The US also focused on technology in its expanded sanctions programme. Chips and other tech made in the US have been found in downed Russian equipment on Ukraine battlefields, including drones, radios, missiles and armoured vehicles. The sanctions aim to make it more difficult for companies to supply that tech. …

Ukrainians are facing extended blackouts of up to eight hours on Wednesday, as their country grapples with severe damage to its power stations, caused by ongoing Russian attacks. President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking on Tuesday at a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine, said Russia had destroyed half of his country’s …

Hardline Republicans leader Eric Ciotti is facing calls to resign after he called for an alliance with the National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. Although an estimated half of grassroots Republicans back such an alliance, the vast majority of party leaders have rejected it out of …

Mosquitoes have become a growing threat in Europe over the past two decades. The Asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus, which is thought to be the most invasive species of mosquito in the world, is now spreading across Europe from its southern European ‘base camp’. It has become established in Austria, …

Images shared online showed heavy damage to the exterior of the Airbus A320 aircraft, with the front nose cone almost entirely blown away. Other photos appeared showed dense white cracks across the front windscreen. Emmeley Oakley, a passenger on the flight, told ABC News that the plane was on its …

The leader of France’s right-wing Republicans party, Eric Ciotti, has sparked an outcry after he backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally in snap elections announced by President Emmanuel Macron. The anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella scored a dramatic victory in European elections on Sunday, …

Ukrainian officials have reported five deaths in Russian bombardments in the last 24 hours, four of them in Kharkiv region. Mr Terekhov said that the shelling of Kharkiv had become more frequent in the last two days, but it had generally been calmer. “There has been a break in the …

A French police officer is being questioned after a 19-year-old man was allegedly shot dead as he attempted to flee a traffic stop for speeding, prosecutors said. The victim was among three people in the car when police tried to stop them near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in Normandy, western France late on …

He told state broadcaster CyBC: “The parties should take it as a warning that they must modernise and listen to the people.” Last year Mr Panayiotou was forced to apologise after he caused outrage in Japan for a YouTube video in which he dodged train fares and a five-star hotel …

France’s political leaders are scrambling to prepare for snap elections after President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in response to a stinging European vote defeat by the far-right National Rally. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has warned the two-round vote, starting on 30 June could have “the most serious consequences” in …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far-right National Rally won the European election in France Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says she’s …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far-right National Rally won the European election in France Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says she’s …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far-right National Rally won the European election in France Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says she’s …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far-right National Rally won the European election in France Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says she’s …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far-right National Rally won the European election in France Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo says she’s …

EU elections live: Paris mayor ‘stunned’ by snap French election weeks before Olympics – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after far-right parties made gains in the European election this weekend In France, the National Rally won more …

EU elections live: Macron calls new vote after French far right win but centre right holds – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after far-right parties made gains in the European election this weekend In France, the National …

EU elections live: Macron calls new vote after French far right win but centre right holds – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after far-right parties made gains in the European election this weekend In France, the National …

EU elections live: Macron calls new vote after French far right win but centre right holds – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary French President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election, after the far right surged in the European election this weekend The National Rally won …

The BBC understands that initial information appears to have ruled out foul play as the cause of death. Source link