aSerbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned, following nationwide protests over the deadly collapse of a railway station canopy. Vucevic said he had taken the decision “in order to avoid…
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Belarus Alexander Lukashenko secures landslide election victory
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has secured another victory in an election labelled by Western governments as a sham. The Central Election Committee stated on Monday that Lukashenko won 86.8% of…
Germany: Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation
About 50 survivors of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau will return to the site on Monday to remember the day it was finally liberated on 27 January 1945. They…
Baltic Sea: Sweden seizes ship after suspected cable sabotage
Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen – a Maltese-flagged ship – is now anchored outside…
Ukraine: Poland warns against restarting Russia gas supplies
Poland’s president has said that gas flows from Russia to Western Europe should never be restored, even if Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal. Andrzej Duda told the BBC…
Belgium: Ex-Roma manager Garcia named head coach
Rudi Garcia says he is very motivated to get Belgium’s results “back on the rise” after being named as the side’s head coach. The 60-year-old Frenchman has replaced Italian Domenico…
Belgium: Footballer Nainggolan arrested in cocaine trafficking sting
Belgian footballer Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking. The 36-year-old was one of several suspects apprehended by Belgian police on Monday morning, after…
UK: Police investigating abuse aimed at referee Oliver
Police are investigating “threats and abuse” directed at referee Michael Oliver following Arsenal’s game against Wolves on Saturday, the PGMOL has said. Oliver red-carded Gunners defender Myles Lewis-Skelly after he…
UK: England hit with high winds as Storm Herminia rolls in
High winds have brought power cuts across the southwest of England as a new storm hit the UK on Sunday. Berry Head, in Devon, recorded gusts of 83mph (133km/h) from…
Nethelands: Thieves use explosives to steal gold ‘masterpieces’ from Dutch museum
Four ancient gold artefacts were stolen from a Dutch museum in an overnight raid in the early hours of Saturday morning. Thieves used explosives to blast their way into the…