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Meet the Moldovan athlete who ran 50km in freezing -60°C temperatures

Dmitri Voloshin, a Moldovan athlete, set a record running 50km at -60°C

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EU Parliament urges UK to come up with Brexit solution

Lawmakers see the ball squarely in the British camp

Europe News

NATO: Russia, terror groups pose biggest threat

Military chiefs discuss ways to monitor Russian military

Europe News

EU Parliament urges Russia to investigate anti-LGBT violence

Reports of "monstrous torture" in Chechnya

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Russia

Is there a 'gay purge' in Chechnya? Rights group fears the worst

At least two members of the LGBT community have died and others are being detained in Chechnya, according to the Russian LGBT Network

Russia

Moscow court extends detention of 4 Ukrainian sailors until April 24

Moscow court extends detention of 4 Ukrainian sailors until April 24

Germany

US threatens sanctions on German firms building Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The German-Russian proposal to construct the new Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea threatens a US-German diplomatic conflict

Russia

Russia's space agency loses control of Spektr-R satellite

Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite since Friday

Syria

Confusion over US troop withdrawal from Syria

Officials say the pullout has begun, but reports suggest only equipment — and not troops — has left the country

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Record cold weather in Russia and Georgia

Residents living in an apartment block in the Russian city of Saratov have warned the cold weather may lead to dangerous accidents if authorities do not intervene.

Russia

Watch: Moscow's Soviet-era cinemas prepare to be revamped

Real estate company ADG Group bought 39 Soviet-built cinemas from the government and says it will transform them into what it calls "neighbourhood centres."

Turkey

Six killed as cargo ship sinks off Turkey's coast

Six people were killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship reportedly carrying coal sent a distress signal while en route to Turkey, according to AP quoting government officials.

Russia

Paul Whelan's brother says it could be years until he is freed

The US former marine was expected to return home on Sunday. Instead, Whelan has been detained in a Russian prison over spy allegations.

Russia

Russian apartment block collapse deathtoll rises to 39

Authorities said 39 people died after an apartment block collapsed in Russia

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Infant found alive in rubble after Russian gas blast

A baby boy has been found alive on Tuesday (January 1) after 35 hours spent in freezing cold in the rubble of a Russian apartment block that partially collapsed in an explosion.

World News

Europe briefing: At least six dead in Denmark train accident

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.

Russia

Watch: 'Miracle baby' pulled from rubble in Russia

Officials say the number of people known to have died after a building partially collapsed in Russia has risen to 21.

Russia

Moscow detains U.S. spy suspect

Russia' security service said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow

World News

Europe briefing: Russia accuses American of 'spying'

Europe briefing: Russia accuses American of spying, Italy's 2019 budget, English Channel security.

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Divers put Christmas tree at bottom of lake in Russia

A group of divers on Sunday placed a Christmas tree on the bottom of a lake in Russia's Kazan region at near-freezing water temperatures, swimming around it in circles and toasting with champagne underwater.