Alasdair Sandford

USA

What path lies ahead for the US after the midterms?

Democrats and Republicans are each claiming some success after the US midterm elections, but for both parties, serious challenges lie ahead.

07/11/2018

France

Macron refuses to cede to French ‘yellow vests’ fuel tax protest

The French president says planned tax rises on petrol and diesel will go ahead, despite a threatened nationwide protest by motorists.

06/11/2018

Iran

Trump targets Iran’s oil and banks in ‘toughest ever’ US sanctions

The Trump administration is completing its reinstatement of all sanctions against Tehran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.

05/11/2018

World News

Oceans, wilderness, UK weather: scientists step up climate warnings

A week of warnings on climate change has seen scientists highlight overheating oceans, ‘refugee fish’, wilderness areas under threat – and even more ‘extreme’ British weather.

02/11/2018

World News

Apple sees clouds on horizon despite record results

The tech giant has posted record-breaking results, but warnings over sales sent shares tumbling.

02/11/2018

Denmark

What’s behind Denmark’s ‘Iran murder plot’ claims? | Euronews answers

Denmark is calling for the EU to impose fresh sanctions on Iran, accusing Tehran of being behind a foiled assassination plot on Danish soil.

31/10/2018

Indonesia

Indonesia Lion Air plane crash: what we know

Divers in Indonesia have recovered a flight recorder from the sea bed, which could help determine what caused a Lion Air jet to crash into the Java Sea on Monday, killing 189 people.

29/10/2018

Norway

NATO begins ‘biggest military drills since end of Cold War’

The exercises stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland are designed to test NATO’s response to an attack on Norway.

25/10/2018

World News

‘World’s oldest shipwreck’ from 400BC revealed on Black Sea bed

The Greek trading vessel, believed to be 2,400 years old, is one of 60 shipwrecks found by scientists using deep-sea cameras.

23/10/2018

World News

Watch: ‘Headless chicken monster’ discovered by new photo technology

Australian researchers have filmed an unusual sea cucumber in the Southern Ocean using deep-sea cameras and hope it can help a conservation drive.

22/10/2018

USA

USA: Indianapolis Zoo staff ‘devastated’ after lion killed by lioness

Nyack, a 10-year old lion, was attacked and killed by the mother of their three cubs, even though the pair had been held together for years.

22/10/2018

World News

Mexico seeks UN help over Honduras migrant caravan amid Trump threats

As thousands of Honduran migrants head north, Mexico is stepping up security and seeking help from the UN refugee agency. Donald Trump has threatened to close the US-Mexican border.

19/10/2018

United Kingdom

Could a longer Brexit transition help UK and EU kiss and make up?

The UK and the EU have floated the idea of extending a post-Brexit transition period beyond 2020 to help break the deadlock over the Irish border.

18/10/2018

World News

Climate change to make beer prices soar with temperatures, study says

Scientists say extreme weather and drought will hit barley crops used to make beer, bringing higher prices

16/10/2018

World

'Checkmate' for Theresa May as Brexit talks fail again

The British prime minister is hemmed in on all sides as the ongoing deadlock over the Irish border threatens to derail Brexit talks.

15/10/2018

France

Boy, 13, beaten to death in Paris gang clash

The boy was reportedly struck by iron bars during a mass fight between rival gangs on the outskirts of the French capital.

15/10/2018

World News

Mediterranean flash floods leave trail of death and devastation

More bodies have been found after torrential rain and flash floods brought havoc to the south of France and the islands of Mallorca and Sardinia.

12/10/2018

Russia

The cyber charges against Russia: what have we learned?

Western accusations against Russia’s GRU spy agency exposed an alleged plot to carry out cyber attacks on a global scale.

05/10/2018

Business Series

UK blames Kremlin for ‘reckless’ cyber attacks

Britain accuses Russian military intelligence of an indiscriminate campaign of cyber attacks aimed at disrupting politics and everyday life in the West.

04/10/2018

World News

UN court sides with Iran and orders US to lift some sanctions

The ICJ says Washington must allow exports of humanitarian goods to Iran, siding with Tehran in a case brought to The Hague.

03/10/2018