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The German government approved a draft law Wednesday legalising the purchase and possession of cannabis for recreational use, with the health minister pushing back against criticism of the controversial plans.

The charity founded by billionaire financier George Soros is shifting its focus away from Europe to other parts of the world.

In a crime that has gripped Thailand’s media, what is true and what is a lie?

New long-distance train connections are providing an alternative to air travel between European countries, and demand for this environmentally friendly mode of transport is soaring. But there is still plenty of room for improvement on the tracks.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages report on a variety of stories. A few stories about the migrant boat crossings feature on…

Aficionados of the hugely popular South Korean musical genre are asking luxury fashion brands to commit to bigger and better climate action – but will their calls fall on deaf ears?

Neymar was “in negotiations” on Sunday to become the latest football superstar to decamp for Saudi Arabia, leaving Paris Saint-Germain just as Kylian Mbapp? was brought back in from the cold by the French champions.

Paris prosecutors on Sunday took over the investigation into the deaths of at least six migrants whose boat sank trying to cross the Channel between France and England, as police hunted the traffickers responsible.

The incident comes after the collapse of a deal that ensured exports of Ukrainian grain could continue.

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Six Afghan males died when a migrant boat heading to Britain sank in the Channel early Saturday, French officials said, as a search continued to find those still missing.

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At least one person is thought to have died in the incident, which comes as the estimated number of channel crossings in the last five years passes 100,000.

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Protestors are rallying against plans to remove more tree cover on the Canary Island of La Gomera.

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Norway is dealing with devastating floods. The rain in the southwest part of the country has stopped for the moment but rivers continue to overflow their banks. Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders. FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland has the latest.

France’s top administrative court suspended the dissolution of climate activist group Les Soulevements de la Terre (SLT) on Friday, saying that it was not clear that the group had provoked violence.

Another restaurant charged a couple €1.50 for an extra teaspoon to share a dessert.

A video allegedly showing a crowded market in Sweden claims the country is accepting too many immigrants. But the original clip was filmed in Syria.

The true story of Jann Mardenborough, the British gamer who managed to transfer his skills into a real-life racing career, is given the big-screen treatment, courtesy of the once great ‘District 9’ director Neill Blomkamp.

The Spanish weather service has warned that the average temperature across the country could hit a seven-decade record.

Three French police officers were charged on Thursday over the death of a 27-year-old man in the southern city of Marseille in early July during nationwide rioting, prosecutors said.

Russia is taking a big gamble as it prepares to launch its first spacecraft to the Moon since 1976 on Friday. After decades of failed space missions, and with the war in Ukraine making it a pariah on the international stage, Russia is hoping to re-emerge as a major player in space exploration and consolidate its alliance with China.

We simply cannot live well, or affordably, when the living systems that sustain us break down, Jojo Mehta writes.