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What to know about the downed Russian drones that entered NATO airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The downing of Russian drones over Poland, the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since the war in Ukraine began, jolted leaders across Europe...

Muted German reaction to EU halt on payments to Israel
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said Berlin has "taken note" of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's decision to halt EU payments to Israel over the country's...

New French PM Lecornu faces censure threat on first day amid nationwide protests
PARIS (AP) — Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faced the threat of a no-confidence vote on the first day he took office, amid widespread protests across France on...

Jihadists ‘summarily executed’ 127 people in Niger, says rights group
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger in separate attacks since March, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.The rights group says gunmen...

German minister links conditions faced by Jewish artists to Nazi era
German Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer believes anti-Semitism is on the rise in the German and European cultural sector, claiming the situation is similar to that under...

Suspect convicted of murder in knife attack at German festival and sentenced to life in prison
BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in last year's knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen was convicted Wednesday of murder and membership in the Islamic...

Tesla continues its skid in mainland China as August electric car sales, market share fall
Tesla is gradually losing its appeal in China's premium electric vehicle (EV) segment as its sales and market share fall. The US carmaker handed 57,152 Shanghai-made Model 3 and...

Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi
Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi.Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected...

Protesters clash with police in Paris as ‘Block Everything’ movement gains momentum
PARIS (AP) — Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday in Paris, where garbage bins were set on fire, as the government deployed an exceptional 80,000 police for a day...