German eight-year-old takes 140km/h joyride on motorway

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The boy pulled over at a motorway lay-by and placed a small warning triangle behind the car An eight-year-old in Germany stole his parents car for a 140km/h (87mph) motorway joyride, police have said. The child was found on the A44 motorway lay-by early on Wednesday morning heading toward the […]

Trump cancels Denmark visit amid spat over sale of Greenland

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Greenland is an autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation’s prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US. The president was scheduled to visit on 2 September, at the invitation […]

Italy government crisis: PM Conte quits amid coalition row

Media captionItaly’s PM Giuseppe Conte addresses the Senate flanked by Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned following a blistering attack on coalition partner Matteo Salvini. Mr Conte said Mr Salvini had been “irresponsible” in creating a new political crisis for Italy for “personal and party interests”. Mr […]

Croatian diplomat suspended for ‘white Europe’ comments

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The diplomat had posted a picture of the Adriatic coast describing her country as paradise (file pic) A senior Berlin-based Croatian diplomat has been accused of damaging her country’s reputation after she wrote inflammatory Facebook posts alongside idyllic images of the Adriatic coast. “Just white Europeans as it used […]

Italy government crisis: PM Conte to quit amid coalition row

Image copyright EPA Image caption Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte addresses the Senate flanked by Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio After a blistering attack on coalition partner Matteo Salvini, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said he will tender his resignation. Mr Conte said Mr Salvini had been “irresponsible” in creating a new political […]

Croatian diplomat suspended for ‘white Europe’ comments

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The diplomat had posted a picture of the Adriatic coast describing her country as paradise (file pic) A senior Berlin-based Croatian diplomat has been accused of damaging her country’s reputation after she wrote inflammatory Facebook posts alongside idyllic images of the Adriatic coast. “Just white Europeans as it used […]

Open Arms migrants try to swim to Lampedusa

Ten migrants have jumped off a rescue ship, hoping to swim to an Italian island. They were desperate to get ashore – the crowded Open Arms ship has been at sea for 19 days, unable to dock. The swimmers were picked up by the Italian Coastguard from Lampedusa, but dozens more migrants remain on board. […]

Italy government crisis: Fate of coalition to be decided as PM faces removal

Image copyright Reuters/Getty Images Image caption Left to right: Matteo Salvini of the League, PM Giuseppe Conte and Five Star’s Luigi Di Maio The fate of Italy’s coalition is set to be decided after weeks of hostility between ruling parties the nationalist League and Five Star. Matteo Salvini, leader of the League, called for a […]

Croatian diplomat suspended for ‘white Europe’ comments

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The diplomat had posted a picture of the Adriatic coast describing her country as paradise (file pic) A senior Berlin-based Croatian diplomat has been accused of damaging her country’s reputation after she wrote inflammatory Facebook posts alongside idyllic images of the Adriatic coast. “Just white Europeans as it used […]

UK PM tells EU backstop is ‘anti-democratic’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson has written to Donald Tusk (right) to set out his demands for a Brexit deal Boris Johnson has told the EU the backstop plan for the Irish border must be scrapped because it is “unviable” and “anti-democratic”. In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, the […]

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