2019-12-12

India

Why is India's new citizenship law sparking protests?

Euronews looks at the bill and the controversies surrounding it as protests rage in the South Asian nation.

12/12/2019

World

Israel faces prospect of third general election in a year

Israel is facing a third general election in a year after politicians failed to agree on the compositon of a new agreement before the deadline of midnight on Wednesday

12/12/2019

World News

Greece attempts to halt its brain drain

Tens of thousands of Greeks have left the country over the past decade in search of better career prospects. Now the Greek government has launched an incentive programme designed to encourage qualified young workers to return home.

12/12/2019

Earth News

Europe has a plastic problem, only 30% of plastic waste is recycled

A new study shows recycling rates on the continent are worryingly low.

12/12/2019

USA

Russia expels two German diplomats after Berlin park murder

Prosecutors said there were "enough indications" the killing was either "contracted by government offices" of Russia or Russia-governed Chechnya.

12/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election 2019: Online abuse towards MPs soars compared to 2017

Nearly 140,000 abusive tweets aimed at general election candidates were recorded in a single day of campaigning.

12/12/2019

USA

Police arrest protesters amid curfew in India's northeast

The protesters are concerned migrants will move to the border region and dilute the culture and political sway of indigenous tribal people.

12/12/2019

USA

Attack by Islamist extremists kills at least 71 soldiers in Niger

The attack led by militants with ties to the Islamic State and al Qaeda left at least 12 soldiers wounded and many others still missing.

12/12/2019

USA

McConnell's dilemma: Senate trial with Trump witnesses, or a quick vote

The Senate majority leader, facing conflicting pressures, has yet to lay out a timetable or plan for an impeachment trial.

12/12/2019

United Kingdom

First past the post: The UK voting system explained

The system used to decide elections is called 'first past the post'. But it's more complicated than it sounds. Let Euronews' Andrew Lebentz talk you through the quagmire.

12/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. There's a simple reason Republican men yell in all the impeachment hearings ǀ View

GOP lawmakers have treated the hearings like Fox New segments, delivering loud, rambling monologues in a deliberate attempt to wear down participants and viewers.

12/12/2019

France

France's transport strike to continue over holiday period

Labour union CGT said on Thursday there would be no break in transport strikes over the Christmas period unless the government backed down on pension reform.

12/12/2019

Russia

Russia to expel two German diplomats over Berlin murder investigation

Tensions have risen between the two countries since a Russian-Georgian man was murdered in Berlin in August.

12/12/2019

Yemen

Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View

As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace.

12/12/2019

Europe News

UK elections: 'We are in for a very rocky and confrontational five years'

We spoke to British writer Jonathan Coe - author of "Middle England" - described as a state of the nation novel after Brexit about his views on the UK as it faces elections that could decide its future relationship with the EU.

12/12/2019

Algeria

Algeria's President-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces fresh protests

A former prime minister was elected Algeria's new president but protesters who toppled his predecessor marched again on Friday, vowing their movement would not stop.

12/12/2019

USA

U.K. election: Polls open in crucial vote as Brexit hangs in balance

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party is facing off against the opposition Labour Party, headed by Jeremy Corbyn.

12/12/2019

Europe News

Meet Flossie the beach cleaner - dubbed Ireland's Greta

Apart from collecting plastic waste, Flossie takes part in the weekly Fridays for Futures marches. Her inspiration– the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg.

12/12/2019

USA

Krispy Kreme owner to give $5M to Holocaust survivors over family's Nazi ties

The Reimann family learned that their ancestors used forced laborers in their factory under the Nazis during World War II.

12/12/2019

India

India deploys troops to curb violent protests over citizenship law

As India's upper house of parliament passed a bill making it easier for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries to seek Indian citizenship, protests took place in the state of Assam.

12/12/2019

Europe News

The Brief: what to expect at the EU summit

Climate, budget and Brexit are the big issues weighing on EU leaders as they meet in Brussels this Thursday-Friday.

12/12/2019

USA

New Zealand police finalizing plan to retrieve bodies after volcanic eruption

Many survivors suffered serious burns, and up to 16 people were feared dead.

12/12/2019

USA

Lawmakers debate impeachment ahead of committee vote on articles

The House Judiciary Committee worked late into the night as Republicans and Democrats on the panel weighed in.

12/12/2019

USA

Chilean Air Force finds debris believed to be from missing plane

A military cargo plane crashed this week with 38 people aboard over a remote stretch of frigid sea between South America and the Antarctic.

12/12/2019

USA

GOP Rep. Gohmert publicly names person some Republicans say is whistleblower

Democrats had asked the name not be mentioned for safety and privacy reasons.

12/12/2019

USA

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lied to feds, should be jailed pending trial, prosecutors say

The foreign-born man, along with Igor Fruman, was charged with making $325,000 in illegal straw donations to a Trump super PAC.

12/12/2019