2018-05-15

World News

Woman replaces ex-boyfriend with cat in family photos

When Chloe Forsberg broke up with her boyfriend of four years, her sister did what had to be done: replace Chloe's ex with pics of her cat in family photos.

15/05/2018

World News

Auction of Prince memorabilia delights fans

"It would be amazing to have a piece of him," says one fan.

15/05/2018

World News

Facebook reveals how much abusive content it removes

Facebook deleted 865.8 million posts during the first quarter of 2018

15/05/2018

Israel

Angry exchanges at the United Nations Security Council emergency meeting

Exchanges were between Israel and Palestinian envoys. A number of nations also expressed concern at the level of violence during Monday's protests

15/05/2018

France

Figo and Abidal look ahead to Europa League Final

Excitement builds in Lyon's City Centre for tonight's showdown between Atletico Madrid and Marseille, where two of Europe's footballing legends give their predictions.

15/05/2018

World News

North Korea reportedly cancels talks with South

The regime believes that drills between South Korean and U.S. air forces are a rehearsal for an invasion of the North, the Yonhap news agency reported.

15/05/2018

Russia

Vigorous Vladimir? A look at the attempts to portray Putin as an all-action leader

He’s flown planes and hang gliders, driven tanks, cruised around on a three-wheeled motorbike, taken up the controls of snowmobile, piloted a powerboat dressed in camouflage and shades and, perhaps, most famously, been pictured bare-chested while riding a horse.

15/05/2018

World News

Grandmother says 10 children removed from Cali home 'lived in torture'

"I can't believe we're going through this, my whole family, this is a nightmare."

15/05/2018

World

Serbian President Vučić on EU bid and making "huge efforts” to normalise Kosovo relations

Serbian President Vučić on EU bid and making "huge efforts” to normalise Kosovo relations

15/05/2018

Gaza

Gaza City mourns 8-month-old Layla Al Ghandour

The baby girl is among dozens of victims following Monday's clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops, the region's worst day of violence in four years.

15/05/2018

World News

Co-pilot sucked halfway out of windshield during flight

A seemingly routine flight from southwestern China to Tibet turned chaotic when a windshield burst open in mid-air, partially sucking out the co-pilot.

15/05/2018

World News

How spying on penguins just might save them

New system lets scientists keep tabs on penguins even from thousands of miles away.

15/05/2018

No Comment

The Kerch Strait bridge is officially opened.

The bridge across the Kerch Strait, which will connect the Crimean Peninsula and Krasnodar Region is officially opened.

15/05/2018

World News

Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' debuts to standing ovation at Cannes

Some critics are already hailing the film as Lee's best work in years.

15/05/2018

No Comment

Tear gas fired to disperse Palestinian 'nakba' demonstration

Israeli forces on Tuesday fired tear gas at Palestinians protesting in Bethlehem.

15/05/2018

Iraq

Populist cleric set to be Iraq's new powerbroker

In a stunning turnaround, the alliance led by firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is almost certainly headed for first place in Iraq's parliamentary election.

15/05/2018

World News

Will Meghan Markle wear Princess Diana's tiara for the royal wedding?

Something borrowed, something sparkly?

15/05/2018

No Comment

Clashes between pro- and anti-Erdogan protesters in London

Scuffles broke out between two groups of protesters and police outside Downing Street, ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May later in the day.

15/05/2018

Europe News

Mideast: should the EU step in?

Official says Europe could play role of 'honest mediator' between Israelis and Palestinians.

15/05/2018

No Comment

Hawaii volcano threatens to cut off more residents

Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano threatened highways on Monday (May 14), raising the possibility that officials will order thousands more residents to evacuate before access routes are cut off.

15/05/2018

USA

Teen trains artificial intelligence to paint nude portraits — with surreal results

An American teenager has trained artificial intelligence (AI) to paint nude portraits, and tells Euronews he couldn’t be happier with the “strange and surreal” results.

15/05/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Stuck in Serbia

15/05/2018

Economy

GDP grows across European Union

The European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, has released the first estimate of European GDP growth for 2018, with both the European Union and the Euro Area growing by 0.4 per cent.

15/05/2018

Croatia

Racism and hate speech in Croatia 'is on the rise'

Racism and hate speech is on the rise in Croatia and Serbs, Roma and the LGBT community are the main targets, according to the Council of Europe.

15/05/2018

Climate Now

Climate Update: Warmest April on record in Europe

The statistic comes from Copernicus, the EU's Earth Observation Programme

15/05/2018

Europe News

EU and Iran 'make good start' on salvaging nuclear deal

Iran and European powers met in Brussels after the nuclear deal was plunged into crisis by Donald Trump confirming the US withdrawal from the treaty

15/05/2018

Real Economy

Convergence: keeping up with Europe's big boys!

For low-income eurozone countries, holding their own in comparison with richer EU neighbours is an ongoing process

15/05/2018

World News

Twitter looks to hide trolls by judging their behavior

CEO Jack Dorsey is working toward "healthy conversations" as the platform tries to address ongoing abuse issues

15/05/2018

France

The first autonomous taxi robot from French start-up hits the market

The car industry thinks cities will start to change with less cars on our roads

15/05/2018

France

Lyon tightens security ahead of Europa League Final

Olympique Marseille face Atletico Madrid in the showpiece event with hundreds of policemen and extra security measures deployed to prevent fans clashing outside the stadium and around the city.

15/05/2018