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Now playing Next Netherlands First Kosovar Albanian arrested on war crimes charges The Kosovo Specialist Chambers, based in The Hague, said on Thursday that former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Salih Mustafa had been arrested but did not mention on what charges. 24/09/2020
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Now playing Next no comment New Pope John Paul II sculpture unveiled in Warsaw The sculpture, titled "Poisoned Source", shows the Polish pope holding a meteorite high over a pool of red water representing blood. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic 'oppose EU's new migration pact' "We must ensure that the external borders of the EU and the Schengen Area remain perfectly sealed along all section," a spokesman for the Hungarian Prime Minister said. 24/09/2020
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Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Restrictive measures not 'working as intended' in Europe The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control called on member states to implement targeted measures as soon as possible to tackle a "worrying increase" in COVID-19 cases. 24/09/2020
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Now playing Next Belarus 'No democratic legitimacy': EU slams Lukashenko's 'inauguration' "This ‘inauguration’ directly contradicts the will of large parts of the Belarusian population [...] and serves to only further deepen the political crisis in Belarus," said EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell 24/09/2020
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Now playing Next no comment No social distancing worries at 'UK's first' sci-fi robot-themed diner Robotazia, a diner in the English city of Milton Keynes, uses robots to deliver food and drinks to tables, rather than human workers. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Working class neighbourhoods hit hard by Madrid lockdown The bridge divides the Puente de Vallecas neighbourhood from the rest of Madrid looks like a proper frontier. Passports and visas aren't required, but police stand on both sides to check who comes and who goes. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK: Troubled COVID-19 track and trace app launched four months late The app was originally set for release in May but was hit by development problems, forcing the government to U-turn and use Apple-Google software instead. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Spain sees EU's highest youth unemployment rate as pandemic hits hard The country was already experiencing worrying levels of unemployed young people but the pandemic has only served to exacerbate these figures. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next USA US election: Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power The US president reiterated comments he made in July in which he said he would have to see what happened before he said he would hand over power. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next USA Breonna Taylor: Two Louisville police officers shot amid protests Demonstrators took to the streets of Louisville and other major US cities to protest after no charges were brought against police for Taylor's death. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Belgium COVID-19: Belgium eases restrictions despite rising infection rate Coronavirus numbers have been on the rise in Belgium, with infections rising dramatically in the past week by 65 per cent. 24/09/2020