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When the pope met Putin: What is the Great Schism of 1054?

Pope Francis and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the third time on Thursday — but what is the significance of this? And why do people keep talking about the Great Schism of 1054?

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Red Bull 'Flugtag' and a 'poo museum': No Comment off the Week

Here are our picks of the best No Comment videos from this week.

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Watch: 'Time running out to save INF treaty,' says NATO's Stoltenberg

NATO and Russia did not make significant progress on saving the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in a meeting at the alliance headquarters on Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Italy

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Francis in Vatican

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has met Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Pope Francis on a one-day visit to Rome. The Russian leader asked for the softening of the sanctions imposed on his country by the EU and the US since the war in Ukraine broke out.

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Libya

Why won't the world condemn Libya's Khalifa Haftar?

Euronews takes a look at why the UN Security Council failed to condemn a recent attack on a migrant centre in northwest Libya, and the background players supporting the country's national army chief.

Russia

Deadly fire located in battery compartment of nuclear-powered sub

The origin of a fire that killed 14 crew aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has been located to the vessel's battery compartment.

Sport

Silk Way Rally revs its engines as race looms

In partnership with Gazprom

The gruelling 5,000 km journey across Mongolia and Russia begins on July 6, taking racers through a minefield of tough terrains, scalding heat, and beautiful vistas.

Georgia

Georgian's call for end to Russian occupation

Thousands took the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi to call for an end to Russian occupation and for the interior minister to step down

Russia

Thousands of homes in Russia destroyed after torrential rain

Serious flooding in the Irkutsk region has affected more than 9,000 people. A state of emergency has been declared in the area.

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British PM May confronts Putin over Skripal poisoning at G20

Russia must end its"irresponsible and destabilising activity" if relations between the two countries were to improve, May told Putin during a tense meeting at the G20 summit in Japan.

Belgium

Putin says liberalism obsolete, Tusk says authoritarianism obsolete

The Russian president and EU Council president have entered into a battle of ideologies.

United Kingdom

Theresa May confronts Vladimir Putin over poisoning of former Russian spy in UK

British Prime Minister Theresa May confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin over the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the UK last year

USA

Trump gives Putin light-hearted warning: 'don't meddle in election'

The US President joked with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the G20 by warning him not to meddle in the 2020 presidential election.

Belgium

How much does your nation spend on defence?

European countries have been repeatedly admonished by US President Donald Trump since his election for not spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence expenditures.

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Mud is in the air at Russian swamp football tournament

Mud was flying at a swamp football tournament competition in a Russian forest around 60 kilometres from St Petersburg.

Georgia

Putin suspends Russian flights to Georgia amid escalating tension

Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of passenger flights from Russia to Georgia amid escalating tensions.

Russia

Putin's Q&A discusses living standards, MH17 and a dialogue with Trump

During a four hour TV appearance, the Russian President said that the government would deliver higher living standards and reminded voters that they were better off now than in the 1990s. He also spoke about its relations with the US and Washington's growing tensions with Iran.

World News

Russia denies claims of involvement in Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash

Russia said claims of alleged Russian military involvement in the fatal crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 are groundless, blaming Ukraine instead

Russia

Euroviews. Russians are tired of Moscow's despotism. And they're no longer afraid to say it ǀ View

A few years ago, the authorities would never have backed down in this way. And the people would have put up with it — but not now.

World

Will the nuclear threat return to Europe if Russia scraps INF treaty?

Russia's parliament will today have the first reading of a bill considering the suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.