Month: November 2021

The European Commission on Tuesday retracted internal communication guidelines that had proposed substituting the “Christmas period” with “holiday period” after an outcry by conservatives and Read more

Women’s rights activists in Poland used red paint to symbolise blood as they protested Tuesday against a government plan to register every pregnancy in a Read more

A Russian orthodox monk, who denied the existence of COVID-19, has been jailed for inciting suicide. Father Sergiy was arrested in December 2020 after giving Read more

Portugal’s president has refused to sign a second draft bill legalising euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said the wording of the Read more

German police have uncovered a cocaine smuggling ring transporting tons of drugs to Europe from South America. Investigators said they had arrested 14 suspects on Read more

The military build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border and the ongoing standoff between Belarus and the European Union are “absolutely connected”, Denys Shmyhal, Read more

NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday called on Russia to de-escalate, warning they stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Speaking from Riga, Latvia, where NATO foreign ministers Read more

German police are appealing for witnesses after burglars broke through the wall of a toy shop to steal dozens of Lego sets. The theft took Read more

Residents in Greece over the age of 60 will be fined €100 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, under the Read more

Hungary’s parliament has approved the government’s plan to hold a national referendum on LGBT issues. The move is the latest step by the Hungarian authorities Read more

Whether it’s Jean-Marie or his daughter Marine, the Le Pens have been dominant figures on the extremes of France’s right-wing for decades. But, now, with Read more

A Czech man has been sentenced to life in prison for starting a deadly fire at an apartment building last year. Eleven people were killed Read more

France has issued an arrest warrant for a Japanese mother accused of abducting two children from their father. Vincent Fichot says his wife disappeared with Read more

The far-right TV pundit in France that has made headlines over his polarising rhetoric will officially throw his hat into the race for president. Eric Read more

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record, as Alexia Putellas became the third winner of the women’s Read more

Portuguese health authorities identified 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among members of a professional football club and were investigating whether it was one Read more

The former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has appeared in court on charges of abuse of office. Saakashvili has been imprisoned since he returned to Read more