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Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.
British man found dead in Florence hotel named as ex-rugby league player – it is reported he died in a sex game gone wrong.
Euronews says Mario Draghi’s political future hangs in the balance this week, with a key speech and discussion in the Senate potentially deciding whether his government stands or falls.
France24 says France secured promises of new energy supplies from the UAE after talks between President Emmanuel Macron and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Paris.
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Thousands of anti-racism protesters and political parties pushed back a march by a small group of extreme right-wing German neo-Nazis in the western city of Mainz.
Euronews says FIREFIGHTERS continued to battle wildfires raging out of control in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as Europe wilted under an unusually extreme heatwave.
France24 says ALL EIGHT CREW members were killed when a Ukrainian-operated cargo plane crashed in Greece en route from Serbia to Bangladesh carrying military goods.
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France24 says The heatwave sweeping across southwestern Europe is expected to peak Thursday in Spain, with blistering temperatures already fueling wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula and France.
Euronews says Italian President Sergio Mattarella has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the presidency said on Thursday night.
The Italian government is set to be thrown into crisis on Thursday when Five Star Movement (M5S) plan to boycott a crucial vote – leading to calls for early elections.
Daily Express says MARIO DRAGHI’S broad coalition government faces the possibility of collapsing, with one key political figure saying of internal disputes: “Enough is enough.”
The Local Italy says Italy’s coalition government is at risk of imminent collapse as the populist Five Star Movement threatens to pull out and PM Mario Draghi faces a key vote on Thursday.
France24 says Italy’s 5-Star Movement will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday, party leader Giuseppe Conte said, in a move that looked likely to trigger the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government.
Euronews says A Belarusian court has sentenced a journalist to more than eight years in prison for reporting on mass opposition protests in 2020.
France24 says Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in weeks which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.
Euronews says Prosecutors are investigating after a 31-year-old man allegedly placed powerful explosives in a busy, central area of Warsaw.
Élisabeth Borne survives no-confidence vote, as Macron under pressure following leaked documents of allegations regarding Uber.
France24 says LESS THAN A MONTH after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week.
It’s going to keep getting hotter, so hot that today is likely to be the hottest day of the year – with temperatures expected to hit 33C.
Euronews says SWISS GEOLOGISTS monitor a mountain peak at risk of collapsing and damaging a village below.
Aljazeera says WILDFIRES are sweeping across northern and central Portugal, where an estimated 3,000 firefighters and more than 60 aircraft are battling to quell the flames amid scorching temperatures.
Euronews says THE FINNISH parliament amended its laws on Tuesday, to strengthen the fences along the country’s border with Russia, as the Nordic nation continues the process of joining NATO.
France24 says THE TRIAL IN THE case of the Genoa bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, opens Thursday in Italy, involving 59 defendants prosecuted for manslaughter and undermining transport safety.
Euronews says INSIDE FRANCE’S National Assembly, the atmosphere was electric on Wednesday for the first speech by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne as the ruling party no longer holds an absolute majority — a rarity in the country.
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