2022-11-30

Ukraine

Ukraine eyes up the strategic Kinburn Peninsula

, Kyiv has its eyes set on the strategic Kinburn peninsula. It’s a piece of land that juts out from the in the Black Sea. Crucially it is connected to territory on the south side of the Dneiper river.

30/11/2022

Travel News

How Saudi plans to become a top tourist destination

The World Travel and Tourism Global Summit is currently taking place in Riyadh

30/11/2022

USA

US Senate passes landmark same-sex marriage protection bill

The bill would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in US federal law.

30/11/2022

Germany

Poacher given life in prison for shooting dead two police officers

The man killed the officers in January after they stopped him on suspicion of poaching.

30/11/2022

Experiences

Do Brits need to reapply for residency in the EU post-Brexit?

A UK national in Denmark is facing deportation after failing to apply for his residence permit on time.

30/11/2022

Culture news

Michael Jackson's "Thriller": A pop revolution launched 40 years ago

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" turns 40

30/11/2022

Travel News

Global tourism rebounds strongly after COVID-19

Prior to the pandemic, the worldwide travel and tourism industry accounted for just over 10% of global GDP. After a difficult 2020 and 2021, with, some false starts in the industry due to new variants of COVID-19, tourism is almost at similar levels now.

30/11/2022

Europe Decoded

Fake video claims Ukrainians arrested at Qatar World Cup

The viral clip seems to be an example of "imposter content" that impersonates a legitimate news organisation to spread false claims.

30/11/2022

Culture news

Will Smith opens up about why he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

Will Smith has spoken out about his infamous Oscars incident on his first talk show appearance since the slap heard around the world

30/11/2022

Culture news

Kim Kardashian waves goodbye to Kanye and re-evaluating Balenciaga

It was the third marriage for Kardashian and the first marriage for Ye.

30/11/2022

Work

A French man has won the right not to be 'fun' at work

The highest French court ruled that a Paris-based consultant was wrongfully fired after he refused to stick to the "fun" values of the company.

30/11/2022

Ukraine

EU proposes court to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The bloc has also proposed using Russian assets frozen under sanctions to help rebuild Ukraine.

30/11/2022

My Europe Series

Five burning issues on the agenda as Biden welcomes Macron to the US

The talks come at a fraught time in world politics.

30/11/2022

Food and Drink

Second to naan: UNESCO adds French baguette to cultural heritage list

The baguette has (finally) been inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage List and officially inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

30/11/2022

Estonia

'Freedom is the highest value': Estonia's new €2 coin to back Ukraine

Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said the new coins "will be a daily reminder of Ukraine's fight for freedom and its future in the EU".

30/11/2022

Europe News

EU to discuss granting visa permits to Kosovo passport holders

Brussels is moving a step closer to granting visa-free access to Kosovo passport holders by 2024.

30/11/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | November 30th – Midday

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

30/11/2022

Culture news

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid ignites controversy in India

Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, head of the international jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has caused outrage at the closing ceremony of the festival.

30/11/2022

Spain

Europe’s first local energy community is saving residents money

Citizens from the village of El Realengo in the Spanish province of Alicante aren’t afraid to turn on the lights thanks to the local areas energy community. It’s installed solar panels on derelict land, which now satisfies 50% of the village’s energy needs.

30/11/2022

World News

More countries are moving towards authoritarianism - report

A new report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) finds that more countries are moving towards authoritarianism as democracy erodes worldwide.

30/11/2022

China

COVID protesters and riot police clash in China's fifth biggest city

Riot police in white hazmat suits clashed with protestors in the Chinese manufacturing hub Guangzhou on Tuesday night.

30/11/2022

Europe News

Brussels backs €7.5 billion cut of EU funds to Hungary

The European Commission believes the reforms undertaken by Budapest so far to ensure EU money is not misused did not go far enough.

30/11/2022

Tech News

BeReal wins Apple’s App of the Year for 2022

As Meta takes the heat, one "real" French social media app was crowned as Apple’s App of the Year.

30/11/2022

Health news

Twitter stops enforcing COVID misinformation policy

Public health experts and social media researchers warn the change could fuel a spike in misleading claims about COVID-19 and vaccines.

30/11/2022

Culture news

Under missiles and across borders: Ukrainian art defying the odds

Museums in Madrid and Kyiv worked to defy the odds and transport 70 Ukrainian masterpieces from a war zone to safety.

30/11/2022

Europe News

Euroviews. Why the EU needs to embrace a circular economy | View

Black Friday highlights more than ever our need to shift to a circular economy, argues Tahmid Chowdhury in an opinion piece ahead of the EU plan to release a new packaging waste directive.

30/11/2022

Europe News

Teacher shortages worry countries across Europe

Germany, France, Portugal, Sweden and Italy are facing shortages of teachers.

30/11/2022

Ukraine

European nations fund generators for blackout-hit Ukraine

More than €70,000 has been collected in donations in just ten days in the Czech Republic, to provide much-needed generators for Ukraine.

30/11/2022

Economy

Croatia leaps closer to euro with historic spending plans

Croatia is due to enter the Eurozone at the start of 2023.

30/11/2022

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | November 30th – Morning

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

30/11/2022