2023-03-20

Mali

Journalist and aid worker freed in Mali after years as hostages

French journalist Olivier Dubois and US aid worker Jeffery Woodke have been freed after spending years as hostages of a jihadi group in Mali

20/03/2023

Ukraine

Latest analysis of Ukraine war as Russia struggles to gain ground

Watch: The Institute for the Study of War's latest analysis of the Ukraine war as Russia struggles to make tactical gains

20/03/2023

Niger

Kidnapped French journalist and US aid worker freed in West Africa

Officials in Niger unexpectedly announced Monday morning that Olivier Dubois and Jeffery Woodke had taken a special flight to the country's capital.

20/03/2023

Russia

Vladimir Putin welcomes Xi Jinping to the Kremlin

Russia welcomed the Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Kremlin days after an international arrest warrant for war crimes was issued for Vladimir Putin.

20/03/2023

wellbeing

The end of hangovers? Hormone shot quickly reverses drunkness in mice

The research into the effects of increased FGF21 hormone, which is produced by the liver, could be key to someday treating drunkenness in humans.

20/03/2023

Climate

Rocking chair rebellion: Why older Americans are set to blockade banks

Orchestrated by Third Act, the first mass climate action from older US citizens will target ‘the big four’ US banks.

20/03/2023

Europe News

€7 billion in aid is pledged by EU & international partners

The European Union and its international partners gathered in Brussels on Monday seeking to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake.

20/03/2023

Climate Now

Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?

In partnership with Copernicus

Temperatures in parts of the Arctic were six degrees or more above average in February. Researchers are observing that the ice is thinning rapidly - and models predict that ice-free Arctic summers are on the horizon. In this special edition Climate Now reports from a -24C freezer in Tromsø, Norway.

20/03/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | March 20th – Evening

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

20/03/2023

USA

Antisemitism 'higher than ever' on Twitter, finds report

Hateful content against Jewish people not only spiked after Elon Musk’s takeover, it has remained elevated ever since, claims the study.

20/03/2023

Iraq

Taking stock two decades after the American-led invasion of Iraq

Faced with widespread youth unemployment and political instability, young Iraqis scarred by two decades of conflict look to the future.

20/03/2023

Lifestyle

Ann Summers boss, who transformed sex shops in the UK, dead at 62

Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold helped make lingerie and sex toys a female-friendly mainstream business after taking inspiration from Tupperware parties in the 1980s

20/03/2023

France

French Pension: Government survives two no-confidence votes

The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament after its push last week to raise the retirement age to 64

20/03/2023

Food and Drink

Britain's food tsar Henry Dimbleby steps down over obesity crisis

Henry Dimbleby, the UK's food tsar, has quit over what he calls a 'lack of government action' over obesity in one of the worst affected countries in Europe.

20/03/2023

Mobility

Virgin Orbit halts operations amid reports of financial struggle

The company hasn’t commented on reports it furloughed its workforce while it seeks emergency funding.

20/03/2023

Explore

Welcome to Cappadocia: Türkiye's hidden gem

In partnership with GoTürkiye

Visitors from all over the world continue to be welcomed to this relatively unknown region, which is bursting with natural beauty and history.

20/03/2023

World News

When's the first day of Ramadan? A question dividing the Islamic world

Muslims around the globe are about to welcome their holiest month, Ramadan and devotees will begin 30 day long fasting period.

20/03/2023

No Comment

A festival celebrating a frozen Norwegian corpse

The annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Colorado has been running since 2002 and celebrates the cryopreservation of Bredo Morstøl who has been frozen since 1993, with races and games.

20/03/2023

Economy

ECB ready to preserve 'as necessary' the eurozone's stability: Lagarde

Christine Lagarde's comments come in the midst of persistent turmoil across Europe's banking sector.

20/03/2023

Green News

Activists protest spending EU 'green' funds on Spain ski resort

Spanish environmentalists want the EU to investigate the use of €26 million from its “green” economic recovery fund to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountains.

20/03/2023

Cyprus

Children of mixed marriages in Cyprus struggle to obtain citizenship

The children of mixed marriages in Cyprus, some are now adults, are claiming that they are unable to obtain a citizenship from the Republic of Cyprus, despite being born in the island and having a parent who has a citizenship from the RoC, due to their Turkish roots.

20/03/2023

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland Democratic Unionists will vote against EU trade plan

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his Democratic Unionist Party will vote against the UK government's new trade plan for Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EU.

20/03/2023

Italy

Italian community angry that LNG ship will be moored near their homes

A ship that will store liquefied natural gas and convert it back into gas has prompted protests from people living near its mooring in Italy. The Italian government says LNG will enable it to replace gas supplies lost after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

20/03/2023

Culture news

Actor Ryan Reynolds makes 'mint' deal with T-Mobile

Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, is being acquired by T-Mobile as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth as much as €1.26 billion.

20/03/2023

No Comment

WATCH: Huge wooden figures being burnt in Las Fallas festival in Spain

Las Fallas festival in Valencia is an annual celebration leading up to the feast of St. Joseph, the city's patron saint. At the end of the five-day fiesta, the large wooden Fallas structures are burnt.

20/03/2023

Culture news

A 9-hour cut of ‘Avatar 3’ could hit Disney+ as limited series

Alfred Hitchcock once said that the length of a film “should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.” James Cameron did not get the memo.

20/03/2023

Health news

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2023

2022 was a year of crises, but the human resolve to be happy has been "remarkably resilient".

20/03/2023

Culture news

Paris Opera appoints Guillaume Diop first black star dancer

The 23-year-old has made history after being appointed Paris Opera's first black Étoile (star) dancer.

20/03/2023

Green News

‘On thin ice’: Five key takeaways from the IPCC report

The report confirms that humans are responsible for virtually all global heating in the last 200 years.

20/03/2023

Culture news

Taylor Swift is back in style after a five-year concert wait

Taylor Swift starts her Eras Tour in style with her first concert in five years... Here are the best looks and outfit changes from the opening show - taste of what European audiences have to look forward to in the second half of 2023

20/03/2023