France opens disciplinary case against its ambassador over young women at Bangui residence
Foucher, one of France's most senior diplomats, acknowledged having sexual relations with two of the local women, the weekly reported.
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Dutch defence minister says Putin ‘is not impressed by a nature park’
The five-year measure would make it easier to conduct night-time live-fire exercises, dig trenches, train with drones and accelerate or deviate from certain permit…
Retailers and restaurants warn new EU packaging rules will push up prices
Industry says the cost of redesigns, reuse systems and separate registration in every member state would land on the consumer, as small cross-border sellers begin…
‘The financial crisis is inevitable’, warns former French PM François Bayrou
"Next year, the totality of income tax paid by the French will not suffice to pay the totality of the interest on the debt.
Flood relief millions reach family and neighbours of Tusk party activist
KARR is controlled by the Lower Silesia regional government , which holds 99.
Eclipse strips up to 9.7GW from Europe’s solar-heavy grids
The company offered customers who cut consumption an hour of free electricity as a reward, capped at 16kWh.
Green MP presses Berlin to take in more Afghans despite majority opposition
Marcel Emmerich has asked German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt to admit Afghans stranded in Pakistan, citing a Constitutional Court ruling and a vote by his…
Investigation exposes workplace pressure and harassment reports inside the European Commission
The sources are of different nationalities, ages and professional backgrounds, and hold different positions within the institution.
Austria dismantles international network supplying Russian arms industry in breach of EU sanctions
The Directorate of State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) identified a Vienna-based company at the centre of the scheme.
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Bluesky’s active user base halves as the post-election exodus fades
The decline is sharper still when measured against the platform's late-2024 peak.
EU rules forcing 25 per cent recycled plastic in new cars enter into force
Carmakers face binding recycled content quotas, a ban on exporting scrap vehicles and the bill for collecting write-offs under a regulation that replaces rules dating…
New EU banking rules put €11 billion in Moroccan remittances at risk
Rabat has settled terms with France and opened talks with the Netherlands and Belgium before the rules bite on January 11, 2027.
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Greece arrests 281 over fire offences this year
Deliberate arson accounts for 29 of the cases, while the summer's most destructive blaze near Athens has been traced to a private power line.
Storm of critique after Anthropic watermarks Claude text worldwide to meet EU AI Act rules
Breaches can attract fines of up to €15 million or 3 per cent of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
French newspapers file complaint against Google over AI summaries blamed for 38% traffic loss
Nearly 300 daily titles have asked France's competition authority to force the US company to honour commitments it gave regulators in 2022.
Brussels ranks new water supply a ‘last resort’ and answers drought with forums and roadmaps
The methodology for measuring the EU's 10 per cent water efficiency goal is not due until 2027, while member states face a shortfall of about €25 billion a year…
EU packaging rules take effect as Commission misses its own labelling deadline
Limits on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging apply from August 12, though the harmonised sorting label promised to business is still missing.
Colombia’s President voices concern for 164 missing Spaniards as EU pledges €2 million
Abelardo de la Espriella has thanked Spain's Royal Family for its message of solidarity as the death toll from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake passed 250.
Greece’s ageing power grid accounts for 75 per cent of land burned this year
Fires traced to the electricity network destroyed more than 14,600 hectares and killed four people in late July alone, preliminary fire brigade findings show.
Trump declares ‘total control’ of Hormuz once again as Iran keeps strait closed
The US President spoke hours after American forces disabled a cargo ship that had tried to run the blockade of Iranian ports.
Rubio predicts irreversible change in Cuba before Trump’s term ends
The United States secretary of state has compared the island's expected transition to eastern Europe after communism, as Brussels stays split over how to treat Havana.
Trump confirms he left NATO summit in secret as Air Force One flew as decoy
The US President said the Secret Service and the military put him on a different aircraft while the presidential jet flew out of Ankara carrying reporters who believed…
Cambridge college issues content warning for Little Red Riding Hood over ‘themes of violence’
The warning is the latest example of content advisories applied to literary material at Cambridge.
Damascus court sentences Assad to death in absentia over war crimes
The ruling has landed as the European Union accelerates its re-engagement with Syria's new rulers and presses for the return of Syrian migrants.
Swedish security service says it broke up Russian spy plot
People were asked to contact the Security Service if they had any suspisions of being the victim of a referral or recruitment attempt.
Female detective sacked and barred for ‘cocks in frocks’ remark on transgender strip-search policy
The phrase was used during a discussion of force policy that allowed biological males who identify as women to insist on being strip-searched by a female officer.
Romania faces full nuclear shutdown as Danube levels hit critical lows
The two CANDU reactors, each rated at around 700 MW, normally supply roughly a fifth of Romania's electricity.
Spain unable to trace 164 nationals as Colombia earthquake toll passes 150
Brussels has mobilised its Copernicus satellite service and opened its crisis consular channel to EU citizens caught in the disaster.
Court confirms weapons permit revocations for AfD members in Saxony-Anhalt
That provision states that a person is generally considered unreliable if they belong to or support an association that pursues aims directed against the constitutional…