All news on the topic: Europe

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Spain and Portugal dismantle a Russian-led money laundering ring
Spanish and Portuguese police dismantle a multimillion-euro money laundering ring connected to organized crime throughout Europe.
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UK ’lagging in national security’ as China ’might utilize’ DeepSeek AI for espionage in British cars
The UK has lagged behind the US and Europe in safeguarding top government officials from espionage, as artificial intelligence like DeepSeek could be utilized to gather sensitive data, according to LBC.
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Trump refers to Zelenskyy as a ’dictator without elections’
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UK is confronting a ’new era of threat’ from Russia, the Defence Secretary states as he reveals the ’biggest military shake-up in 50 years’
The UK is confronting "a new era of threat" from Russia, Defense Secretary John Healey has warned as he pledged the "biggest shake-up" to Britain’s military in 50 years to ensure the country is prepared for war.
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Thousands of tourists gather to witness the Etna eruption, obstructing rescue services
Tourists obstructing streets and engaging in ’dangerous’ behavior, say Sicilian officials.
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Russian propaganda producer buys luxury properties in Moscow and Bulgaria despite avoiding sanctions
Russia’s largest private contractor involved in the production of political talk shows, M-Production, has doubled its revenue since Moscow unleashed its full-scale invasion against Ukraine.
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Vance’s true warning to Europe
Europeans must lessen their risky dependence on an opposing America.
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Send fewer women to jail to make room for male inmates, says former Justice Secretary
The leader of the independent sentencing review has told LBC that he wants to see some women’s prisons closed and repurposed to house male inmates.
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JD Vance denounced as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones
Comments by the US vice president, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, have been called inaccurate and misogynistic.
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Revealed: Dutch drug lord fugitive has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years
Sources have located Johannes Leijdekkers in the West African country since at least December 2022.
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Donald Trump’s 7 key warning signs that he’ll compromise Ukraine as he aligns with Vladimir Putin
Alarm bells are ringing across Europe after Donald Trump and his team conceded to key demands from Putin before peace talks even begin - prompting comparisons to the failure to stand up to Hitler in the 1930s.
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Trump plans to meet with Putin to end the Ukraine war, stating ’the US wants its money back’
Donald Trump has stated that the US will try to recover some of the funds it has sent to Ukraine, as he agreed to meet with Vladimir Putin and initiate negotiations to end the war.
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Sicilian police arrest nearly 150 in major mafia crackdown
More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in and around Palermo, reportedly biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984.
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Kyrgyzstan cancels, then delays EU rights delegation following criticism
Kyrgyzstan invited, then abruptly canceled—later calling it a postponement—a visit from the EU’s Human Rights Subcommittee amid growing concerns over political repression and media freedom.
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AI phone scam targets Italian business leaders, including Giorgio Armani
Cloned voice of defence minister, Guido Crosetto, used in some calls asking for money to free kidnapped journalists.
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Munich security report states US seen as a risk due to Trump’s proposed land grabs
Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role.
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Millionaire accused in 2017 murder of Maltese journalist released on bail
Family of Daphne Caruana Galizia condemn delays in bringing Yorgen Fenech to trial after arrest in 2019.
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French police investigate the deaths of a retired British couple in their Aveyron home
Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife, Dawn, found dead in their rural home in south-west France.
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Sweden aims to strengthen gun laws following the Örebro mass shooting
‘We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden,’ says the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson.
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Report links EU aid to migrant exploitation and torture
Tunisian uniformed personnel sold migrant groups between 40 to 150 people for prices ranging between 12 to 90 euros per person to Libyan armed forces and militias.
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France prepares for the trial of a surgeon accused of abusing anesthetized children
A former surgeon who is accused of abusing hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic, is set to go on trial this month in the largest child abuse trial in French history.
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British conman on trial in France for allegedly ramming police with his car
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, a serial swindler who featured in Netflix documentary, allegedly injured officers in getaway attempt.
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Owner of the spyware implicated in the WhatsApp breach terminates their contract with Italy
Decision comes after it emerged an Italian investigative journalist and two activists targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware.
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Keir Starmer decides not to attend the international AI summit in Paris
PM risks upsetting host Emmanuel Macron and missing chance to speak to JD Vance and Elon Musk.
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Apple issues warning to iPhone users about the first-ever pornographic app
A pornography app is now available to all iPhones in the EU after a rule change.