Germany Germany's CDU backs Armin Laschet as candidate to replace Merkel Laschet, the 60-year-old premier for North Rhine-Westphalia was picked over Markus Soder, the popular leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union. 20/04/2021
USA George Floyd officer murder trial: Jury retires to consider verdict Attorneys and witnesses have used the words "reasonable" or "unreasonable" often at the trial. 19/04/2021
Czech Republic Czech Republic excludes Russian energy giant from nuclear tender Prague has excluded `Russian energy giant Rosatom from a multibillion-euro tender amid a diplomatic row with Moscow. 19/04/2021
Albania Five people injured in knife attack at a mosque in Tirana Police have not disclosed any motive for the attack and are investigating. 19/04/2021
Rwanda Rwanda genocide report: France 'did nothing to stop' massacres Former French President Francois Mitterrand and his administration had knowledge of preparations for the massacres — yet kept supporting the government, the report says. 19/04/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina Balkans rocked as leaked memo explores redrawing Bosnia’s borders An explosive memo that advocates redrawing the borders of independent countries formed after Yugoslavia’s breakup and reducing Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to a third of its current size has sparked fears of renewed conflict in the region. 19/04/2021
World UEFA warns European Super League players of international fixture bans Players of 12 clubs warned that they may not be able to represent their countries in international fixtures. 19/04/2021
Austria Austria's new health minister wears trainers at swearing-in ceremony Austria's new health minister caused a stir by arriving for his swearing-in ceremony by public transport and wearing trainers. 19/04/2021
World COVID vaccine rollout: Which country in Europe is leading the race? It's far more complex than the UK just leading the way. 19/04/2021
no comment Cape Town wildfire spreads to university campus Helicopters drop water bombs in a bid to quell a wildfire near Cape Town's Table Mountain which has spread to University of Cape Town campus and engulfed numerous buildings. 19/04/2021
no comment A look inside the caves of La Paz and La Viña in Spain They are located at Ortigosa de Cameros in northern Spain. 19/04/2021
United Kingdom Jose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager days before cup final Jose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager days before cup final 19/04/2021
USA NASA completes historic flight on Mars with Ingenuity helicopter The Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on the Red Planet along with the Perseverance Rover on 18 February, is expected to fly for just 40 seconds for this first test flight. 19/04/2021
Egypt At least 11 killed and officials arrested in Egypt train crash Four wagons of a passenger train bound for Cairo ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province this afternoon, killing at least 11 people and injuring scores of others. 18/04/2021
no comment Many injured in Egypt's train derailment Egyptians gather around overturned passenger carriages at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt's central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya. 18/04/2021
Spain Spanish police raid 'far-right' 3D-printed gun workshop Spanish police have released images of a raid on an illegal workshop in Tenerife that was making guns from 3D printers. They also found white supremacist literature and manuals on making explosives. 18/04/2021
Czech Republic Salisbury poisoning suspects wanted by Czech police over 2014 blast Czech detectives have linked the UK Salisbury poisoning suspects with a deadly blast at an arms depot in the Czech Republic in 2014. 18/04/2021
no comment Memorial honours victims of 'gun violence epidemic' in the US Personal items such as childhood photos and toys honour Americans who have lost their lives to gun violence, in an exhibition that opened at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. 18/04/2021
Serbia Afghan refugee speaks out on landmark Serbia border police case In December 2020 Serbia's Constitutional Court ruled that border control officers had violated the rights of 17 Afghan refugees they abandoned in a forest in freezing cold temperatures near the Bulgarian border. 18/04/2021
Ukraine Pope calls on Russia and Ukraine to seek reconciliation The pope has expressed alarm at Russia's military deployment near the Ukrainian border and urged both countries to work towards building 'reciprocal trust'. 18/04/2021
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