Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day. BBC News

It later included a clause stating the deal can be suspended if the Trump administration is deemed to have “undermined the objectives of the deal, discriminated against EU economic operators, threatened member states’ territorial integrity, foreign and defence policies, or engaged in economic coercion”. BBC News

Mladic commanded Bosnian Serb forces in the 1990s against the Bosnian Croat and Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) armies, during a war in which his troops committed “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia-Herzegovina, besieged the main city of Sarajevo with the deaths of more than 10,000 people, and carried out the massacre of 8,000 …

“By doing so, the Belgian Government is taking responsibility for Belgium’s long-term energy future, with the objective of building a financially and economically viable activity that supports security of supply, climate objectives, industrial resilience and socio-economic prosperity,” the statement adds. BBC News

Earlier this month a number of strikes were carried out on oil infrastructure in the city of Tuapse on the Black Sea, leading to significant oil spills. On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered …

In his post, Trump said he is “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time.” The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 active duty troops assigned to bases across …

In its statement late on Tuesday, the Russian defence ministry said this year’s parade would include representatives of all branches of Russia’s armed forces and a colourful fly-past. However, it made clear that “cadets from Suvorov military schools, Nakhimov [naval] schools, and cadet corps, as well as a column of …

Footage shared by Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps showed the moment an elderly woman trying to leave her wrecked village was rescued by a robot. The Ukrainian army tracked the woman using a drone and sent the machine to her rescue. Drone footage released on Saturday showed a robot with the …

The swarm gathers underneath the saddle of a bike locked to the railings of a metro station. BBC News

Hakima Boukerouis is the fifth woman to be identified through an international police campaign. BBC News

Nicole Minetti was convicted of facilitating prostitution in connection with the notorious “bunga bunga” parties at Silvio Berlusconi’s villa. BBC News

Five people were left with life-threatening injuries, according to Greece’s state broadcaster ERT. BBC News

Prosectuors say the man, 21-year-old Beran A., received training from members of jihadist group Islamic State on how to handle explosives. BBC News

The 141m-long vessel, linked to a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, cleared the waterway despite an ongoing blockade. BBC News

Beatrice Venezi’s appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike. BBC News

Four years ago, Robert Brovdi was more comfortable in auction houses like Christie’s than filthy trenches. A well-off grain dealer in those days, with a sideline as an art collector, fragments of his pre-war life survive in the paintings and sculptures by Ukrainian artists dotted around the bunker. They’re displayed …

On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl – as it is known in Ukrainian …

Animal rescue teams reveal the risks they take to rescue dogs, cats and other animals from the war in eastern Ukraine. BBC News

Crowds gathered in Gaza as 300 couples got together for a joint wedding celebration, the largest mass wedding in the region to date. The event in Deir al-Balah saw couples selected from a draw of nearly 2,000 people. The weddings were funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, …

The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. BBC News