Republic of Northern Macedonia Former North Macedonia police chief sentenced over wiretapping scandal
Disrupted Jean-Marc Ollagnier says “there are opportunities that we have to shape, understand and capture”
Belgium Belgium's government warns against using its own facemasks Belgian authorities said their freely distributed masks contain small traces of silver and a chemical compound and are undertaking further studies. 26/02/2021
Turkey Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide. 26/02/2021
Netherlands Victory for Dutch government over legal challenge to COVID curfew Court found government was entitled to use an emergency law to introduce the measures forcing residents indoors from 9 pm to 4:30 am 26/02/2021
Russia Diplomat uses hand-pushed rail trolley to get from N Korea to Russia A group of Russian diplomats and their families have returned from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to COVID-19 restrictions. 26/02/2021
Georgia Protesters gather in Georgia over opposition leader's arrest Protesters gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia over the arrest earlier in the week of opposition leader Nika Melia. 26/02/2021
United Kingdom Shamima Begum: UK Supreme Court says IS bride cannot return to UK The Supreme Court, in its judgment on Friday 26 February, ruled against the Court of Appeal's decision, stating among other reasons that "the right to a fair hearing does not trump all other considerations, such as the safety of the public". 26/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Closures on Iberian peninsula make life tough for cross-border workers At 400 metres long, the Friendship Bridge allows cross-border workers to reach their homes in just a few minutes. But with its closure, they now have to travel dozens more kilometres. 26/02/2021
World Biden talks 'human rights' in Saudi call ahead of Khashoggi report US President Joe Biden has his first phone call with Saudi King Salman ahead of the the release of a new US intelligence report on the Jamal Khashoggi killing. 26/02/2021
USA Ex-US Olympics gymnastics coach facing multiple charges kills himself John Geddert had long-running ties to to disgraced Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar, who is in jail for a series of sexual assaults. 26/02/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world. 26/02/2021
Russia Russian opposition leader Navalny sent to prison outside Moscow Navalny’s incarceration has led to international calls for his immediate release, including from Europe’s top human rights court. 26/02/2021
USA US launches airstrike in Syria in Biden's first military action The airstrikes targeted facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups, the Pentagon said. 26/02/2021
Malta Malta police chief says all journalist murder suspects caught Authorities say that all those connected to the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have now been arrested. 25/02/2021
Hungary How Hungary’s great lakes threaten fresh Budapest-Brussels conflict Activists say Hungary's government is changing the law to make it easier for private and state-run development on the shores of some of Europe's most unique freshwater habitats. 25/02/2021
Spain Spain's vaccination programme picks up speed as second phase kicks in The authorities expect to have 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of the summer 25/02/2021
Germany Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence. 25/02/2021
The Cube Facebook picks a side, banning Myanmar military from their platforms Facebook said on Thursday they have removed all of the remaining military accounts with immediate effect. 25/02/2021
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