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Paris says au revoir to rental e-scooters

A ban on rental electric scooters has come into effect in Paris in response to a rising number of people being injured and killed in the French capital.

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A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies

Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.

How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly

Theirs was a relationship borne out of the murky world where Russia's state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.

Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin

President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of allegiance to the Russian state.

With Prigozhin dead, Putin has traded low-budget global reach for safety at home

While Putin's spokesperson denied that he'd killed Prigozhin, a former Kremlin official told Insider that the rebellion made his death "inevitable."

Europe ‘dancing on the edge of a volcano’ – Sarkozy

The West should stop talking about sending arms to Kiev and engage diplomatically with Moscow, the ex-French president has said

Europe’s tourist numbers bounce back after Covid – for better or worse

Tourist numbers in Europe this summer have returned to almost pre-Covid levels, with especially high demand from North American travellers. But the summer season has been far from smooth, with holidaymakers encountering heatwaves, wildfires and the return of overcrowding at some of Europe’s most popular sights. Some of the troubles have also been caused by the tourists themselves, with several accused of vandalism and trespassing at the iconic sites they were visiting. 

British Nurse Who Killed Babies on the Job Gets Life Sentence

Case of Lucy Letby, one of U.K.’s most notorious serial killers, raises questions about oversight at state healthcare system

The West Sanctioned Russia’s Billionaires. Now They Are Fighting Back.

Russia’s business elite was sanctioned to pressure Putin, but war in Ukraine continues

Navalny Given New 19-Year Sentence in Russia as Putin Moves to Silence Dissent

The opposition leader, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, was charged with inciting and funding extremism

Belgian court finds 8 men guilty of murder, attempted murder over deadly 2016 bombings

Bombings killed 32 people and injured more than 300

Spain elections: hung parliament after conservatives fail to secure expected majority

Conservative People’s party and prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists both declare victory, with weeks of negotiations likely ahead

Putin may still seek revenge on Wagner boss – CIA chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time while he works out how to deal with Yevgeny Prighozin, says the director of the CIA.

Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’

An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Ben Wallace to quit as defence secretary at next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace says he will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle after four years in the job.

Modi heads to France, deals for fighter jets and submarines expected

The Indian leader will attend the Bastille Day parade as a guest of honor and discuss purchases of Rafale warplanes and Scorpene vessels

Extreme heat during Europe's hottest summer killed over 61,000, study says

This summer could be no better in terms of heat-related deaths.

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