2 March 2017 | Euronews
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Sport Russia to trial fan ID ahead of football World Cup Russia is to try fan ID at the 2017 Confederations cup ahead of hosting the World Cup the following year. -
France France: support ebbs away from Fillon amid calls for Juppé return The French conservative presidential candidate faces calls to give way to the rival he defeated in the autumn primary. -
USA Attorney General Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia probe Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from probe into alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election -
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Le Pen's immunity lifted This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto capital. -
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Syria Syria: recapture of Palmyra risible, opposition suggests Delegates for the Syrian opposition at UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva have suggested the recapture of Palmyra is comical. -
Greece Refugee in suitcase arrested on Lesbos island -
Turkey Turkey: opposition MPs lobby against constitutional changes Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has launched a campaign to urge people to vote ‘no’ in an upcoming referendum on changing the constitution. -
Belgium Brussels police detain man with gas canisters in car A man with suspected militant links has been detained in Brussels after police found two gas canisters in his car. -
World EU, Armenia edge towards cooperation deal The EU and Armenia have concluded negotations on a Partnership Agreement. -
World Romano Prodi: 'Europe must work for its own defence' Did Romano Prodi's decisions sow seeds of discontent and disunity in Europe? -
Economy Record-breaking year for Mobile World Congress Time to pack away the selfie sticks as Mobile World Congress, the annual technology and telecoms trade show, wrapped up in Barcelona. -
Greece Doctors walk out in Greece Doctors in Greek state hospitals walk out in protest in central Athens over social security changes -
Turkey Turkey summons German Ambassador after speech by Justice Minister to Turks in Germany is cancelled Turkey has summoned the German Ambassador in Ankara after a speech by Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to Turks living in Germany was cancelled. -
Business Series Snapchat shares soar despite disappearing message app's invisible profits Wall Street investors snap up shares of mobile phone messaging app Snapchat making it worth tens of billions even though it's never turned a profit. -
United Arab Emirates Social media goes "Gigi" for Hadid cover on Vogue Arabia American lifestyle and fashion magazine Vogue this week launched its first-ever Arabic issue and fashion supermodel Gigi Hadid features on its cover -
World News Israeli soldier Elor Azaria freed pending appeal The Israeli soldier sentenced to 18 months in prison for killing a wounded Palestinian attacker will not go to jail while he waits the outcome of his appeal. -
World News Polish MEP insists 'women must earn less' in sexist tirade Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke was lambasted in the European parliament by Iratxe Garcia-Perez after he insisted that 'women must earn less as they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent'. -
USA US Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces calls to quit over Russia links US Attorney General Jeff Sessions denies discussing "political campaign" with Russia after reportedly meeting ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice -
Sport Luis Enrique says goodbye to Barcelona After what seems a lifetime at Barcelona as a player and manager Luis Enrique has had enough of the pressure, and will leave the club at the end of the season. -
France French elections under scrutiny With less than two months remaining before the French go to the polls, the run-up to the presidential elections has so far been tainted by scandals. -
Sci-Tech Nokia calls up nostalgia at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona The latest smartphones were on show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where Huawei tried to make an impact with the P10 and P10 Plus models in the absence of direct competitors Apple and… -
Sweden Sweden reintroduces military service Officials say it is because of what Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist calls a deteriorating security environment in Europe and around Sweden. -
Croatia Croatia refuses to ban abortion Croatia's Constitutional Court has rejected a call to ban abortion, saying the legislation does not breach the country's constitution. However, the court urged parliament to pass new abortion legislat -
Spain Mobile privacy explained by kids As we spend more and more of our lives using our mobile phones and they get connected to almost anything from houses to cars to fridges, privacy has become one of the main concerns raised at the Mobil -
United Kingdom Northern Ireland votes, but will Westminster prevail? Northern Ireland votes in an Assembly Election, but with the two main parties at odds, a fresh power-sharing government seems on rocky ground. -
USA The Russian hacking saga On the 30th of December 2016, former US President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in -
Economy Spain's economy continues to show strong growth, 3.2% expansion in 2016 Spending by Spanish households boosted the economy last year, along with exports, but 2017 may be trickier. -
France French election: Macron uses manifesto launch to attack rivals Emmanuel Macron launches an attack on his two main rivals as he unveils his manifesto ahead of the French presidential election. -
Economy Eurozone inflation at four-year high of 2% increases pressure on ECB Eurozone inflation surged to its highest in four years in February which will put the European Central Bank under pressure to scale back stimulus. -
France Mystery as family-of-four disappear in France Prosecutors in Nantes have opened an investigation into murder, abduction and illegal confinement. Intensive searches are underway for the Troadec family who have disappeared from their bloodstained h -
Hungary Hungarians don monster masks to scare off winter Every year during the carnival season, peace in the small Hungarian town Mohács is disturbed by the Busójárás, a local tradition dating back to the 18th century. -
USA We watch a billion hours of YouTube a day?!?! At least a billion hours of content are being consumed by YouTube users each day, Google-owner company reveal -
Sweden Sweden reintroduces military conscription Looking at Russia over their shoulder leads Sweden to bring back military service -
World News Marine Le Pen stripped of EU parliamentary immunity The vote by the full chamber comes a decision taken by a parliamentary committee earlier this week. -
China Firefighter 'kicks' suicidal woman to safety in China A firefighter in China’s Henan Province ‘kicked’ a suicidal woman back inside a hospital where she was sitting on a ledge outside the ninth floor. -
United Kingdom Mouse grounds plane costing British Airways 290,000 euros Passengers on a British Airways (BA) flight from London Heathrow to San Francisco were delayed for four hours and forced to change planes because a mouse was spotted on board the Boeing… -
No Comment Deadly tornadoes rip through US Midwest Severe storms and tornadoes roared through Ottawa, Illinois and the small town of Naplate on Tuesday. -
Italy Naples airport archeological museum is a world's first Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, welcomes passengers at Naples Capodichino Airport. -
USA Pulse nightclub shooting: Gunman's wife to be freed pending trial A federal judge’s decision to free the wife of a man who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub has been condemned by survivors of the massacre. -
USA Oscars blunder pair declared unfit for the job The two accountants found at fault for botching the announcement of the winner for Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday have been officially declared unfit for any future duty at the awards ceremony. -
No Comment Rio Carnival: junior parade Children in Rio de Janeiro took part in the junior Carnival parade competition on Tuesday. -
No Comment Etna lights up Sicilian sky Sicily’s Mount Etna continued erupting on Wednesday with fountains of lava producing a spectacular show. -
Malaysia Kim Jong-nam: Malaysia to free North Korean murder suspect Malaysia has said it will free and deport a North Korean man held in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam. -
France Did the French media conspire to destroy the presidential candidacy of Fillon? If the French media are not as powerful as one might imagine or fear and if they are not conspiring for or against particular candidates, are they at least performing one of their basic functions in informing voters of the stakes involved in this election? The answer is ‘not enough, at least not yet -
USA US Attorney General Jeff Sessions facing calls to quit over Russian contact allegations President Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing calls to quit after it emerged he spoke with Russia’s ambassador during last year’s US electoral… -
Brazil Fire sweeps through Sao Paulo slum Fire engulfs wooden homes in favela on the outskirts of Brazil's most populous city . Hundreds of people are forced to flee -
United Kingdom Northern Ireland election puts power-sharing in the balance Northern Ireland is holding a snap election after the collapse of its government last month and many see it as a last-ditch attempt to save power-sharing between nationalist and unionist… -
Portugal Ex-CIA officer avoids extradition to Italy in "rendition" case A former CIA officer convicted of involvement in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy has been released by authorities in Lisbon after winning a last minute reprieve from… -
United Kingdom Abuse victim quits Pope's child protection panel The last abuse victim on the Pope's child protection panel, Marie Collins quits, launching a stinging attack on the Vatican's administration -
Turkey Turkish-German journalist writes letter from jail Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yücel thanks his supporters in a letter from prison