All news on the topic: Europe

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Swedish national security adviser resigns after losing classified documents
Henrik Landerholm left behind documents at a hotel, a phone at an embassy and a notebook after a radio interview.
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Serbian students block Belgrade road junction to increase pressure on Vučić
Farmers bring tractors in support of protest, in echo of fall of former president Slobodan Milošević
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14 individuals indicted in Romania for an employment fraud scheme
The suspects allegedly hired 197 positions for a network of fake companies, in order to defraud EU and Romanian government subsidies aimed at helping the unemployed.
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Violent drug dealer avoids deportation due to the possibility that his daughter might be transgender
A violent drug dealer dodged deportation as his daughter thought she might be transgender.
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Elon Musk unexpectedly attends AfD event in eastern Germany
Tycoon tells 4,500 people at campaign event in Halle to be proud of German culture in speech via video link
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The hacking from North Macedonia was aimed at PDVSA and not at the elections
The Caracas regime tried to establish a version according to which the delay in announcing the results of the June 28 elections, and their subsequent announcement without public minutes...
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Brexit fishing dispute moves towards trade court resolution
The humble sandeel is set to take centre stage in the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit.
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Scientists claim UK is lagging behind the EU in combating ’forever chemicals’
Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’
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Ukraine war update: Gravehawk unveiled as new air defense system promised by Starmer
British-Danish platform uses air-to-air missiles, but fired from the ground; another Russian fuel depot burns. What we know on day 1,059.
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Brad Pitt responds to ’awful’ scammers who deceived a French woman using his photos
Anne, 53, was scammed out of hundreds of thousands after believing she was in a long-term relationship with the actor.
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Inside the ’fight night’ white supremacist groups gearing up for a global race war
A hateful white supremacist network with a ‘fight club’ ethos is spreading across the US and around the world, new research shows.
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British woman dies after ’violent’ skiing accident in the French Alps
Woman, 62, suffered traumatic shock and died shortly after collision with British man, 35, on black run in Les Arcs
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Six Chinese firms, including TikTok, face EU privacy complaints
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi (1810.HK), opens new tab and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group...
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Keir Starmer praises ’closer than ever’ partnership with Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Two countries to sign deal to deepen existing defence relationship and boost economic links in non-military areas
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"UK bans ’zombie drug’ found in vapes after 11 deaths from flesh-eating substance
The drug, which is strong enough to knock out an elephant, has also been linked to 11 deaths here since 2022.
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Sevilla defender Kike Salas under investigation for alleged yellow card manipulation
The Sevilla defender Kike Salas has been arrested by police for allegedly deliberately getting booked so that his friends could win bets.
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French TV show pulled after mocking woman scammed by AI Brad Pitt
Anne, 53, faces wave of online mockery for believing she was in relationship with actor and paying scammer €830k
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France and Portugal to follow Spain’s strict immigration measures affecting Britons’ plans
Non-resident citizens from countries outside the European Union, including the UK, will face a big tax bill if they want to buy a home in Spain, its PM Pedro Sánchez said.
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Cleaning up toxic PFAS pollution in the UK and Europe could cost over £1.6 trillion
Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled.
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Six killed in Czech restaurant explosion
Six people died when a propane-butane cylinder exploded at a restaurant in the northwest Czech city of Most, setting the building on fire, emergency services said on Sunday.
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Two trams collide in Strasbourg leaving dozens injured
Several people have been injured after two trams crashed in the French city of Strasbourg.
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White powder sent to Belgian PM’s office identified as poison strychnine
Aide of Alexander De Croo hospitalised after opening letter containing potentially fatal poison.
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French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot
Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wife.
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’Europe’s largest battery farm’ built on former coal mine
Work is under way to create what has been described as Europe’s largest battery storage project at Coalburn in South Lanarkshire.
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from detention in Iran
Sala, who had been detained since 19 December, is flying home, Italian PM’s office says.