain Spanish PM Rajoy attacked during bitter TV debate Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy has come under attack over corruption allegations in a live televised debate before Sunday’s general election -
Business Series India's Mahindra Group buys Italy's Pininfarina The Italian car and industrial designer Pininfarina is now in Indian hands. Its new owner is the Mahindra Group, which has said it will acquire a -
Africanews Burundi: Tensions heighten as trial begins for failed coup plotters Days after Friday's (December 11) clashes in Burundi's capital Bujumbura killing 87 people, a trial has began for the May coup plotters amid heightened tensions. Generals and senior army officers are -
Cinema Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill reunite at 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' World Premiere The cast of the original “Star Wars” movie came together with the stars of the new film at the world premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in -
Economy US models benefit as European car sales accelerate European car sales rose by 13.7 percent in November according to industry data, with American models performing well as Volkswagen continues to pay -
Economy Inflation data boosts Federal Reserve rate rise expectations The Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting to set interest rates that could see the first rise since before the financial crisis ends on Wednesday. An -
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Europe News Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hopes Sakharov Prize will be 'gateway to freedom' Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi is being officially awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on Wednesday. But the human rights activist -
World News Call South Sudan's leaders to account on child soldiers says report The army base at Pibor in Southern Sudan is new, within a stone’s throw of the school whose classrooms its soldiers occupied for several years until -
World News Christmas adverts around the World The modern way to tell the Christmas story -
Economy Moody's cuts 2016 oil price forecasts Moody’s has sharply lowered its forecasts for oil prices next year against the threat of a sustained global surplus. The ratings agency has brought -
Economy Protests in Italy after savers lose money over banks rescue The Italian government faces growing protests over the rescue of four banks which saw thousands of investors lose money. The Economy Minister Pier -
World News Relive Euronews' most shared videos of 2015 Watch our most shared videos on Facebook for each month of 2015 -
Kazakhstan British astronaut Tim Peake is on his way to ISS A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man international crew, including Britain’s first ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Tim Peake, blasted -
World News 35% increase in journalists taken hostage around the world How many journalists are in prison around the world? Which country imprisons the most journalists? How many journalists are currently being held -
Series Postcards from Lyon: The Confluence district In this episode of Postcards we focus on Lyon's new modern district, the Confluence -
Series An architect's dream in the city that's doubling its urban centre -
Europe News EU answers to refugee crisis 'against common sense,' says Hungarian minister Hungary says controversial plans to create a new EU border force, which could intervene in a country without its permission, would violate “national -
World News Yemen peace talks underway at secret Swiss location As peace talks between warring sides in Yemen got underway, a temporary ceasefire was due to come into force. It’s hoped the UN-backed talks in -
World News One year on since Sydney cafe siege Sydney marks one year since the Lindt cafe siege -
Cinema 'Chi-raq' a Spike Lee satire on guns and gangs in modern America ‘Chi-raq’ is the latest film by Spike Lee, set in Chicago the film satires the gang violence and high crime rates on the city’s south side. Angry -
Culture news Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'School of Rock' opens on Broadway School of Rock’ has opened on Broadway it is the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glen Slater. The stage show is based on the -
No Comment Angela and the Wolf Fangs very much – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is given a toy wolf as a present during her Christian Democrats Party convention in Karlsruhe. -
No Comment Prince Harry visits HIV hospital Britain’s Prince Harry on Monday visited an HIV hospital in east London, which was close to his late mother’s heart, Princess Diana. Mildmay -
USA US Army decides Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will face court martial The US Army has decided that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will face a court martial on charges that he walked away from his unit in Afghanistan. If -
Russia Syria: what is at stake as Kerry meets Lavrov? The US Secretary of State meets the Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow -
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia forms anti-terrorism coalition but excludes Iran The new grouping of Muslim states has been established with a broad remit but it is not clear how it will work with other powers. -
Business Series Fear spreads across markets ahead of Fed rate decision In this week’s Business Middle East we take a look at global markets’ performance ahead of the US interest rate decision. With the countdown underway -
USA Star Wars fans out in 'force' for world premier The countdown to the long awaited premier of the seventh Star Wars film has finally been completed. All sorts turned out for the red carpet event in -
Spain Spanish election debate descends into row ahead of Sunday's poll Spain’s prime minister has come under attack over corruption allegations in a live televised debate before Sunday’s general election. Mariano Rajoy -
Serbia Serbia takes first steps on the long road to EU membership Serbia is at the beginning of its journey to become a member of the European Union. On Monday, Prime MInister Aleksandar Vucic and representatives of -
USA Actor Bill Cosby files defamation suit Actor Bill Cosby, accused by more than 40 women of sexual assault, has filed a lawsuit claiming several of them lied about him for financial gain -
Honduras Callejas to face soccer charges in US Rafael Callejas, the former president of Honduras and one time chief of the country’s soccer federation is set to present himself to authorities in