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Europol tackles unsolved 1996 gangland murder in Germany

Europol is mobilising teams to try to solve the 1996 gangland murder of a criminal from the former Yugoslavia who was found shot dead in Germany, the pan-European police force

Europol tackles unsolved 1996 gangland murder in Germany
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination

Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country’s equality laws and prohibit Afro hair discrimination

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination
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Russia is close to signing new bilateral treaty with Iran, Shoigu says

Russia has nearly completed the required procedures to sign a new bilateral treaty with Iran soon, state news agency TASS quoted top security official Sergei Shoigu as saying on

Russia is close to signing new bilateral treaty with Iran, Shoigu says
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EU vows 'strong response' to Iran missile transfer to Russia

The transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia represents a further military escalation and will be met with a "strong response" from the European Union, EU foreign affairs

EU vows 'strong response' to Iran missile transfer to Russia
Europe|News

Italian minister's ex-lover banned from parliament over spy glasses

The woman at the centre of an affair that led to the resignation of Italy's culture minister was banned from parliament on Tuesday for allegedly illicitly filming

Italian minister's ex-lover banned from parliament over spy glasses
Economy|Europe|News|Sports

French central bank sees Q3 Olympic growth boost

Hosting the Olympic Games gave a boost to France's service sector in August but the country's political crisis still clouds the economic outlook, the central bank said on Tuesday in

French central bank sees Q3 Olympic growth boost
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Landmines cost Ukraine $11 billion in GDP each year, says report

Ukraine loses more than $11 billion annually in gross domestic product due to landmines laid since Russia's invasion, which create no-go areas and so reduce exports

Landmines cost Ukraine $11 billion in GDP each year, says report
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Germany's expansion of border controls is testing European unity

The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border controls to all nine of its frontiers next week

Germany's expansion of border controls is testing European unity
Europe|Technology

Airbus CEO upbeat on new engine technology, but says jury still out

The head of European planemaker Airbus said novel open-rotor technology being tested by engine maker CFM International offers promising

Airbus CEO upbeat on new engine technology, but says jury still out
Europe|News|Political

Berlin makes proposals to reduce number of asylum seekers

Germany's government presented a plan on Tuesday to implement more rigorously European rules on asylum that would see more people turned away at its

Berlin makes proposals to reduce number of asylum seekers
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Poland to extend no-go zone on Belarus border for 90 days

Poland will extend the implementation of a buffer zone on its border with Belarus for 90 days, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the measure had been effective in

Poland to extend no-go zone on Belarus border for 90 days
Europe|News|Political

Poland's Tusk criticises German decision to tighten border controls

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticised a decision by Germany to tighten controls on its land borders, calling on Tuesday for urgent consultations with

Poland's Tusk criticises German decision to tighten border controls
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France, Germany, UK condemn Iran over ballistic missiles, target new sanctions

The governments of France, Germany and Britain condemned the transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia, said they would cancel bilateral air services agreements with

France, Germany, UK condemn Iran over ballistic missiles, target new sanctions
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U.S. urges Europe to raise disquiet over China-Russia defence ties

The United States is urging its European partners to be more forceful in expressing their disquiet about China's growing defence collaboration with Russia, U.S.

U.S. urges Europe to raise disquiet over China-Russia defence ties
Business|Economy|Europe

Volkswagen scraps decades-old job guarantees, paving way for lay-offs

Volkswagen said on Tuesday it was scrapping a range of labour agreements including a guarantee of jobs until 2029 at six German plants, raising the prospect

Volkswagen scraps decades-old job guarantees, paving way for lay-offs
Economy|Europe|News

Ukraine's talks with IMF are 'difficult', prime minister says

Talks with the International Monetary Fund regarding Ukraine's financing needs are proving difficult, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday, despite Ukraine's

Ukraine's talks with IMF are 'difficult', prime minister says
Europe|News|Political

Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine

Sweden appointed Maria Malmer Stenergard as foreign minister on Tuesday, choosing the former migration chief to lead policy on Ukraine just

Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine
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Ukraine says it could cut ties with Iran over missile deliveries to Russia

Kyiv said on Tuesday it could cut ties with Tehran if Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to attack Ukraine, and it denounced any such

Ukraine says it could cut ties with Iran over missile deliveries to Russia
Crime|Europe|News

Ukraine identifies Russian suspect in July attack on children's hospital

Ukraine's prosecutor general said on Tuesday that Kyiv suspected a senior Russian air force commander of ordering a missile strike on a children's hospital in central

Ukraine identifies Russian suspect in July attack on children's hospital
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Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad

More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country since 2020 as the authoritarian government cracked down its critics

Belarusians fleeing repression at home say they face new threats and intimidation abroad
Crime|Europe

Frenchman on trial for rape of drugged wife is hospitalised, lawyer says

A 71-year-old man on trial in France accused of drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her in their home was hospitalised on Tuesday for

Frenchman on trial for rape of drugged wife is hospitalised, lawyer says
Business|Europe|Technology

Europe’s top court just delivered multi-billion-dollar blows to Apple and Google

Europe’s top court just delivered multi-billion-dollar blows to Apple and Google

Europe’s top court just delivered multi-billion-dollar blows to Apple and Google
Business|Europe|Technology

BMW cuts 2024 outlook on Continental brake issues, shares plunge

BMW cut its 2024 profit margin outlook on Tuesday due to sluggish demand in its key Chinese market and problems related to a braking system supplied by

BMW cuts 2024 outlook on Continental brake issues, shares plunge
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Northern Ireland's Donaldson pleads not guilty to historical sex offences

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 18 charges related to historical sex

Northern Ireland's Donaldson pleads not guilty to historical sex offences
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Apple tax bonanza hands Ireland political, reputational headache

An EU court order that Apple pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in back taxes triggered mixed feelings in Dublin on Tuesday as the

Apple tax bonanza hands Ireland political, reputational headache

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