Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide
Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament on Thursday to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians…
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French actor Gérard Depardieu put under formal investigation for rape
The French actor Gérard Depardieu was been put under formal investigation for rape in December, the Paris prosecutor's office has…
Former director of Greece’s National Theatre charged with rape
The former artistic director of Greece’s National Theatre, Dimitris Lignadis, has been arrested on rape charges, Greek police said. The…
Geert Wilders: Turkey probes Dutch MP Geert Wilders over ‘insulting’ Erdogan tweets
Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders over tweets about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Authorities in…
Mario Draghi: What will a new technocrat-led government mean for Italy and the wider EU?
Italy has a new prime minister. This time, the revolving door of Italy's political arena has drafted in Mario Draghi, the former…
Turkish troops find bodies of 13 abducted citizens in cave in northern Iraq
The bodies of 13 Turkish citizens abducted by Kurdish insurgents have been found in a cave complex in northern Iraq,…
Europe’s big freeze, Greek student protests and other key events in pictures
This week winter weather caused chaos across Europe, Greek students have been demonstrating against establishing a university police force, and…
What is COVAX and is it helping poor countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines?
It's a stark warning about the future of the pandemic: that without global access to lifesaving vaccines, COVID-19 is here…
Italy’s Draghi wins support of two parties for new government as Salvini comes on board
Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi has secured initial support from two key parties as he tries to form a government…