2017-11-25

World News

Protests and pledges: 'No' to violence against women

Demonstrations were held in countries around the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

25/11/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Chemical weapons are becoming the new normal again, a century after World War I

The international community is sending a dangerous message to despots, dictators and terrorists the world over: stamping out chemical warfare is not a priority, writes Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

25/11/2017

World News

Relatives rage against the navy over missing submarine

There’s been no sign of the Argentine submarine lost in the South Atlantic since Nov. 15 despite a massive international search effort

25/11/2017

World News

European leaders pledge to combat violence against women

According to official data, some 215,000 violent sexual crimes were recorded by police in the European Union in 2015

25/11/2017

Sport

France lead in Davis Cup Final

France captain Yannick Noah gambled on an untested pair for the pivotal Davis Cup final doubles against Belgium on Saturday

25/11/2017

Spain

Messi signs new contract with Barca until 2021

Since Neymar’s departure for Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona more than doubled Messi’s buyout clause to a whopping 700 million euros.

25/11/2017

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France's Parlier, USA's Moroz win Kiteboarding World Championships

25/11/2017

World News

The Mediterranean is "by far world's deadliest border"

A report by the International Organization for Migration has found that at least 33,761 migrants have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean between 2000 and 2017.

25/11/2017

Belgium

Puigdemont launches his Catalan election campaign from Belgium

Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont is having to launch his regional election campaign from exile in Belgium.

25/11/2017

World News

Turkey claims Trump agreed to halt YPG funding

The Turkish foreign minister says Donald Trump agreed to halt funding to Syrian Kurdish fighters but the claim is denied by US officials

25/11/2017

Egypt

Egypt mourns mosque massacre as the military strikes back

The death toll in Egypt's worst militant attack in modern history has now passed 300

25/11/2017

United Kingdom

Police quiz two men over Oxford Circus panic

British transport police say a brawl may have been responsible for the scenes of panic and mass evacuation in central London on Friday.

25/11/2017

Yemen

Humanitarian aid reaches Yemen as crisis worsens

The flights carrying medical supplies and aid workers are the first allowed in nearly three weeks, since a blockade imposed on the war-torn country sparked an international outcry.

25/11/2017

Greece

Afghan refugee dies as panicking migrants seek refuge

A young Afghan migrant has been killed as panic broke out on an overcrowded refugee boat near Greece.

25/11/2017

Pakistan

Islamist protests sweep Pakistan after police crackdown

Unrest spreads from Islamabad to other major cities after police try to clear a sit-in by religious hardliners paralysing the capital.

25/11/2017

World News

"Finding Your Feet" kicks off Torino Film Festival

Finding Your Feet premieres at the Torino Film Festival. The movie focusses on a woman who rebuilds her life after her husband of forty-years has an affair with her best friend.

25/11/2017

Argentina

Full inquiry promised into missing sub

President Macri has insisted that there will be a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the missing navy submarine, ARA San Juan.

25/11/2017

World News

Egypt mourns victims of mosque massacre

Three days of national mourning have begun in Egypt for the 235 people killed in a bomb and gun attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in North Sinai

25/11/2017

World News

Germany: Momentum builds towards a new 'grand coalition'

Martin Schulz's Social Democrats have agreed to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in efforts to end Germany's political stalemate

25/11/2017