24 August 2021 | Euronews
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Germany Germany's Merkel vows party will fight as polls worsen Merkel's Union bloc has been sagging in polls for weeks. -
World News Afghan crisis shows the Balkans is a geopolitical backwater | View "Sadly, the Afghan episode does not offer any geopolitical wisdom or policy prescriptions for the Balkans and the people living there. It is just a painful acknowledgement that the region remains a geopolitical backwater on the Western periphery." -
Ukraine Ukraine 'has very significant international support' over Crimea It comes as Ukraine marked 30 years since it decided to leave the Soviet Union. -
No Comment Fireworks mark start of Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's National Stadium as the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kick off, with people gathering outside the stadium, hoping to taste the atmosphere despite being locked out. -
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Afghanistan UN has ‘credible reports’ of summary executions of civilians by Taliban Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Tuesday her office had received “harrowing and credible” reports of human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan. -
Germany Germany election: SPD overtakes Merkel's CDU in polls for first time in 15 years The change comes just a month before the country's federal election. -
United Kingdom Charlie Watts: Rolling Stones drummer has died aged 80, says his agent The Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts died on Tuesday in London at the age of 80, his agent Bernard Doherty said, lamenting the death of "one of the greatest drummers of his generation". -
Travel News Changing of the Guards returns to Buckingham Palace after more than a year After it was forced to stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace has finally resumed. -
Work The human in the machine: These robots are making the workplace more inclusive for disabled people At Tokyo’s new Dawn café, robots whizz around taking orders. But rather than AI, they are powered by humans thousands of kilometres away. -
Europe News Lithuania challenged on migration law changes amid Belarus border row The Council of Europe says the changes "remove, in the case of an emergency situation, significant safeguards in the asylum procedure". -
No Comment Ukraine celebrates 30th independence anniversary with military parade Ukraine celebrates the 30th anniversary of its independence with a military parade, a day after Kyiv and its Western allies agreed to work towards "peacefully" ending Russia's "occupation" of Crimea in a summit that sparked anger in Moscow. -
Ocean The Black Sea predators helping local fishing communities thrive The invasive veined Rapa whelk has devastated bottom-dwelling populations of the Black Sea. This predator may threaten coastal waters all around Europe whilst also offering valuable employment in countries like Bulgaria, Romania and more. -
Ocean Cooperation and joint action help to ensure the health of the Black Sea BlackSea4Fish is a project contributing to the sustainable management of Black Sea fisheries by providing scientific and technical support to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Its project coordinator tells euronews about its groundbreaking studies. -
My Europe Series Ukrainian independence at 30: Is the building of an identity its biggest achievement? “People didn’t feel like Ukrainians. They didn’t have their own identity, but this situation is changing. You can see that people are becoming aware of the fact, that they are one nation. Maybe the war in the East is the reason that they embraced their identity," one onlooker tells Euronews. -
Tech News EA opens up five accessibility patents in pledge to make gaming more inclusive EA said it would no longer sue developers for using five accessibility innovations it patented, effectively making them free to use. -
Earth News India builds 25m high 'smog tower' to tackle air pollution crisis New Delhi has some of the worst air pollution in the world and this huge tower of fans could help. -
No Comment Nicole Kidman spotted filming a new movie at Hong Kong's night market after quarantine controversy. Hollywood star Nicole Kidman was spotted in Hong Kong filming a new TV series after a recent backlash over having quarantine exemption to work in the city. Kidman, who reportedly flew to Hong Kong from Sydney, was spotted in the city's famous Fa Yuen street, known for its night market. -
Afghanistan Afghan author in exile: 'The only thing the Taliban have learned is how to lie' Exiled Afghan writer and activist Nadia Ghulam on evacuations, life under the Taliban and a decade forced to live as a man. -
Italy Amatrice earthquake: Italian PM Draghi pays tributes to victims on fifth anniversary Mario Draghi has vowed to accelerate reconstruction efforts in central Italy, five years after a devastating earthquake killed nearly 300 people. -
France French PM Jean Castex meets Afghan refugees and vows to protect the vulnerable "The Taliban will go and hunt our families, especially those who have a strong link with Western countries," one evacuee told French PM Castex. -
Tech News Microsoft software misconfiguration exposes data of 38 million people Some 38 million pieces of personal data and information were badly kept due to a configuration defect in a software. -
United Kingdom Record number of migrants cross Channel in a single day, says UK Home Office The UK Home Office says more than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday, a new record for a single day. -
No Comment Afghan refugees in Indonesia denounce Taliban Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally condemning the Taliban's takeover of their country and calling for resettlement in third countries. The protestors were mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority. -
No Comment RAF flies over 130 evacuees from Kabul airport More than 130 evacuees boarded a British military cargo plane leaving Kabul airport for refuge in the UK from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. -
Ukraine Confusion in Kyiv amid claims Kabul evacuation plane was 'hijacked' Ukraine's deputy foreign minister claimed an aircraft was "de facto hijacked" from Kabul airport before heading to Iran. -
France French backs COVID booster jab initiative for those 65 and older France’s health minister announced the COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign on Monday, and now France’s national health body has backed the plan. -
France Afghan in France with suspected Taliban links convicted of leaving surveillance One of the five Afghans placed under watch after being repatriated to France has been convicted of leaving surveillance, the French government has announced. -
Germany German university poisoning: Police probe launched after seven people fall ill “We are shocked by the apparent crime that took place at our university,” the university's president, Tanja Bruehl, said in a statement. -
Belgium How will Europe decide on Afghan refugee policy? Catherine Woollard, Director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, said the EU is doing well on evacuating and providing safe routes for people who've worked for the international community. But that's not the full story... -
USA Ukrainian-born Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in the US, dies at 38 Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was the tallest man in the United States, died of heart disease on Friday in Minnesota, his family said. -
Poland Migrants in limbo at Poland-Belarus border as Polish legalise pushbacks "Such a change will, in the opinion of the Ombudsman, be absolutely contrary to the Geneva Convention on refugees," says Marcin Sosniak of the Ombudsman's office. "It is also contrary to European Union regulations." -
Afghanistan Access to Kabul airport must be secured 'for as long as necessary' — EU European leaders are pressing President Biden to extend the US troop withdrawals past the end-of-the-month deadline, although the Taliban have rejected any delay. -
Ukraine Ukraine celebrates 30 years of independence amid tensions with Russia On Tuesday Ukraine marks 30 years of independence from the Soviet Union, amid tense relations with Russia. Watch the parade once again in the media player. -
Mobility Tesla's self-driving Beta 'not great' says Elon Musk, as authorities probe Tesla Autopilot crashes The billionaire company founder said engineers were "rallying" to make improvements to Tesla's newly released FSD 9.2 Beta -
Climate The climate crisis made this summer's deadly floods in Europe 'up to 9 times more likely' Scientists have found that floods as extreme as these are also very likely to happen again. -
Nature Why COVID is making people quit their jobs to go and work on a farm This year is the 50th anniversary of WWOOFING - which stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. -
Afghanistan G7: Europe's leaders fail to convince Biden to extend Afghanistan troop withdrawals The UK, France and Germany are pushing Joe Biden to extend the US president's self-imposed deadline for the total withdrawal of American forces from Kabul.