Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu delivered a scathing criticism of the US policy in Syria and offered direct talks over the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The situation in parts of eastern Syria, controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), remains “deeply concerning,” Shoigu wrote in a letter to Pentagon chief James […] Read more
Paris looks ‘less yellow’ this Saturday as only several hundred people descended on the avenue amid a heavy police presence. This time a week ago the number of protesters was much higher and rallies resulted in heavy clashes. At least 37 people have been detained and 22 taken into police custody across the Ile-de-France region, police […] Read more
An anonymous donor has trumped all secret Santa gifts this Christmas after donating a number of gold bars to not-for-profit organisations in a German seaside town. The recipients of the gifts, which weighed 250 grams each, were all located in the German coastal town of Cuxhaven, and included an animal shelter, a hospice, and an […] Read more
Here are the top stories from across Europe you need to know about today. Strasbourg shooter manhunt: The French-born gunman of the Strasbourg attack that left two dead and 12 injured, Cherif Chekatt, 29, was known to police and is still at large. France has said it is ready to take him “dead or alive”. […] Read more
Russia has infuriated the US by flying two aircraft capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Venezuela. The TU-160 supersonic bombers, called “White Swans” by the Russian pilots who fly them, landed at Maiquetia airport near the capital Caracas on Monday. Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, held talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow just a few days […] Read more
MPs will a hold a three-hour emergency debate today on Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay a planned vote on her Brexit deal. You can watch the debate on this page from 13.30 CET. Speaker John Bercow announced the debate after a request by the opposition Labour Party. The debate comes a day after […] Read more
Aa Aa To infinity and beyond. That is the fate of NASA’s Voyager 2 probe, which left Earth in 1977. After more than 41 years floating through space, it has now become only the second human-made object to leave our Solar System. Now, more than 18 billion kilometres away, it no longer feels the solar […] Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a series of measures in a bid to quell the anger of “gilets jaunes” (“yellow vest”) protesters. The concessions included a €100 monthly rise in the minimum wage, the abolition of taxes on overtime pay in 2019, a promise that end-of-year bonuses will be tax-free and the scrapping of a […] Read more
The anti-government protests convulsing France will slow growth to close to a standstill in the final quarter, the central bank said on Monday, complicating President Emmanuel Macron’s task of finding concessions to placate the “yellow vest” movement. The Bank of France on Monday forecast the euro zone’s number two economy would eke out growth of […] Read more
The French government is appealing for calm as they brace for more protests this weekend after weeks of violence. The Eiffel Tower and other landmarks will be shut down in Paris and nearly 90,000 police are being deployed in cities across France. What began as demonstrations against fuel tax rises, have become an anti-government movement […] Read more
