Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Protests continue across Georgia for a third consecutive night after the government suspended
00:06negotiations to join the European Union.
00:11The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back rebels from advancing
00:16farther into the countryside.
00:21Iceland's Social Democrats have won the largest share of votes in Saturday's parliamentary
00:26election.
00:31Polling stations have opened across Romania, where millions are casting their ballots in
00:35the country's parliamentary election.
00:42Protesters have gathered across Georgia for a third consecutive night after the government
00:46decided to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.
00:51Social media outlets reported seeing protesters being chased and beaten by police as demonstrators
00:56rallied in front of the country's parliament building.
00:59The ruling Georgian Dream Party's disputed victory in the country's parliamentary election
01:04sparked major demonstrations and led to an opposition boycott of the parliament.
01:09The government's announcement that it was suspending accession negotiations came hours
01:13after the European Parliament adopted a resolution that condemned the vote as neither free nor
01:18fair.
01:19EU lawmakers urged a rerun within a year under thorough international supervision and by
01:24an independent election administration.
01:28Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobeidze denounced what he described as a cascade of insults
01:33from EU politicians and accused them of blackmail.
01:42After conquering large parts of Aleppo on Saturday, Syrian insurgents are advancing
01:47deeper into the surrounding Hama province.
01:50The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back the rebels from advancing
01:55farther into the countryside.
01:58The Syrian White Helmets, which operate in opposition-held areas, said government airstrikes
02:03on Idlib killed four civilians and wounded 54 others.
02:07The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed civilians had also been killed
02:12by alleged Russian strikes on Idlib.
02:15Meanwhile, President Assad made his first public comments through Syrian state media
02:20on Saturday evening, saying his forces will defeat the insurgents no matter how much their
02:25attacks intensify.
02:27Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly a thousand insurgents
02:31over the past three days, but didn't provide evidence or details.
02:42Iceland's Social Democrats have won the largest share of votes in Saturday's parliamentary
02:47election.
02:49With all votes tallied on Sunday, the centre-left party more than doubled its total number of
02:54seats, unseating the ruling coalition of the past seven years.
02:59Its leader Kristján Fróstadóttir is among the favourites to become prime minister, vowing
03:04to tackle a cost-of-living crisis through the Nordic welfare model.
03:10after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced the country's
03:15prime minister to call an early election.
03:18All the parties in the governing coalition saw their seat count decline, with the left-greens
03:23losing all eight of its parliamentary seats.
03:28While counting was delayed in some areas by snowstorms, election turnout was high by international
03:33standards, with 80 percent of registered voters casting ballots.
03:40Polling stations have opened in Romania, where millions are casting their ballots in the
03:45parliamentary election.
03:47It comes just one week after a controversial first round of the presidential race and a
03:52sandwich between the run-off votes set for next week.
03:55And while the president has significant decision-making powers in Romania, it's the prime minister
04:00that heads the government.
04:02Last week's presidential vote saw far-right independent candidate Kilin Jorgescu win 23
04:07percent of the vote.
04:08Jorgescu's win has been marred with controversy, with Romania's top court requesting a recount
04:14of votes and launching a probe into potential foreign interference.
04:18Jorgescu's campaign, promoted only via social media platform TikTok, has often displayed
04:23anti-NATO and anti-EU rhetoric.
04:27Political analysts have been reluctant to predict the outcome of Sunday's parliamentary
04:30vote.
04:31Many are waiting to see if the political tide has shifted in Romania and has veered towards
04:36populist politics.
04:38For more UN videos visit www.un.org