Emma Beswick

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka bombings: officials deliberately hid intelligence - minister

And on Wednesday, Washington’s ambassador to Colombo said the US had no prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, but now believes there is ongoing terrorism plotting in the country.

21/04/2019

France

Senior figure asks French Muslims to donate to Notre Dame restoration

"I think it is our obligation as citizens and as Muslims to participate in the reconstruction of this beautiful cathedral," Kamel Kabtane, President of the Council of Rhone Mosques told Euronews.

17/04/2019

France

Notre Dame fire: Social media users and politicians express sadness

"The flames have ravaged 850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture," wrote the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez.

15/04/2019

France

Watch: Notre Dame Cathedral's spire comes crashing down amid fire

A Twitter user captured the moment the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral's spire came crashing to the ground amid a raging fire.

15/04/2019

France

Global contest to design new spire for Notre Dame cathedral

Edouard Philippe, the country's prime minister, announced the contest on Thursday and called for "a new spire that is adapted to the techniques and the challenges of our era".

15/04/2019

World News

Three-parent babies: How are they possible and is it ethical?

"It shouldn't be done. Particularly in an unregulated way with no proper scientific oversight," Tim Child, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, told Euronews.

15/04/2019

Russia

Russian security forces storm suspected IS terror cell in Siberia

Russian security forces storm suspected IS terror cell in Siberia

12/04/2019

United Kingdom

How could seven years in Ecuadorian embassy affect Assange's health?

Brock Chisholm, a consultant clinical psychologist who examined Assange multiple times over the last year, told Euronews the thing that had the most profound effect on the Wikileaks founder was the threat of what might happen if he left the embassy.

12/04/2019

Israel

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft fails in moon landing attempt

Israel's Beresheet spacecraft failed in its "soft" landing on the moon's surface on Thursday evening, its support team said.

11/04/2019

World News

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI says 'sexual freedom' of 60s to blame for abuse

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has blamed the "unprecedented radicalism in the 1960s" for clerical sexual abuse against minors in a letter.

11/04/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit 'yes-no game': SNP MPs and May go head-to-head in Commons

Scottish National Party MP Ian Blackford sparked an improptu round of the "yes-no game" in the House of Commons on Thursday.

11/04/2019

Brunei

Brunei anti-LGBT laws: gay community, public figures react | #TheCube

Hollywood actor George Clooney led calls for a boycott of the luxury hotels owned by the Brunei Investment Agency, which is headed by the country's 72-year-old sultan.

03/04/2019

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

03/04/2019

United Kingdom

Watch back: Under-fire May takes MPs' questions amid Brexit chaos

Theresa May took questions in Parliament as another Brexit deadline loomed

03/04/2019

World News

What are the origins of Mother's Day around the world?

For many countries the commercial success of Mother's Day is inspired by the US — but what about its origins?

31/03/2019

New Zealand

Watch: Thousands attend remembrance service for Christchurch attacks

The ceremony took place in Hagley Park near the Al Noor mosque, where most of the 50 people were killed in a twin attack by a lone gunman.

29/03/2019

France

Garfield phones wash up on French beach for 30 years — here's why

Mobile phones shaped like the cartoon cat Garfield have been washing up on a stretch of French coastline for over 30 years, much to the bemusement of locals.

29/03/2019

United Kingdom

What are indicative votes? | Euronews Answers

The aim of Wednesday's votes will be to see if anything can command a majority in Parliament - here's how they work.

26/03/2019

World News

What are the health risks associated with a 5G network?

Industry leaders are touting 5G as the next mobile revolution, with experts saying the network could be rolled out as early as next year — but what are the health risks, if any?

26/03/2019

United Kingdom

'Give all dogs guns': the UK petitions that didn't make it before MPs

We can see why some of these petitions didn't make it to the House of Commons.

22/03/2019