France: Eight sentenced for actions that led to teacher beheading

A French court has sentenced seven men and a woman to prison for their roles in a hate campaign that led to the October 2020 murder of schoolteacher Samuel Paty…

German: Car driven into crowd at a Christmas market

A car has crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in east Germany, local media report. A least one person has been killed and several injured in the incident…

Spain: Court sentences ex-IMF chief to more than four years over corruption

A Madrid court has sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato…

USA: Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil and gas from US

Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs against the European Union if the bloc does not buy more oil and gas from the United States, in the latest economic warning from the…

Greece: At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast

At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near…

Switzerland: Fifa ‘sincerely regrets’ Ukraine map error at draw

Fifa says it “sincerely regrets” that a map shown during the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw appeared to exclude Crimea as part of Ukraine.The graphic – showing countries that cannot…

Hungary: PM Viktor Orban sparks row with Poland by granting asylum to ex-minister

Poland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting political asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister accused of defrauding the state. Marcin Romanowski, 48, is…

UK: Three held in murder probe after death near shops

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man who was found injured near to shops. Emergency services were called to The Rows in Harlow, Essex, after…

UK: Viral author who sold two books becomes bestseller

An aspiring author said seeing her novel become a bestseller after she went viral on social media was “a bit overwhelming” but “very exciting”. Vicky Ball, a former Suffolk school…

UK: Man convicted for repeatedly lying about inventing Bitcoin

A computer scientist has been found to have committed contempt of court for falsely and persistently claiming to be the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. In March, the High Court…