2018-06-08

Austria

Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams

Mosques & imams accused of not fostering a "positive mindset" towards Austria, and receiving illegal foreign funding.

08/06/2018

No Comment

Colachos, baseball fans, and Dutch PM among best No Comments of the we

Colachos, baseball fans, and Dutch PM among best No Comments of the week

08/06/2018

France

Shock at death of Anthony Bourdain aged just 61

Despite one of his catchphrases, "I write, I travel, I eat, and I'm hungry for more", the celebrated author, chef and presenter commits suicide aged just 61.

08/06/2018

Bulgaria

EU spends €274m to 'breach its own environmental laws'

Brussels has been accused of an embarrassing gaffe after spending €274 million on a motorway that is set to breach its own environmental laws.

08/06/2018

World News

Good news Friday!

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday

08/06/2018

Russia

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results.

08/06/2018

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Bemba war crimes conviction overturned

The court ruled he could not be held responsible for crimes carried out by troops under his control

08/06/2018

Sport

Rafa Nadal books French final showdown with Dominic Thiem

Ruthless Rafael Nadal punished Juan Martin del Potro for missed opportunities as he reached his 11th French Open final with a 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory on Friday.

08/06/2018

Israel

Tel Aviv celebrates 20th Gay Pride

More than 250,000 revellers flocked to Tel Aviv, Israel, to celebrate the 20th annual Gay Pride.

08/06/2018

Travel News

Beautiful Belgrade: A city of contrasts and culture

One of Europe's oldest cities, Belgrade is beloved by travellers and never fails to offer pleasant surprises

08/06/2018

Gaza

Israeli troops kill 3, injure 600 others along Gaza border: medics

Some 10,000 Palestinians took part in the protest, according to the Israeli army, throwing rocks at troops, burning tyres, and hurling “a number of explosive devices and a grenade” across the fence.

08/06/2018

Economy

Readmit Russia to G7, US President Donald Trump says to world leaders

Russia was expelled after its annexation of Crimea in 2014

08/06/2018

World

Angel investors: Seed capital helps MENA female start-ups take flight

The MENA region’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is growing in size and stature thanks to business accelerator schemes, alternative financing and an expanding community of angel investors and professional mentors.

08/06/2018

France

Mobile phone ban in France

The new law states primary and junior high students have to keep their phones in backpacks or otherwise out of sight

08/06/2018

World News

UN Security Council elects new non-permanent members

Germany, Belgium, S. Africa, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council

08/06/2018

USA

The world's first psychopathic robot has been created, say scientists

Scientists have exacerbated people’s worst fears about artificial intelligence (AI) by creating what they claim is the world’s first ‘psychopath’ robot.

08/06/2018

Bulgaria

Russian-designed nuclear power plant causes tension in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is set to restart construction of a Russian designed nuclear power plant first proposed more than 30 years ago dating back to the end of the Cold War, in a move supporters say could reduce the country’s energy dependence on Russia.

08/06/2018

Europe News

Barnier sends London back to the drawing board

Irish border "backstop" fix cannot be for whole of UK, EU negotiator says

08/06/2018

China

As G7 summit begins Russia's Putin meet China's Xi

President Putin and Premier Xi will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting at the weekend.

08/06/2018

Sport

World Cup 2018: how to follow Egypt

No team at this summer’s football World Cup? Want to support another team as well as your own country? Here's how to support Egypt.

08/06/2018

Sport

World Cup 2018: How to follow Saudi Arabia

Want the insider's guide on how to follow Saudi Arabia? Here we help you with the insider knowledge.

08/06/2018

United Kingdom

Anti-Brexit group launches campaign for second referendum on EU member

Best for Britain says people and businesses are suffering because of the uncertainty

08/06/2018

Earth News

Back to nature in an ecocapsule

Here is a new step towards sustainable living.

08/06/2018

My Europe Series

State of the Union: New governments in Spain and Italy - what a difference in tone!

08/06/2018

Germany

Expats vote early in Turkey's election

President Tayyip Erdogan may fall short of a first-round victory and his ruling AK Party may also lose its parliamentary majority.

08/06/2018

Earth News

Les Etoiles de Mougins: a tribute to the art of cuisine

More than 30 thousand food lovers visited Les Etoiles de Mougins the first weekend of June to share a passionate subject: food.

08/06/2018

No Comment

Big island eruption

Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said lava has destroyed more than 600 homes since early last month

08/06/2018

Netherlands

Giant poo sculptures prove 'contemporary art is not s***'

Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is displaying four giant sculptures of excrement by art collective Gelatin.

08/06/2018

United Kingdom

English Premier League announces winter break from 2019-2020 onwards

Two-week break will happen in February

08/06/2018

France

From refugee to sole survivor - How one Syrian has become shoemaker to

With Hollwood falling in love with his upmarket sneakers, in less than four years Daniel Essa has established himself as a name to watch in the fashion world.

08/06/2018