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‘Wrapathon’ of 25,000 gifts for Ukrainian children
People across the UK have wrapped about 25,000 Christmas presents to be delivered to young people in Ukraine.Volunteers in Swindon, Bath and Ipswich joined a "wrapathon" organised by The...
Pope to visit Corsica but skip Notre-Dame’s grand reopening in Paris
Pope Francis is set to visit the French island of Corsica next month to participate in a congress on religiosity in the Mediterranean region and celebrate Mass, the Vatican...
France alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
France's Emmanuel Macron has joined calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, who has gone missing after he flew to Algiers last Saturday.An outspoken critic of the Algerian...
Eight more charged after defence firm break-in
Eight more people have been charged over an alleged break-in at an Israel-based defence firm's UK site as part of a pro-Palestinian protest.Elbit Systems UK, near Patchway, Bristol, was...
VW boss sticks to factory closure plans despite looming strike
Thomas Schaefer, Volkswagen Brand Board Member, speaks at the "50 Years of Golf Production" ceremony at the VW plant. Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Volkswagen is sticking to its plans for factory...
Car supplier Bosch to cut working hours for employees in Germany
German automotive supplier Bosch logo is pictured on a plant of the industrial group in Schwaebisch Gmuend. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa In addition to cutting thousands of jobs, German automotive supplier...
Luxembourg’s Juncker calls for end to border checks in EU
Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who was also prime minister of Luxembourg for almost two decades, has criticized the reintroduction of border checks in Germany and other European...
Israel’s ambassador to Germany: Jews feel unsafe across the country
Israel's ambassador to Germany has called on German authorities to take more action against anti-Semitism across the country - not just in certain neighbourhoods in Berlin.Berlin's police chief, Barbara...
EU Parliament head worried about possible populist gains in Germany
The president of the European Parliament, has expressed concern over a possible success of populists in the upcoming German parliamentary elections and what that would mean for Europe.Roberta Metsola...
Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes...
