Turkey-Germany: Erdogan urges Merkel to extradite Gulen ‘terrorists’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Relations between Turkey and Germany have been strained for some years Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Germany to extradite supporters of a US-based Muslim cleric whom he blames for an attempted coup. Speaking in Berlin, he said Germany should designate followers of Fethullah Gulen as terrorists. […]

Turkey-Germany: Erdogan urges Merkel to extradite Gulen ‘terrorists’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Relations between Turkey and Germany have been strained for some years Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Germany to extradite supporters of a US-based Muslim cleric whom he blames for an attempted coup. Speaking in Berlin, he said Germany should designate followers of Fethullah Gulen as terrorists. […]

Turkey-Germany: Erdogan urges Merkel to extradite Gulen ‘terrorists’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Relations between Turkey and Germany have been strained for some years Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Germany to extradite supporters of a US-based Muslim cleric whom he blames for an attempted coup. Speaking in Berlin, he said Germany should designate followers of Fethullah Gulen as terrorists. […]

Dutch arrests: Bomb-making materials seized by police

Image copyright AFP Image caption A number of homes were searched after the arrests and police found “considerable amounts” of materials for use in bomb vests A day after seven men were arrested on suspicion of planning a major attack, Dutch police have seized bomb-making materials including 100kg (220lb) of chemical fertiliser. Prosecutors say the […]

European warnings over Italy’s populist budget

Image copyright EPA Image caption Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio says they are not seeking conflict with Brussels The Italian people will end up worse off under the populist government’s ambitious spending plans, the European Union has warned. EU Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said plans setting the budget deficit at 2.4% of GDP […]

Danish police hunt for three in black Swedish Volvo

Image copyright EPA Image caption Authorities shut down transport links to and from Denmark’s largest island Three people involved in a “serious crime” and travelling in a Swedish-registered car are being hunted by Danish police. A statement says the three are riding in a black Volvo V90, registration ZBP 546, and should not be approached. […]

Jan Kuciak murder: Three people charged with journalist’s killing

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Kuciak’s murder triggered outrage in Slovakia Slovak police have charged three people with the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancée. Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova were shot dead in February in what was the first targeted killing of a reporter in the country’s history. Kuciak, 27, had been […]

Ryder Cup 2018: Spectator hit in face by Brooks Koepka tee shot

The European Tour has confirmed the woman did not suffer serious injuries A spectator was hit in the face by a wayward tee shot from Brooks Koepka on the first day of the Ryder Cup. American Koepka’s drive on the par-four sixth hole veered into the gallery on the left of the green and appeared […]

Google to be sued by Belgium for not blurring military sites

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Belgium has reportedly asked Google to obscure sensitive military sites. Google is facing legal action from Belgium for not blurring images of military sites. The Belgian defence ministry had requested that the company obscure air bases in its satellite imagery. A spokesman for Google said it has been working […]

Italy’s populists agree budget to ‘abolish poverty’

Image copyright EPA Image caption “We did it!” – Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio celebrates as the government pushes through a budget backing his reform plans Italy’s populist government has come to an agreement over spending as it tries to “end poverty” with its first budget. The ruling Five Star and League parties said […]