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US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner is pictured smiling outside the Elysee palace in Paris
France summons US envoy over antisemitism claims
PARIS — France says it will summon the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, over what it says are unacceptable allegations of failing to tackle a surge in antisemitism.Kushner, who is Jewish and whose son is married to US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, made the comments in an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron in the Wall Street Journal.Echoing Israel's criticism of France days earlier, Kushner said there had been an explosion of hatred towards Jews in France since the war in Gaza began."France firmly refutes these latest allegations" which are "unacceptable", said a foreign ministry statement, adding Kushner would be due to appear on Monday.In his letter, the ambassador called on Macron to tone down his criticism of Israel and...
August 25, 2025

France summons US envoy over antisemitism claims

Migrants opting to travel through the Balkans face many dangers
Bulgaria has seized almost 70 inflatable boats used for migrant trafficking 
SOFIA — Close to 70 smuggled inflatable boats have been seized at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint in Bulgaria since the beginning of the year.For the second year in a row, at the request of the United Kingdom, Bulgarian customs officers have been stopping inflatable boats at the border with Turkey, which are used for illegal migrant trafficking across the English Channel.Over the past two years, nearly 200 boats hidden in trucks have been seized at the checkpoint. The most recent case happened just a few days ago, when customs officers discovered 20 boats in a Turkish truck, which had been declared as legitimate goods."After opening the truck, we found two pallets with 20 large packages each, declared as tarpaulins. After opening the first package, we discovered inflatable...
August 25, 2025

Bulgaria has seized almost 70 inflatable boats used for migrant trafficking 

Residents battle a wildfire advancing toward Rebordondo village in north-western Spain, 18 August, 2025
Data shows Europe facing its worst wildfire season in decades
MADRID — Spain and Portugal are at the epicentre of one of Europe’s most destructive wildfire seasons on record.Data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) show that by 19 August about 9,670 square kilometres of land had burned across the EU this year, almost three times the 2006‑2024 average.Southern Europe, particularly Spain and Portugal, is facing one of its worst wildfire seasons in two decades.Spain has already lost nearly 4,000 square kilometres of forest and farmland, eclipsing the previous record of 3,060 square kilometres burned in 2022.Portugal has seen over 2,610 square kilometres destroyed, almost double last year’s tally.Spain's civil-protection chief warned that the fires continue to pose a direct threat to populated areas, while Defence...
August 22, 2025

Data shows Europe facing its worst wildfire season in decades

Firefighters work at the site of a residential area hit during Russian drone and missile strikes in Lviv
Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks
KYIV — Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say.One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, and 15 people were reported wounded in an attack on the south-western Transcarpathia region.The attacks came as US President Donald Trump spearheads diplomatic moves to halt the war, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the strikes highlighted why efforts to bring it to an end were "so critical".President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin "in neutral Europe"— in Switzerland or Austria— and he is not against Istanbul either.Zelensky has stated his willingness to meet Putin in "any...
August 21, 2025

Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks

Police officers stand by the Israeli embassy in Berlin
Germany charges man suspected of planning attack on Israeli embassy
BERLIN — German prosecutors announced terrorism charges on Wednesday against a man who they say may have planned to attack the Israeli Embassy in Berlin and intended to join the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Pakistan.The suspect, a Russian national identified only as Akhmad E in line with German privacy rules, was arrested on 20 February at the capital's airport as he prepared to board a flight.He has now been indicted on charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organisation, attempted membership of such a group and preparing a serious act of violence.Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the suspect initially planned to carry out an attack in Germany, possibly on the Israeli embassy.He allegedly found instructions for making explosives on the internet, but was unable...
August 21, 2025

Germany charges man suspected of planning attack on Israeli embassy

Police officers patrol the check in area of the Milan's Malpensa international airport, in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Passengers evacuated from Italian airport after 'lunatic' sets fire to check-in desks
MILAN — A major Italian airport was forced to close off parts of its terminal on Wednesday after a man reportedly set fire to check-in desks and caused damage with a hammer.Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa Airport was partially evacuated after a "lunatic set fire to the check-in area", according to the Lombardy Airports Association."The situation was quickly brought under control after the arrest of the madman who set fire to and destroyed several check-in counters," the association wrote on X.The suspect has been identified by Italian media as a 28-year-old man from Mali. He'll reportedly appear in court for a fast-track hearing tomorrow.The incident happened at around 11 am when the man doused check-in counters with flammable liquid before setting them alight, also...
August 21, 2025

Passengers evacuated from Italian airport after 'lunatic' sets fire to check-in desks

Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, 18 August, 2024
One dead and 19 injured after migrant shipwreck found drifting off Mallorca
PALMA — At least one person has died and 19 others injured after a boat carrying migrants from North Africa was found south of the Spanish island of Mallorca after drifting at sea for almost a week.Healthcare workers gave first aid to at least 18 people, with three transferred to nearby hospitals in serious condition.The drifting vessel was located more than four kilometres off Mallorca’s southern coast after a private boat rescued a sub-Saharan immigrant from the sea who alerted authorities to the boat he had been travelling in.An air and sea operation was launched and the vessel was found with 11 migrants still on board and one body.A further seven people were rescued from the sea in the vicinity of the shipwreck.Last week, officials in the Balearic Islands said that more than 30...
August 21, 2025

One dead and 19 injured after migrant shipwreck found drifting off Mallorca

A multilateral meeting in the White House to discuss peace in Ukraine, 18 August, 2025
NATO defense chiefs hold 'candid discussion' on security guarantees for Ukraine
BRUSSELS — NATO defense chiefs held a "candid discussion" on Wednesday about what security guarantees they could offer Kyiv to help forge a peace agreement that ends Russia's three-year war on Ukraine, a senior alliance official said.Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO's Military Committee, said that 32 defenSe chiefs from across the alliance held a video conference amid a US-led diplomatic push to end the fighting.He said they had had a "great, candid discussion.""I thanked everyone for their always proactive participation in these meetings: we are united, and that unity was truly tangible today, as always," he said in a post on social media platform X but gave no further details.Assurances that it won't be invaded again in...
August 21, 2025

NATO defense chiefs hold 'candid discussion' on security guarantees for Ukraine

A police car arrives at the police station in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles
France investigates death of streamer over concerns of 'horrifying' violence
PARIS — An investigation has been launched in France into the death of a 46-year-old man who livestreamed videos of himself being subjected to abuse and violence.Raphael Graven — who went by Jean Pormanove or JP online — was known for streaming extreme challenges and had built a following of more than 1 million people across various social media platforms, including the live-streaming service Kick.French prosecutors said he died on Monday at a property in the village of Contes, near Nice, according to local media.Graven had reportedly been subjected to violence and sleep deprivation for 10 days during his streaming.Footage shared on social media showed several men choking and beating Graven. In one video, the men noticed that Graven appeared lifeless while lying on a mattress and...
August 21, 2025

France investigates death of streamer over concerns of 'horrifying' violence

Putin received a warm welcome in Alaska on Friday
Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal
MOSCOW — The Kremlin has played down talk of an imminent summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as Donald Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to meet to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.The push for a bilateral meeting comes after the US president met Putin in Alaska last week, and welcomed seven European leaders and Zelensky to the White House on Monday.Trump admitted the conflict was "a tough one" to solve and conceded it was possible the Russian president was not interested in ending hostilities."We're going to find out about President Putin in the next couple of weeks," he said on Tuesday. "It's possible that he doesn't want to make a deal."Putin faced a "rough situation" if...
August 20, 2025

Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal

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