Haenel, now 35, was applauded by women’s rights activists as she left the courtroom in Paris, as had been the case during the earlier phases of the trial. Reporters in court on Monday said she appeared nervous before the verdict but showed no reaction as Ruggia’s sentencing was read out. …

Five people have been shot at a school in central Sweden, police say. The shooting happened in Örebro, 200km west of Stockholm, on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the extent of the injuries is unclear. The incident took place before13:00 local time and officials are urging residents to stay away from …

Some sectors, such as the car industry, with its ‘just in time’ supply chains, would likely welcome such a move but other manufacturers would be exposed to greater competition. Leading the technical negotiations for the UK is Michael Ellam, who worked in Downing Street when Gordon Brown was prime minister. …

“Political and economic independence are interconnected,” she says, “and it’s crucial that we cooperate with Denmark on the development of business in Greenland but also work with the Americans on the extraction of raw materials and the development of tourism.” At present, the Greenland economy is heavily reliant on the …

The incident triggered protests and calls for Rubiales’s resignation, and it also entered the political arena. Prime minister Pedro Sánchez, whose left-wing government has approved reforms seeking to boost gender equality and ensure consent in sexual relations, said that Rubiales’s kiss had shown that “there is still a long way …

The demonstrations come three weeks before national elections and follow similar protests across Germany on Saturday. Police estimate that about 160,000 people came out to protest on Sunday. The rally began just outside the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament building and moved on towards the CDU’s headquarters. Protester Anna Schwarz, 34, told …

Zelensky posted on X that the incident exposed Russia as “a state devoid of civility”. “This is how Russia wages war – Sudzha, Kursk region, Russian territory, a boarding school with civilians preparing to evacuate,” he wrote. “A Russian aerial bomb. They destroyed the building even though dozens of civilians …

Alliance members committed to spending at least 2% of GDP on defence after Russian forces seized Ukraine’s southern peninsula of Crimea and Moscow-backed proxies took control large areas of eastern Ukraine in 2014. As Estonian prime minister, Kallas pledged more than 1% of the country’s GDP to Kyiv to help …

On Friday, the Ukrainian special forces spokesman told the BBC he was only referring to areas in the Kursk region where his forces were fighting in. The spokesman did not say how long that front line was. And while this is not the full picture, it does suggest significant North …

Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then wife Gisèle and recruited dozens of men to abuse her over almost a decade, has been questioned over two other attacks dating back to the 1990s. The 72-year-old Frenchman, who was jailed for 20 years in December, is being investigated over the …

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the firewall against the far-right in German political culture. Remembrance of the Holocaust plays a fundamental role in modern Germany. Before Wednesday’s vote, the Bundestag held its yearly commemoration for the victims of the Nazis, during which 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Roman Schwarzmann addressed …

A man died in a “very large” avalanche in the French Alps on Tuesday, local officials have confirmed. The body of the dual Brazilian-Portuguese national was found in the resort of Les Grands Montets at the foot of Mont Blanc, rescuers said. The avalanche, which occurred around 16:35 local time …

Separately, the governor of the region of Smolensk, Vasily Anokhin, said on Telegram that a “massive” drone attack against “civilian infrastructure” had occurred in his region, although no casualties were immediately reported. Anokhin said one of the drones had been shot down when attempting to hit a nuclear power facility. …

Long-time leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator”, has been re-elected president with 86.8% of the vote. The result has been condemned as a sham by Lukashenko’s opponents and Western governments. There were four other names on the ballot – carefully chosen to present no challenge to …

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has taken a personal interest in the museum’s problems, will visit the Louvre on Wednesday amid speculation that he may announce a new investment plan. However his powers have been significantly curtailed since he lost control of parliament six months ago, and the precarious state …

Students have taken the lead with the protests, halting traffic daily and blockading universities for months. Last week, businesses across Serbia heeded the students’ call to take part in a general strike with tens of thousands of people demonstrating in Belgrade. On Monday, students staged a 24-hour blockade of the …

It was Christmas 2011, a year after Roman Abramovich had taken delivery of his new superyacht, Eclipse. But it seemed the oligarch would not be using it over the festive period – records show it had been chartered by a company based in the British Virgin Islands. And yet photographs …

Sophiia’s father, 60-year-old Serhiy Lushchay, is by her side – a robust figure who shares her loss and her sorrow. “We visit the graveyard often,” Yuliia says, “and we will as long as we live, because it truly makes it a little easy for us”. Every time they come, there …

Survivors from Auschwitz have begun commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp in Poland. People walked up to the ‘death wall’ and left candles to pay their respects outside Block 11 in Auschwitz, where thousands of prisoners were executed by SS officers. Polish President …

Belgian footballer Radja Nainggolan has been arrested as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking. The 36-year-old was one of several suspects apprehended by Belgian police on Monday morning, after a series of raids were carried out across the country. “The investigation concerns alleged facts of importation of cocaine from …