Germany 'Everything is gone': Flood victims distraught as the clean-up begins The death toll from Germany's floods stands at 177, with dozens still missing. In neighbouring Belgium, at least 31 were killed. 23/07/2021
Turkey Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said. 23/07/2021
View The EU must act now to protect Thessaloniki's antiquities | View "In Greece, an archaeological site of incalculable value is today at great risk of being irretrievably damaged." 23/07/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior Bosnian official bans denial of Srebrenica genocide under law The head of Bosnia’s Office of the High Representative has imposed changes to the country’s criminal law, introducing prison sentences for anyone who denies the genocide at Srebrenica. 23/07/2021
Russia ‘Handful’ of Russians denied place at Olympics over doping suspicions A number of Russian athletes implicated in state-sponsored doping were stopped from joining their country’s team of 335 at the Tokyo Olympics. 23/07/2021
View Poland's legal defiance is the EU’s moment of truth | View "The latest confrontation between Warsaw and Brussels is more than a judicial disagreement: it marks a key moment in the fight between the rule of law and autocracy that threatens to very essence of the European project." 23/07/2021
View Georgia is still a long way off showing it adheres to EU values | View "The recent violence in Tbilisi against a planned gay pride parade and some journalists reporting the event, one of whom has now died, show just how far Georgia still needs to go to adopt EU and UK values." 22/07/2021
United Kingdom Far-right activist Tommy Robinson told to pay £100k damages to Syrian Jamal Hijazi came to the UK with his family in October 2016 as part of the UK government's Syrian refugee resettlement programme. 22/07/2021
Italy Driver killed after bus plunges from road on Italian island of Capri Italian media said some beachgoers instinctively dived into the sea for cover when they heard the loud crash. 22/07/2021
World Over Mediterranean, volunteer pilots search for migrants in danger This year alone, the French pilots have accumulated over 500 flight hours over the Mediterranean searching the sea for migrant boats in danger. 22/07/2021
China Hong Kong police arrest unionists for 'sedition' over children's book The five members of the General Association of Hong Kong Speech Therapists were detained in connection with a series of books about sheep, which police said were thought to be allegorical. 22/07/2021
Germany Dozens missing in flood-hit Germany as more heavy rain is forecast Germany’s national weather service said that regions hit by deadly floods last week could see more heavy rain this weekend. 22/07/2021
The Cube Iran experiences internet shutdowns amid protests over water crisis The Iranian province of Khuzestan has experienced internet outages amid demonstrations over a water shortage, NetBlocks says. 22/07/2021
Germany Five years on, Munich remembers victims of 2016 mass shooting Nine people were killed and dozens of others were injured after a gunman with far-right views opened fire in a Munich shopping centre in 2016. 22/07/2021
France Women in France fined for wearing 'burkini' swimsuits at pool "Burkinis" -- a swimsuit that covers the whole body except the face -- have been outlawed by several French municipalities since 2016, arguing the costumes violate the country's secular values. But activists have argued that the ban is rooted in Islamophobia. 22/07/2021
Norway Norway marks a decade since Utoya massacre killed 77 people On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing. 22/07/2021
Spain More than 200 migrants climb fence to enter Spanish enclave of Melilla Spanish authorities said it constitutes one of the largest arrivals in recent years. 22/07/2021
Japan Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke Director Kentaro Kobayashi was accused of using a joke about the Holocaust in his comedy act, including the phrase “Let’s play Holocaust." 22/07/2021
China China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 33 The equivalent of a year's worth of rain in three days swallowing up an underground line and turning streets into rivers. 22/07/2021
Germany Ukraine and Poland slam deal to complete Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline It comes after Germany and the United States announced a deal to allow the completion of Nord Stream 2. 21/07/2021
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