2021-08-16

USA

Joe Biden: Decision to leave Afghanistan 'the right one for America'

In a defiant address the US President defended the US troops pullout despite the Taliban's takeover, saying that keeping a US presence in Afghanistan was no longer a US national security interest.

16/08/2021

Poland

Polish appeals court dismisses complaint against Holocaust book

Judges stated that scholarly research should not be judged by the courts and overturned the ruling against the book's co-authors.

16/08/2021

Belarus

Belarusian activist sentenced, weeks after stabbing himself in court

Stsiapan Latypau was reportedly given an eight-a-and-half-year sentence after his trial resumed on Monday.

16/08/2021

World News

Europe's capitals scramble to evacuate nationals from Kabul airport

From Madrid to The Hague, via Paris, Bucharest, London... European governments have been trying to rescue their nationals from Kabul, and where possible help Afghans who worked for them.

16/08/2021

Germany

One dead, one missing after flood sweeps away bridge in Germany

Rescuers are still searching for a missing person after a sudden flood swept away a bridge into a river in Bavaria's Valley of Hell, killing one woman.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan in context: What's the background to today's crisis?

A look at Afghanistan's tumultuous history.

16/08/2021

People

Meet the British student who flew to Afghanistan and is now stuck

Miles Routledge has been branded a 'disaster tourist' online for flying into Kabul last Friday, just days before the Taliban captured the city.

16/08/2021

Europe Decoded

Fact check: French ambassador did not leave Afghan capital Kabul

Misleading rumours falsely suggested that France's Ambassador to Afghanistan had left Kabul, but he had instead moved the embassy's operations to the airport.

16/08/2021

Health news

Study raises hopes of new hormone treatment for Alzheimer’s

A new study has found that a synthetic hormone can regulate a gene linked to neurodegenerative diseases.

16/08/2021

Tech News

Euroviews. COVID vaccine passports are a new international crisis in the making

As Europe rolls out COVID digital health IDs in the hope of getting back to normal, vaccine passports could leave developing countries left out.

16/08/2021

Sport

Barcelona's debt now at '€1.35 billion', says club president

Barcelona's president Joan Laporta has presented a grim picture of the football club's financial situation, saying its debt had risen to €1.35 billion.

16/08/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of war crimes

A former Bosnian Serb soldier and police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1995-95 conflict.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghans cling to departing US military plane as desperation grows

Hundreds of people could be seen running alongside a U.S. Air Force transport plane before takeoff, in a widely shared video that captured the sense of desperation.

16/08/2021

Mobility

Tesla self-driving under investigation over US crashes

US authorities have opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot self-driving tech after crashes involving emergency vehicles.

16/08/2021

Green News

Mysterious bacteria found in the Arctic can break down oil and diesel

Marine bacteria in the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading diesel and oil, according to a new study.

16/08/2021

Spain

Spain defends the return of unaccompanied child migrants to Morocco

Spain’s interior minister has defended sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco and denied accusations by rights groups that the returns breach international law.

16/08/2021

My Europe Series

Will the Afghanistan crisis spark a refugee influx to Europe?

The question comes as the Taliban completed a rapid takeover of the country.

16/08/2021

No Comment

Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital's airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government.

16/08/2021

Cult

Azerbaijan's Gabala Music Festival returns after a year's hiatus

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Held at the iconic Heydar Aliyev Congress Centre, orchestras performed for the first time in a year and a half after the pandemic put live music on pause.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

'NATO's biggest debacle': Afghanistan troop withdrawals slammed

On Monday the head of Angela Merkel's conservative party and possible successor to the German chancellor called the pullout NATO's "biggest debacle" since its creation.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

‘I cry with my heart’: Women journalists fear for future under Taliban

"We lost everything we achieved in these 20 years in a blink of an eye," a female journalist in Kabul told Euronews.

16/08/2021

Tech News

UK to check gun owners' social media after Plymouth shootings

British authorities announced the change in procedure following last week's mass shooting, the country's first in 10 years.

16/08/2021

Climate Now

Heatwave protection: can new technology help Europe's most vulnerable?

In partnership with Copernicus

Heatwaves are hitting Europe with a growing frequency and intensity. So public health authorities are looking at new ways to protect the most vulnerable from the extreme heat.

16/08/2021

Experiences

Eco-conscious students are protecting their future by refusing to fly

Erasmus by Train wants the EU to fund rail travel for students on one of the biggest academic exchange programmes in the world.

16/08/2021

USA

US responds to criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal

Critics of Joe Biden say his decision to withdraw has undone two decades of work in the country and jeopardised the safety of the Afghan people.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Who are the leaders of the Taliban?

Little is known about the leadership of the militant group but here's a look at the four men at the top.

16/08/2021

Haiti

Haiti earthquake death toll rises to nearly 1,300

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter 12 kilometres northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, the US Geological Survey said.

16/08/2021

Turkey

At least 72 people killed in floods and mudslides in Turkey

The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in coastal Turkey has climbed to at least 72, the country's emergency and disaster agency said on Monday.

16/08/2021

Afghanistan

'I stand squarely behind' US troops pullout of Afghanistan, says Biden

The US President speaks out following Monday's scenes of panic at Kabul airport as thousands of desperate Afghans tried to secure a place on a flight out of the country.

16/08/2021

Canada

Trudeau triggers Canadian election, voting day Sept. 20

Trudeau is hoping to capitalise on his government's successful vaccination campaign against COVID-19 to win a majority of seats in Parliament.

16/08/2021