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Lufthansa aircraft are seen on the tarmac in Frankfurt in July. Photo: dpa

Europe

Germany’s Lufthansa gets record US fine for treatment of Jewish passengers

128 travellers, many of whom did not know each other, were denied boarding in 2022 over the alleged misbehaviour of a few passengers.

16 Oct 2024 - 7:10AM

Nobles have sat in Britain’s parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

16 Oct 2024 - 5:28AM

‘Very special’ twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo

15 Oct 2024 - 9:33PM

Travel & Leisure

Protests, pub crawl ban. Mass tourism pressure mounts in European cities

Prague bans pub crawls, seeks ‘more cultured’ visitors. Madrid and Barcelona see more protests against high housing costs blamed on tourists.

15 Oct 2024 - 7:45PM

A woman holds cardboard keys at a protest against rising house prices in Madrid. Photo: Reuters

Europe

Russia could be able to attack Nato by 2030: German intelligence

Russian armed forces are likely to be ‘capable of carrying out an attack against Nato by the end of the decade at the latest’.

15 Oct 2024 - 5:39PMvideocam

Europe

Family members on trial for murder of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl

Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial accused of Sara Sharif’s murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik.

15 Oct 2024 - 11:22AM

Europe

French far-right leader Le Pen questioned over aides in EU funds misuse trial

Marine Le Pen and two dozen other National Rally officials are accused of embezzling European Parliament money by creating fake jobs.

15 Oct 2024 - 11:36AM

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at court in Paris on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Europe

Ex-Stasi officer, 80, jailed over 1974 Berlin border killing

Almost 35 years after the Berlin Wall fell, it is said to be the first time a former Stasi officer has been convicted of a murder committed on duty.

15 Oct 2024 - 12:14AM

Defendant Martin Manfred Naumann, 80, stands in court on Monday and covers his face before the verdict is announced in his trial for the 1974 murder of a Polish citizen at the former Berlin-Friedrichstrasse border crossing. Photo: via AP

Europe

Putin ordered Novichok attack, double agent Skripal tells UK Novichok inquiry

‘Putin makes all important decisions,’ said Skripal, who recovered after being poisoned. Dawn Sturgess died from exposure to the nerve agent.

14 Oct 2024 - 11:03PM

Global Economy

Open questions | Nobel laureate on Trump’s ‘danger’ to US, election’s impact on China ties

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump likely to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, Nobel laureate says, but former president threatens ‘every dimension’ of US economy.

14 Oct 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

Europe

Tesla car fire kills 4 in France

Accident happened outside the French city of Niort, causing the deaths of the driver and three passengers.

14 Oct 2024 - 9:45AM

Europe

Iceland headed for early election after coalition collapses

Prime minister said there were disagreements between the three governing parties on issues regarding asylum seekers and energy.

14 Oct 2024 - 11:18AM

Prime Minister of Iceland Bjarni Benediktsson. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Biden to visit Germany to make up for trip cancelled due to hurricane

US President Joe Biden to make his first bilateral visit to Germany in his four-year term of office.

14 Oct 2024 - 3:32PM

Europe

Centre-left set to win as Lithuania votes in general election

Despite the surge of the centre-left, analysts expect Lithuania’s defence and foreign policies to remain unchanged.

13 Oct 2024 - 10:11AM

Europe

Alex Salmond, ex-first minister who sought Scotland’s independence, dies at 69

As Scottish National Party leader, he led the independence campaign in the 2014 referendum, but lost with 45 per cent of the vote.

13 Oct 2024 - 2:21AM

Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond attends a campaign event in Ellon, Scotland, in April 2021. Photo: Reuters

Europe

Ukraine military recruiter raids spark fears, boost mobilisation

Officers descended on Kyiv’s nightlife, checking military registration documents and detaining men not in compliance.

12 Oct 2024 - 11:55PM

A Ukrainian serviceman calls home after being released from Russian captivity at an undisclosed location near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border on September 13. Ukraine has intensified its mobilization drive this year, reflecting the country’s dire need for fresh recruits. Photo: AFP

Entertainment

Illegal immigrant turned film star dramatises migration issue in France

Abou Sangare, who stars in Souleymane’s Story as an asylum seeker and delivery driver in Paris, has a deportation order hanging over him.

12 Oct 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

Europe

UK woman who killed her parents and lived with their bodies gets life sentence

Virginia McCullough poisoned her dad, beat and stabbed her mum, then spent their money and kept their corpses in makeshift tombs at home.

12 Oct 2024 - 3:30AM

Europe

Who first reached Everest’s summit? This boot may help rewrite history

Did Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine reach the world’s highest peak before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? This discovery could be a vital clue.

12 Oct 2024 - 6:28AM

A sock embroidered with “A.C. Irvine”, along with a boot, were discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the north face of Mount Everest. Photo: Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP

Europe

UK police reduce X presence amid extremist content worries

Many users, including police, are said to have left the platform ‘in response to the volume of hate speech, disinformation, and Elon Musk’s use of it’.

11 Oct 2024 - 11:41PMvideocam

A masked protester throws a can of beer towards riot police in Bristol, southern England, on August 3. British police tackled a wave of far-right protests and other demonstrations, fuelled by online content, much of it false. Photo: AFP

Europe

William and Kate in first public appearance since princess’s cancer treatment

Couple visited Southport ‘to show support to the community’ after a July knife attack that killed 3 children, Kensington palace said.

11 Oct 2024 - 5:35AM

Europe

More than 200 women in legal talks with Harrods over al-Fayed abuse claims

Egyptian billionaire died last year aged 94. New allegations of rape and sexual abuse have emerged after BBC broadcast expose last month.

11 Oct 2024 - 1:38AM

Europe

Zelensky denies ceasefire with Russia under discussion on Europe trip

Zelensky seeks military, financial boost on trip to UK, France, Italy and Germany amid fears of dwindling support if Trump wins US election.

11 Oct 2024 - 1:55AMvideocam

(From left) Volodymyr Zelensky, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte meet at 10 Downing Street. Photo: TNS

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