Russian air defense units have brought down a military transport plane carrying Western arms outside Odessa, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday. “Near Odessa Russian anti-aircraft defense forces have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, which was
Austria announced on Friday that it will impose a lockdown for all and make vaccinations mandatory, becoming the first EU country to take such stringent measures as coronavirus cases spiral. Other European countries are also tightening restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge across the continent, but so far none have reimposed full lockdowns and only the Vatican has mandated vaccinations
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The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests and phasing out coal. The framework agreement was announced by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua at the U.N. climate conference in
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A police official was injured after being stabbed with a knife in Cannes, southern France, and his assailant has been “neutralised”, said French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Monday. “I am going to the scene immediately this morning and I offer my support to the national police and to the city of Cannes,” he added. The
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Stadium stand collapses as bouncing Vitesse fans plummet in front of jubilant squad A stand collapsed following the conclusion of a Dutch football match on Sunday as Vitesse fans bounced up and down in front of their jubilant team after defeating NEC. The stand was holding thousands of supporters but, miraculously, there were no injuries
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PARIS – Three migrants have died in southwest France after being hit by a train while they were lying on the tracks, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday. She said four migrants had been on the train tracks near Saint-Jean-de-Luz at around 05:00 (CET) when they were hit by a train travelling to Bordeaux. Three
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A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will on Thursday become the oldest person yet to be tried for Nazi-era crimes in Germany when he goes before court charged with complicity in mass murder. The suspect, identified only as Josef S, stands accused of “knowingly and willingly” assisting in the murder of 3 518 prisoners at
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French clergy have sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its authors accused the Catholic Church of turning a blind eye for too long and urged it to reform. The revelations in France are the latest to rock the Roman Catholic Church, after
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PARIS – The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its airspace, its latest response to a row over visas and critical comments from President Emmanuel Macron. France’s jets regularly fly over the former French colony to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday sentenced to a year in jail after being found guilty of illegally financing his 2012 election campaign. Sarkozy, 66, who denied any wrongdoing, was not in court to face the ruling. His lawyer has confirmed that he will appeal. He was accused of having spent about €22.5
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Emmanuel Macron was struck by a small projectile — believed to be an egg — while surrounded by press and members of the public in Lyon. The object struck the French president on the side of the face before bouncing away during a visit to the Eurexpo convention centre. According to Lyon Mag, whose reporters
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