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Funeral of Russia's murdered envoy takes place in Moscow today

Books of condolence have attracted queues of visiters at embassy facilities in Turkey as people pay tribute to the Russian envoy who was shot dead by a gunman in Ankara on…

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Poland

Poland's opposition blockades parliament as Brussels voices concern over rule of law

Opposition MPs in Poland have vowed to continue their blockade of parliament in a bid to force a re-run of a disputed budget vote.

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Syria

Last refugees bid farewell in the snow to Aleppo

After a day of delays the evacuation of Aleppo resumes, with reports saying the city has now been emptied of resistance.

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Business Line

It's not easy running a central bank in these strange political times

Business Line reviews some of 2016's main economic changes and the responses of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and Bank of England.

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Vatican

Pope spotted popping out for new shoes

It’s not everyday that you bump into the pope buying shoes, but that is exactly what happened to astonished customers in one pharmacy in Rome on Tuesday, when the pontiff picked up a pair near the Hol

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Romania

Romania poised for first female and first Muslim Prime Minister

Sevil Shhaideh, a Muslim woman from Romania's Tartar minority, was nominated on Wednesday for the role of PM, a double first for Romania

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Sport

Knife attack victim Kvitova to face six months out

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is expected to face six months out of action as she recovers from a knife attack.

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Israel

Israel's ex-president freed from jail after serving five years for rape

Israel’s former president Moshe Katsav has walked free from prison, winning early release, five years after being jailed for rape.

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Switzerland

CERN scientists' breakthrough experiment helps unravel mysteries of antimatter

It is just one small step towards understanding one of the great mysteries of the universe - why does anything exist?

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Explore

Tourists flock to Lyon for a gourmet getaway

Lyon, a city that is 2,000 years old, attracts about six million visitors a year, 30 percent of whom are foreigners who travel here notably for the local…

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Germany

Germany releases details about suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker

Tunisian national Anis Amri is the subject of a Europe-wide manhunt as the prime suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack.

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Germany

Europe's far-right blasts Chancellor Angela Merkel for Berlin lorry attack

Germany’s far-right has blamed Angela Merkel’s open door refugee policy for the Berlin Christmas market attack.

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Sport

Borussia Monchengladbach part ways with coach Schubert

Borussia Monchengladbach have parted ways with head coach Andre Schubert following a poor string of results that have left the club just three points above the Bundesliga drop…

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Turkey

'Syrian Twitter girl 'Bana Alabed meets Turkey's Erdogan

Bana Alabed the seven-year-old Syrian girl who captured the imagination of Western media from inside besieged Aleppo has met Turkey's President

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France

Brexit, Donald Trump and war in Syria: Euronews journalists review 2016

2016 was a heavy year for news, so I invited a few of my colleagues to take a look back at what happened and try to make sense of some key events.

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Germany

Defiant Germans say unity will rule Christmas, not fear

Floral tributes pile up at Berlin's Christmas market as VIPs visit and pledge attack will not damage German unity.

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Economy

Spanish banks lose mortgage interest rate case

The European Court of Justice has ruled that two million Spanish mortgage holders are entitled to bank refunds because they paid too much interest.

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Turkey

'It's too early to say', Kremlin distances itself from Turkey's claims over ambassador's killing

Turkey's Foreign Minister told US Secretary of State John Kerry that Gulenist supporters were behind the killing of Andrei Karlov

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Africanews

DRC: Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms 19 deaths

There was sporadic gunfire across Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a day after deadly clashes between the security forces and anti-government protesters.

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Germany

Germany widens manhunt with European warrant for Berlin truck attack suspect

Germany issues European arrest warrant for suspect in Berlin Christmas market truck attack.

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Economy

Italy moves ahead with 20 billion euro bank rescue plan

Italy's parliament has approved a 20 billion euro plan to prop up the country's weaker banks, starting with a bailout for Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

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Germany

Berlin Attack: Timeline

A detailed rundown of events surrounding the Berlin truck attack

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Turkey

Profile: the off-duty cop who shot a Russian ambassador

The picture of off-duty cop Mevlut Mert Altintas standing calmly behind his soon-to-be murder victim has chilled as much as it has shocked.

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Germany

German police looking for 'Tunisian man', local media reports

Identity documents found in the driver's seat of the truck which ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday evening indicate an Anis A, according to Der Spiegel magazine.

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Christmas preparations in Jerusalem

Jerusalem kicked off the Christmas season and festivities with a ‘Santa’ on a camel distributing Christmas trees to residents in the old city.

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"Operation Cleanup" for the Japanese army

More than 500 troops from Japan’s Ground Self Defence Forces (JSDF) have participated in an annual clean-up exercise at the historic Himeji Castle.

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Germany

German president visits Berlin attack casualties in hospital

Joachim Gauck spent time with victims due to undergo operations and described the lorry attack on a Christmas market as 'an assault on our way of life'.

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World News

What children want for Christmas

Reuters photographers around the world asked children to draw what they wanted to receive from Santa for Christmas.

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China

Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

From the dizzying heights of a skyscraper in Beijing, the scale of China’s pollution problem becomes apparent.

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USA

Obama bans new oil and gas drilling in US Arctic and Atlantic waters

The outgoing president has used an old law to try to protect the regions permanently from exploration, before Donald Trump takes office.

21/12/2016

Meloni: We must not give up on Ukraine

31 former Ibero-American leaders call for Maduro's arrest

Typhoon Yagi hits north Vietnam killing two and closing airports

US Supreme Court judge says German socialite gifted him €810 tickets

Meloni: We must not give up on Ukraine

31 former Ibero-American leaders call for Maduro's arrest

Typhoon Yagi hits north Vietnam killing two and closing airports

US Supreme Court judge says German socialite gifted him €810 tickets

2016-12-21

Poland's opposition blockades parliament as Brussels voices concern over rule of law

It's not easy running a central bank in these strange political times

Pope spotted popping out for new shoes

Romania poised for first female and first Muslim Prime Minister

Knife attack victim Kvitova to face six months out

Israel's ex-president freed from jail after serving five years for rape

CERN scientists' breakthrough experiment helps unravel mysteries of antimatter

Europe's far-right blasts Chancellor Angela Merkel for Berlin lorry attack

Borussia Monchengladbach part ways with coach Schubert

'Syrian Twitter girl 'Bana Alabed meets Turkey's Erdogan

Brexit, Donald Trump and war in Syria: Euronews journalists review 2016

DRC: Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms 19 deaths

Profile: the off-duty cop who shot a Russian ambassador

Christmas preparations in Jerusalem

"Operation Cleanup" for the Japanese army

German president visits Berlin attack casualties in hospital

What children want for Christmas

Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

Obama bans new oil and gas drilling in US Arctic and Atlantic waters