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Syria

EU crisis management chief: Syria aid crossing must remain open

More than 1,000 trucks of humanitarian aid a month - including all donated COVID-19 vaccines - cross from Turkey into northern Syria each month through Bab al-Hawa, where a UN mandate is set to expire on Saturday.

Russia

What is behind Russia and the West's recent Black Sea confrontations?

Western nations shouldn't shy away from tit-for-tat moves when Russia breaks maritime laws, a foreign policy expert told Euronews after a series of naval incidents in the Black Sea.

Russia

Bodies recovered from scene of Russian plane crash near Palana

Rescuers have found the bodies of all 28 victims after a plane crashed in a remote area in Russia’s Far East.

Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia shut consulates as Taliban advance in Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby.

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World News

Uproar in Champagne over Russian law requiring sparkling wine label

A new Russian law requires French champagne to be labelled "sparkling wine".

World News

Euroviews. The Russia factor in France’s policies in Chad and Mali | View

Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer.

Russia

Russia: 28 feared dead after plane crash in country's far-east

All contact was lost with the plane, which was carrying 22 passengers and six crew in eastern Russia.

Europe Decoded

Russian retail chain criticised for removing LGBT family from advert

VkusVill has faced backlash for removing and apologising for a recent advert campaign that featured a lesbian family.

World News

Europeans hit the clubs amid surge in Delta variant COVID-19 cases

Nightclubs and restaurants across Europe re-open and restrictions are eased despite an increase in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Russia

Russia rejects Czech appeal for damages over deadly 2014 blasts

The Czech Republic had demanded compensation from Moscow over a deadly 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot, which Prague blames on two Russian GRU agents.

Russia

Vladimir Putin says US and UK both behind Black Sea 'provocation'

The episode was the latest to raise tensions between Russia and the West since Russia's annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

Russia

COVID-19: Russia sees record daily death toll for 2 days in a row

Russia, Europe's worst-affected country with 135,214 deaths, has in recent weeks been hit by a surge of Delta variant cases.

Russia

COVID: Russia records new daily deaths records in two biggest cities

Russia has recorded new daily deaths records for coronavirus in Moscow and St Petersburg, surpassing previous records set over the weekend.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic demands damages from Russia over 2014 depot explosion

The Czech Foreign Ministry said they had summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday to call for compensation.

Mobility

Fake ships, real conflict: How misinformation came to the high seas

A British warship triggered a dispute with Russia last week. But the conflict may have begun online even before alleged warning shots were fired.

Finland

Finland warns football fans returning from Russia to get COVID test

Finland has warned football fans returning from Russia to get a COVID test especially if they travelled by bus due to clusters traced back to St. Petersburg.

Russia

Russia reports highest COVID-19 death toll this year

Russia reported that 619 people died due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the country is hit hard by the Delta variant.

Europe News

EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over anti-LGBT bill during tense summit

EU leaders joined forces to criticise the Hungarian Prime Minister, with the Dutch PM even suggesting Hungary should leave the bloc if it doesn't agree with EU values.

Europe News

Europe should 'get its act together' on Russia: Russian ambassador

Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's Ambassador to the EU, thinks the bloc should not be guided "by certain slogans or terms carved in stone" because relations with Russia are evolving.

World News

Britain denies Russia fired warning shots at Navy ship near Crimea

The Ministry of Defence says that the Russians were conducting exercises in the Black Sea.