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

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Euroviews. Trump's border wall threats are a reminder to fix the National Emergencies Act | View

Whatever ultimately becomes of Trump’s threat, Congress ought to use this episode to prevent future presidential overreach.

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Frail at 130, Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' will stay home from now on

"The base and paint layers are stable, but sensitive to vibrations and changes in air humidity and temperature," said Van Gogh Museum director Axel Ruger.

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Ex-leader of Scotland is reportedly arrested

The 64-year-old former leader of the ruling Scottish National Party was last year accused of two instances of inappropriate behavior dating back to 2013.

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Italy ordered to pay Amanda Knox damages over police questioning

Europe's human rights court said there was insufficient evidence to support claims of psychological and physical mistreatment at the hands of police.

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Russia warns U.S. against military intervention in Venezuela

"Venezuela is friendly to us and is our strategic partner," Vladimir Putin's deputy foreign minister said. "We have supported them and will support them."

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Kim Jong Un says Trump sent him a 'great' letter

Satellite footage indicates North Korea is still running its main nuclear complex, raising questions about whether its commitment to denuclearization.

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Euroviews. The Covington boys and the dark magic of crisis communications, explained | View

Everyone was already projecting so much onto the interaction at the Washington Monument that it made it easy to sell one preferred narrative.

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Far-right lawmakers in Germany walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech

A Jewish community leader accused the party of playing down Nazi crimes during her speech commemorating the Holocaust.

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Fear of migrants 'makes us crazy,' Pope Francis says

The pontiff, who is the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, has made the plight of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy.

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Missing soccer star may be alive aboard plane's life raft, police say

The Argentine had spent the hours before the aircraft vanished saying farewell to teammates after Cardiff City paid $19 million for him last week.

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Inside the Brexit deal's major sticking point: The Irish backstop explained

Hardly mentioned during the referendum campaign in 2016, arrangements for the Irish border have proved trickier to solve than almost any other issue.

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Euroviews. 2019's Oscars are revenge for the Academy's diversity efforts | View

The ceremony will almost certainly reward movies that catered to the laziest fantasies of people who support resistance when it’s comfortable.

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Talk about highway speed limit on Autobahn has Germans all fired up

Germany is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't impose speed limits on its beloved Autobahn highways.

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Plane carrying Premier League player vanishes over English Channel

Cardiff City paid FC Nantes around $19 million for the Argentine forward last week.

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Soccer icon Ronaldo avoids jail, but must pay $21M fine for tax fraud

The Juventus star was accused of having used shell companies outside Spain to hide income made from image rights.

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45 dead, 70 wounded as Taliban strikes base run by intelligence service

The group holds sway in almost half of Afghanistan and carries out attacks on a daily basis, mainly targeting the country's beleaguered security forces.

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Euroviews. How the whitewashing of Dr. King's legacy enables America's casual racists | View

Praise for Dr. King highlights a difficult truth: His legacy has become as segregated as the country he tried to heal.

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Theresa May aims to break Brexit deadlock — but her plan B might look familiar

More than one-third of lawmakers from May's Conservative Party voted against her divorce proposal last week.

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Nazi's paintings now fund foundation for Jews

The Zurueckgeben foundation also encourages Germans to take stock of the more mundane items in their households and question where they came from.