Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Crimea bans use of motorcycles and scooters at night because ‘they sound like drone attacks’
Peninsula's Russian-installed governor says ban a temporary measure to guard military facilities
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France braces for heatwave with canal swimming allowed in Paris
France braced for another heat wave on Wednesday, with Paris allowing swimming in one of its canals so residents could cope with t…
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Zapatero appears before National Court as first ex-president charged in democracy
The former president will testify this Wednesday and Thursday over the Plus Ultra bailout and the jewels found in his Ferraz offic…
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Central banks are bringing gold reserves home as geopolitical risks rise
Central banks expect gold reserves to rise and more are storing bullion at home amid geopolitical and currency risks.
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Moving to Italy: Rising property sales and Italy's income reality
In the latest edition of our Moving to Italy newsletter, we dive into the changing status of Italy's real estate market and what j…
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OPINION: Russia is stepping up its propaganda, helped by a French billionaire
Russian propaganda and pro-Kremlin talking points, once veiled, have become overt in certain sections of the French media, writes …
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Today in Italy: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Milan tram operator suspends staff over sexist chat group, Italy 'likely' to hold nuclear power referendum, and more news on Wedne…
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Poland and Germany to sign scaled down defence deals
After signing defence pacts with France and UK, Warsaw is signing one with Germany on Wednesday but its sweep was trimmed fearing …
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Ukraine: Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia home kills one, injures seven
At least one person was killed and seven others injured after a Russian drone struck a residential building in the southeastern Uk…
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France is releasing millions of sterile insects to fight tiger mosquitoes
A startup in southern France is releasing sterilised male tiger mosquitoes into urban areas in an effort to reduce populations of …
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PROFILE: Zapatero, titan of Spanish left under suspicion
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero spearheaded landmark social reforms during a seven-year premiership that endeared him to the Spanish …
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Austria earn World Cup win against debutants Jordan
Austria were given a scare by World Cup debutants Jordan on Tuesday before securing a 3-1 win rounded off by a penalty in added ti…
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Corruption hearing of Spain's former PM begins
Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will begin two days of unprecedented court hearings on Wednesday suspec…
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Paris store to part ways with Shein after ownership change
French department store BHV Marais will end its partnership with Shein after its operating company said it was selling the Paris o…
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Zapatero appears at National Court as first ex-PM charged in Spain's democracy
The former president is set to testify this Wednesday and Thursday over the Plus Ultra bailout and the jewels found in his Ferraz …
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France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster
Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the loss of 31 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest small-boat crossing acci…
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Newsletter: G7 aligns on Ukraine in rare moment of unity
Also in this newsletter: What to expect as G7 leaders meet top AI and tech executives.
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G7 leaders agree to increase weapons deliveries for Ukraine, step up pressure on Russian economy
G7 leaders pledge more weapons for Ukraine, including air defence and long-range systems, and signal readiness to tighten sanction…
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Far-right AfD backs Elon Musk in row with German public broadcaster, fuel prices fall, Serena Williams loses match in Berlin ahead…
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Tashkent International Investment Forum opens amid high-level diplomacy and business talks
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected in Tashkent as Uzbekistan hosts investors, business leaders and foreign deleg…
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Washington's Lincoln Memorial pool turns green days after renovation
An algae bloom has turned Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green just days after a $14 million makeov…
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Iranian oil tankers pass US blockade ahead of peace deal signing ceremony
The naval blockade began on 13 April and targeted all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.
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Activists denounce Israeli miner ICL in Spain and its links to white phosphorus
An activist camp and the documentary ‘Salt in the Wound’ denounce environmental damage by ICL in a Catalan mining basin and its ti…
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Oil sinks to three-month low on hopes of Hormuz reopening
Oil prices fell below $80 per barrel as markets grew increasingly confident that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is …