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17.11 / 08:55
exhibition
Climate change
European Union
Water cannon, grenades, pushbacks and fence breaching as tensions escalate on Belarus-Poland border
Tensions that have been building along the Poland Belarus border for weeks spilt over into violence on Tuesday. Polish border guards used water cannon against migrants on the Belarus side of the frontier.
17.11 / 08:55
Government
Health
New Delhi could be about to lockdown and it's nothing to do with COVID-19
India's Supreme Court has called for a "pollution lockdown" in the capital New Delhi to protect citizens from toxic smog.
16.11 / 12:21
Art
Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border
The body of a young Syrian migrant who drowned while trying to cross a river on the Belarus-Poland border was buried on Monday.
16.11 / 08:55
Art
NATO
Tension builds up on Ukraine's border due to 'significant' Russian military build-up
The European Union has been focused for weeks on Belarus as the situation kept getting worse on the northeast side of Europe, but tension is building up also on the east.
15.11 / 21:53
Art
COVID-19 spike felt across Europe as vaccination remains stagnant
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold weather has affected the spread of the virus.
15.11 / 21:17
Culture
EU agrees to slap Belarus with new, wider raft of sanctions over border crisis
The European Union has agreed to expand its already-long list of sanctions against the administration of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in a bid to contain the worsening crisis at the bloc's eastern borders.
15.11 / 18:21
COVID-19: Merkel begs Germans to get vaccinated as infections continue to soar
Soaring rates of new coronavirus infections are once again pushing medical services to the brink in Germany, as the seven-day incidence rate surpassed 300 for the first time since the pandemic began.
15.11 / 16:07
Election
UK must stop using French as 'punchbags' over Channel migrant crossings, minister says
France has hit back at accusations from the UK government that it is failing to prevent migrants from crossing the English Channel, a senior minister saying "we don't have any lessons to take from the British".
15.11 / 11:57
Election
Culture
Belarus: Iraq to fly migrants back to Baghdad in first repatriation flight
The Iraqi government has said a first flight to repatriate its nationals who are among migrants stranded at the Belarus-Poland border will be organised on Thursday "on a voluntary basis".
15.11 / 11:05
14.11 / 19:51
Polish PM suggests asking NATO to hold talks on migrant crisis
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks amid a migration crisis at their borders with Belarus, Poland's prime minister was quoted as saying.
14.11 / 13:23
Culture
Rescue
Polish activists say migrant rescue operations down near Belarus border
Activist groups in Poland who are trying to help migrants, say rescue operations have gone down considerably this week, as migrants were prevented from crossing the border with Belarus.
14.11 / 13:23
Culture
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Bulgaria's third election in eight months brings hopes of an end to political stalemate
Earlier this summer, fans of Bulgaria’s economy minister, Kiril Petkov, circulated a meme that showed the 41-year-old alongside another of a shirtless Chris Hemsworth. Australian actor Hemsworth, it said, was what men think women want. Petkov, it said, was what they actually wanted.
13.11 / 17:17
France commemorates 6th anniversary of Paris terror attacks that killed 130
French officials held commemorations to mark the sixth anniversary of the terror attacks in the capital that left 130 people dead.
13.11 / 16:49
COVID-19: Merkel urges holdouts to get vaccinated as cases surge
Angela Merkel urged unvaccinated Germans to get a COVID-19 jab to curb the spread of the virus during the winter.
13.11 / 15:49
Support
Libyan conference in Paris pledges support for elections in December
Whilst the leaders that attended the Libyan conference in Paris on Friday voiced their support for upcoming elections, there are fears that other political actors could derail them.
13.11 / 01:17
end
COP26, scheduled to end Friday, will now continue on Saturday as key issue remain unresolved
The COP26 climate conference which was scheduled to end on Friday will continue on Saturday to allow for one more night of negotiation.
12.11 / 23:09
Two Russian paratroopers die in Belarus during joint exercises near Polish border
Two Russian servicemen died in western Belarus near the Polish border on Friday during joint airborne exercises with Minsk.
12.11 / 19:25
Record daily number of migrants cross sea to reach UK
A record number of migrants have crossed the English Channel in a single day, say UK authorities.
12.11 / 19:13
Catholic Church
committee
Portugal's Catholic Church to set up committee to investigate child sex abuse
Portugal's Catholic Church has said it will set up a national committee to investigate the sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
12.11 / 13:37
Technology
Twitter
Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights
Belarus' state-run airline said on Friday that it is banning Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from incoming flights from Turkey at Ankara's request after Minsk was accused of bringing in migrants to send onto the European Union.
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