2019-04-15

USA

Religious conservatives grapple with how to respond to Buttigieg

The Democratic presidential candidate is leaning into discussions on faith but conservative activists aren't buying it.

15/04/2019

France

Watch: Notre Dame Cathedral's spire comes crashing down amid fire

A Twitter user captured the moment the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral's spire came crashing to the ground amid a raging fire.

15/04/2019

USA

Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago denied ball

Yujing Zhang has remained behind bars since March 30 when federal prosecutors say she lied to Secret Service agents to gain entry to the private club.

15/04/2019

USA

Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Trump tweeted that he's awarding Woods the honor "because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE."

15/04/2019

World

Climate activists demonstrate in London

Climate activists took to the streets of London on Monday to draw attention to climate change in the EU. The demonstrations were organised by UK group Extinction Rebellion.

15/04/2019

Europe News

EU governments approve copyright reform targeting tech giants

Not all member states agreed with moving forward with the contentious copyright reform.

15/04/2019

France

Global contest to design new spire for Notre Dame cathedral

Edouard Philippe, the country's prime minister, announced the contest on Thursday and called for "a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era".

15/04/2019

USA

N. Korean defector whose escape went viral understands why he was shot

"If I were in their shoes I would have done the same thing," he told NBC News, recalling his 2017 escape.

15/04/2019

World

Strasbourg in 60 seconds: The week ahead for MEPs

Check out Strasbourg in 60 to see what is planned for MEPs this week.

15/04/2019

USA

Islamic State figure killed in U.S. strike in Somalia

American military involvement in the country has grown since President Donald Trump approved expanded operations against al-Shabab early in his term.

15/04/2019

USA

Supreme Justices spent the morning talking about an 'f word'

The high court heard arguments in clothing line trademark case — but the discussion was far from routine.

15/04/2019

World News

Three-parent babies: How are they possible and is it ethical?

"It shouldn't be done. Particularly in an unregulated way with no proper scientific oversight," Tim Child, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, told Euronews.

15/04/2019

Iran

Euroviews. Europe should call Iran’s Quds Force what it is - a terrorist organisation ǀ View

Calling the Quds Force what it is - a terrorist organisation - would be a powerful step towards holding Iran accountable for its actions on the world stage.

15/04/2019

USA

Cory Booker unveils plan to cut taxes for half the country

The "Rise Credit" would boost existing tax credits for workers by an estimated $2.5 trillion, according to the 2020 candidate's campaign.

15/04/2019

USA

Mueller's report on Russia and Trump to be made public Thursday

The document is expected to contain substantial portions that have been blacked out by the attorney general for various reason.

15/04/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Finland election and yellow-vest response

Watch Monday night's full episode of Raw Politics

15/04/2019

USA

Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women

The move represents a step towards addressing demands that women be included in the talks, aimed at bringing an end to more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan.

15/04/2019

USA

Democratic chairmen demand Trump admin documents on sanctuary city proposal

They said they are "deeply troubled" by reports about the proposal, calling it "a bizarre and unlawful attempt to score political points."

15/04/2019

Europe News

Between two parliaments - bike odyssey part II

Our correspondent Sandor Zsiros leaves Belgium, heads to Luxembourg and arrives in Germany en route from Brussels to Strasbourg parliament, to get a snapshot of life along the corridor which takes the Brussels bubble to France.

15/04/2019

United Kingdom

British pupils suffer 'Dickensian poverty', teachers say

“I found out last week that a third of my class sleep in their uniforms as they don’t have pyjamas.”

15/04/2019

United Kingdom

Climate change protesters target Shell's HQ in London

Major roads across London have been blocked and the building housing Shell's headquarters has been vandalised as a climate change protest gets underway in the UK's capital

15/04/2019

USA

The world's glaciers hold lots of nuclear fallout. Here's what might happen when they melt.

New research finds high levels of radioactive particles frozen in the ice.

15/04/2019

USA

Watch: Skiers take on snow and water on competition course

Competitors in costume ski down the mountain then attempt to cross a 27-metre pond at the bottom.

15/04/2019

Italy

Italian man claims €137,000 by faking disability for over 10 years

An Italian man has been arrested by police for fraud after falsely claiming €137,000 in benefits by pretending to be disabled.

15/04/2019

United Kingdom

Did Shakespeare's European neighbours inspire his plays?

The Bard "was living in one of the wealthiest parishes in the City, alongside powerful public figures, wealthy international merchants, society doctors and expert musicians."

15/04/2019

Hungary

Watch: Budapest Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary

Jane Haining died at Auschwitz and is the only Scot to be honoured as “righteous among the nations” by Yad Vashem.

15/04/2019

USA

'Patriotic Millionaires' say they should pay more in taxes

"We see how the system is skewed in our favor, and how that's really hurting our country, and in the very long run, hurting us, too," the group's chairman said.

15/04/2019

United Kingdom

Shamima Begum: ISIS bride 'receiving legal aid' for battle to go home

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the prospect of ISIS bride Shamima Begum receiving legal aid made him "very uncomfortable"

15/04/2019

Next Series

The neuroscientists in search of consciousness

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris meets the scientists trying to see if consciousness can be altered in patients that find themselves in minimally conscious states.

15/04/2019

USA

Democratic candidates may find it hard to 'change the channel' from Trump

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

15/04/2019