Berlin café owner refuses to serve customer wearing AfD tie, vows: ‘No coffee for Nazis’
The man responded that a café owner should be "unpolitical", she said, to which she replied: "No".
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French Left opposes life sentences for serial child rapists, citing reintegration concerns
The party's position immediately prompted a wave of criticism from politicians across the political spectrum.
Trump plays down Spain friction after World Cup win
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Spain prepares to welcome World Cup winners in Madrid
More than one million supporters are expected to line the streets of the capital as the national team celebrates the country's second world title.
UK Ministry of Justice appeals order to publish convictions by nationality
Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy accused Labour of withholding information on politically sensitive crimes.
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Poland’s President Nawrocki vetoes stalking horse for single sex marriage
The government's legislation would have allowed two adults, regardless of their sex, to sign a cohabitation agreement before a notary and register it with a civil…
Spain fights two major wildfires as burnt area outpaces last year
Fires in Zaragoza and Guadalajara have pushed the area scorched across Spain this year to more than twice that of the same point in 2025.
Euthanasia passes 10,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands
The steep rise reflects changing social attitudes towards death rather than any change to the law, according to a government-commissioned study.
Burnham becomes UK prime minister with pledge to restore stability and cut energy bills
The former Manchester mayor inherits a stagnant economy, record electricity prices and questions over Labour's climate and Brexit red lines.
German CDU leader Spahn quits over surrogacy his party opposes
The parliamentary group chief fathered a son through a surrogate in the United States while his own party fought to keep the practice illegal at home.
Spain beats Argentina in extra time to win second World Cup
Ferran Torres struck in extra time as Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in New Jersey, sealing a second world title greeted with celebration from the King to rival party…
Aragón fire becomes Spain’s largest this year days after deadly Almería blaze
More than 12,000 hectares have burned in the Cinco Villas district, with five villages evacuated and a third heatwave forecast for the weekend.
Obesity keeps more than 600,000 Britons out of work, study finds
UK Biobank found that obesity reduces an individual's likelihood of being in employment by 4.2 percentage points compared with those of a healthy weight.
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German parliamentary leader Spahn faces backlash over surrogate baby
In 2015, writing in the magazine GQ, he said that as a gay man and a Christian he could hardly warm to the idea of a "rented womb".
NGO Sea Watch caught cooperating with people smugglers
The footage appears to show a Sea-Watch rescue vessel sailing directly towards a boat carrying migrants before any visible distress call or emergency situation had…
Switzerland convicted by ECHR over vegan meals in prison
The Strasbourg Court accepted the claim, recognising that dietary choices can fall under the protection of Article 9.
German transgender neo-Nazi moved to men’s prison
The ministry stressed that the decision was taken independently by correctional officials and not by Justice Minister Constanze Geiert.
US to limit stays of students, journalists
The Trump administration has finalized new rules limiting foreign students' stays to four years and journalists' stays to 240 days, part of a broader immigration…
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Former Polish PM Morawiecki facing threat of expulsion from PiS
The main opposition Conservatives have decided to ban party members from participating in associations, foundations, and other organizations of a political nature.
FIFA investigates Argentina again over World Cup Falklands banner
The British Government and the Falkland Islands assembly want players punished before Argentina meet Spain in the final.
EU summons Burkina Faso ambassador over ‘unjustified’ expulsion of diplomats
Brussels has said retaliatory measures would follow, weeks after Ouagadougou broke off relations with Paris.
Rubio seeks to make ‘poisonous’ far-left terrorism a global counterterrorism priority
The renewed focus follows a string of high-profile attacks attributed to left-wing extremists in Europe and the United States.
Transgender Aberdeen University employee who celebrated Ann Widdecomby’s death arrested
The force said a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, Scotland's public prosecutor. It has not specified the exact offence.
FDA authorises nicotine pouches as lower-risk alternative to cigarettes
The FDA has authorised nicotine pouches for marketing with a modified-risk claim, stating they lower health risks for adult smokers who completely switch from cigarettes.
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen barred from transiting through Heathrow after ‘hate speech’ conviction
The veteran MP said she was given no explanation for the reversal despite contacting the British Embassy in Helsinki.
EU court clears Spanish amnesty law for Catalan separatists
Luxembourg rejects the European Commission's case against a law that keeps Prime Minister Sánchez in office, though Puigdemont's arrest warrant still stands.
EBU and European Athletics issue TV guidelines to curb ‘sexualisation’ of women’s sport
It advises producers and camera operators to prioritise athletic performance while avoiding shots that could be perceived as objectifying female competitors.
France legalises euthanasia after government overrides Senate
Until now French law let doctors sedate the dying but treated the deliberate causing of death as a criminal offence.
Burkina Faso expels two EU diplomats and gives them three days to leave
Ouagadougou has offered no explanation for the move, which comes weeks after it broke with Paris.
Thuringia parliament to hold hearing on AfD ban
It would be the first time a committee of any German parliament has examined the question in a public session.