Image copyright @navalny Image caption It is the second time Mr Navalany has had dye thrown on him this year Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been taken to hospital after an antiseptic green dye was splashed on his face in Moscow. It is the second time he has been attacked with zelyonka (“brilliant green” […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The German soldier did not speak Arabic but received refugee aid, reports say A German soldier who pretended to be a Syrian refugee and was allegedly planning a gun attack has been arrested in southern Germany. Prosecutors in Frankfurt said the 28-year-old suspect was motivated by a “xenophobic background”. A […]
Media captionFactory workers boo Mr Macron in Amiens French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has been heckled by factory workers in Amiens after a visit by his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen upstaged her centrist rival earlier by turning up to speak to the workers as he met their union representatives a few […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption More than 3,000 people, mainly police, were being targeted in Wednesday’s raids Police have arrested 1,000 people suspected of being part of a movement blamed for the failed 2016 coup. Another 2,200 were being sought as authorities targeted what they said was a secret structure within Turkey’s police force. Turkey […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Newcastle United was one of the clubs raided Newcastle United and West Ham United’s grounds have been raided in a fraud investigation, resulting in several arrests. HMRC said it deployed 180 officers across the UK and France, and several men working within professional football had been held. It searched […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Pope Francis recorded the talk at Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives in the Vatican Pope Francis has recorded an address for the influential TED media group, delivering a warning to the world’s “powerful” leaders. In his TED talk, Francis says that people with power must act humbly. “If you […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The blast took place between two metro stations in St Petersburg A little-known group claiming links to al-Qaeda has said it carried out the deadly metro bombing in St Petersburg earlier this month. The Imam Shamil Battalion said the attack in the Russian city was carried out on the orders […]
Image copyright AFP / PASCAL GUYOT Image caption Robert Menard insists he was stating a fact not encouraging discrimination A far-right French mayor has been fined 2,000 euros for inciting hatred, after declaring that there were too many Muslim children in his local schools. Robert Menard, mayor of the southern town of Beziers, is an […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Spanish police raided 12 properties in and around Barcelona in the north-eastern Catalonia region Spanish police have detained nine men during raids against suspected Islamist militants believed to be linked to last year’s deadly bomb attacks in Belgium. Eight Moroccans and a Spanish national were arrested in and around Barcelona, […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The two remaining presidential candidates appeared at Tuesday’s ceremony, but were careful to remain discreet French President François Hollande has used a ceremony to honour a police officer slain in Paris last week to call for unity in the “long and difficult fight against terrorism”. He awarded Xavier Jugelé, 37, […]
