- Firefighters retreat as volcanic explosions intensify in Canary Islands
Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns on Friday, while airlines cancelled flights due to a clou…
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- Angela Merkel, Germany's 'eternal chancellor': A look back at an exceptional journey
After 16 years leading Germany, Angela Merkel is bowing out. The chancellor will not be standing for re-election when the country goes to the polls on September 26. We take a look back at her incredib…
- 6 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 7:32pm -
- EU defence: 'France needs to convince the Germans to follow,' says Berlin's ex-ambassador to NATO
The submarine crisis has led to a fresh French push for European strategic autonomy. But France will need German backing, just as Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down after 16 years in office. How shou…
- 8 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 5:08pm -
- Covid passport: Do they work?
They go by various names – health pass, Green Pass, Coronapass – and are used by at least a dozen EU countries. Vaccine passports allow access to everyday activities such as dining, organised sp…
- 8 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 4:49pm -
- Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont leaves Italian jail after arrest in Sardinia
The former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, was released from a jail in the Italian city of Sassari on Friday, a day after his arrest on sedition charges.
- 9 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 4:05pm -
- Poland's waste secret: Europe plays with fire
When China suddenly announced in 2017 that it would no longer accept foreign waste, Poland quickly became a new dumping group for European trash. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look at an i…
- 11 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 2:31pm -
- From Chirac to Macron: Merkel's ties with four French presidents
Sunday September 26 will mark the end of Angela Merkel's fourth term in office. Throughout her 16 years as German chancellor, she forged strong ties with heads of state from around the world. But the…
- 11 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 2:14pm -
- A tireless crisis manager: The legacy of Angela Merkel
During her first term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel had to deal with the economic and financial crisis of 2008, which helped forge her image as a defender of Germany's interests and her fellow c…
- 11 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 1:58pm -
- France says Britain's Johnson offered to 're-establish cooperation' amid submarine dispute
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that he wants to "re-establish cooperation", Macron's office said, amid a diplomatic crisis over a submarine contra…
- 11 hours ago 24 Sep 21, 1:39pm -
- Mobile phones of five French cabinet ministers infected by Pegasus malware
The mobile phones of at least five French ministers and a diplomatic advisor to President Emmanuel Macron were infected by the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, sources told AFP on Friday, confirming a re…
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