(Al Jazeera) More than 250 migrants are believed to have drowned after two partially submerged dinghies were found by a rescue boat. About 250 people are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after two partially submerged rubber dinghies were found off the coast of Libya. EU countries to crackdown on people smuggling in Libya Laura Lanuza, a spokeswoman for the… Read more »
(BBC World News) Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing two, and stabbed a police officer to death outside Parliament. Leaders of France and Germany, which suffered deadly… Read more »
(BBC World News) Russian president Vladimir Putin has met France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Moscow, saying she represents a “fast-growing element” of European politics. Mr Putin defended the meeting – a coup for Ms Le Pen – saying that he was not seeking to influence France’s election. Ms Le Pen has garnered widespread support at home but… Read more »
(France 24) A former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against Ukraine’s ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday, police said. Former MP Denis Voronenkov was killed by an assailant who is now in hospital after being wounded by Voronenkov’s bodyguard during the incident, police said…. Read more »
(France24) German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a new agreement with Tunisia on tackling illegal migration during a visit Friday, following tensions over the case of the Tunisian suspect in the Berlin market attack. Merkel, on a two-day trip to North Africa that also included a stop in Egypt, said Germany and Tunisia had agreed on faster repatriations for rejected asylum… Read more »
(France24) European Union leaders overwhelmingly came out in support of Donald Tusk to retain one of the bloc’s top jobs Thursday, saying it was unlikely that strong opposition from his native Poland could block his appointment. The government in Warsaw argued that the decision should be delayed because of its displeasure with Tusk, a bitter political rival. But other leaders… Read more »
(BBC World News) Captain Bjorne Kvernmo, who first began hunting seals more than four decades ago, guides MS Havsel into the harbour of Tromso, the Norwegian city that owes its existence to his trade. But his vessel is not arriving laden with dead seals. Rather, he and his crew are in Tromso for the premiere of a documentary about Norway’s… Read more »
(Al Jazeera) Politicians back a vote on anti-corruption reforms after weeks of angry protests at attempts to sideline graft laws. Romania’s parliament has unanimously endorsed a plan to hold a national referendum on anti-corruption reforms after mass street protests made the government back-pedal over a controversial corruption decree. All 310 MPs present voted on Monday in favour of the proposal… Read more »
(Reuters) Britain should be prepared to scrap all tariffs on imports unilaterally when it leaves the European Union to give consumers and the broader economy a boost, even if it hurts some businesses, economists who favor Brexit said on Thursday. Britain’s government has said it wants to reach a free-trade agreement with the EU when it leaves the bloc, which… Read more »
(France24) At least 11 people, including eight minors, were arrested in the northwestern Paris suburb of Argenteuil on Sunday, in the latest of a string of violent protests over the alleged police rape of a 22-year-old black man identified as Théo. Around 50 people gathered in Argenteuil’s main square at around 5:30pm local time in response to a call posted… Read more »