2016-06-25

China

Putin signs energy deals with China

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin is on a state visit to China to sign a series of energy deals.

25/06/2016

Somalia

Deadly attack on hotel in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.

25/06/2016

Somalia

Deadly bomb attack on hotel in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.

25/06/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Portugal, Poland and Wales through to quarter-finals

Croatia 0-1 Portugal Switzerland 1-1 Poland Poland win penalty shoot-out 5-4 Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland McAuley scores own goal Portugal progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday ev

25/06/2016

North Korea

North Korea marks anniversary of start of Korean war

Tens of thousands of North Koreans gathered in the centre of Pyongyang to witness spectacular celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the start of the Korean…

25/06/2016

USA

More than 20 dead in West Virginia in US state's 'worst floods in a century'

At least 23 people have died in the US state of West Virginia, after its flooding for over a century.

25/06/2016

Russia

Russian governor Nikita Belykh held over 'large bribe' in corruption probe

The governor of the central Russian Kirov region has been detained, “accused of accepting a 400,000 euro bribe’:http://tass.

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

Massive petition calls for EU referendum re-run

The recriminations are mounting in EU friendly London over Britain’s bombshell vote to leave the bloc.

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

Britain's European Commissioner Jonathan Hill resigns after Brexit vote

Britain’s representative on the EU’s executive body, the Commission, is resigning following the referendum vote for Brexit.

25/06/2016

World News

Britain's EU Commissioner Jonathan Hill, who oversees EU Finance sector is resigning

25/06/2016

No Comment

Olympic torch in the heart of the Amazon

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

EU foreign ministers demand quick divorce from Britain

Foreign ministers from the six founding members of the EU have hurriedly assembled in Berlin and urged Britain to divorce the EU quickly.

25/06/2016

Iran

Iran: Mixed reactions to Brexit

25/06/2016

Brazil

World Anti-Doping Agency suspends Rio drug testing laboratory

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the credentials of a testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for failing to comply with international standards.

25/06/2016

Armenia

Pope Francis says 'never again' to Armenians massacred in WWI

Pope Francis has paid tribute to an estimated 1.

25/06/2016

World News

Obama stands by 'back of queue' warning on post-Brexit UK trade deal

President Obama has stood by his comment that Britain will move to the back of the queue post-Brexit when it comes to trade deals with the United States.

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

Scotland, London and teenagers speak out against Brexit

Edinburgh voted three-to-one in favour of remaining in the EU and was keen to ensure the world understood its position.

25/06/2016

Venezuela

Venezuela: opposition says it is on track to organise recall referendum

The opposition in Venezuela claims to have validated enough signatures on a petition to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

25/06/2016

Spain

Spain's politicians discuss Brexit in final day of general election campaigning

Spain's political parties wrap up their general election campaigns with warnings and reassurances over the UK's Brexit vote.

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

Exchange rate woes as UK votes for Brexit

On the morning after the UK referendum vote to leave the EU, the British pound plunged to its lowest level since 1985.

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

EU-friendly London shocked after UK votes for Brexit

Euronews correspondent Sarah Chappell reported from London on Friday evening, the day after the UK’s historic referendum on EU membership: “Across the UK, British people are coming to terms with the k

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

In the wake of Brexit, who is tipped for the UK's top spot?

Former Mayor of London and prominent ‘Leave’ campaigner Boris Johnson faced angry crowds in London on Friday (June 24).

25/06/2016

Economy

Wall Street drops sharply after Brexit

U.S. stocks have fallen sharply, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping as much as 538 points, as Britain's vote to quit the European Union sent a shock wave through global financial markets.

25/06/2016

Sport

Fencing: France defend European team epee title

France grabbed their second gold medal of the European Fencing Championships in Torun, Poland on Friday.

25/06/2016

Armenia

Pope Francis calls Armenia's mass killings a genocide

Pope Francis denounced what he called the ideologically twisted and planned “genocide” of Armenians by Ottoman-era Turks a century ago on a visit to Armenia for a deeply symbolic weekend visit to mark

25/06/2016

USA

Fifth US military satellite blasts off

A fifth Navy communication satellite has been launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida for use by the U.

25/06/2016

Israel

Palestinian car driver shot dead by Israeli soldiers

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian woman who rammed a vehicle into a parked car near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring two people sitting inside, the army

25/06/2016

United Kingdom

UK vote for Brexit sees PM David Cameron jump before he's pushed

"I do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination," David Cameron told reporters.

25/06/2016