Browsing: featured-eu

A 29 year old Thai elephant that was gifted to Sril Lanka 20 years ago, flew back to his birth country in Thailand after a row about the animal’s alleged mistreatment.

Germany’s far-right AfD notched up another first Sunday when its candidate was elected a full-time town mayor, in a further boost for the anti-immigration party.

Armed officers and large groups of police gathered in Paris on Saturday following four straight nights of rioting and looting across France.

Two people were killed and 28 victims were wounded in a mass shooting, including three people who are in critical condition, police said.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised on Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech

French police arrested at least 719 people during a fifth night of uprisings across the country on Saturday night following the funeral of 17-year-old Nahel earlier that day. The interior ministry said that the level of violence appeared to have declined since anger first broke out after the teenager was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday. Read our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv after a 12-day break, a Ukrainian military official said on Sunday, with air defence systems destroying all targets on their approach. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he was “sad” to read a damning report that claimed racism and sexism are rife within English cricket.

Europe’s Euclid space telescope blasted off Saturday, kicking off a first-ever mission to shed light on two of the universe’s greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.

Protests against the government’s proposal to reform the judiciary have gained more momentum in Israel.