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Libya

Who are the Russian mercenaries waging war in Libya?

Wagner Group contractors are accused of fighting alongside General Khalifa Haftar, who along with the support of the United Arab Emirates and Egypt is laying siege to Tripoli.

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1,500 Russian military students attend Kremlin Cadet Ball

Moscow's annual cadet ball brought together military school students for a spectacular show filled with imperial-style grandeur

Russia

How volunteers are saving the wooden churches in northern Russia

Thousands of wooden monuments in Russia's north are being threatened with destruction because of a lack of government attention. Volunteers have stepped in.

Russia

Russian court convicts 11 over 2017 St Petersburg bombing

15 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a device on a subway train in April 2017.

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France

Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin

A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris.

United Kingdom

Reddit: Classified UK-US document leak linked to Russian operation

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as “belated conspiracy theories” claims that his party has benefited from classified UK-US trade documents that were leaked online.

Belarus

Mass protests in Belarus over president's meeting with Putin

Demonstrators gather in Minsk in Belarus to protest against closer ties with Russia.

France

Are the French Alps a hub for a Russian espionage network?

Towns such as Megeve, Chamonix, and Annemasse in the Haute-Savoie department in the Alps is said to have been used as a logistics base for the covert operations of at least 15 Russian spies in Europe.

Russia

Dozens of polar bears 'invade' Russian village in search of food

A village in northeastern Russia is warding off a polar bear "invasion" after dozens of the animals have edged closer to the village in search of food.

Germany

Germany expels two Russian diplomats

Germany expelled two Russian diplomats from the embassy in Berlin over the murder of a former Chechen insurgent in August.

Russia

Russia media freedom under threat as Putin puts pressure on the press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two controversial security bills into law. One will require certain technology sold in the country to include pre-installed software from the government, the other would designate certain journalists and bloggers as "foreign agents."

Russia

Russia opens Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China

Russia is looking to increase exports to Europe as well as Asia. The China link comes alongside Nord Stream 2 to Germany and Turk Stream to Turkey.

Europe News

NATO anniversary: the three personalities to watch

A low-key gathering in London could lead to rhetorical fireworks as the military alliance marks its 70th anniversary.

Netherlands

Russia refuses Dutch request to hand over MH17 suspect

Volodymyr Tsemakh is not among four men who will go on trial in absentia in a Dutch court in March over the downing of the aircraft.

Russia

Living with HIV in one of Russia's worst-hit cities

Russia is one of the five largest emerging epidemics in the world for new HIV infections, AIDS experts tell Euronews.

Ukraine

Apple 'looking at how it handles borders' after Crimea map controversy

Apple appears to have caved to Russian demands to label annexed Crimea as Russian — but only for Russian users

Russia

Improving their mooood? Cows get virtual reality to reduce anxiety

The virtual reality headsets simulate a "unique summer field" environment for the cows in a bid to reduce their anxiety and improve their mood. Do you think it will improve the taste of their milk?

Europe News

Oleg Sentsov's thought for jailed Ukrainians as he receives EP prize

"While we are talking here in Strasbourg, in warmth and safety, our guys are still there, in Russia," said freed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov as he picked up the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize on Tuesday.

Russia

Anti-doping committee recommends four-year global sports ban on Russia

A key anti-doping committee recommended that Russia face a ban from global sports including the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and World Championships.

Russia

Domestic Violence: High number of cases in Russia urges new action

"Russia is one of the only major countries that does not have dedicated laws for domestic violence, despite official findings that at least one in five women has experienced physical violence perpetrated by a husband or partner," Alexandra Patsalides, a lawyer with Equality Now told Euronews.