2022-07-17

France

France remembers its horror of sending 13,000 Jews to Nazi death camps

Eight decades later, France is honouring the victims of two terrifying days in July 1942 with a week of ceremonies surrounding the Vel d’Hiv police roundup.

17/07/2022

Ukraine

Irpin returnees find temporary home in a converted railway carriage

Wife and husband Mila and Yevhen Kagarlytski and their 12-year-old son Vlad share the converted carriage with 25 other families left homeless by the Russian assault on the Kyiv suburb.

17/07/2022

Armenia

Housing prices in Yerevan surge as Russians flee to Armenia due to war

Rental prices in the Armenian capital have doubled since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine in late February, reaching parity with those in major Russian centres like St Petersburg.

17/07/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

17/07/2022

United Kingdom

PM Johnson's government under fire for neglecting heat emergency

Boris Johnson failed to appear at a ministers' meeting as he took the weekend off, while deputy PM Dominic Raab said people should "enjoy the sunshine" as temperatures are bound to reach 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

17/07/2022

China

Flash floods in China kill at least 12, imperil thousands

Some 1,300 people had been evacuated as of Saturday, state-owned media reported.

17/07/2022

Sport

Barcelona set to sign striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich

In Catalonia, the Polish forward will join Brazil international Raphinha, who was signed up last week for a sum of about €50 million.

17/07/2022

Italy

Italians ask PM Draghi to remain in office despite political crisis

Draghi tendered his resignation last week after the populist 5-Star Movement refused to back the government in a parliamentary confidence vote.

17/07/2022

Ukraine

Russia preparing for next stage of offensive in Ukraine, Kyiv says

The Kremlin has increased its bombardment across the country, killing at least 40 civilians over the last three days, according to authorities.

17/07/2022

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Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

17/07/2022

World News

Thousands forced to flee as France faces 'heat apocalypse'

Unprecedented dry and hot weather has been plaguing southern parts of Europe, with several countries in "very extreme danger," according to the EU's Copernicus system.

17/07/2022

Greece

Jordan-bound Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons crashes in Greece

The Ukrainian-owned Antonov was carrying 11,5 tonnes of munitions from Serbia to its final destination in Bangladesh, Serbian Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović confirmed on Sunday.

17/07/2022

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia votes for EU deal to lift Bulgarian veto amid protests

The so-called French proposal would see the country recognise the Bulgarian minority in its constitution and commit to an annual review of its relations with Sofia.

17/07/2022

Health news

Five ways the world is actually doing better – in data

Things are definitely not as bad as you think.

17/07/2022

Earth News

Euroviews. View: Golf has grown into an ‘ecological villain’

"It’s time we, as a society, admit that golf was a bad idea and move on," argues Abbie Richards.

17/07/2022

Nature

Meet the man cloning the world's oldest trees to fight climate change

David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in California are on a mission to reforest the planet with ancient trees.

17/07/2022

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Latest news bulletin | July 17th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

17/07/2022

Sport

Judo Grand Prix in Croatia

Day two of the Judo Grand Prix in the Croatian capital Zagreb where local judoka Barbara Matic wowed the crowd with some incredible moves

17/07/2022