2018-04-09

USA

FBI raids office of Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen

Officials in New York seized "privileged communications" between Cohen and his clients, his lawyer said in a statement after the raid.

09/04/2018

Sport

Pep Guardiola wants perfection from Manchester City against Liverpool

But Pep Guardiola says Manchester City can beat Liverpool in their Champions League quarter finals. The City manager says they need to be positive and have a perfect game to have any chance against the Reds

09/04/2018

USA

US, Russia clash over Syria at UN Security Council

The US has vowed to respond to an alleged deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria regardless of whether the UN Security Council acts or not, while Russia has warned Washington of "grave repercussions".

09/04/2018

Poland

How did Poland’s president die? It depends which official version you believe

Poland’s ruling party still says there was a darker story behind the plane crash that killed its president in 2010. But eight years on, will it ever be able to prove it?

09/04/2018

Syria

International Rescue Committee laments lack of accountability in Syria

The NGO also calls for more aid to be allowed in to worst hit areas of Syria

09/04/2018

United Kingdom

Twice as many Britons acquired another EU citizenship in Brexit vote year

In total, some 6,555 people from the UK acquired citizenship in another EU state, compared to 2,478 in 2015, marking an increase of 165%, according to the EU statistics office.

09/04/2018

Germany

German far-right MP under fire over Münster attack tweets

Beatrix von Storch faces calls for her resignation over Islamophobic tweets in the aftermath of the deadly van rampage in Münster on Saturday.

09/04/2018

World News

Were your details leaked to Cambridge Analytica? Here’s how you can find out

At least 87 million Facebook profiles were harvested by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica starting in 2014. Here’s how you can find out if your information was leaked, and how to delete it.

09/04/2018

Europe News

Integrating EU's minority Roma community

International Roma Day shines light on social inclusion and poverty issues

09/04/2018

Economy

The Facebook data leak: What happened and what’s next

How Cambridge Analytica accessed the user profiles of 87 million people and what they did with your data, explained.

09/04/2018

Sport

Marathon des Sables: Rachid El Morabity edges brother Mohamed

Morocco's Rachid El Morabity beat his brother Mohamed finishing in 3hr4mins in stage two of the Marathon des Sables

09/04/2018

No Comment

Emotional vigil held for Canada bus crash victims

A hockey arena became the epicenter of grief for a small Canadian town on Sunday, as friends, relatives and those that housed the young hockey players gathered to mourn 15 people killed after a semi-trailer slammed into a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada.

09/04/2018

Syria

Disaster in Douma - Charity says signs of chemical attack clear on the ground

Save the Children calls for inspectors to verify if chemical weapons were used in deadly attack in Damascus' eastern suburb.

09/04/2018

No Comment

Amnesty International denounces France's red carpet welcome for Saudi prince

Rights group Amnesty International demonstrated in Paris on Monday, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was welcomed by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on his visit to France.

09/04/2018

World News

How floating architecture could help save at-risk cities

Raftlike homes and buoyant buildings may be a fix for rising sea levels.

09/04/2018

No Comment

French police clash with eco-activists as they clear abandoned airport site

French police fired teargas and stun grenades and were pelted with stones during a dawn swoop on Monday (April 9) to clear eco-activists and anarchists from a site in western France that had been planned as a new airport.

09/04/2018

World

Orban's victory: migration crisis 'changed the game'

With Hungary's Viktor Orban sealing a third consecutive election win, what should Europe take from it?

09/04/2018

Poland

Euroviews. What is the ‘Smolensk religion’ born from Polish president’s death? l View

Zbigniew Mikołejko, professor and philosopher of religion at the Polish Academy of Science, explains what the 'Smolensk religion’ is, who its followers are, and how it's helping to win elections.

09/04/2018

Earth News

Liza Minnelli's iconic items on display

The family photos, the ruby slippers and the Oscar-award nomination of the actress are part of the exhibition.

09/04/2018

No Comment

Prince Charles visits indigenous art centre in Australia's Northern Territory

Britain's Prince Charles visited an indigenous art centre in Australia's Northern Territory Monday, on the final leg of his visit to the country.

09/04/2018

Sport

Japan sack Vahid Halilhodzic as head coach

With the clock ticking dwn and only two month remaning until the World Cup finals Japan have sacked Vahid Halilhodzic as head coach of the national team.

09/04/2018

Hungary

Contrasting views of Hungarians after the election result

Most people living in the capital are in deep shock while residents in rural areas are satisfied with the result.

09/04/2018

World News

Euroviews. John Bolton is scary because much of the establishment agrees with him | View

The new national security advisor is no hawkish iconoclast, and the real risk of his tenure is a war no one sees coming, writes Robert Moore.

09/04/2018

World News

Iran on border, Trump's 'unpredictability' creates nightmare scenario for Israel

Israel has struck inside Syria more than 100 times since 2012.

09/04/2018

France

French rail strikes: neither side backs down

Monday was another nightmare for rail travellers in France. It was the fourth time rail workers strike over plans to overhaul the heavily indebted train operator SNCF. It's President Macron's biggest drive to reform the country's economy.

09/04/2018

France

Portugal relives day of WWI horror in worst-ever defeat

President Macron attends ceremony to assure EU partner Portugal of France's undying thanks for their sacrifice in the failed 1918 German Spring offensive.

09/04/2018

Germany

Airport strike in Germany and action in France promises misery for air travelers

German unions striking for higher pay in industrial action planned deep into the month, while French action a sign of possible things to come this summer.

09/04/2018

Destinations

What does it take to be a sustainable luxury travel brand

Our exclusive interview with Frederic Simon of Alila Hotels

09/04/2018

Germany

'Too many’ migrants in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?

Skeptical of multi-culturalism in Germany? Feel let down by mainstream politics on the issue of immigrants? Ali Can, founder of the ‘concerned citizens hotline’, wants to talk.

09/04/2018

No Comment

Couples face slips and tricks in UK wife-carrying championships

Slippery conditions made the unique and demanding UK wife-carrying championships even more challenging as participants traversed the course in Dorking, south-east England on Sunday (April 8).

09/04/2018