2018-12-09

Armenia

Who is Nikol Pashinyan?

Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected as prime minister of Armenia on Sunday in a snap election he called in October in a bid to cement the country's political shift. But who is the man leading change in the country?

09/12/2018

Belgium

DRC calls for Belgium museum to return artworks and artifacts

The Africa Museum's reopening in Belgium after a ten year "decolonisation" project led to calls from the Democratic Republic of Congo for its artifacts to be given back

09/12/2018

Germany

CDU: New leader to review Merkel's migration policies

CDU: New leader to review Merkel's migration policies

09/12/2018

Belgium

Belgian coalition government loses majority as N-VA partners walk out

Liberals and Christian Democrats to battle on in minority with PM Charles Michel insisting his country will sign the UN Migrants Charter, the dealbreaker for the Flemish Nationalists.

09/12/2018

France

'Yellow vests': French minister tells Trump 'stop meddling'

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Trump should not meddle in the country's politics after the American leader criticised Macron on Twitter

09/12/2018

World News

France's finance minister warns of catastrophic effects of protests

Damages from the protests will have to be paid for by the government, the public and insurers, said France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

09/12/2018

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Marching band parades giant Christmas cake at German Christmas market

A giant Christmas cake was unveiled in Dresden on Saturday as part of the German city's 25th annual 'Stollenfest'.

09/12/2018

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US bound caravan migrants turn back as asylum process stalls

Thousands of Central American migrants spent weeks travelling north through Mexico in caravans, walking and hitching rides when possible, only for many to give up hope and turn back when they met resistance at the U.S. border.

09/12/2018

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Water cannon used on yellow vest protesters in Belgium

Hundreds of yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel marched on the European quarter of Brussels Saturday, as the movement that started in France found its way to Belgium and the Netherlands.

09/12/2018

Poland

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN climate change participants

Polish border authorities deny entry to UN Climate Change talks participants

09/12/2018

World News

Israeli military probes shooting of Palestinian in the back

Security-camera video, obtained from a restaurant in the town of Tulkarem, shows the 22-year-old walking in an alleyway holding a stick when he is shot from behind.

09/12/2018

France

'At the end I ask myself why I work just to survive'

"At the end, I ask myself why I work just to survive," man who came up with using "yellow vests" as the symbol for protests, tells Euronews

09/12/2018

Russia

Russian human rights champion Lyudmila Alexeyeva dies

The 91-year-old had been ill for a long time after fighting for nearly seven decades to make first the Soviet Union and then Russia a better place.

09/12/2018

World News

U.S. backers of Paris accord set up camp at climate talks

Hundreds of U.S. states, cities, businesses and churches planted the American flag at the U.N. climate talks to show that many in the United States remain committed to curbing global warming.

09/12/2018

Italy

Salvini blames austerity for French unrest

Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini says EU needs to adopt policies to stimulate growth.

09/12/2018

World News

Gilets jaunes protests to have 'important impact' on French economy

The gilets jaunes protests will have an "important impact" on the French economy, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire told Euronews on Sunday.

09/12/2018

World News

U.K. PM May warns of 'uncharted waters' if lawmakers reject Brexit deal

May is fighting to save her unpopular plan and her job ahead of a showdown in Parliament planned for Tuesday, when lawmakers are widely expected to reject the Brexit divorce deal she struck with the European Union.

09/12/2018

World News

China warns of 'grave consequences' if tech giant executive is not released

Meng faces extradition to the United States after being arrested in Vancouver last week. A bail hearing is set to resume on Monday.

09/12/2018

Algeria

Murdered Trappist Monks Beatified in Algeria

Ceremony is first step to sainthood

09/12/2018

World News

Net neutrality could get a second shot thanks to Democrats

Public support for the concept combined with adoption from the Democrats has sparked renewed optimism.

09/12/2018

World News

Europe’s Socialists choose their leader for May’s Parliamentary elections

Timmermans to lead list after nomination goes unchallenged in Lisbon

09/12/2018

World News

Protesters demand tougher action at U.N. climate talks

Negotiators aim to smooth deadlocks, finalize the details of the 2015 Paris Agreement despite oil exporters' rejection of climate reports.

09/12/2018

World News

Britons scramble to get E.U. passports before Brexit

"The idea of the E.U. is to give people rights and benefits ... more than the fact that you don't have to show your passport at the border."

09/12/2018

Belgium

Biggest party in Belgian coalition government quits

Belgian prime minister forms a minority government after biggest party in coalition quits over UN migration treaty row.

09/12/2018

France

Violence goes down compared to last week's gilets jaunes protests

Saturday's gilets jaunes protests were less violent than last weekend's, announced French Interior Minister, adding that turnout was also down.

09/12/2018