2019-06-25

World News

Euroviews. It’s time to stop talking about the Paris Agreement and start acting on it ǀ View

The window for action on the Paris Agreement is closing. Governments and businesses have a responsibility to invest in a just transition to a safer, fairer, cleaner energy system, and ecosystem restoration and recovery.

25/06/2019

Georgia

Watch: Student breaks upside down Rubik's Cube record

Hanging from a bar, the Georgian student solved the puzzle in just 13 seconds.

25/06/2019

Switzerland

Khashoggi's fiancée calls for international investigation into murder

"Those responsible must be punished," Hatice Cengiz said on Tuesday during a "Silencing Dissent" event at the UN European headquarters in Geneva.

25/06/2019

United Kingdom

Life sentence for man who pushed passenger, 90, onto London tube track

London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence

25/06/2019

Pakistan

Pakistani girls trafficked to China 'exaggerated' stories: Pakistan FM

In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister said reports that Pakistani Christian children were being trafficked into China were stories "planted" to cause friction between the two countries.

25/06/2019

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Heatwave hits Brussels with temperature reaching 30.5 degrees

Temperatures soared in Brussels on Monday (June 24) kicking off a heatwave with temperatures of 32 degrees Celsius expected in the Belgian capital from Tuesday, up to 34 degrees in the north of the country.

25/06/2019

Poland

Euroviews. How Poland’s 'golden age' of economic growth is going unreported ǀ View

Becoming the seventh largest economy in Europe after over 20 years of solid growth, Poland’s remarkable growth engine is not receiving the attention it deserves.

25/06/2019

USA

Kushner faces battle to sell economic plan for Palestinians

Billions of dollars aren't going to resolve the decades-long impasse, according to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.

25/06/2019

Russia

Council of Europe backs restoring Russian voting rights

The motion restoring Russia's voting rights — revoked in 2014 over the illegal annexation of Crimea — was approved late on Monday evening with 118 votes in favour, 62 against, and 10 abstentions.

25/06/2019

USA

Prince Harry, Meghan's home renovations cost taxpayers $3 million

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's residence near Windsor Castle, called Frogmore Cottage, underwent major work to turn five properties back into a single home.

25/06/2019

United Kingdom

Hillsborough police chief to face retrial, judge rules

Former British police chief David Duckenfield, who was in charge of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, will face a retrial over the death of 95 Liverpool fans, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

25/06/2019

World

Palestinian representative to UK slams Kushner peace plan

In an interview with Euronews, Husam Zomlot Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, and formerly ambassador to Washington, has blasted Jared Kushner's so called Prosperity to Peace plan set to be unveiled today an a special conference in Bahrain.

25/06/2019

USA

Elizabeth Warren jumps out to a big lead in MoveOn poll

The survey comes a day ahead of the first Democratic debate, hosted by NBC, in Miami on Wednesday and Thursday.

25/06/2019

Europe News

The Brief: How Brexit is affecting people's mental health

"There is little respite from this uncertainty and that seeps in and leads to unsettling anxiety." Brexit is one of the hottest topics right now, but a psychotherapist told Euronews that it's also taking a toll on people.

25/06/2019

United Kingdom

British royals double carbon emissions due to overseas visits

The royal family's carbon emissions rose 93% due to business travel in the year ending on March 31, the latest Sovereign Grant Report has revealed.

25/06/2019

World

Weather forecasters are predicting record temperatures across Europe

Temperatures expected to break all-time highs for June in the coming days as a heatwave is about to sweep through the continent. Today Paris is expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius, Frankfurt 35C and Madrid 37C. Tomorrow temperatures are expected to rise even further with 42C in Northern Spain.

25/06/2019

Pakistan

US-Iran tensions could 'jeopardise' Afghanistan says Pakistan's FM

In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister warned that the escalating situation between the US and Iran could have consequences on Afghanistan.

25/06/2019

World

Iran's Rouhani says new US sanctions 'show Trump's desperation'

Iran's President Rouhani has said the latest US sanctions against the country demonstrate Washington's "desperation" and will not succeed. President Trump signed further measures aimed specifically at Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday.

25/06/2019

USA

Iran says new sanctions mean the end of diplomacy

National Security Adviser John Bolton says the president was open to real negotiations and "all that Iran needs to do is walk through that open door."

25/06/2019

Living

Algae in cosmetics: fab or fad?

It is one of the fastest growing organisms on earth.

25/06/2019

USA

Mueller report hits the stage with star-studded Broadway cast

"The Investigation: A Search For The Truth in Ten Acts" adapted and condensed portions of the report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump.

25/06/2019

Italy

'Cocaine king of Milan' makes midnight escape from prison in Uruguay

Rocco Morabito escaped from a prison in Uruguay where he was waiting to be extradited back to Italy.

25/06/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson reiterates no-deal Brexit threat

The frontrunner to become the UK's next prime minister said he was seriously prepared to take the country out of the EU in October even if no deal was agreed.

25/06/2019

USA

Here are the rules for the first Democratic debate

The action is set to get underway on Wednesday and Thursday in Miami, with 10 presidential primary candidates on stage each night.

25/06/2019

France

US and Sweden head to the quarter-finals

In the second to last day of the round of 16, the United States and Sweden won their respective matches and progress to the quarter-final round.

25/06/2019

USA

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover detects 'unusually high' levels of methane

Is it evidence of life on the Red Planet?

25/06/2019