As Trump rebuffs India, the EU nudges closer
Alexis Caraco
Paratrooper supports Italy with skydive in Rome
An Italian Army paratrooper has flown a giant Italian flag above the skies of Rome in a demonstration of solidarity with the country, which is in lockdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Antarctica: tower block-sized ice mass smashes into sea
The block weighs thousands of tonnes and is at least 40 metres high
Flowers and wreaths laid on the Hollywood star of Kirk Douglas
Actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103. Flowers were placed on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His son, actor Michael Douglas, announced the news on Instagram on 5. February.
Italian astronaut returns to earth, after six-month ISS stay
Luca Parmitano handed over control of the International Space Station station on 5. February 2020 to Oleg Skripochka.
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Video captures moment plane skids off runway in Istanbul
Video has emerged of the moment an airplane skidded off the runway and into a field at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on 5. February 2020.
Stormy weather and high winds cripple ferry traffic on Adriatic
Winds reaching speeds of 185 kilometres per hour cause widespread disruption and damages in several Adriatic coasts' countries.
Water bomber planes and crews of firefighters battle Corsica fire
Since 4. February 2020, a fire devastated more than 1,000 hectares of vegetation between Quenza, Solaro and Sari-Solenzara without causing any injuries.
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team
Some 300 emergency service workers were called to a highway near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahcesaray, in Van province, which borders Iran, after an avalanche struck late Tuesday.
Trump declines to shake Pelosi's hand
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to rip up a copy of Donald Trump's State of the Union speech as she stood behind him.
Nearly 300,000 displaced from Idlib by Syrian government bombardment
Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment has sent huge numbers fleeing northwards closer to the Turkish border.
Coronavirus: China readies thousands of new hospital beds in Wuhan
Malaysia has also beefed up cleaning at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in order to tackle the virus spread.
Not quite cubism: 'Rubik's Mona Lisa' to go under the hammer in Paris
A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month.
Copenhagen Light Festival brightens up Danish capital
Copenhagen's third annual Light Festival sparked into life over the weekend, with colourful displays from artists and designers brightening up the Danish city.
Pripyat - Chernobyl's ghost town for tourists - marks golden jubilee
Pripyat in Ukraine would have been celebrating its 50th birthday on February 4. Today, new eyes are looking at it through the HBO series "Chernobyl".
King Felipe VI leads state opening of Spanish parliament in Madrid
Spain's two parliamentary Houses met together for the formal state opening by King Felipe VI.
98 bells of Mafra basilica in Portugal chime after years of silence
The 98-bell chimes of the basilica of the Portugal's Palacio Nacional de Mafra rang on Sunday after nearly 20 years of silence.
Rijeka opens City of Culture celebrations
The city of Rijeka in Croatia on Saturday held its opening ceremony for the start of its year as European Capital of Culture 2020.
The port city is the first in the country to be awarded the title, one it shares with Galway in Ireland.
Fireworks as the new decade sweeps in across Europe
Moscow, Athens, Berlin, Paris and London saw in the new year in style.
Dutch courage: Thousands plunge into North Sea for New Year's Day dip
What a way to begin the new decade.
Grandfather, 68, among New Year's Day divers into Rome's River Tiber
After it was lunch with the grandchildren and then a nap.
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