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Germany plans to turn buildings into bomb shelters

The country's interior ministry said that an app would be designed for citizens to find their closest bunker.

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Eight hostel staff detained in Laos over methanol poisoning deaths

Staff from a backpacker hostel have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning after a night out.

Europe News

Germany's job market reliant on thousands of migrants, experts say

An analysis by the independent Bertelsmann Foundation has sounded the alarm that Europe's biggest economy will need thousands of additional workers from abroad to thrive.

Europe News

Merkel confronts her legacy in long-awaited memoir

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who served for 16 years, reflects on her childhood, time in office, and her "worry" for the future in her new memoir.

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Israel

'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, Borrell says

Israel's cabinet is set to agree on a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon on Tuesday, despite several sticking points.

USA

Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada

President-elect Donald Trump frequently threatened during his campaign that he would impose tariffs on multiple countries, citing concerns on illegal immigration and drugs.

Europe News

Scholz gets SPD's chancellor candidate nod after weeks of doubt

Germany's centre-left Social Democracts have chosen to officially nominate current Chancellor Olaf Scholz as their party's candidate despite his low approval ratings.

Europe News

French prosecutors demand max sentence for Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband

The rape trial of 51 defendants in the southern French city of Avignon has shocked France and sparked a national discussion on sexual violence.

Europe News

Russian forces capture UK citizen fighting for Ukraine, reports claim

British ex-soldier James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured by Russian troops in Kursk. If confirmed, his capture would represent the first known case of a Western national seized on Russian territory.

Europe News

Who is Romanian far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu?

Little-known Georgescu took a shock lead in Romania's presidential election on Sunday.

World News

Macron in trouble over Haiti: European leaders' worst hot mic moments

Several prominent European leaders have been caught out by comments they made when they thought their microphones were switched off.

Europe News

Polish PM Tusk's party holds presidential primary to choose candidate

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not run in the Civic Coalition's contest, which is between the foreign minister and Warsaw's mayor.

Korea

South Korea says Russia supplied anti-air missiles to North Korea

Seoul says the missiles have been given to North Korea by Russia in exchange for thousands of troops to help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.

Israel

European leaders give mixed reactions on Netanyahu's arrest warrant

Europe's top diplomat Josep Borrell has insisted that the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and his former defence secretary should be respected, but European countries are not so sure.

Europe News

Merkel delayed Ukraine's NATO bid over Russia fears, memoir reveals

The former German chancellor feared retaliation by Russia if Ukraine joined NATO, and asked Pope Francis for advice about dealing with Donald Trump.

Korea

Russia and North Korea expand their economic ties in new agreement

The arrangement is the latest in a pattern of increased co-operation betwen the two countries, as North Korean troops have been confirmed to be fighting for Russia in the Kursk region.

Europe News

Germany's Olaf Scholz faces pressure to drop re-election campaign

Members of the German chancellor's Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country.

Europe News

US embassy in Kyiv shutters after 'significant' air attack threat

Warnings of a large air attack threat on the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday come a day after Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS to strike Russian territory.

Lebanon

US envoy says truce between Israel and Hezbollah is 'within grasp'

Peace talks between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah centre around troops from both forces withdrawing from a UN buffer zone in southern Lebanon.

Europe News

Damage to underwater cables was 'sabotage', German minister says

Two underwater fibre-optic communications cables running between Finland and Germany were discovered cut on Monday, an incident both countries said was under investigation.

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