2016-05-26

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Brexit vote too close to call, Putin set for Greek visit

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily show with all the stories making waves across Europe.

26/05/2016

Greece

Greek police clear Idomeni camp

Greek police have completed the clearance of the Idomeni camp and many residents have been moved to official refugee centres near Thessaloniki, while others set up new camps nearby.

26/05/2016

Spain

Faster internet speeds for Europe from Microsoft and Facebook

Europe will have faster internet speeds by the end of 2017.

26/05/2016

USA

With defeat in sight, angry Sanders keeps rankling Clinton

26/05/2016

Russia

Russia says Savchenko exchange deal was not linked to Minsk accords

The handover of Nadiya Savchenko in return for two Russian prisoners who were flown back to Moscow was cast as a humanitarian gesture by Vladimir…

26/05/2016

USA

Donald Trump wins enough delegates to clinch Republican nomination

Trump saw off his last two rivals this month and reached 1,237 delegates needed. However, his nomination won't be official until the Grand Old Party confirms it in July and he will need to rally the d

26/05/2016

Ukraine

Leaders 'influenced Putin' over Savchenko release, say Ukraine pilot's lawyers

Lawyers for Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was freed in Russia and brought home to Kyiv on Wednesday, have said they were not informed in advance about the prisoner exchange with two Russians w

26/05/2016

Sport

Mourinho to become Man United manager

Jose Mourinho is set to become the new manager of Manchester United following three days of negotiations.

26/05/2016

France

France marks the centenary of the Battle of Verdun

At zero seven fifteen on the morning of February 21 1916.

26/05/2016

Business Series

Fashion retailers decide weather or not

Being on the cutting edge of fashion and staying in profit is a delicate balance for the world's big clothing retailers, and the weather is one huge factor that's completely out of their control.

26/05/2016

Austria

Austria launches probe into alleged postal vote irregularities

Allegations of fraud arose from the far-right Freedom party of defeated candidate Norbert Hofer, after the Green candidate Alexander Van der Bellen just scrapped ahead with 31,000 votes when the posta

26/05/2016

Libya

Dozens of migrants feared drowned in latest Mediterranean tragedy

Up to 30 people are feared drowned in the second migrant tragedy in as many days in the Mediterranean.

26/05/2016

Iraq

Iraq: Progress in fight to oust ISIL from Falluja but 'civilians face starvation'

Amid fierce fighting on the road to Falluja, Iraqi forces and allied militiamen closed in on the ISIL stronghold on Thursday.

26/05/2016

France

France PM Valls hints at tweaks to labour laws as strikes and protests go on

France has been hit by another day of strikes and protests against controversial labour reforms.

26/05/2016

France

French police arrest man on low-level terror watch list

French police have arrested a man reportedly on a low-level terror watch list in Paris.

26/05/2016

Netherlands

Dutch court agrees extradition of French terror suspect

A Dutch court has approved the extradition of a French national suspected of involvement in a foiled terror attack.

26/05/2016

Economy

High UK migration totals feed into Brexit debate

Newly released figures show net migration to Britain reached the second highest level on record last year feeding into the debate over whether the UK should stay in the European Union.

26/05/2016

Spain

Third night of riots rock Barcelona's Gràcia district

Protesters clashed with police in a third night of riots in Barcelona.

26/05/2016

Sport

Family of late Jules Bianchi to sue FIA

The family of the late Formula One driver Jules Bianchi have begun legal action against the sport’s governing body the FIA, following his death last…

26/05/2016

France

Strikes in France - the history of disputes and failed reform

In spring in 1968 La Belle France went on strike.

26/05/2016

Japan

Protests ahead of historic Obama visit to Hiroshima

You are not welcome here in Hiroshima!

26/05/2016

USA

US nuclear arsenal controlled on 1970s floppy disks

The US nuclear weapons systems are still run on technology from the 1970s, the Government Accountability Office has revealed.

26/05/2016

USA

Trump gains enough delegates for Republican nomination: AP

Donald Trump has won enough delegates to secure the Republican Party’s nomination for US president, according to estimates by the Associated…

26/05/2016

Cinema

Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling star in 'The Nice Guys'

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are ‘The Nice Guys’.

26/05/2016

Culture news

Former Hollywood stars' classic cars on show in Italy

Classic cars that once belonged to Hollywood greats were among dozens of vintage vehicles recently on display on the shores of Italy’s Lake…

26/05/2016

World

Top author Russell Banks blasts Trump: 'I think he is a deluded maniac'

If you like novels that take a walk on the wild side – exploring gritty themes like drug addiction, alcoholism and violence – then Russell Banks is probably the writer for…

26/05/2016

Sport

Cleveland one win away from NBA final

The Cleveland Cavaliers moved one step closer to a second consecutive NBA showpiece match after thrashing the Toronto Raptors in Game five of their Eastern Conference…

26/05/2016

Sci-Tech

Canada breeding "genetically superior bee"

Bee populations around the world have been dramatically declining over the past eight to nine years.

26/05/2016

United Kingdom

The UK's legal high ban: raising more problems than solutions?

Spice, Black Mamba, Insane: all are names given to New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), or ‘legal highs,’ and all are banned in the UK from today (May…

26/05/2016

Japan

G7 leaders express concern for emerging economies

Euronews correspondent James Franey reports from Ise-Shima, where Group of Seven (G7) leaders have voiced concern about emerging economies at the summit in…

26/05/2016