Museum heists turn violent as thieves recruited online
Offenders are increasingly using sledgehammers, axes, crowbars, firearms and, in some cases, explosives to smash their way into premises and display cases.
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Germany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinks
Pure milk and 100 per cent fruit juices would remain exempt.
Saudi Arabia to invest €6 billion in three theme parks near Paris
Including one widely reported to be inspired by the Japanese manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball Z.
German investigators find third drone and suspected explosive near Leipzig airport
The device was recovered in a field west of the runways 10 days after a failed attack on Germany's main military cargo hub.
German police union deputy faces sworn claims over East German border past
The same witness states that Hüber then kicked the prisoner three times in the face as a Stasi transporter arrived to take him away.
Mohammed VI pardons 634 as Moroccan offender numbers increase in Europe
The King used a religious holiday to release extremism convicts by decree, days after tens of thousands crossed into Ceuta
Draghi’s new group on European sovereignty opens with Swiss HQ, US tech and failed AI hedge fund
Day-to-day direction falls to Luis Garicano, a Spanish economist at the London School of Economics and a former MEP, who is listed as executive director.
French financial prosecutors investigate LFI mayor of Saint-Denis over RATP job
The inquiry covers years in which Bally Bagayoko held a management post at the state-owned Paris transport operator while serving as a local elected official.
Brussels rattled by a series of shootings over three consecutive days
Saint-Gilles mayor Jean Spinette has linked the shootings and recent car fires to rival gangs trying to reclaim dealing spots as the summer holiday ends and both…
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Polish Government attempts to implicate President Nawrocki in cryptocurrency scandal
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has also alleged that Russian mafia money and funds linked to Russian intelligence were behind the company.
Greece moves Patriot battery to Crete as Iran threatens US bases in Europe
Athens has shifted the missile system from Karpathos to guard the Souda Bay complex used by Greek, US and NATO forces.
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France places eight far-left activists under investigation over alleged explosives training
The Paris prosecutor's office sought pre-trial detention, which the investigating judge did not order.
Rescuers find two missing alive after tornado injures 39 in southern France
The tornado tore through Pomas in the Aude, damaging 300 homes and forcing more than half the village to evacuate.
Pashinyan says Armenia could lodge EU membership bid in the near future
The Armenian Prime Minister told parliament a referendum on accession would follow only once a formal application had been submitted.
Green Party leader backs ‘civil disobedience’ if RN wins
Tondelier has so far resisted backing either candidate, insisting that the Greens should pursue their own campaign.
Norway rejects EU Arctic drilling ban and ditches ‘green battery’ role
The concept, once promoted by Norwegian officials to justify new interconnectors with Britain and Germany.
Two former Italian centre-left PMs reject woke culture and urge focus on economic inequality
In a letter, the leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S) questioned whether "woke culture can constitute the ideological backbone of a progressive force".
Zelensky blocks Ukrainian elections again, calling a wartime vote a ‘tsunami’
The President, whose mandate ran out in 2024, has once more ruled out the ballot his ousted defence minister is demanding.
Dutch broadcaster to boycott Eurovision 2027 over Israel’s continued participation
The decision marks the second consecutive year that the Netherlands will sit out the competition.
French poll puts Mélenchon in 2027 runoff as Le Pen leads
Philippe remains one of Mélenchon's closest competitors. With Attal absent from the race, Mélenchon and Philippe are both projected at 17 per cent.
Hungarian Gripen fighter jet crashes near Szolnok as pilot ejects safely
Defence minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said the pilot escaped injury after doing everything possible to bring the aircraft down on military land.
Brussels approves €6.1 billion for Ukrainian air defence on Independence Day
The EU executive signed off the envelope as leaders gathered in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's shortage of interceptor missiles.
Brussels councillor faces drug charges after police seize 100kg of cannabis in Ganshoren
He was released under conditions. Four other individuals in the same investigation have been placed under arrest warrants.
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Polish Government’s promotion drive stumbles over AI report and OnlyFans ambassador
The text also features odd use of language, including random use of words in English, some of which have been turned into Polish ones.
German justice minister pushes for sexual identity clause in Basic Law
Stefanie Hubig has revived a proposal her coalition partner has blocked for years, arguing the constitution should say explicitly what its defenders insist it already…
Ceuta emergency calls rise tenfold to 200 a day after invasion
Officers in the city were working shifts of up to 16 hours and sleeping in army barracks, the union said.
Russia withdraws ambassador from London and names no replacement
Moscow has left its British embassy in the hands of a chargé d'affaires as the row over UK drone supplies to Ukraine deepens.
Iceland’s EU accession referendum splits voters 46-46 as Brussels hopes for enlargement boost
Icelanders decide on August 29 whether to restart accession talks frozen in 2013, in a ballot the European Commission hopes will revive its stalled enlargement drive.
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City hall asks French Government to investigate Paris residence it labels ‘far-right’
The campus hosts around 12,000 students, researchers and artists from some 150 nationalities across 47 residential houses.
Slovenian president faces scrutiny over Russian-linked close associate’s link to former spy chief
Krivolucka has confirmed that she and Jeglič were a couple.