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Ex-Kosovo president to face war crimes tribunal on Monday after stepping down

Hashim Thaci, who resigned as Kosovo’s president to face charges including murder, torture and persecution, will make his first courtroom appearance before a judge...

Spain’s Supreme Court opens third ‘corruption’ probe involving former king

Spanish Supreme Court prosecutors have opened a third corruption investigation involving former monarch Juan Carlos I of Spain, officials said. Attorney general Dolores Delgado and...

Denmark wants to cull 15 million mink over Covid fears

The Danish government wants to cull all 15 million mink in the country’s farms, to minimise the risk of them retransmitting coronavirus to humans. Prime...

Germany reports highest daily level of new coronavirus cases

Germany has recorded nearly 20,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, its highest level yet. The national disease control centre, the Robert Koch Institute, on...

Cranes lift runaway train off whale sculpture in Rotterdam

The front carriage of a Dutch train that landed on a sculpture of a whale’s tail after ploughing through the end of an elevated...

Salvage operation under way to rescue train caught by whale sculpture

A salvage operation is under way to lift a runaway train off a sculpture of a whale’s tail, where it landed after ploughing through...

French families visit loved-ones’ graves on All Saints’ Day

French families took advantage on Sunday of an exception to national virus lockdown measures to gather at cemeteries to mark All Saints’ Day and...

Berlin’s new airport opens nine years late with little ceremony

Berlin’s new airport was finally opening on Saturday, nine years late and far above its original budget, and, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, with...

Merkel warns of ‘difficult winter’ as German coronavirus cases hit new high WORLD

Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Germans to expect a “difficult winter” as the country’s daily coronavirus cases hit a new high on Thursday. Speaking to...

Macron announces new national lockdown in France

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a second lockdown in France from Friday, to try to combat a strong resurgence of the coronavirus. With over...

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