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Philip Andrew Churm

France

Severe weather in France grounds flights, leaves 1000s without power

Heavy rain, hailstorms and flooding cause huge disruption across France with one person killed and scores injured.

Italy

EU interior ministers: Hunger might bring more migrants from Africa

Past EU policies in which member countries could offer to receive some of the hundreds of thousands of migrants landing on the EU's southern shores proved grossly inadequate, as many of the bloc's countries did not step forward.

France

Ukraine condemns Macron over 'Russia should not be humiliated' comment

Macron insisted Putin had committed a "historic and fundamental error" but that it was important not to put Russia to shame "so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way out through diplomatic channels."

Sweden

Finland and Sweden prepare for large NATO naval drill

NATO hopefuls Sweden and Finland are getting ready for an enlarged military exercise in the Baltic Sea, amid Turkish contestation.

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China

China blocks commemorations of Tiananmen in Hong Kong

Chinese authorities ramped up security Saturday to stop Hong Kongers marking the 33rd anniversary of Tiananmen Square, where pro-democracy protestors were violently suppressed.

World News

Kim Jong-un labels North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak a 'great disaster'

Half a million people are thought to have developed fevers since late April in the country which lacks medicines and rejected international offers of vaccines.

World News

Vigils held for Chilean journalist killed in May Day protests

Tributes have been paid to Chilean journalist, Francisca Sandoval, who was shot in the head while covering a Workers' Day march on May 1.

World News

Thousands continue to flee Russian bombardment of Mariupol

As the Russia shells major Ukrainian cities, neighbouring countries prepare help the exodus of refugees caused by the conflict.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria refuses military aid for Ukraine amid US defence talks

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov over the Ukraine war but Sofia ruled out military aid.

Egypt

4,600 year-old tombs discovered west of Cairo

Tombs believed to be 4,600 years old have been uncovered in Saqqara, west of Cairo, and are thought to be the burial places of leading figures in society.

Hungary

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine arrive in Budapest

Aid agencies in Hungary are working to help hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving from Ukraine.

Austria

NFTs representing sections Klimt's The Kiss sold for Valentine's Day

Ten thousand tiny sections of Klimt's iconic painting The Kiss are being sold as virtual gifts ahead of Valentine's Day — and they are not cheap.

Georgia

Caucasus elderly face severe loneliness, worsened by pandemic

Loneliness among the elderly in countries like Georgia has become a problem, made worse bz the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Madagascar

Madagascar cyclone six claims lives as winds batter island

Cyclone Batsirai devastates areas of Madagascar with several death and thousands made homeless by 200 km/h winds and heavy rain

Culture news

Mahmood and Blanco win Sanremo Music Festival and head to Eurovision

Mahmood and Blanco win the Sanremo music festival and say they will now represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in May.

Nature

Film of polar bear eating reindeer seen as evidence of climate change

Rare footage of a polar bear killing and eating a reindeer is being seen as evidence that climate change is forcing a change of diet in the Arctic.

World News

Thousands take part in global protests against gender-based violence

Thousands of demonstrators around the world took part in protests to highlight violence against women and LGBTQ groups.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Rumen Radev wins presidential re-election: Exit polls

Bulgarians were voting today for the fourth time in seven months.

Poland

Demonstrators on Poland-Belarus border demand more help for migrants

Demonstrators in Poland - close to the Belarusian border - demand that the government does more to help migrants.

Bulgaria

Polls open for Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this year

Bulgaria's third parliamentary election this year takes place with no early signs that the outcome could end the country's political uncertainty.

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