Italy faces fresh political turmoil as Matteo Salvini, the far-right deputy prime minister, has called for an early general election…
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Beckenbauer accused of fraud over 2006 World Cup
Germany football legend Franz Beckenbauer has been accused of fraud by the Swiss Attorney General’s office in relation to the…
Uzbekistan to close ‘House of Torture’ prison
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has ordered the closure of the Jaslyk prison, which has long been associated with torture and…
Spain deploys drones to fine drivers
Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, says it is using rigorously tested drones to fine drivers caught breaking the rules on…
UK govt promises October no-deal Brexit
The UK government says it will force the country out of the European Union on October 31 “whatever the circumstances”…
Pro-remain MPs promise cross-party work to stop Brexit
Pro-remain UK Conservative MP Dominic Grieve says a no-deal Brexit can be stopped, despite prime ministerial adviser Dominic Cummings’ comments…
Germany hails largest ever drugs seizure
German customs officers have confiscated a record 4.5 tonnes of cocaine in a shipping container in Hamburg with a street value…
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