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The Guardian says Belgian police have fired water cannon and used teargas to disperse protesters opposed to compulsory health measures.

Around 8,000 protests in Brussels and clash with police in protests against covid rules. Belgian police fired water cannons and used tear gas.

The Daily Express says the PM insisted Gibraltar is entirely British amid negotiations between the nation’s future relationship with the EU.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. “I’m very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies,” Messi said through a translator.

On Sunday an off-duty police officer stabbed and seriously wounded in Paris, after an altercation. The French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed this with a…

The Independent says The European Commission has proposed a law to prevent the import of commodities linked to deforestation, such as coffee, cocoa, soy, and beef.

Brexit LIVE: EU in new fishing wars ultimatum – Article 16 looms as bloc refuses to budge

TRT World says Belarus President and Angela Merkel have agreed they should discuss the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border.

The Guardian says Polish riot police on the country’s border with Belarus have fired water cannon and teargas at people forcibly attempting to cross into the EU.

Aljazeera says As a geopolitical conflict continues to simmer, people are dying in the forests on either side of the border between Poland and Belarus.

France24 says US tech giant Google suffered a setback on Wednesday after Europe’s second-highest court dismissed its challenge to an EU antitrust ruling and fine.

TRT World says EU and NATO accuse President Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as a weapon to pressure the West by sending migrants onto the borders of Poland.

Al Jazeera says Poland says it has repelled an attempt by hundreds of migrants and refugees to enter the country from its eastern neighbour, Belarus.

France24 says French President Emmanuel Macron gave Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel an affectionate and stylish send-off on Wednesday, praising her for keeping Europe united through years of crisis.

A Belarusian plane has crashed while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing all seven people on board. The plane was a cargo plane and…

The Dutch government are reinstating covid-19 restrictions ahead of Christmas, as they face sharply rising coronavirus cases. The caretaker prime minister of the Netherlands announced…

A far-right politician in Bulgaria had his legal immunity waived after he was suspected of attacking an LGBT community centre in Sofia.

The Daily Express says Downing Street today said almost 1,800 fishing licences have been granted to EU vessels looking to fish in UK waters.

One person has died after a cable car became detached and plunged to the ground in the Czech Republic. The victim is believed to be a guide who was in the cabin.

Barcelona sack head coach Ronald Koeman after the torrid time at the camp Nou. Koeman has been sacked as head coach of Barcelona after 14 months…

France to return African artifacts looted treasures to Benin. At the ceremony  French President, Emmanuel Macron was a special guest at a ceremony marking the…

La Liga to investigate racist insults against the Real Madrid star in Barcelona. The Spanish league on Wednesday denounced racist insults by a Barcelona fan…

The European Commission will provide Moldova with 60 million Euro’s to assist with the gas crisis in Moldova. The President of the EU commission, Ursula…

Turkish President orders his foreign Ministry to expel US and nine other countries. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his…

Facebook is planning to create a so-called metaverse by hiring 10,000 people in the EU, it comes as FB faces growing calls for tighter regulation amid fallout from scandals.