STRASBOURG — The International Criminal Court has won this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The €50,000 prize honors defenders of human rights and freedom of thought, with past winners including Nelson Mandela, Alexei Navalny, Belarusian journalists, and the people of […]
Continue ReadingFrench authorities have confirmed an infection with the Shamonda virus in a patient in Lyon who died in early October, marking the first time the virus has been reported in a human. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Until now, the Shamonda virus was considered not to be transmissible to humans. This case is the first documented and reported […]
Continue ReadingOliver Farry is pleased to welcome Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, based in Berlin. Europe’s political centre is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond electoral volatility. From France and Germany to Italy and Spain, mounting economic frustration, generational inequality and declining confidence in established political leadership are […]
Continue ReadingTwo women – a Swiss and an Austrian – have been freed after more than a year in captivity in Niger and handed over to authorities in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher, 76, and Austrian Claudia Abbt, 69, were kidnapped separately in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez in January and […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV does not need any further treatment following an operation to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his doctors have said. Test results on tissue removed during surgery confirmed he had had a lung adenocarcinoma, as was initially diagnosed, and that the disease was localised, according to a statement shared by the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine supported a US proposal for three-way talks with Russia and the United States at the level of negotiators to be held as soon as possible, preferably no later than early November. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programme […]
Continue ReadingWitkoff confirmed on X that discussions “will continue with trilateral talks between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine at the technical level.” His visit was the latest in a new round of U.S. attempts to bring Moscow to the negotiating table to end its war against Ukraine. The special envoy also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in […]
Continue ReadingBattles near the Louvre, graffiti over Place de la République, protests along the Champs-Élysées, and shopkeepers trying to fight off looters and plumes of tear gas. Long-standing fury from youth in France has exploded into these fiery scenes. Rage has spread across borders, with protests erupting in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Albania. Why is this […]
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the front line in Russia’s war against to Ukraine to be frozen along current lines as a first step toward peace talks. His comments came as US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg.
Continue ReadingPublished on 21/10/2026 – 14:12 GMT+2 The European Union has launched an investigation into online travel platform Booking.com on Wednesday over concerns that it has failed to adequately address fake listings and phishing scams. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU authorities suspect the company has underestimated the impact of fraud and unlicensed accommodation on its platform and has […]
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