A rock which was allegedly used to fracture a pensioner’s skull was “highly likely” transported to the scene of the attack, a geologist has told a murder trial. Alan Vial,…
Category: European News
Sweden: Government plans tighter gun laws after deadly school shooting
Sweden’s government has announced plans to tighten gun laws in the wake of the worst mass shooting the country’s history. Seven women and four men between 28 and 68 died…
UK: Authorities expel Russian diplomat after spying row
A Russian diplomat has been expelled from the UK in the latest escalation of a tit-for-tat spat after Moscow threw out a British official last year. Foreign Secretary David Lammy…
Ukraine: Zelensky says North Korean troops back on front line
Ukraine’s president says North Korean forces have returned to the front line in Russia’s western Kursk region, after reports they were withdrawn last month due to heavy casualties. In a…
Sweden: School shooting victims were seven women and three men
The victims of Sweden’s worst mass shooting were seven women and three men aged between 28 and 68, police said on Friday after completing the identification process. They were killed…
Russian: Baltic states begin historic switch away from Moscow power grid
More than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia’s electricity grid and join the EU’s network. The two-day process began…
Greece: State of emergency declared for Santorini after quakes
A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek island of Santorini after days of consecutive earthquakes. It comes after amagnitude 5.2 tremor was recorded at 21:09 local time…
France: Man fined for loudspeaker call at train station
A man who was fined €200 (£166) for making a call on loudspeaker at a train station in France has begun a fight against the penalty. The man, named only…
France: Fall in fertility rate becomes big challenge for Colomiers
Colomiers in south-west France is modern, spread out – and not very attractive. Young couples came here from the nearby city of Toulouse to have children because property prices are…
France: British conman jailed for six years for running over French policemen
A notorious conman who spent four years in a British jail has now been sentenced to six years in France for ramming his car into two policemen while trying to…