Russia’s media watchdog has said it is slowing down the speed of Twitter, accusing the US social media company of failing to remove 3,000 posts relating to suicide, drugs and…
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USA: Ohio student dies after college fraternity’s initiation ceremony
A university student in the US state of Ohio has died after alleged hazing at a college fraternity’s initiation ceremony. Stone Foltz, 20, was made to drink a “copious amount…
UK: Met Police officer arrested on suspicion of the murder of missing Sarah Everard
A serving Met police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of Sarah Everard. Ms Everard, 33, was last seen a week ago in Clapham, south…
France: Paris teenagers arrested after body of girl, 14, found in Seine
Two teenagers have been arrested near Paris after the body of a 14-year-old girl was found in the Seine river. The girl was found on Monday at about 20:30 local…
Greece: Police Officers injured in police brutality protests
Police in Greece say three officers have been injured in clashes at a protest in Athens about police brutality. One of the officers was seriously injured, police confirmed. Some 5,000…
Poland: Logging to resume in primeval Bialowieza forest
Poland is to resume logging in the primeval Bialowieza forest. The forest, a Unesco World Heritage Site shared with Belarus, was the centre of discord between the EU and Poland…
France: Nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 in Pacific, says study
France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s, a study has said. Researchers used declassified French military documents, calculations and…
UK: Piers Morgan leaves ITV’s Good Morning Britain after row over Meghan remarks
Piers Morgan has left ITV’s Good Morning Britain following a row over comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex. It brings the controversial host’s time on the show to…
Brazil: Ex-president Lula cleared of corruption
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has annulled ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s corruption convictions, opening a path to a possible run for the presidency in 2022. He was…
Germany: MP Nikolas Löbel resigns over face mask scandal
An MP from Angela Merkel’s party has stepped down from Germany’s parliament over a scandal about the purchase of face masks during the pandemic. Nikolas Löbel announced he would leave…