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Italy’s migrant deal stumbles as court blocks Albania deportations
The ruling represents an early roadblock to a five-year deal between Italy and Albania to address Europe’s refugee crisis.
19 Oct 2024 - 6:38PM
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Britain’s King Charles becomes Australian admiral, air marshal and field marshal
19 Oct 2024 - 2:12PM
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Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European leaders
18 Oct 2024 - 10:40PM
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Europe
Zelensky pitches ‘victory plan’ to EU leaders
But there was no immediate sign that Kyiv’s most powerful allies would throw their weight behind the most sensitive elements of the plan.
17 Oct 2024 - 7:16PM
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European Council President Charles Michel (right) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speak to media ahead of the EU summit in Brussels. Photo: Sierakowski Frederic/EU Council/dpa
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Australia to give 49 ageing Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war effort
Australia’s M1A1 Abrams tanks were due to be decommissioned, but will instead be sent to Ukraine to bolster its ground forces.
17 Oct 2024 - 2:47PM
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Portrait by robot Ai-Da to sell at auction in art world first
The ‘haunting’ piece depicts Alan Turing, one of the fathers of modern computing, who had warned about the use of artificial intelligence.
17 Oct 2024 - 2:28AM
Europe
Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal
Italy has built two reception centres in Albania, in the first scheme by a EU nation to divert migrants to a non-EU country.
16 Oct 2024 - 6:56PM
Europe
Zelensky unveils ‘victory plan’ as Ukraine faces precarious moment in war
His plan has five main points that relied on Kyiv’s allies, including an unconditional invite to join Nato and specific weapons support.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:58PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky receives applause as he addresses lawmakers in the Ukrainian parliament. Photo: EPA-EFE
Europe
Germany’s Lufthansa gets record US fine for treatment of Jewish passengers
128 travellers, many of whom did not know each other, were denied boarding in 2022 over the alleged misbehaviour of a few passengers.
16 Oct 2024 - 7:10AM
Europe
Nobles have sat in Britain’s parliament for centuries. Their time may be up
UK lawmakers have voted to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
16 Oct 2024 - 5:28AM
Europe
‘Very special’ twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo
The 2.5kg baby bears will take turns to greet the public in the zoo’s Panda Garden for about an hour a day.
15 Oct 2024 - 9:33PM
Travel & Leisure
Protests, pub crawl ban. Mass tourism pressure mounts in European cities
Prague bans pub crawls, seeks ‘more cultured’ visitors. Madrid and Barcelona see more protests against high housing costs blamed on tourists.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:45PM
A woman holds cardboard keys at a protest against rising house prices in Madrid. Photo: Reuters
Europe
Russia could be able to attack Nato by 2030: German intelligence
Russian armed forces are likely to be ‘capable of carrying out an attack against Nato by the end of the decade at the latest’.
15 Oct 2024 - 5:39PM
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Europe
Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl
Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:22AM
Europe
French far-right leader Le Pen questioned over aides in EU funds misuse trial
Marine Le Pen and two dozen other National Rally officials are accused of embezzling European Parliament money by creating fake jobs.
15 Oct 2024 - 11:36AM
Europe
Ex-Stasi officer, 80, jailed over 1974 Berlin border killing
Almost 35 years after the Berlin Wall fell, it is said to be the first time a former Stasi officer has been convicted of a murder committed on duty.
15 Oct 2024 - 12:14AM
Defendant Martin Manfred Naumann, 80, stands in court on Monday and covers his face before the verdict is announced in his trial for the 1974 murder of a Polish citizen at the former Berlin-Friedrichstrasse border crossing. Photo: via AP
Europe
Putin ordered Novichok attack, double agent Skripal tells UK Novichok inquiry
‘Putin makes all important decisions,’ said Skripal, who recovered after being poisoned. Dawn Sturgess died from exposure to the nerve agent.
14 Oct 2024 - 11:03PM
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Nobel laureate on Trump’s ‘danger’ to US, election’s impact on China ties
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump likely to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, Nobel laureate says, but former president threatens ‘every dimension’ of US economy.
14 Oct 2024 - 9:17AM
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Tesla car fire kills 4 in France
Accident happened outside the French city of Niort, causing the deaths of the driver and three passengers.
14 Oct 2024 - 9:45AM
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Iceland headed for early election after coalition collapses
Prime minister said there were disagreements between the three governing parties on issues regarding asylum seekers and energy.
14 Oct 2024 - 11:18AM
Prime Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson. Photo: AFP
United States & Canada
Biden to visit Germany to make up for trip cancelled due to hurricane
US President Joe Biden to make his first bilateral visit to Germany in his four-year term of office.
14 Oct 2024 - 3:32PM
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Centre-left set to win as Lithuania votes in general election
Despite the surge of the centre-left, analysts expect Lithuania’s defence and foreign policies to remain unchanged.
13 Oct 2024 - 10:11AM
Europe
Alex Salmond, ex-first minister who sought Scotland’s independence, dies at 69
As Scottish National Party leader, he led the independence campaign in the 2014 referendum, but lost with 45 per cent of the vote.
13 Oct 2024 - 2:21AM
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Bob Savic
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Chinese investment could soon pour back into Britain. It’s about time
10 Oct 2024 - 8:30PM
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Nicholas Spiro
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Why Germany’s economic issues run just as deep as China’s
26 Sep 2024 - 4:30PM
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West should thank China for kick-starting its economic growth
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Why Spain’s efforts to stop tariffs on Chinese EVs will fall short
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Multilateralism won’t work with US focused on competition
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