Ukraine 700,000 Ukrainians fighting across the country, Zelenskyy says Meanwhile, Moscow claimed victory in Mariupol after months of siege and the destruction of over 90% of the southern port city. 21/05/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | May 21st – Morning Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 21/05/2022
Austria Austria to lower hurdles for LGBT+ citizens to donate blood Health Minister Johannes Rauch said the country was "putting an end to discrimination from another age". 20/05/2022
United Kingdom UK 'miscalculating' over unilateral action to override Brexit treaty Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told Euronews the UK is wrong if it thinks overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol would not provoke a trade war with the EU. 20/05/2022
Republic of North Macedonia Former North Macedonia Prime Minister given fourth prison sentence Nikola Gruevski has been living in exile in Hungary since 2018 and was convicted of abuse of power in absentia. 20/05/2022
Ukraine Concern for medic who filmed Mariupol horror, captured by Russians Yuliia Paievska, or 'Taira', helped wounded soldiers and civilians from both sides and is one of hundreds of prominent Ukrainians kidnapped or captured by Russia. 20/05/2022
Ukraine Azov Battalion evacuates dead after ending Mariupol steelworks defence Earlier, the Russian defence ministry said 1,908 Ukrainian soldiers from Azovstal had "rendered themselves prisoner" since Monday. 20/05/2022
no comment Residents inspect damage after huge fire in Manila Hundreds of residents tried to salvage parts of their destroyed homes on Friday, a day after a massive fire engulfed a residential compound in Manila. 20/05/2022
Tunisia Three migrants dead and ten missing in shipwreck off Tunisian coast Officials say the boat carrying more than 50 Tunisian migrants had been trying to reach Europe illegally. 20/05/2022
world news 'Extremist' audio clips removed from SoundCloud in Europol operation The illegal files included jihadist chants and audio clips that promoted right-wing extremist groups. 20/05/2022
Top News Stories Today Latest news bulletin | May 20th – Evening Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. 20/05/2022
no comment Ukrainian woman, 3 children survive house bombing The explosions started in the middle of the night, shaking the house to its foundations. Roof timbers splintered and windows shattered, sending shards of glass hurtling above the three sleeping children into the opposite wall. 20/05/2022
El Salvador Gang violence crackdown sees 30,000 arrested in El Salvador The violence is a longstanding problem. 20/05/2022
Ukraine Mariupol escapees 'have to pass through Russian filtration camps' All men -- and women under 60 -- that want to leave are sent to the camps for questioning, a local told Euronews. 20/05/2022
Belgium Sweet sixteen: Belgium lowers voting age for European elections It is the fourth EU member state to reduce voting ages for European Parliament elections after Austria, Greece, and Malta. 20/05/2022
Germany Ex-chancellor Gerhard Schröder quits Russian energy giant Rosneft Schröder has been under pressure for weeks over his ties to Russia's energy industry amid the war in Ukraine. 20/05/2022
Finland 'A taste of security': NATO beer flies off the shelves in Finland The owners of Olaf craft brewery in the eastern city of Savonlinna say they can't keep up with demand for the new brew. 20/05/2022
Ukraine Azov photographer publishes his work just before being taken prisoner Photographs taken by Mariupol defender besieged for months in the steel plant. 20/05/2022
Germany Germany backs plans for €9-a-month local transport pass The move aims to help Germans cope with high energy prices amid Russia's war in Ukraine. 20/05/2022
Lebanon What now for Lebanon after Hezbollah loses its parliamentary majority? We spoke to Middle East expert Dr Chloe Kattar, a research fellow in history at the University of Cambridge, to find out. 20/05/2022
