the global conversation Antony Blinken: “What's most important for Russia to understand is that actions have consequences"
Germany Germany's Social Democrats overwhelmingly back government deal The plan is for Scholz to be elected as chancellor on Wednesday and to lead a coalition with the Greens and Free Democrats. But before that can happen, members of the three parties need to approve the coalition deal. 04/12/2021
Greece Europe 'torn by nationalist egoism' on migration, says Pope The pope's trip to the region has focused on the plight of asylum-seekers as some European nations harden their border control policies. 04/12/2021
Top News Stories Today Watch top news stories today | December 4th – Midday edition Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 04/12/2021
World Nationalists vow joint votes in European Parliament at Warsaw meeting While the Warsaw meeting fell short of creating the new alliance nationalist leaders were hoping for, Le Pen said it marked "a key step" toward closer cooperation. 04/12/2021
Belgium Belgian zoo says its two very runny-nosed hippos have COVID-19 Imani and Hermien are believed to be the first hippopotamuses with a confirmed COVID-19 infection. 04/12/2021
Top News Stories Today Watch top news stories today | December 4th – Morning edition Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 04/12/2021
Russia Russia registers record for monthly COVID-linked deaths in October Russia in recent months has faced its deadliest and largest surge of coronavirus cases, with officially reported infections and deaths regularly hitting all-time highs. 03/12/2021
World 'Don't panic', WHO says, as fears of Omicron COVID-19 variant rise The World Health Organization's chief scientist says the new variant is 'highly transmissible' but that the world is better prepared than in 2020. 03/12/2021
Turkey Osman Kavala: Council of Europe launches legal action against Turkey The European Court of Human Rights had called for Kavala to be immediately released, but Turkey has dismissed the ruling. 03/12/2021
Portugal Catholic Church in Portugal urges sex abuse victims to come forward Only a dozen allegations of sexual abuse involving Portuguese priests have been investigated by authorities since 2001 - more than half of those were dropped. 03/12/2021
Top News Stories Today Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Evening edition Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 03/12/2021
Ukraine Biden and Putin to talk next week amid growing tensions over Ukraine The planned talks come after Kyiv has warned Russia could invade next month. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says it wants binding guarantees to avert NATO's expansion to Ukraine. 03/12/2021
Belarus Belarus threatens to retaliate against latest EU and US sanctions Minsk has admitted the latest sanctions on airliners and travel companies will "economically stifle" the country. 03/12/2021
View To unlock the new economy, Central Europe needs coordination | View On the other side of COVID-19, Central Europe's sluggish economies need to diversify, work together and make room for innovation to thrive, says public sector advisor Soňa Muzikárová 03/12/2021
no comment Iceland`s largest glacier threatened by climate change Iceland's largest glacier, a national jewel threatened by climate change Vatnajökull is one of the largest glaciers in Europe. With a guide, a group of tourists are about to climb this ice giant. 03/12/2021
no comment Underwater Santa puts on a show at Seoul aquarium An acquatic Santa swims with the fish at an aquarium in South Korean capital Seoul. Visitors can watch the festive diver feed fish and perform bubble tricks with air. 03/12/2021
Lithuania Lithuanian MP labels China 'People's Republic of Comedy' over Taiwan Matas Maldeikis traded barbs with a Chinese journalist on Twitter over the the EU delegation visit to Taiwan. 03/12/2021
Austria Karl Nehammer set to become Austria's next chancellor Nehammer needs the backing of his party’s junior coalition partners, the Greens, and the approval of Austria’s president, which is considered a formality. 03/12/2021
Italy Fake news: Man caught after trying to get COVID jab in prosthetic arm "He thought he could cheat the system and thus obtain the green pass without actually having had the vaccine." 03/12/2021
Syria Turkish lira's decline has impact over the border in Syria The Turkish currency has in turn lost 40% of its value since the start of the year. More than 20% was lost during the last month alone. 03/12/2021
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