Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country.…
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Saudi Arabia: EU agrees to tackle Syria sanctions as Western, Arab leaders meet in Riyadh
European foreign ministers have agreed to meet at the end of January to discuss lifting sanctions on Syria as foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western countries and the Middle…
Japan: Crime boss admits to conspiring to sell nuclear material to Iran
A apanese crime boss has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell nuclear material from Myanmar to Iran along with drug trafficking and weapons offences, authorities in the United States have…
Croatia: President Milanovic re-elected in landslide run-off victory
Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanovic, a critic of the European Union and NATO, has overwhelmingly won re-election for another five-year term, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in…
Croatia: Incumbent expected to win presidential run-off
Croatians are voting in a presidential run-off election, with incumbent Zoran Milanovic expected to win a second term in office in what would be a blow to the ruling Croatian…
Germany: Thousands gather to protest far-right AfD congress
Thousands of protesters shouting “No to Nazis” gathered in the German town of Riesa, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a key convention approving co-leader Alice Weidel…
France: Dozens injured after Strasbourg tram collision
At least 30 people have been injured after two trams collided at Strasbourg’s central station on Saturday, authorities said. Videos and photos posted on social media showed two trams containing…
Police officer dies in North Yorkshire collision
A North Yorkshire police officer has died after she was struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of an earlier road accident. PC Rosie Prior was standing on…
UK: Teenager stabbed during targeted street attack
Detectives want to trace three men after 18-year-old man was stabbed on an Edinburgh street. Police Scotland said the teenager was found seriously injured on Bath Street, Portobello, at about…
UK: Weed resistant to key herbicide found in UK
A weed that is resistant to a key herbicide has been found in the UK for the first time, according to experts. Glyphosate is believed to be the most effective…