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The Brief From Brussels: MEP Schulz steps back into political limelight

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

United Kingdom

UK parties respond to Supreme Court Brexit ruling backing parliament

The UK Supreme Court has confirmed that parliament must be given a vote before the process to exit the European Union can begin.

United Kingdom

Brexit - what now?

Ministers are reportedly pinning their hopes on a short bill or motion in parliament, narrowly focused on Article 50 and making it difficult for lawmakers to amend.

Germany

German court rules neo-Nazi NPD is no threat to democracy

No ban for Neo-Nazi NPD

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Turkey

Turkish prosecutors demand 142 year jail term for Kurdish leader

Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas faces 142 years in jail

USA

Dylann Roof is sentenced to death for South Carolina church attack

White supremacist Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killing of nine black parishioners in a South Carolina church Last month Roof was found guilty of 33 federal charge

Greece

Turkish soldiers appeal extradition from Greece

A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court has recommended rejecting an extradition request for two out of eight Turkish soldiers who fled their home country after a failed coup attempt in…

Switzerland

Mixed swimming obligatory for Muslim in Switzerland

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Muslim girls in Switzerland must attend mixed school swimming lessons.

World News

Netanyahu calls for pardon of convicted soldier

Israel’s Prime Minister has joined calls to pardon a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian.

Israel

Army court finds Israeli medical sergeant guilty of manslaughter

The Israeli public is split following a guilty verdict in the Elor Azaria manslaughter case.

France

IMF chief Lagarde 'confident' ahead of negligence trial in France

The head of the International Monetary Fund goes on trial in Paris over her role in a state payout to businessman Bernard Tapie when she was finance minister.

United Kingdom

Who will trigger Article 50? Brexit negotiations appeal begins in UK Supreme Court

The Brexit debate is stirred up further. The UK government's Supreme Court appeal over who can begin exit negotiations has started.

United Kingdom

Former football coach Barry Bennell faces eight new charges of sex assault against a boy under the age of 14

British former football coach Barry Bennell was charged on Tuesday with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.

United Kingdom

Everything you need to know about the Brexit appeal – but were afraid to ask

The who, what, why, where and when of the UK's unprecedented Supreme Court hearing.

United Kingdom

British teen cryogenically frozen after ruling in landmark case

The terminally ill 14-year-old's body has been frozen in the hope she could be brought back to life in future.

Indonesia

Jakarta's Christian governor faces blasphemy probe

The Christian and ethnic Chinese governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, is to be investigated on allegations of blasphemy.

Netherlands

Hate speech trial of far-right politician Wilders will go ahead

A Dutch court ruled on Friday that prosecutors can pursue anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders over comments in which he led a roomful of supporters in chanting that they wanted “fewer” Moroccans in th

Austria

Austrian presidential poll postponed over faulty glue

Austria has put back the re-run of its presidential election because of a technical problem with ballot papers.

New Zealand

Kim Dotcom still @ work: tech exec fights for extradition appeal to be livestreamed

German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is fighting to have the appeal hearing on his extradition from New Zealand livestreamed on YouTube.

USA

Charges after shooting of New York imam and his assistant

A 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of a imam and his assistant at the weekend.