Shot teenager’s grandmother urges end to French riots
The grandmother of the boy killed by police during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb on Sunday said she wanted the nationwide rioting triggered by his death to end, ...
Germany’s Scholz watching France unrest with concern
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that Germany was watching the unrest in France “with concern”.
French President Emmanuel Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was set to ...
Poland to send 500 police to bolster security at Belarus border
Poland said on Sunday it will send 500 police to shore up security at its border with Belarus to cope with rising numbers of migrants crossing as well as any potential ...
Mix of calm and concern as cycling’s Tour heads into riot-hit France
By Julien Pretot
While the vast majority of the Tour de France peloton is not concerned by the riots that have been hitting the country following the fatal shooting of ...
Sporadic violence, but calmer night in France after family buries teenager (updated)
Rioting across France was less intense overnight, as tens of thousands of police were deployed in cities across the country after the funeral of a teenager, whose shooting by police ...
King apologises for Netherlands’ historic role in slavery
Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery and the effects that it still has today.
The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160...
France’s Macron halts trip over riots, as family buries teenager
More than 1,300 people were arrested in France during a fourth night of rioting and President Emmanuel Macron cancelled a trip to Germany on Saturday as the funeral took place of ...
Europe’s Euclid space telescope set for launch to explore ‘dark universe’
A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, ...
Eurozone inflation falls again in June as energy prices tumble
Inflation in the eurozone extended its decline in June as the cost of fuel tumbled, more than offsetting an acceleration in prices for services, a preliminary reading showed on Friday.
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Macron convenes new crisis meeting after worst night of rioting
French President Emmanuel Macron convened his cabinet for a second crisis meeting in two days on Friday, after the most widespread night of rioting yet in protest at the fatal ...
French riots spread in third night of unrest over police shooting
France saw unrest spread to major cities in a third night of riots on Thursday as President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain a mounting crisis triggered by the deadly police ...
US condemns burning of Koran in Sweden
The United States on Thursday said it condemned the burning of a Koran outside a mosque in Sweden, but added that issuing the permit for the demonstration supported freedom of ...
Riots spread in France, thousands march in memory of shot teenager
President Emmanuel Macron battled to contain a mounting crisis on Thursday after riots spread across France overnight, set off by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of North African ...
Greece’s Tsipras resigns as Syriza party leader after election defeat
Alexis Tsipras, the one-time leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda in Greece in 2015, stepped down from the helm of the Syriza party after 15 years on Thursday, ...
Hungary delays ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership -media
Hungary’s parliament will not ratify Sweden’s NATO membership before the summer recess as it has not included the vote in the agenda of next week’s session, Hungarian ...
Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque on Eid holiday
A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, an event that risks angering Turkey as Sweden bids to join NATO, after Swedish police ...
Italy pledges to stamp out anti-Semitism from football stadiums
Italy has signed a letter of intent aimed at eradicating anti-Semitism from football stadiums across the country.
Instances of racism and anti-Semitism are commonplace in Italian stadiums, with fans regularly ...
Macron says police killing of teenager ‘inexcusable’ after riots
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called the shooting dead of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic stop near Paris “inexcusable” in rare criticism of law-enforcement hours after the ...
President headed to EU summit in Brussels
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday is headed to Brussels for the two-day European Union Summit.
The final text of the summit conclusion is expected to make reference on the readiness ...
Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe
Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said on Tuesday.
This year’...
Youths clash with police after 17-year-old shot dead by policeman in Paris suburb,
A French police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting dead a 17-year-old on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after the youth failed to comply with ...
WHO urges gay men to get mpox vaccine as European cases rise
Gay and bisexual men should get vaccinated against mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – as summer festivals risk a new rise in infections across Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ...
Only VIPs allowed to drink alcohol inside Paris 2024 venues
VIPs can quaff champagne to their hearts’ delight while watching the Paris Olympics but the average fan will have to make do with soft drinks and water after organisers decided ...
Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing
Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has told clients it can no longer guarantee full access to Russian stocks that belong to them, underlining the challenges global investors face to recover stranded ...