the global conversation Antony Blinken: “What's most important for Russia to understand is that actions have consequences"
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
World Are countries in Europe moving towards mandatory vaccination? Here's a look across Europe at the conversation on mandatory vaccines. 03/12/2021
Top News Stories Today Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Midday 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
France UAE signs contract with France for 80 Rafale warplanes French officials hailed a "historic contract" to sell 80 Rafale military planes to the United Arab Emirates. 03/12/2021
South Africa Omicron variant linked to increased risk of reinfection, claims study The risk of reinfection appeared to increase in South Africa amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, a new study said. It is too early to determine whether the new variant causes more severe illness. 03/12/2021
France France moves closer to punishing school bullying with prison sentences Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has said that France has taken an "important step" to tackling bullying and harassment in schools. 03/12/2021
Serbia Four ex-Serbian officers convicted of 1999 journalist's murder The four men were sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison for their involvement in the killing. 03/12/2021
World COVID in Europe: Ireland puts new restrictions on bars and restaurants Here's a round-up of the COVID situation across Europe, where countries are tightening restrictions amid a spike in cases. 03/12/2021
USA Former Epstein staffer says teen accusers visited mansion Two women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as teens were repeated visitors to his Palm Beach mansion, a former staffer said at Ghislaine Maxwell's trial. 03/12/2021
Top News Stories Today Watch top news stories today | December 3rd – Morning 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
France Paris archbishop who had 'ambiguous' relationship resigns Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris, who unexpectedly offered to step down last week after admitting to an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012. 03/12/2021
China Olympics committee says it has spoken to Peng Shuai in China The IOC said it held a second video call with the tennis star but did not release any video or transcript. 03/12/2021
Cyprus Pope to meet Cyprus' Orthodox leader to strengthen ties Pope Francis plans to meet with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between the Catholic West and the Orthodox East that dates back nearly a millennium. 03/12/2021
Germany Pomp and punk as Germany's Angela Merkel gets military tribute A song by East German-born punk singer Nina Hagen was among those requested by the outgoing Chancellor as she was treated to a traditional send-off. 02/12/2021
Colombia Colombia seizes over 300 arachnids being smuggled to Europe Two German citizens were allegedly found smuggling the arachnids in over 200 plastic containers. 02/12/2021
Sweden US 'will respond' if Russia 'acts recklessly' over Ukraine - Blinken In an interview with Euronews, the US Secretary of State says Moscow must understand that attacking Ukraine would not be in Russia's interests. 02/12/2021
Cyprus Cyprus vows to protect schools after overnight bomb attack in Limassol Cyprus' education minister said he would work with police to prevent similar “common criminal acts”. 02/12/2021
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