2021-06-30

USA

Donald Rumsfeld: Former US defence chief who oversaw Iraq war dies

Donald Rumsfeld, who served four US presidents, oversaw the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 and was blamed for the long and costly war that followed.

30/06/2021

Europe News

New rules on e-commerce VAT set to come into force

The goal is to encourage competition between EU and non-EU companies that already have an excessive advantage because they did not pay the value-added tax.

30/06/2021

France

Tour de France fan arrested after sign caused cyclists to crash

A Tour de France fan is in police custody after holding a sign in front of cyclists, causing them to crash during the first stage of the cycling event.

30/06/2021

USA

Bill Cosby freed from prison after sex assault conviction overturned

The highest court in the state of Pennsylvania found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented the disgraced actor from being charged.

30/06/2021

Europe News

Argentine campaign to reunite families begins overseas search

The movement was started by the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo, whose pregnant daughters went missing or were killed by the dictatorship.

30/06/2021

Partner content

Meet the Indian choreographer who aims to 'transform lives' via dance

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Famous dancer and choreographer, Anup Bhardwaj, discusses his life and love of dancing and what he's looking to do in the future.

30/06/2021

World News

Two former allies of ex-Serbian President convicted of war crimes

A United Nations court has convicted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of aiding and abetting crimes committed during the Bosnian war.

30/06/2021

China

China's Communist Party turns 100, looks to cement its future

The week-long celebrations focus on the party's early struggles and recent achievements, discarding decades of mismanagement.

30/06/2021

World News

Euro 2020: Who is in the quarter-finals and how did they get there?

Euro 2020 has already been a hugely exciting tournament - and there are still seven games to go. Here's how the quarter-finals have shaped up

30/06/2021

Russia

Vladimir Putin says US and UK both behind Black Sea 'provocation'

The episode was the latest to raise tensions between Russia and the West since Russia's annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

30/06/2021

Europe News

EU, UK agree temporary truce over 'sausage war'

Brussels agreed on Wednesday to extend a grace period for the transit of chilled meat between Great Britain and Northern Ireland for three months.

30/06/2021

Money

Report: US demands delay to proposed new EU digital tax

Documents seen by AFP show that US diplomats pressured EU member states to delay the plans, saying they could derail a global tax agreement.

30/06/2021

My Europe Series

'A pathetic revenge policy': Is Belarus enabling illegal migration?

The number of people who illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus shot up in June following condemnation over the forced landing of a Ryanair flight to arrest a journalist.

30/06/2021

Italy

Italian police accused of racism over viral video of arrests in Milan

A group of black youths were beaten and arrested by the carabinieri in a central area of ​​Milan on Sunday morning.

30/06/2021

Sport

Boxing: AIBA determined to clean up the sport after judging scandals

The International Boxing Association's new president has vowed to put the governing body back on track after it was stripped of its Olympic status following several corruption scandals.

30/06/2021

North Korea

Kim berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis".

30/06/2021

Moments

Green list travel: Malta's national pastry is worth the trip alone

This snack is central to Maltese life and not to be missed on a trip to the islands.

30/06/2021

Partner content

The world is chasing methane

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Despite our obsession with carbon dioxide, methane could be a handier ally to fight climate change

30/06/2021

Italy

Seven dead, nine missing after migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa

A migrant boat carrying an estimated 60 people overturned off the island of Lampedusa just as rescue crews were arriving, authorities said.

30/06/2021

Norway

Norwegian court gives Syrian teen 5-year jail term for planning terror

The court ruled that juvenile punishment was not applicable in the case and that “there is a risk of recurrence and that imprisonment is required and imperative."

30/06/2021

World News

Deadline for residency claims for Britons in France, Latvia and Malta

UK citizens living in some EU countries must apply by Wednesday for post-Brexit residency status, as do EU nationals in the UK.

30/06/2021

Nature

Where in Europe are campaigners trying to ban plastic grass?

As a petition to ban the sale of artificial grass is put forward in one European country, we look at the environmental impact of fake plants.

30/06/2021

Economy

'All 27 EU countries to fully recovery from COVID crisis in 18 months'

The European Commission President credits the vaccine roll-out and the €750-billion recovery fund as the key elements behind the recovery.

30/06/2021

Ecotech

Artificial intelligence could stop millions from going hungry by 2030

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that using nanotechnology and AI in agriculture could help solve global food insecurity in a safe and sustainable way.

30/06/2021

Europe News

EU reforms to common agricultural policy branded 'greenwashing'

Even European Commission Vice-President Timmermans admitted that the reforms - which took three and a half years to put into place - did not go far enough.

30/06/2021

World News

Record heatwave linked to deaths in western Canada and US Northwest

The heat wave is caused by what meteorologists describe as a dome of high pressure and worsened by human-caused climate change, which is making such extreme weather events more likely and more intense.

30/06/2021

USA

Biden to visit Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 16

149 people remained unaccounted for on Tuesday evening. No one has been pulled out alive from the ruins since the first hours after the building fell last Thursday.

30/06/2021

Mobility

NASA and ESA to test nudging asteroids off collision course with Earth

It's World Asteroid Day! And to celebrate, Euronews looks at two missions launching into space that will see how potentially dangerous asteroids could be nudged off course by flying a spacecraft into them.

30/06/2021

United Kingdom

Uncertainty for many EU citizens on UK Brexit residency deadline day

Wednesday is the deadline for applications for the UK government's post-Brexit "settled status" scheme for EU nationals living in the country.

30/06/2021

Work

MWC 2021: Spain looking to become leader in AI, says digital minister

Spain is "lagging behind" when it comes to addressing a skills shortage but its progress with digitalisation is turning this around.

30/06/2021