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French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France’s strict secular laws in education.

Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week.

The best pictures from across Europe this week.

With a stellar line-up of films, this year’s 80th edition looks like it’s going to be one for the books…

The Water Convoy, which arrived in Paris on Saturday, brought together a thousand people on the Champ de Mars and then in a procession through Paris to denounce government plans to build mega water reservoirs used for agricultural irrigation.

The Russian defence ministry said Saturday that one drone was destroyed close to the border in the Belgorod region, while another was intercepted, and a separate drone headed for Moscow in the early hours of the morning was also thwarted. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

The government has been urged to declare a state of emergency over the blue crab explosion, fuelled by climate-warmed waters.

An eyesore for some, a site of worship for others, Milan’s legendary San Siro stadium has been saved from destruction after local Lombardy authorities recognised its ‘cultural interest’. Inter fan Alessio Dell’Anna says the move reflects the stadium’s significance in his life.

The Panama Canal depends on rainwater to move vessels through a series of locks connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

This deadly warming phenomenon impacts three-quarters of Europeans.

The French government announced Friday that 200 million euros ($216 million) would be set aside to fund the destruction of surplus wine production in a bid to support struggling producers and shore up prices.

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph.

Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU’s agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.

One of their lawyers says there have been “extremely positive” signals from the court so far, ahead of the hearing next month.

In this latest episode of Musica, we take a look behind the scenes at the Zurich International Opera Studio where a group of rising Opera stars have their sights set on the world’s biggest stages.

A dig for the bodies of dozens of German occupation troops said to have been executed in central France by Resistance fighters in 1944 has failed to uncover any remains, authorities said Thursday.

The company’s specialised chips are key components that help power different forms of artificial intelligence (AI).

A unique medical practice run by retired doctors has opened its doors in southern France.

A private plane belonging to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed in Moscow’s Tver region, killing all ten people on board, the Russian emergency services said Wednesday. Russia’s aviation agency says Prigozhin was on board. Reports of the crash came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to end Russia’s occupation of the Crimea peninsula and all other areas that Moscow controls in his country. Read our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

The decarbonisation of our construction sites is long overdue. Building is fundamental to human life, yet the way we do it is stuck in the previous century, Eric Alstr?m writes.

Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month.

The leader of Spain’s football federation marred the country’s Women’s World Cup victory after kissing a player on the lips during the medal ceremony, drawing criticism for inappropriate conduct in a sport that has struggled to overcome sexism.

Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week.

A former neonatal nurse who killed seven babies in her care and tried to kill six others at a hospital in northern England was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of release by a judge who highlighted “the cruelty and calculation” of her actions.

Greta Thunberg took part in her last school strike after graduating in June but the movement has grown well beyond her first solo protest.