Image copyright AFP Image caption The pastor is only one of a number of issues dividing Mr Trump and Mr Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the US of trying to “bring Turkey to its knees through threats over a pastor”. The US has demanded the release of Andrew Brunson and on Friday […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police used tear gas, pepper spray and water cannon to try to quell the demonstrations More than 400 people were injured during an anti-government rally in Romania’s capital, police say. More than 50,000 people took part in in Friday’s protest in Bucharest against what they described as entrenched corruption and […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The first feathery cleaners have already been put to work in the park A theme park in France is set to deploy six “intelligent” birds to pick up rubbish and spruce up the grounds. The rooks at the Puy du Fou theme park in the west of the country […]
Media captionHeavy floods hit southern France Two Germans have been placed under formal investigation in France after bringing children to an “unauthorised” campsite that was flooded on Thursday. The two, who head a German charitable foundation, are suspected of causing unintentional injury and endangering the lives of others. More than 100 children were evacuated from […]
Image copyright EPA/KARLSRUHE POLICE Image caption The baby squirrel fell asleep after tiring itself out chasing the caller German police have come to the rescue of a man being chased by a baby squirrel. Officers in the south-western city of Karlsruhe responded to the call for help and arrived to see the creature still terrorising […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The two men spoke on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Brussels last month President Trump has doubled US tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium, as the precipitous fall of the Turkish lira accelerates. In a tweet, Mr Trump said the currency was weak against “our very strong […]
Image copyright EPA Ryanair pilots are striking in five European countries, forcing the cancellation of a sixth of the firm’s flights during the holiday season peak. The 24-hour walk-out involves staff in Germany, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. About 50,000 passengers are understood to have been told of cancellations on 400 flights. The action […]
Media captionHeavy floods hit southern France Heavy floods have forced the evacuation of 1,600 people – most of them campers – in southern France, officials say. They say a 70-year-old German man who was helping to supervise children at one of the summer camps is missing. The worst-hit areas are Gard, Ardeche and Drome. More […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Parts of the city of Salisbury were sealed off after the nerve agent attack The Russian rouble has slumped to its lowest level since November 2016, hours after the US announced new sanctions because of the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter in the UK. The rouble-dollar rate […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Financial markets are uneasy about President Erdogan’s views on economic policy Is Turkey heading for an economic and financial crisis? Recent developments in the country’s financial markets have certainly been alarming. The Turkish currency, the lira, has lost about 30% of its value against the US dollar since the New […]
