Media captionAngela Merkel seen shaking during ceremony in Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen trembling once again during a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, eight days after a similar incident. Video showed Mrs Merkel, 64, gripping her arms as her body was shaking on Thursday. After about two minutes, she looked steadier and shook […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption France is bracing for temperatures over 40C in the coming days Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic hit their highest ever recorded June temperatures on Wednesday – with more records anticipated to fall as the heat continues to rise in the coming days. Some nations, including France and Switzerland, are […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption NS has contributed to the restoration of the museum at Westerbork camp The Netherlands’ state-run rail company NS has said it will pay tens of millions of euros in compensation to Holocaust victims and their families. The company earned millions in today’s terms by transporting Jewish families to a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Investigators suspect a political motive in the killing of Mr Lübcke The suspect in the fatal shooting of a pro-migrant German politician has confessed, German politicians said. Walter Lübcke, 65, was found in his garden on 2 June, shot in the head at close range. He died soon afterwards. […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Italian authorities sent a boat out to the Sea-Watch 3 rescue vessel off the coast of Lampedusa A boat carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean has reached the Italian island of Lampedusa, despite Italy’s warnings that it should stay out of its territorial waters. The boat’s captain said law enforcement […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Italian authorities sent a boat out to the Sea-Watch 3 rescue vessel off the coast of Lampedusa A boat carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean has reached the Italian island of Lampedusa, despite Italy’s warnings that it should stay out of its territorial waters. The boat’s captain said law enforcement […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Italian authorities sent a boat out to the Sea-Watch 3 rescue vessel off the coast of Lampedusa A boat carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean has reached the Italian island of Lampedusa, despite Italy’s warnings that it should stay out of its territorial waters. The boat’s captain said law enforcement […]
Media captionThe moment Notre-Dame’s spire fell French authorities say they have no reason to believe that criminal action was to blame for a fire that tore through the iconic Notre-Dame cathedral in April. The cause of the blaze remains unknown, but investigators are now probing the possibility of negligence. A “badly stubbed out cigarette” or […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Some people cooled off in a fountain near the Eiffel Tower France is starting to close dozens of schools because of a heatwave, with temperatures expected to climb above 40C (104F) in some regions on Thursday. About 50 schools in the Essonne region, just south of Paris, are being shut, […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Mirazur’s chef Mauro Colagreco said he felt like he “was in the sky” Mirazur in France has been crowned the world’s best restaurant at an awards ceremony in Singapore. The eatery on the French Riviera came top in the annual competition organised by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Mirazur, […]
