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Egypt builds 36km wall around tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

The Red Sea resort has built a new security wall following a drop in tourism due to terrorist attacks.

9 February 2021

Denmark

Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison break attempt

Peter Madsen was jailed for life for the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine in 2017

20 October 2020

Sweden

Dane admits killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall for first time

Up until now, Peter Madsen had maintained that Kim Wall's death on his homemade submarine was an accident.

9 September 2020

Europe News

Europe has built new barriers six times as long as the Berlin Wall

Since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe has built barriers six times as long.

5 November 2019

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Cleaning operation at Western Wall in Jerusalem

Twice a year, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch of the Western Wall oversees the collection of thousands of notes to ensure there's always room for more

24 September 2019

World News

How barriers still divide Europe 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

Today, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin wall there remain powerful barriers dividing people. The exhibition 'Walls of Power' explores man-made barriers throughout Europe today through the eyes of 44 artists.

11 July 2019

USA

Come up Trumps: old clips triumph at poking fun at Donald’s wall links

Two archive clips have been unearthed to jokingly suggest Trump’s focus on walls has a much richer history.

11 January 2019

USA

No let-up in partial US government shutdown over border wall

President Donald Trump is demanding five billion euros to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, in line with his election campaign promise.

5 January 2019

Ukraine

Russia completes wall on Crimea-Ukraine border

Security barrier equipped with sensors to prevent "penetration by Ukrainian saboteurs".

28 December 2018