Europe
Macron says May's Brexit blueprint 'not acceptable'
A day after EU leaders rejected her Brexit blueprint at a summit in Austria, British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to deliver a statement Friday.
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Austria restricts immigration and hampers integration
Immigration is on the menu as EU leaders gather in the Austrian city of Salzburg. But the issue is also high on the domestic agenda. Austria's coalition government, made up of…
Brexit progress elusive as EU stumbles on Irish border
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged fellow European Union leaders at an informal summit on Wednesday to follow her lead and adapt their Brexit negotiating stance to secure a…
Frenchman at heart of Swedish Academy scandal on trial for rape
Jean-Claude Arnault, the Frenchman at the centre of a sexual assault scandal that prompted several members of the prestigious Swedish Academy to quit, went on trial Wednesday for…
Germany ousts spy chief over handling of far-right protests
Germany's government said on Tuesday it would replace the head of its domestic spy agency who has faced accusations of harbouring far-right sympathies, putting an end to a row…
Germany removes spy chief over far-right row: 'In the end it's a promotion'
Political analyst Wolfgan Renzsch discusses the replacement of Germany''s spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen over his handling of far-right protests in the city of Chemnitz.
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Spaniards divided over future of Franco monument
On September 13, Spanish lawmakers approved a controversial decree to exhume the remains of the late dictator Francisco Franco. He is buried at a giant basilica near Madrid which…
'Support my Brexit deal or face no deal', says UK's May
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU they will face an ugly no-deal split.
Paris holds car-free day, urges Europe to follow suit
There are no cars on the roads of Brussels and Paris on Sunday. On the eve of the event, the mayors of the two cities called for all of Europe to follow suit and hold an annual…
Swiss prosecutors open rape case against Islamic scholar Ramadan
Prosecutors in Geneva have opened a rape and sexual misconduct investigation against Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been detained in France since February on separate…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for second Brexit vote
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for another referendum on Britain’s EU membership, saying the prime minister’s handling of Brexit negotiations had become “mired in confusion…
France's Élysée Palace opens kitchen for heritage weekend
The French presidential wine collection holds 14,000 bottles deemed so precious, few people are allowed to enter the cellar where they are stored. The president’s chefs use…
Macron rights a historical wrong in admitting French torture in Algeria
In a historic gesture, Emmanuel Macron admitted Thursday that France was responsible for the death of dissident Maurice Audin in 1957 and that his nation established a “system”…
