2019-09-04

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Anti-Brexit protesters hold night rally in Westminster

Anti-government protesters have gathered in Westminster as MPs ready for a vital Brexit vote. Some protesters carried placards bearing anti-Boris Johnson and anti-Brexit slogans.

04/09/2019

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Dorian leaves devastating trail of destruction in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian ripped through the northwestern Bahamas over the weekend, killing at least seven people and leaving a path of destruction across the island

04/09/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson swears during first PMQs in House of Commons

Boris Johnson, taking his first session of questions from MPs amid Brexit chaos today, swore as he took aim at the opposition’s economic policy.

04/09/2019

Economy

The Brief: Lagarde's route to the ECB

We look back at Christine Lagarde's career trajectory from French Minister to IMF chief and the issues that follow her heading into her next role.

04/09/2019

Green News

Should we take note of Amazon India's new plastic-free pledge?

The Indian unit of the largest online retailer has committed to curbing its use of single-use plastic by 2020. But is it doing enough?

04/09/2019

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Britons protest outside British Embassy in Dublin

A crowd of Irish-based British people protested outside the British Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, this evening against Boris Johnson's plans to prorogue Parliament and express their concerns over a no-deal Brexit.

04/09/2019

Germany

Euroviews. The EU’s Far Right surge is unstoppable if we don’t transform how our democracies work ǀ View

Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could well be the first major industrial power to fall in a global recession, triggering a Far Right victory that could have a domino effect across the EU.

04/09/2019

USA

Around the world, disruption is beating out stability

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.

04/09/2019

USA

'Bring it on': Stormy Daniels says she's ready to testify at House hush-money hearings

The Judiciary Committee plans to launch an investigation into alleged Trump payments to two women ahead of the 2016 election.

04/09/2019

USA

U.S. woman arrested after trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby in hand luggage

Jennifer Erin Talbot was arrested after attempting to hide the six-day old baby in her hand-luggage, immigration authorities said.

04/09/2019

USA

Pence distances Trump from uproar over VP's stay at president's Irish golf club

The statement was the third time this week the VP or his team have addressed the issue, which ignited widespread criticism.

04/09/2019

Germany

Currywurst at 70: The surprising British link to Germany’s street food

It is estimated 800 million currywurst are eaten ever year, 70m in Berlin alone, but this German staple has a surprising British connection

04/09/2019

World News

'Better be safe than sorry': EU prepared for no-deal Brexit

'Better be safe than sorry': European Commission spokeswoman on no-deal preparations

04/09/2019

Yemen

France, UK & US 'may be held responsible for Yemen war crimes'

A panel of UN experts found that all sides of the Yemeni conflict have committed war crimes and said that third states providing aid or assistance could be complicit.

04/09/2019

Iran

'Iran to release seven crew members of detained tanker'

The ships owner has welcomed 'this positive development', but no release date has been confirmed by Iranian authorities. 16 crew members will remain on board to maintain the vessel's safe operation.

04/09/2019

World

French firefighters mobilised to fight fires in Amazon rainforest

The EU is sending firefighters, drones and experts to help Bolivia fight forest fires

04/09/2019

USA

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill

The controversial extradition bill that prompted mass demonstrations in June has been withdrawn, but protesters have other demands.

04/09/2019

United Kingdom

UK seizes record 1.3 tonnes of heroin worth €132 million

UK border officers recovered the drug from a container ship and let it continue its journey to the Netherlands where authorities arrested four people as they were unloaded it.

04/09/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit: How the world's media covered Johnson's defeat in parliament

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered his first parliamentary defeat on Tuesday which could derail his plans for the country to leave the EU by October 31.

04/09/2019

USA

Iran to release seven crew members of detained British tanker

The Stena Impero was detained by Tehran on July 19, two weeks after Britain detained an Iranian tanker off the territory of Gibraltar

04/09/2019

Europe News

European MEPs react to Johnson's defeat in parliament

European MEPs told Euronews what they thought about the latest developments with Brexit.

04/09/2019

USA

Booker's history with DeVos is under scrutiny

While other candidates pile on the education secretary in campaign speeches, Cory Booker is defending his past ties to her organization.

04/09/2019

World

What is Boris Johnson's election strategy?

Euronews discuses how the Prime Minister will look to run any election that is called

04/09/2019

World

Italy's new coalition government to be sworn in on Thursday

A new ruling coalition is being prepared in Italy after the 5 Star Movement approved a pact with their former political foes, the Democratic Party. In an online poll yesterday, nearly 80 per cent of the 5 Star's grassroots members voted in favour of forming a new coalition with their leftist rivals.

04/09/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As students return to universities, it’s time we talked candidly about rape ǀ View

As universities across Europe prepare open their doors for a new term, student Cara Balen warns of the danger of not recognising the importance of sexual consent on campus and beyond.

04/09/2019

World

Podemos insist on formal coalition as price for saving Sánchez

Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again rejected the far-left Unidas Podemos' demand for a formal coalition government. On Tuesday, Mr Sanchez unveiled a new programme of policies to encourage the far-left party into backing him as Prime Minister.

04/09/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Shipping containers are the tip of the iceberg. Homelessness in the UK is at epidemic levels ǀ View

Homelessness makes us uncomfortable - it challenges our assumptions about global inequality, as well as the viability of our own welfare states and governance, when we see large numbers of our fellow citizens living in conditions akin to refugee camps abroad.

04/09/2019

China

Hong Kong: Carrie Lam withdraws controversial extradition bill

Chief executive had previously announced that the bill was "dead".

04/09/2019

USA

Pentagon is moving $3.6 billion in military funding to build Trump's wall

Officials said money planned for military construction projects will instead be spent on a wall on the southern border.

04/09/2019