14 May 2016 | Euronews
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France Spielberg's fantasy adventure 'The BFG' premieres at Cannes Steven Spielberg’s latest movie premiered at Cannes on Saturday. “The BFG” – a fantasy film about a Big Friendly Giant – is a return to family film -
Russia Russia: three dead after mass ethnic brawl at Moscow cemetery A large black car lay upturned in the street. The windows of others parked nearby had all been smashed. A body covered by a black plastic sheet lay -
Sport Saracens lift first European Champions Cup English side Saracens have become the champions of Europe for the first time, after beating Racing 92 of France. They lifted the cup after a 21-9 -
Nigeria Nigeria needs more help to fight Boko Haram - security summit The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group remains extremely dangerous, and Nigeria needs more help to crush it and cope -
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United Kingdom Birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II continue: how long can Britain's love of monarchy last? Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II continues to celebrate her 90th birthday in grand style. The Royal family will have a front row seat on Sunday night -
Sport France, Georgia and Cuba victorious in Almaty Grand Prix finals There’s been an unforgettable second day of action at the Almaty Grand Prix in Kazakhstan. In the under 63 kilos women’s final, Margaux Pinot of -
Sport Barcelona clinch their 24th la Liga title A convincing 3-0 win over Granada preceded Barcelona’s la Liga title celebrations as Luis Enrique’s men secured their 24th crown at the Nuevo Estadio -
Sport Giro d'Italia: Brambilla solos into pink in stage eight victory Home favourite Gianluca Brambilla has seized the Giro d’Italia leader’s jersey from a struggling Tom Dumoulin, after a stunning ride on stage eight -
Sweden Jamala's 'political' song wins Eurovision for Ukraine in Stockholm Music, kitsch and politics took centre stage at the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm on Saturday night. There was suspense -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Divided Bosnian Serbs protest for and against the government Tensions run high in Bosnia's autonomous Serb republic, but the demonstrations ended peacefully. -
Sport FIFA audit and compliance chief quits over reforms FIFA’s new president Gianni Infantino is facing his first major test. The global football body’s audit and compliance chief has quit in protest at -
Germany Activists occupy Germany coal mine Thousands of environmental protesters have blockaded a coal mine in Germany as part of a campaign to end the use of fossil fuels. Vattenfall, the -
Croatia Clean up underway in Croatia after oil slick spotted Clean up operations are still underway in Croatia after an oil slick was spotted on Thursday. The extent of the damage in Kostrena is not yet known -
USA First female combatant commander appointed in US Breaking through the glass ceiling Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson has appointed to lead U.S. Northern Command, becoming the first female combatant -
Uganda Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye charged with treason He was arrested after staging his own swearing-in ceremony ahead of the official ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni who was elected to a fifth term. -
Nigeria Nigeria hosts summit on Boko Haram, 'weakened but still a threat' The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group is still a serious threat, French President François Hollande told a summit in Nigeria on Saturday. -
Afghanistan Taliban claim suicide bombing outside Afghan police academy A suicide bombing at a police training centre in southern Afghanistan on Saturday (May 14) killed several policemen and wounded a dozen people -
Sport Samoura becomes first female FIFA secretary general Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura has been appointed as Fifa’s first female secretary general. The 54-year-old succeeds former secretary general -
Venezuela Venezuela president declares 60-day state of emergency Venezuela’s president has announced a 60-day state of emergency, blaming the economic woes in his country on US efforts to topple his leftist -
Sport Miami force Game 7 with Raptors The Miami Heat produced a stunning performance to claim their 10th straight playoff elimination game at home, defeating the Toronto Raptors 103-91 at -
USA Pfizer blocks drugs sales for use in lethal injections in US prisons Drug companies are saying No to death row. The latest pharmaceuticals giant to restrict sales of drugs used in lethal injections to US prisons is -
Argentina Argentina ex-President Fernandez de Kirchner indicted on state fraud allegations Indicted alongside her economy minister and former central bank chief they stand accused of selling the bank's dollars at below market rates to shore up the Argentinian peso. -
USA Obama and Nordic leaders present united front on 'Russian aggression' President Obama has hosted the leaders of five Nordic nations – Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland – praising the countries for their -
Brazil Rousseff attacks Brazil's 'illegitimate' interim government and vows to return Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff has repeated to foreign journalists her defiant message that she will fight to return to government. The -
Canada Canada PM Justin Trudeau tours wildfire-ravaged Alberta Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the scale of the wildfire in Alberta did not hit him until he visited the area on Friday. Two weeks