Media captionEmmanuel Macron pledges EU reform if elected The front-runner in the French presidential election has told the BBC that the EU must reform or face the prospect of “Frexit”. Pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron made the comments as he and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen entered the last week of campaigning. French voters go […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Matteo Renzi said his was given “an extraordinary responsibility” by voters Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has regained the leadership of the governing Democratic Party (PD). Mr Renzi, 42, won more than 70% of the vote in Sunday’s primary among party supporters, leaving two other contenders far behind. The […]
Sulley Muntari reacts to supporters during Pescara’s 1-0 defeat at Cagliari Pescara’s Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest when a referee booked him after he claimed he was being racially abused during a league match. The 32-year-old former Ghana midfielder asked Daniele Minelli to stop Sunday’s Serie A game at Cagliari. But he […]
Image copyright Saeed Karimian The founder and chairman of the Persian-language Gem TV company has been killed in Istanbul. Saeed Karimian was shot dead in the Maslak neighbourhood, along with his Kuwaiti business partner. The vehicle used in the apparent assassination was later found burnt out. Turkish police are investigating. Mr Karimian had previously been […]
Image copyright AFP The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal’s tourist office says. Steck, who was known as the “Swiss Machine”, died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on the mountain, without oxygen, by a new route. The 40-year-old had won multiple awards and was known for his […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Erdogan narrowly won a referendum on increasing his powers The Turkish government has sacked almost 4,000 more public officials in what appears to be the latest purge related to a failed coup last July. They include more than 1,000 justice ministry workers, a similar number of army staff and […]
Joshua also knocked down Klitschko in the fifth round Anthony Joshua produced the performance of his career to add the WBA world heavyweight title to his IBF crown with an enthralling knockout win over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium. A post-war record 90,000 fans at the national stadium were treated to a see-saw contest, Joshua […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Jean-François Jalkh, left, is being replaced by Steeve Briois after only three days at the helm of France’s far-right National Front party France’s far-right National Front (FN) has replaced its leader for the second time in three days after a row erupted about Holocaust denial. Jean-François Jalkh had been named […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption “I dreamed of a different world” read a placard carried by one protester in Nantes Teenagers in Rennes and other French cities have held rallies or blocked schools in a protest against both presidential candidates. In a campaign tagged “We deserve better”, about 1,000 people came out in the western […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev was among those injured after a fight broke out Protesters stormed into Macedonia’s parliament on Thursday after a vote to elect an ethnic Albanian as parliamentary speaker. Demonstrators from the United Macedonia initiative forced entry into the building in Skopje. Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev […]
