Europe

This Wednesday, March 27, a major traffic accident which notably involved a bus occurred on the A9 motorway near Leipzig, in Germany. The vehicle, which was traveling to Munich, was involved in an accident between the municipalities of Wiedemar and SchkeuditzerKreuz, local police said. According to the same source, several …

The managers of a bar in the Urals in Russia were placed in pre-trial detention for LGBT+ “extremism”, a court in the city of Orenburg announced this Wednesday. “This is the first criminal case of this type in Russia after the Supreme Court’s decision to classify the LGBT movement as …

The European Union and Egypt have signed a €7.4bn ($8bn) agreement aimed at boosting co-operation in trade and security, as well as trying to stem the flow of migrants into Europe. The deal upgrades the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a strategic partnership. Grants, loans and other funds are due …

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the Russians on Sunday March 17 for voting in the presidential election which he largely won according to preliminary results. “First of all, I would like to thank the citizens, we are all one team, all the citizens of Russia who went to the polling …

A worrying wave of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been observed in Europe, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned this Thursday, March 7, which calls for increased prevention work. In 2022, cases of gonorrhea jumped by 48%, with 70,881 cases in the European Union, those of …

In a study published on Monday March 4 by The Lancet Infectious Diseases, scientists from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and the University of Erlangen looked at the case of a 62-year-old German man from the city of Magdeburg (central Germany) who has been vaccinated no less than 217 times …

President Emmanuel Macron has announced Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister following the resignation of Elisabeth Borne on January 8, 2024 in France. Gabriel Attal, former Minister of National Education, has been entrusted with the onerous task of breathing new life into Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term. President Macron expressed his …

The Vatican has issued a clarification intended to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have balked over last month’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples. The Vatican’s doctrinal office said the blessings should not be seen as an endorsement of the life that lesbian, gay or bisexual people lead. …

The military governments of Mali and Niger have announced plans to end their decades-long tax agreements with France within the next three months. The ruling juntas of the two countries said in a joint statement that they were ending the tax pacts due to “France’s persistent hostile attitude” towards their …

A 55-year-old Italian fugitive, suspected of being linked to the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia and wanted for major cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe, was arrested in Colombia, Interpol announced this Thursday 1st December. Massimo Gigliotti was the subject of a red notice, an international wanted notice issued by the …