Ayse Sayin BBC Turkish in Ankara Paul Kirby Europe digital editor DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP Imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan still commands support among many Kurds After 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK will hold a ceremony on Friday to mark a symbolic first step …

Sweden’s migration minister says he will not resign after it was revealed his teenage son has links to white supremacist groups. Johan Forssell confirmed on Thursday that the person named by the anti-racism watchdog Expo recently as being a “close relative” of an unnamed minister and “active in the far …

Reuters CCTV footage shows the SBU officer heading outside shortly after 09:00 local time A senior Ukrainian intelligence officer has been gunned down in broad daylight in Kyiv, officials have said. The agent of the domestic Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was shot several times in a car park after …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a confidence vote tabled by a far-right faction in the European Parliament. Although the outcome was not a surprise, the fact that it came about at all was not a positive signal for von der Leyen, who began her second term …

Romanian Police/HMRC Romanian police have targeted a gang suspected of being behind a complex scam in which stolen data was used to fraudulently claim millions in tax repayments from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), police have said. Thirteen people were detained during armed raids around Bucharest, and luxury cars and …

Abdujalil Abdurasulov BBC News in Kyiv BBC Visual Journalism Team Russian defence ministry Russia has tried to open up a third front in eastern Ukraine While Russia’s overnight drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have hit record levels, on the ground its military is claiming territorial gains. Last month Russian …

Greece has suspended the processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant numbers. Arrivals by boat from the region will be arrested and detained, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. He added that Greece was “sending a message of determination… to all traffickers …

Crystal Palace’s Europa League dreams now rest with Uefa, with those at Selhurst Park fearing the worst. They are waiting on Uefa to decide whether John Textor’s stake in the club breaches the governing body’s multi-club ownership rules by the end of the week. Uefa’s decision to delay their ruling …

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to a year in prison by a Spanish court for tax evasion – but he will not have to serve time in jail. The former Chelsea and Everton boss was accused of failing to pay 1m euros (£830,000) in tax on his salary …

China has disputed Germany’s claim that it targeted a military plane with a laser fired from a warship, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens. Germany accused China of attempting to disrupt one of its aircraft earlier this month as it was taking part in European Union-led operations …

Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC Lola Garvin (left) and David Drage were babies when they were deported to Bad Wurzach in 1942 A group of Jersey internees have returned to an internment camp in southern Germany 80 years after their liberation. They were shown around the camp, near …

Downing Street has said it expects to “make good progress” on tackling small boats crossing the Channel during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Britain. The issue is a key point of discussion during Macron’s state visit, and on Tuesday the government said it expects new powers allowing French police …

All the evidence so far suggests Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota was driving when his car crashed on a Spanish motorway, and he was likely speeding, say police. The 28-year-old Liverpool player was killed with his brother André Silva, 25, when their Lamborghini car had a suspected tyre blowout in northwestern …

Donald Trump has said the US will send more weapons to Ukraine after an announcement last week that Washington would halt some shipments of critical arms to Kyiv. During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he was “not happy” with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and that Ukraine …

Russia’s Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was dismissed earlier on Monday by President Vladimir Putin. No reason for Starovoit’s dismissal was given and deputy transport minister Andrei Nikitin was announced as his replacement shortly after. …

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said. At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on Sunday, and immediately taken to hospital. By Monday 12 soldiers …

Footballers Diogo Jota and André Silva have been honoured by their family, friends and teammates at a joint funeral in Portugal on Saturday. Jota, 28, was laid to rest alongside his brother, Silva, 25, after they died in a car crash on Thursday. Jota’s teammates Virgil van Dijk and Andy …

Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Reuters There are now three designated areas in Paris for swimming in the Seine The River Seine in Paris has reopened publicly to swimmers for the first time since 1923 after a century-long ban. The seasonal opening of the Seine for swimming is viewed as a …

Orla Guerin Senior international correspondent in Sumy, Ukraine MOOSE CAMPBELL/BBC Soldiers on the Sumy front are trying to intercept about 100 drones from Russia a night. As the evening light ebbed away a handful of Ukrainian troops emerged from the treeline to face an unequal fight. Their mission – to …

Amid chaotic scenes, French gendarmes waded into shallow waters off a beach south of Boulogne and used knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children, that was wallowing, dangerously, in the waves. The intervention was highly unusual. French police usually follow strict rules that bar …