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International investigators said Wednesday there were “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

The study was produced by the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF).

The Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says organised crime poses as big a threat to society as terrorism.

The International Olympic Committee pushed back against the mayor of Paris on Wednesday, insisting there were no plans for “a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games while also acknowledging that some athletes from those countries could be welcomed.

All the relocations have been conducted from Italy and Cyprus towards other countries in Western Europe.

Syrian government requests European humanitarian assistance two days after devastating earthquake

The EU Commission proposed EUR145 million in new funding last week to support the country’s economy and energy security.

France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland are among those who had advocated an exit from the contentious agreement.

Energy giant BP has reported record annual profits. The news comes as the company is scaling back on its goals to reduce the amount of oil and gas it produces by 2030 as part of attempts to reduce carbon emissions. Camille Knight reports.

Both Russia and China now use formal diplomatic channels to spread disinformation, an EEAS report found.

Member states continue to be bitterly divided over the question of relocation of asylum-seekers, despite years of discussions.

Germany’s new defence minister, Boris Pistorius, made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, two weeks after Berlin agreed to provide Leopard tanks to help Ukraine counter Russian forces, according to the Ukrainian government. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Historians estimate that about 114,000 people lie in mass graves scattered across Spain massacred by supporters of Franco during or after the civil war.

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers joined Britain’s largest-ever health sector strike on Monday – the latest walkout to cause disruption at the National Health Service. Public support for striking staff remains high, but negotiations with the government over pay increases have reached a stalemate.

The code compels ship to disembark without delay as soon as the first rescue operation is complete, even if other migrants remain lost at sea.

As revellers flock to Venice to celebrate its iconic carnival, local authorities have a much more worrying concern. The Serenissima is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, but also one of the most fragile. The Italian city on the lagoon is increasingly threatened by rising sea levels, which are exacerbated by climate change, and is frequently hit by flooding. If nothing changes, Venice could disappear underwater by the end of the century. Our correspondents report on the protective measures the city has put in place.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,900 people. World leaders, from the EU to Israel to Russia, are sending aid and rescue support to the region. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Brussels, Dave Keating, tells us more about the EU’s aid missions, already dispatched.

The EU and G7 countries have also expanded the existing price cap on Russian crude oil to include all refined products.

It would be Zelenskyy’s second trip abroad since Russia started its invasion on 24 February.

Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with fighting in the eastern Donbas region as Moscow assembles additional combat power there for an expected offensive in the coming weeks, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Thirteen European union member states have already offered to send emergency personnel to turkey with the EU also “ready to support those affected in Syria.”

Nurses and ambulances staff stepped up their demands for better pay Monday to combat the UK’s cost of living crisis with their biggest round of health service strikes. The stoppages — part of a wave of industrial action across the UK economy — will see nurses and paramedics take action on the same day for the first time. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in London Benedicte Paviot tells us more.

Britain faces its largest ever strike by health workers on Monday as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute which the health minister said would place further strain on the National Health Service (NHS).

In France, nearly 125,000 women have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). The fight against this practice has led to the creation of psychological and surgical care over the last 40 years but the subject remains taboo. FRANCE 24 provides an overview of the situation on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, February 6.

A blow for Barca.