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UK court upholds terrorism ban on pro-Palestinian group

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France’s justice minister won't resign after outcry over girl’s murder

Gérald Darmanin will not resign, but he apologised for the handling of the primary suspect in an 11-year-old girl's murder and asked France's public prosecutors to re-examine the country's 70,000 legal complaints under review for alleged crimes against children.

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Hundreds march in memory of slain French schoolgirl Lyhanna

Hundreds of residents gathered in the southwestern French town of Fleurance on Saturday to take part in a silent march honouring Lyhanna, the 11-year-old schoolgirl whose death has shocked the nation.

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Patrick Bruel in police custody over sexual assault allegations

Patrick Bruel has been questioned since Monday morning over newly uncovered matters now before the courts, the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office said.

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Macron blasts 'unacceptable' lapses over girl's suspected murderer

A girl, named in the press only as Lyhanna, went missing on 29 May near the town of Fleurance after she was last seen getting into a man's car.

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Mango founder death case takes turn as judge seeks more suspects

The judge is probing whether Jonathan Andic’s associates were involved in the events around the Mango founder’s death. The defence condemns a 'premature social verdict' and insists the fall was an accident.

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Spain probe targets Socialist party payments to consultant Leire Díez

The PSOE paid Díez nearly 45,000 euros for communications work between 2015 and 2017, according to documents sent to a Madrid court, as judges probe an alleged scheme to sway cases affecting the party and the government.

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"Crime hotspots": Why violence at German stations

Politicians from the SPD and CDU also lament that many people do not feel safe at Germany's railway stations – including staff. A criminologist explains why there is more violence there than elsewhere.

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Sarkozy insists on innocence in last day of appeal trial in Libya case

The former president has faced multiple corruption cases in recent years, but the Libya case carries by far the heaviest political and symbolic weight, alleging that a foreign dictatorship helped bring a French president to power.

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German far-left militant jailed for 13 years for robberies

Klette was part of a trio, along with fellow gang members Burkhard Garweg and Ernst-Volker Staub, active as part of the RAF's "third generation" in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Sexual abuse in Paris after-school care: Youth worker on trial

The trial on Tuesday is the second since revelations of sexual abuse in Paris after-school services, amid a widening scandal with probes at more than 110 institutions since the start of the year.

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Canal+ sued over CEO's response to 'Zapper Bolloré' letter

Leading industry figures including Javier Bardem and Ken Loach have signed the collective's open letter.

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Hunger and overcrowding in Europe's prisons: where is your country?

Some countries spend millions trying to address the crisis, yet prisons continue to suffer from poor hygiene, inadequate medical care, and inhumane living conditions.

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Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 plane crash

On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight AF447, travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, was cruising over the Atlantic when the pilots lost control of the aircraft, causing it to plunge into the ocean.

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Germany arrests married couple on China spying charges

Earlier this week, German Green MP Konstantin von Notz, deputy chief of the intelligence oversight committee, warned of a growing threat from China.

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German serial killer 'Man in Black' on trial for murder of French boy

Martin Ney, who wore masks and balaclavas during his attacks, was jailed for life in 2012 after he confessed to killing three boys aged 13, eight and nine between 1992 and 2001.

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Spanish ex-PM Zapatero under investigation for influence peddling

This is the first time that a former Spanish prime minister has been placed under formal investigation since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.