2020-01-21

Bulgaria

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote over water crisis

Euronews reports from Pernik, a Bulgarian town where thousands are left without water due to suspected mismanagement at the top.

21/01/2020

USA

New book recounts reports of Trump attacks on military brass, eagerness to meet Putin

The book, released Tuesday, offers a portrait of Trump's first years in office and reveals new details about previously reported episodes.

21/01/2020

Lebanon

New government in crisis-hit Lebanon ends 3-month vacuum

The move, which comes three months after former Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned, is unlikely to satisfy protesters.

21/01/2020

World News

Harry and Meghan issue legal warning to media upon arrival in Canada

The Sussexes have issued a legal warning to British media just hours after Harry landed in Canada.

21/01/2020

Spain

Spain debates bill to scrap forced sterilisation of disabled people

As the Spanish Parliament debates a bill to scrap forced sterilisation of women and girls with disability, Euronews spoke to a survivor.

21/01/2020

No Comment

Scuffles as migrants try to cross into southern Mexico

It comes as they were blocked from crossing the Guatemala-Mexico border.

21/01/2020

USA

McConnell makes last-minute changes to Trump impeachment trial rules

The sudden revision in the Senate's organizing resolution also ensures House Democrats' evidence will be admitted.

21/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment begins with 13-hour Senate battle

The historic impeachment of Donald Trump got underway late on Tuesday with a long debate on the rules of the trial — while the US president was in Davos.

21/01/2020

USA

White House may assert executive privilege to block Bolton testimony, Republicans say

Any effort to seek the former national security adviser as a witness in the Senate could also lead to a lengthy delay.

21/01/2020

World News

Europe's weather mix: Record high pressure, cold and Storm Gloria

Extreme weather has come to western Europe. A powerful anticyclone is breaking records in high pressure across Belgium, France and the UK, while Storm Gloria, pushing the anti-cyclone south, is causing heavy rain, winds and even rare snowfall in Spain.

21/01/2020

No Comment

Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters clash in Baghdad

The latest violence comes after three demonstrators were killed in clashes on Monday.

21/01/2020

Vatican

Priests in rehab: how the Vatican tries to 'cure' child abusers

An estimated 24 recovery centres for clergymen operate in Italy. Euronews reports on their methods and the controversies surrounding them.

21/01/2020

Ocean

Family-run fisheries struggle as new generation casts net wider

In partnership with the European Commission

For generations fishing has been a respected trade and a traditional way of life for many families across Europe. But today, the number of local fishers is dwindling.

21/01/2020

Switzerland

Euroviews. The Olympic Committee's new ban on politics denies reality - and its own poor history ǀ View

A new International Olympic Committee policy barring political expression at the Tokyo 2020 games benefits those in power.

21/01/2020

USA

Already saturated with politics? News stations are about to step it up.

With a record $10 billion in political advertising at stake, the news industry is expanding operations to all corners — from broadcasting live campaign events to offering daily news shows on entertainment platforms.

21/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. The New York Times presidential endorsement shows why newspapers must end the practice ǀ View

In an era in which most readers don't trust the news media, endorsements are more likely to hurt an organisation's journalism than help their readers.

21/01/2020

France

French publisher apologises for CIA 9/11 conspiracy theory in textbook

Textbook publisher Ellipses said it bitterly regretted the mistake that suggested 9/11 was orchestrated by the CIA.

21/01/2020

Serbia

Serbia president 'fed up of being lectured' over ties with Russia

"Do your job," said Vučić. "You are sovereign states. Serbia is a sovereign state. We do everything that is for the best for our people and for our country.”

21/01/2020

United Kingdom

'EU more vital than US': UK businesses call for more Brexit clarity

Sixty-one percent of UK directors describe the EU as more important to them than any other countries, including the US.

21/01/2020

USA

Trump, climate change icon Greta Thunberg lay out starkly different visions

"Planting tress is good of course, but it is nowhere near enough of what is needed," the Swedish teen said at the World Economic Forum.

21/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment: Live updates from the Senate trial

The Senate trial on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, begins this week.

21/01/2020

USA

'Appalling,' a 'national disgrace,' 'designed to hide the truth': Democrats blast McConnell's impeachment proposal

Schumer accused McConnell of "totally, totally, totally going along with Trump's cover-up hook, line and sinker."

21/01/2020

USA

Why aren't Democrats making life miserable for vulnerable Republicans on impeachment?

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.

21/01/2020

USA

Dozens flee from Paraguay prison after digging tunnel; escapees include notorious Brazilian gang

Interior Minister Euclides Acevedo said in a statement that the tunnel itself may have been a ruse to cover complicity by prison officials

21/01/2020

USA

Hillary Clinton blasts Sanders, won't commit to backing him as party nominee

"Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him...It's all just baloney," the former first lady says.

21/01/2020

USA

Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's attack

The apology came after several days of back-and-forth between the campaigns over a supporter's op-ed claiming Biden suffers from a "corruption problem."

21/01/2020

China

Coronavirus: Is the EU prepared for an outbreak?

Six people are now known to have died from the coronavirus. Health authorities worldwide are scrambling to come up with a response.

21/01/2020

Living

The 60 best sustainable clothing brands to wean you off fast fashion

Your shopping guide to the best European sustainable fashion brands.

21/01/2020

Iran

Iran MP offers three million dollar bounty to 'whoever kills Trump'

Lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh announced the reward in the Iranian parliament on Tuesday

21/01/2020

Kosovo

Kosovo-Serbia flights to restart after two decades

There have been no commercial flights between Kosovo and Serbia in 21 years and it takes over five hours overland from Belgrade to Pristina.

21/01/2020