24 May 2016 | Euronews
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Syria Kurdish-led militias launch offensive against ISIL-held Raqqa A US-backed alliance of Kurdish-Arab militias has started to clear ISIL fighters from the area north of the Raqqa which is the extremists de facto capital in… -
Economy The Brief from Brussels: Greek debt still divides the eurozone This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily show with all the stories making waves across Europe. -
France Paris attacks: victims families seek answers Families of the victims of November’s deadly attacks in Paris have appeared before judges, hoping to learn more about what happened to their loved… -
Sport France defender Varane ruled out of Euro 2016 with injury France defender Raphael Varane was dealt a double blow on Tuesday after he was ruled out of both the European Championships and the Champions League… -
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Turkey UN chief Ban voices disappointment as World Humanitarian Summit closes Turkey’s President Erdogan and UN chief Ban Ki-moon have closed the 1st World Humanitarian Summit, voicing disappointment so few high-profile leaders attended -
Business Series Monsanto rejects Bayer multi-billion dollar bid Monsanto has rejected an offer worth $62 billion (55.6 billion euros) from Bayer trying to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier. -
USA US comedian Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial for sexual assault Bill Cosby has been ordered by a US court to stand trial on sexual assault charges, over allegations that he drugged and molested a woman 12 years… -
Sport Fourteen Russian athletes test positive from 2008 Olympics The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said on Tuesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had informed them that 14 of the country’s athletes have been suspected of doping at the 2008 Beijing… -
World News IOM says fewer migrants dying on Mediterranean route to Europe “If we fail at this, we fail at everything” Chief of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing said at the World Humanitarian Summit in… -
Economy IMF urges France to speed up reforms to create jobs and cut debt The International Monetary Fund has warned France's economy is not recovering quickly enough to cut unemployment and debt significantly and more reforms are needed. -
Turkey World Humanitarian Summit calls for shift of emphasis from response to prevention of refugee crisis Turkey has been much of the focus of the refugee crisis and now at the first World Humanitarian Summit the two day programme is hoping the talking and discussion will lead to priority action -
Austria Austria's Freedom Party 'not far-right', says Norbert Hofer Norbert Hofer, the defeated populist candidate in Austria’s presidential run-off has appealed to people upset with the outcome not to attack each… -
Greece Idomeni: Greece says operation to clear camp going smoothly An operation to clear Europe’s biggest makeshift refugee camp is progressing without problems, Greek officials say. -
Turkey Out with the old... Cabinet changes in Turkish AKP reflect pro-Erdogan stance Turkey is ushering in a potentially groundbreaking, constitution-changing political age. -
Syria Syria: US-backed fighters launch offensive to retake ISIL's Raqqa A US backed coalition of Kurdish fighters in Syria has reportedly launched a major offensive to capture ISIL’s de-facto capital, Raqqa. -
Economy French fuel strike: frustration at the pumps and an investment warning The boss of French energy firm Total has warned it will "seriously reconsider" its future investment plans in France due to the strikes at its refineries against labour law reform. -
Europe News Tens of thousands march against Belgian austerity reforms in Brussels Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Tuesday, opposed to the free market policies of the centre-right government. -
Sport NBA: Raptors claw their way back into Eastern Conference final The Toronto Raptors levelled their Eastern Conference final with the Cleveland Cavaliers at two games. -
Sport Champions League final: Ronaldo limps out of training but insists he'll be fit for finale Real Madrid have suffered a scare ahead of their Champions League final against city rivals Atletico de Madrid after star scorer Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of training on Tuesday with a thigh… -
France Special elite police units to help guard Tour de France Special elite police forces are to be deployed along the route of this summer’s Tour de France for the first time, to reinforce the presence of the security… -
Culture news Travis are back with 'Everything at Once' Scottish indie rockers Travis are back on the road with their eighth album ‘Everything At Once’. -
Austria Is the far-right on the rise again in Europe? Norbert Hofer missed out narrowly on winning the second round run-off in the Austrian presidential election. -
Europe News No 'haircut' for Greece as Eurogroup hold bailout talks Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels for their latest round of negotiations over Greece. -
Sci-Tech Saving Green Turtles in the Gulf Chasing the Green Turtle off the coast of the Gulf. -
Business Series Google Paris HQ raided by French investigators over tax payments French investigators carried out a dawn raid on the Paris headquarters of US internet giant Google in a probe over tax payments. -
Cinema Tim Burton hands over to British director for Alice sequel After making the 2010 box office hit ‘Alice in Wonderland’, director Tim Burton felt he couldn’t bring anything new to the sequel. -
Business Series Spotify: revenue up, losses widen Spotify's revenues rise by 80 percent last year to 1.9 billion euros as it gained more subscribers, but losses were 184.5 million euros as it spent on product development and expansion. -
France France blockades hit 'all' oil refineries as labour dispute hardens The strike over French labour laws has become more entrenched, amid union claims that all of the country’s oil refineries have been affected by… -
Business Series Moody's downgrades Deutsche Bank's credit rating Moody's has downgraded the rating on Deutsche Bank's unsecured debt. Chief Executive John Cryan said he was "very disappointed". -
Economy Private consumption and construction investment boost German growth in Q1 Germany's economy just enjoyed its best performance in two years thank to strong private consumption and increased building activity. -
Brazil Video - Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva tribe on the edge of extinction Despite winning a campaign to get Brazil to declare a protected area for the Kawahiva tribe – one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples in the Amazon Forest – campaigners say there is no time to -
Iraq Iraqi offensive in Fallujah causing concern over civilian safety, says UN Iraqi forces have begun shelling ISIL targets as the fight for Fallujah rages through a second day. -
No Comment Running low on gas in France In Paris, as in the rest of the country, many service stations are running out of fuel as demonstrators, protesting against labor reforms, block… -
No Comment Ecumenical meeting at the Vatican Pope Francis meets the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the highest ranking imam in Egypt, at the Vatican. -
World News EgyptAir crash: suggestions of explosion on board 'mere assumptions' - official Egypt’s Head of Forensics and the Justice Ministry have denied reports that the initial investigation into last week’s EgyptAir crash points to an explosion on… -
Iran Iran appoints hardliner Ahmad Jannati to lead powerful assembly Ahmad Jannati has been chosen to lead Iran’s new assembly of experts, the body which oversees the work of the country’s supreme leader and will elect his… -
World News Obama 'significantly concerned' about civil liberties in Vietnam The US president expresses "significant concern" over freedom of speech in Vietnam as a number of activists are prevented from meeting him. -
World News Obama sits down for $6 meal in Vietnam ‘When in Vietnam, do as the Vietnamese do’ comes to mind, as Obama sits down for a $6 meal at a streetside restaurant in Hanoi, hours after lifting an historic arms embargo with the former enemy of th -
Culture news Istanbul hosts International Theatre Festival Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre… -
World News Greece begins evacuation of Idomeni refugee camp Greek authorities on Tuesday began a dawn operation to gradually evacuate the country’s largest informal refugee camp at Idomeni on the Macedonian… -
India Insect excrement turning the Taj Mahal green The Taj Mahal hasn’t always had it easy. -
Brazil Brazil in crisis after leaked tape forces out interim President's ally Brazil’s minister of planning Romero Juca has stepped aside over claims he conspired to obstruct an investigation into the country’s biggest-ever corruption… -
Austria Austria's president-elect talks of uniting his divided country Supporters of former Greens party leader, Alexander Van der Bellen, are breathing sighs of relief after Austria came close to becoming the first European Union country to elect a far-right head of… -
World News Missing EgyptAir flight made no "swerves" before crashing - Cairo The EgyptAir flight that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea last week did not made sudden swerves or turns before crashing, according to an Egyptian air navigation… -
Syria ISIL-claimed bombings on Assad strongholds are condemned by US and Russia Bomb blasts which killed nearly 150 people and injured another 200 in the Syrian coastal towns of Jableh and Tartous have been condemned by both the US and…