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20.02 / 13:13

Food Ukraine crisis: Macron and Putin to speak in 'last effort to avoid major conflict'

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday morning, in what is seen as a last-minute diplomatic effort to try to avoid a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

19.02 / 15:19

European Union Crisis in Ukraine Storm Eunice: Over a dozen dead as gales sweep across northern Europe

Storm Eunice continued to sweep northwestern Europe on Saturday morning with strong gusts still expected along Germany's coastline. It has already caused at least 13 deaths and left in its wake extensive property damage as well as massive power cuts.

18.02 / 14:23

Binance compliance Binance hires new compliance boss for US arm

The US arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has named a new chief compliance officer.

17.02 / 23:03

Blockchain NFT Marketplace e-commerce ‘The industry will need to have dynamic NFTs,’ says Vivid Labs CEO Halsey Minor

Cointelegraph spoke about the nonfungible token, or NFT, market with Halsey Minor, CEO of NFT publishing platform provider Vivid Labs (VID), which is the parent company of the Live Planet production company founded by actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

17.02 / 17:13

cryptocurrency Africa Euronews Debates | The South Africa perspective: Can the EU & Africa reboot their relationship?

16.02 / 23:27

Africa Tourism Crisis in Ukraine Financial EU financial institutions pledge €30 billion for Africa on eve of summit

European banks and financial institutions have pledged €30 billion in investment for countries in sub-Saharan Africa on the eve of the European Union-African Union summit in Brussels.

16.02 / 23:07

cryptocurrency Adoption reform French Presidential Candidate Pushes For Tax Reform On Crypto, NFTs

Crypto and blockchain are becoming an important element of the French political narrative, as indicated by recent statements by political newcomer Éric Zemmour, a popular pundit who is running in this year’s presidential election.

16.02 / 14:13

Technology European Union NOT Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

The EU's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has rejected claims that the bloc has been "missing in action" over the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

16.02 / 13:17

Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Abuse survivors demand inquiry into Italian Catholic Church

Advocates for victims of sex abuse by Italian clergy launched a campaign on Tuesday to demand a cover-up inquiry, lamenting that deference showed the Catholic Church hierarchy in Italy has conditioned everything from criminal prosecutions to media coverage of the problem.

15.02 / 15:33

Ukraine crisis: Germany's Scholz meets Putin in Moscow to address 'burning issues'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz have begun their meeting in Moscow, shortly after Russia said its troops had begun withdrawing from the Ukrainian border in the first sign of de-escalation.

15.02 / 12:32

NATO Russian forces have begun pulling away from Ukraine's border, says Russia's defence ministry

Russian forces deployed near Ukraine's border have begun returning to their garrisons, says Russia's defence ministry.

15.02 / 12:31

MPs Ukraine crisis: Russian MPs to vote on recognising separatist-held areas in east as independent

Russian lawmakers will on Tuesday vote on resolutions to demand President Vladimir Putin recognise two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine as independent.

15.02 / 10:53

Protest Poland's plan to gift Orban precious document draws scorn

Local authorities and officials in central Poland on Monday protested government plans to gift Hungary one of the country's most precious manuscripts that dates back 500 years in order to highlight the two nations' close ties.

15.02 / 10:53

Taliban Takeover Meet the Afghans making Europe their home after Taliban takeover

Six months on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, we catch up with four Afghans who fled and have made Europe their new home.

15.02 / 09:07

Terrorism Three men on trial for deadly 2016 terror attack on French church

Three men are on trial in Paris for the 2016 murder of Father Jacques Hamel which was claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.

15.02 / 00:25

Kyiv Russia-Ukraine crisis: US relocates Kyiv embassy operations amid push for diplomacy

The US moved its Ukrainian embassy operations from Kyiv to the western city of Lviv due to the threat of Russian invasion as Western leaders pushed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

15.02 / 00:25

Fire blast France explosion: At least seven killed after blast and fire in Pyrénées town

Several people have died in southwestern France after an explosion and fire ripped through a residential street.

14.02 / 23:11

Russia says talks still possible ahead of Scholz's trip to Moscow

Russian officials suggested on Monday that diplomacy remains an option in the current Ukraine crisis ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to Moscow.

14.02 / 20:37

Sport UK Post Office scandal: 'People thought we were thieves', hears inquiry into wrongful convictions

A former British post office manager broke down in tears as he gave evidence to a public inquiry on Monday into an IT scandal that resulted in hundreds of wrongful convictions in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK legal history.

14.02 / 14:39

Tesla love Freedom Convoy Centre Brussels on edge as 'freedom convoy' threatens to disrupt city centre and European quarter

Brussels is on edge as a Canada-inspired "freedom convoy" is expected to descend on the city, threatening to disrupt the centre in open defiance of a ban issued by the public authorities.

14.02 / 14:25

love Germany's Scholz demands urgent 'signs of de-escalation' from Moscow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz demanded Moscow urgently show "signs of de-escalation" over the crisis at the Ukrainian border as he embarked on a two-day trip to Kyiv and Moscow.

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