Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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What is France hoping for by inviting Trump to have dinner in Versailles?
Following the G7 meeting in Evian les Bains, US President Donald Trump is headed to the Versailles castle, where he will be welcom…
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Afghan government staff told to abandon smartphones or face prison sentence
How widely the rule is being implemented across Afghanistan and the scale of its impact were not entirely clear.
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Netherlands hosts Japan’s emperor Naruhito to boost 400-year ties
The Netherlands welcomed Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Amsterdam on 17 June during an official visit aimed at ce…
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Germany returns artefacts looted in WWII to Poland
The items include a medieval manuscript and a ring that once belonged to a 16th-century Polish king.
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'End of an Era': Facing an increasingly adversarial US, Europe embraces proactive defence strategy
François Picard is pleased to welcome François Heisbourg, Chair of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He argues th…
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‘We don’t want world war three’: yacht couple call for calm after Russian warning shots
British retirees Jane and Alan Kelvey say they do not want incident in Channel to stop them enjoying their sailing trip UK politic…
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Ukraine's Viktoriia Honcharuk: From Wall Street banker to combat medic
A Ukrainian woman who quit her job on Wall Street to return to Ukraine to work as a medic on the front line has told FRANCE 24 she…
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EU lawmakers approve 'return hubs' migration reform
European lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to tougher migration rules that will grant authorities much broader detention pow…
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EU lawmakers give final approval for deportation centres outside bloc
European lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to tougher migration rules that will grant authorities much broader detention pow…
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'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship
The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the sho…
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Intense heat on the way, but no alarmism: IPMA rejects exaggerated forecasts
Portugal's weather agency says Lisbon and inland areas will see very high temperatures next week, with yellow or orange alerts lik…
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UK investigating warning shots fired by Russian ship at yacht
Russia appears to have fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on June 16. British authorities say the…
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Tell us: Have you had any news on your Swedish citizenship application?
Sweden changed its citizenship requirements on June 6th and we want to find out if our readers have had a decision on their applic…
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Italy to keep paper ID cards valid after registry offices overwhelmed
The Italian government on Tuesday reversed a looming August deadline that sent millions of people rushing to renew their identity …
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Italy 1934: Mussolini’s World Cup
The loss of a goal under the eyes of the Duce stirs the Italians to frenzy who go on to beat Czechoslovakia in the final 11 June 1…
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Israeli settlers torch mosque in West Bank village of Jiljilya
Residents of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, awoke on 17 June to find their mosque set alight overnight, with burnt tyres, Hebrew gra…
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Root to Rise: Preserving Qatar’s Cultural Heritage
Qatar is racing towards the future, and it's taking its past along. In this episode of Qatar in Motion, we step inside Al Khater H…
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World Environment Day summit demands accelerated global action on climate crisis
With air pollution claiming 520,000 lives annually in the region, global leaders gathered in Baku for World Environment Day to dem…
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Russia is firing warning shots off the Isle of Wight: How worried should Britain be?
A heavily armed Russian warship opened fire near a civilian yacht sailed by a retired British couple
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France looks to exchange its 'support to Iran deal with increased US support to Ukraine'
France is launching a charm operation on the US. Macron is hoping to get increased support to Ukraine and bring back US sanctions …
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Fatal shooting of Russian anti-Putin artist likely politically motivated, Polish PM says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a p…
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Trump jokes ‘I’m the boss’ as he arrives for G7 meeting
Donald Trump joked that he was “the boss” as he arrived for a G7 meeting in France on Wednesday. The light-hearted remark came bef…
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Iran pledges no nuclear weapons as US commits $300bn, leaked deal draft shows
The full US-Iran framework deal to end the war, as circulated during the G7 summit, would see Iran abandon its pursuit of a nuclea…
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This hotel chain just launched an ‘anti-appy hour’ to get guests off their phones
Guests at YOTEL hotels will be able to block their access to social media apps on their phone using a Bloom card.