2017-02-06

Germany

Germany: Syrian 'selfie' refugee sues Facebook over fake news

Anas Modamani rose to fame after a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a refugee shelter in Berlin.

06/02/2017

Israel

Israeli Knesset votes in favour of legalising 4,000 settler homes

The Israeli parliament has approved a controversial bill to “legalise” some 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

06/02/2017

United Kingdom

Speaker blocks Trump from addressing UK parliament

The speaker of the UK's lower house says he is against allowing Donald Trump to address parliament during a state visit later this year.

06/02/2017

Sport

South Africa mourns sad death of Joost van der Westhuizen

Joost van der Westhuizen, South Africa's scrum half at the 1995 World Cup, has died aged 45 from motor neurone disease.

06/02/2017

USA

Donald Trump to meet NATO leaders in May

The US president was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financial burden on the United States.

06/02/2017

Luxembourg

Luxembourg sues 'unknown persons' over VW 'Dieselgate' scandal

Luxembourg has launched criminal proceedings against “unknown persons” in response to the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.

06/02/2017

Europe News

EU defends Libya deal

The EU’s foreign policy chief has defended a deal to finance migrants camps in Libya.

06/02/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: voter survey says Europeans want strong leaders

This is the Brief from Brussels, our daily roundup of the latest news from Europe’s de facto capital.

06/02/2017

Economy

ECB's Draghi warns against US relaxing bank rules

European Central Bank head Mario Draghi has called the US administration's idea of relaxing bank rules "very worrisome".

06/02/2017

Romania

Romania government calls for calm amid confusion over corruption plans

There is confusion in Romania over the government’s plans on corruption: first the Justice Minister Florin Iordache spoke on Monday morning of presenting a new, alternative bill after the withdrawal o

06/02/2017

Syria

Syria: ISIL stronghold of al-Bab 'surrounded', supply routes 'cut off'

ISIL stronghold of Al-Bab is surrounded, a monitoring group says. The UN issues a report claiming the jihadist group is 'militarily on the defensive.'

06/02/2017

France

"I am innocent and I will continue" - Francois Fillon fights back

The French presidential candidate has launched a counter-attack against the bogus jobs scandal that is threatening his campaign.

06/02/2017

Israel

Britain and Israel seek closer ties as diplomatic winds change

New year, new opportunities.

06/02/2017

World News

Australia: data suggests rife rejection of child sex abuse claims in Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Australia releases data suggesting child sex abuse between 1950 and 2010 was widespread, but largely ignored.

06/02/2017

Business Series

Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits

Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits.

06/02/2017

USA

Euroviews. View: Donald Trump’s chaos theory of government

The ideological project that Trump and Bannon will seek to carry out could have far-reaching geopolitical and economic implications that should worry not only progressives, but also dyed-in-the-wool conservatives like me. To understand how far they are willing to go, one must understand their ultima

06/02/2017

United Kingdom

Netanyahu calls on Britain to join new sanctions against Iran

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been received at Downing Street for his first face-to-face meeting with his British counterpart.

06/02/2017

Cinema

Stars stun at Spain's Oscars

The best in Spanish and Latin American-filmmaking turned out for the 31st Goya awards in Madrid.

06/02/2017

Cinema

La La Land wins another top award as director Damien Chazelle criticises Donald Trump

There is no stopping hit musical La La Land.

06/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Scientists in the UK believe they have a blueprint for the first ever quantum computer

For decades world renowned scientists, including Albert Einstein, have argued furiously about quantum physics.

06/02/2017

Sport

Chelsea crush Arsenal to kill off Gunners' title hopes

Chelsea disposed of one of their closest title rivals and won a London derby to boot in their 3-1 win over Arsenal.

06/02/2017

Spain

The men behind Catalonia's separatist push

In January 2016, Carles Puigdemont took over from Artur Mas to lead the regional government of Catalonia.

06/02/2017

Business Series

Superbowl ads turn political

Politics overshadowed major US sporting event - the Superbowl - as advertisers used the show to make a statement as well as promote their products.

06/02/2017

Europe News

EU vows to keep sanctions on Russia

EU foreign ministers plan to keep sanctions in place against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.

06/02/2017

United Kingdom

Watch: Woman films racist abuse from solicitor on train

Video taken on December 29, 2016, shows Alexander MacKinnon calling out racist abuse directed at Sanaa Shahid and her four-year-old son on a train from London to…

06/02/2017

Germany

Merkel gets party backing to fight Germany's election

Germany's centre-right political parties have agreed to nominate Angela Merkel as their candidate to run for chancellor in the country's election in September.

06/02/2017

USA

Republicans slam Trump for suggesting US as bad as 'killer' Putin

The US president's apparent moral equivalence between America and Russia has been condemned in the US, while Moscow is angry at Fox News' depiction of Vladimir Putin.

06/02/2017

Honduras

Honduras: 'over 20 dead' in bus and lorry crash

A collision between a bus and a lorry in Honduras has left over 20 dead and nearly 40 injured.

06/02/2017

Syria

Watch: What have these child refugees 80 years apart got in common?

They were born on different continents more than three quarters of a century apart but are united by one common thread – escaping war.

06/02/2017

Cult

Artists create hyper-realistic sculptures for new exhibition

Eerily life-like sculptures on display at a new art exhibition will leave visitors doing a double-take.

06/02/2017