Saudi Arabia Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul awarded 2020 Vaclav Havel prize Loujain al-Hathloul received the Council of Europe's Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The activist had pushed to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.
Germany Locals in battle over Tesla's Berlin 'Gigafactory' Environmentalists are deeply concerned about the new facility's water consumption and its impact on wetlands, an important source of biodiversity in the region. 18/04/2021
Iran Iran cautiously optimistic about nuclear deal talks in Vienna The talks in Austria's capital are aimed at bringing the United States back into the world powers' 2015 deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme. 18/04/2021
Myanmar Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners Myanmar's junta has pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the Thingyan New Year holiday. It's not yet clear whether this includes any of the protesters arrested since the military seized power in February. 17/04/2021
Belgium Balkan Trafik Festival celebrates 15th anniversary online The Balkan Trafik Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a COVID-safe digital programme. 17/04/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world. 17/04/2021
USA US protests over police shootings continue in Minneapolis and Chicago Protesters gathered in the US following the release of recent police body camera footage showing two fatal police shootings of people of colour. 17/04/2021
Ireland Ireland encourages remote work to repopulate rural areas The Irish government is hoping to bank on the rise of remote work to breathe new life into rural towns and villages. 16/04/2021
Ukraine We must act fast to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskyy Ukraine's president has told Euronews there is no time to lose in resolving tensions in the east of the country. 16/04/2021
world news World Press Photo: Image of Brazil nursing home hug wins 2021 award The winners of the World Press Photo Awards 2021 have been announced, featuring work from some of the world's leading photojournalists. 15/04/2021
Germany Berlin's rent cap is illegal, Germany's top court rules The rent cap was introduced in February 2020 by Berlin's ruling coalition, which argued it was necessary to keep rent affordable in the German capital. 15/04/2021
Russia US to announce new sanctions on Russia over cyber attacks Washington says Russia was behind the so-called Solar Winds hack, which breached the networks of nine US agencies. 15/04/2021
Czech Republic Slavia’s Kúdela banned for 10 games by UEFA for 'racist behaviour' The ban means he will miss the rest of Slavia's Europa League campaign and the Czech Republic's games at the European Championship. 14/04/2021
Egypt Fuel tanker's crash with a bus kills 20 in Egypt 20 people have been killed and 3 injured in a road accident involving a fuel tanker and bus in southern Egypt. 14/04/2021
Ukraine Biden calls on Putin to 'de-escalate tensions' with Ukraine Moscow later confirmed Biden had made a proposal to hold a summit on the matter, without saying if it had been accepted. 14/04/2021
Iran Iran president calls 60% uranium enrichment an answer to 'evilness' Iran's President Rouhani has said plans for 60 per cent nuclear enrichment will be an answer to 'evilness' 14/04/2021
USA ‘Time to end forever war’: US troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan US president Joe Biden has announced his plan to pull all remaining US forces out of Afghanistan on the 20th anniversary of the 2001 September 11 terror attacks. 14/04/2021
Germany Merkel bids for powers to impose a nationwide COVID lockdown If MPs pass the legislation, restrictions will be automatically introduced in regions with a spike in COVID-19 infections. 13/04/2021
USA Bitcoin hits fresh record ahead of Coinbase's stock market debut Does the stock market listing of Coinbase mean cryptocurrencies are becoming part of the financial establishment? 13/04/2021
United Kingdom UK government to investigate David Cameron's lobbying for Greensill The British government has launched an independent inquiry into David Cameron's lobbying for Greensill. 12/04/2021
world news Iran and Israel trade barbs after nuclear site sabotage Israel has not yet confirmed or denied if it carried out the strike which damaged centrifuges at the Iranian Natanz nuclear plant. 12/04/2021
