Europe

British conman sentenced to six years for ramming police with car in France
Robert Hendy-Freegard, the subject of a Netflix documentary, injured two gendarmes at his home in 2022
Kim Willsher in Paris
06, Feb, 2025 @8:48 PM

Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president
With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
06, Feb, 2025 @6:00 PM

State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island
Greek civil protection authorities announce measures after an estimated 7,700 tremors in less than a week
Helena Smith in Athens
06, Feb, 2025 @5:07 PM

‘I was deeply upset’: Karla Sofía Gascón to miss Spanish ‘Oscars’ as storm over racist tweets continues
The actor was due to attend the Goya awards on Saturday but has pulled out and has also been dropped by publishers
Sam Jones in Madrid
06, Feb, 2025 @4:59 PM

Owner of spyware used in alleged WhatsApp breach ends contract with Italy
Exclusive: Decision comes after Italian investigative journalist and two activists alleged to have been targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Angela Giuffrida in Rome
06, Feb, 2025 @4:31 PM

Swedish police investigate possible racist motive for school shooting
Syrians were among the 11 killed during the attack in Örebro on Tuesday
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
06, Feb, 2025 @3:34 PM

Refugee shot in eye during deadly 2014 crossing into Spain files complaint to UN
Survivor of Ceuta incident that ended with 14 deaths asks why use of anti-riot equipment was never investigated
Sam Jones in Madrid
06, Feb, 2025 @10:30 AM

Ukraine war briefing: Bomber dies in attack on army recruitment centre
String of attacks against Ukraine’s mobilisation effort; Ukraine announces robot ground units. What we know on day 1,079
Warren Murray and agencies
06, Feb, 2025 @2:01 AM

Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
Luca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hacked
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Angela Giuffrida in Rome
05, Feb, 2025 @8:17 PM

Shooter at Örebro school had taken classes there, reports Swedish media
Police say suspect, who is among the dead, acted alone as they continue the work of identifying victims
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
05, Feb, 2025 @6:26 PM

French PM François Bayrou survives first confidence vote
National Rally and Socialists did not back no-confidence motion tabled by hard-left France Unbowed
Kim Willsher in Paris
05, Feb, 2025 @6:04 PM

Doctor faces inquiry after giving his cat a Cat scan at Italian hospital
Italian radiologist, who says injured pet was ‘between life and death’, also operated on animal at Aosta facility
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
05, Feb, 2025 @4:58 PM
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