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Spain seizes tons of cocaine hidden among frozen tuna in shipping containers

Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 tons (9.9 tonnes) of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal...

Norwegian government makes deal over deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean

Norway’s minority centre-left government and two large opposition parties have made a deal to open the Arctic Ocean up to seabed mineral exploration –...

Ex-president barred from leaving Ukraine amid alleged plan to meet Hungarian PM

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko was denied permission to leave Ukraine for a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Ukraine’s security service...

Finland to close entire border with Russia due to migration concerns

Finland will close its last remaining road border with Russia due to concerns over migration, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said, accusing Moscow of...

Dutch museum sends Crimean treasures to Kyiv after Russia-Ukraine legal dispute

Historical treasures that were stored for years at an Amsterdam museum during an ownership dispute sparked by Russia’s annexation of Crimea have been safely...

Pope Francis has hospital check-up after coming down with flu

Pope Francis went to hospital on Saturday for tests after he came down with flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the...

Women make up more than half of ministers in new Spanish cabinet

Women will hold 12 of the 22 posts in the new government named by Spain’s recently re-elected Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez. “The new government...

Gales and heavy rain cause two deaths and disruption in Bulgaria

Gale-force winds, heavy rain and snow have hit large parts of Bulgaria, claiming the lives of two people, causing severe damage and disrupting power...

Socialist Pedro Sanchez re-elected as Spain’s PM after amnesty row

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has been chosen by a majority of legislators to form a new government. Socialist leader Mr Sanchez was backed...

Dutch government shelves plans to reduce flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

The Dutch government said it has abandoned, for now, plans to rein in flights at Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol Airport following protests from countries including...

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