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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Protesters rebel against Elon Musk's US government purge during Tesla Takedown
Saturday's action marked the first attempt to surround all 277 Tesla showrooms and service centres in the US in the hopes of deepening a recent decline in the company's sales.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:China, Japan and South Korea to strengthen free trade
Top officials of China, Japan and South Korea held their first trade talks in five years amid US President Donald Trump's looming tariff threat.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:France slams US 'interference' in firms' diversity programs
The criticism comes after the US embassy in Paris warned several French firms against using diversity and inclusion programs, a frequent target of the Trump administration.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Israel expands ground operations in Gaza as ceasefire efforts continue
The IDF says it has expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, with troops advancing deeper into Rafah as they look to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the enclave.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:Syria's interim president forms new transitional government
Syria swore in its new transitional government on Saturday, after interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa appointed 23 ministers in a religiously and ethnically mixed Cabinet.
Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source:State of emergency declared in Czech Olomouc region over benzene spill
Authorities in the Czech Republicβs Olomouc region declare a state of emergency a month after a train derailment caused what they called the worldβs largest benzene contamination of its kind.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Protesters return to Istanbul's streets for huge rally
Demonstrators called for democracy to be defended after the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Turkey: Hundreds of thousands join growing Istanbul protest
Demonstrators flooded Istanbul's streets, heeding the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP party. The mass protests, ongoing since top CHP figure Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest, are among the biggest against Erdogan.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:EU draws up plan for boosting wine sales amid tariff turmoil
Europe accounts for 60% of the world's production of wine and 60% of global wine export value. But changing climate, politically and realistically, is putting the industry under strain.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Afghanistan: American detained by Taliban is freed
Faye Hall, who was arrested last month, has been released, according to a top US official involved in negotiations. She is one of several Americans freed by Afghanistan's Islamist rulers so far this year.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Italy moves to curb 'right of blood' citizenship claims
Citizenship claims based on blood ties will now be limited to two generations, whereas previously, going back four generations could secure a passport.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | March 29th β Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Turkeyβs opposition mobilizes huge crowd to protest jailing of Istanbul mayor
Brussels this week urged Ankara to 'uphold democratic values.'
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:JD Vance's ominous pitch to Greenland
Many in the Danish territory feel bullied by the US, Andrew Harding finds on a trip to Nuuk.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Italy approves new decree to use Albania migration centres as repatriation hubs
Under the new decree, two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Eye on the sky: Northern Hemisphere witnesses partial solar eclipse on Saturday
A partial solar eclipse was visible across Europe on Saturday, as well as western Africa, eastern North America and northern Asia.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Risks posed by hole in protective shell over Chernobyl
When it was erected in 2019, the giant shell over the damaged nuclear reactor in Chernobyl was one of the biggest structures ever moved by humans. In February a Russian drone put a hole in it.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:What next for Turkey: More authoritarianism?
The signs are not good, say Turkish experts. After the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, the repression of protests, and ongoing arrests of journalists and lawyers, it seems Turkey is heading for even more authoritarianism.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Hereβs who members of Houthi PC Small Group are blaming
None of them have expressed any reservations about discussing the sensitive material on Signal.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own AI company xAI for $33 billion
The tech billionaire and Donald Trump advisor made the announcement on Friday. It's unclear what will change for users of the social media site.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:US appeals court clears way for Musk, DOGE to resume cuts to USAID
The ruling came as the Trump administration notified Congress that it will dissolve the agency.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Original E.T. model from 1982 film goes up for auction at Sothebyβs
An original three-foot E.T. model, created by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, is up for auction at Sothebyβs, with bids running until 3 April.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 1,600
The number of people killed by the 7.7-magnitude temblor could go up to 10,000, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Kyiv says Moscow preparing new military offensive to increase pressure on Ukraine
The claim from Kyiv comes after Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine killing at least four people, according to authorities.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Federal judge blocks Trump's efforts to dismantle Voice of America radio service
The White House called the service, which has existed since 1942, 'The Voice of Radical America' and said Trumpβs order would 'ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda.'
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Growing calls to punish 'wayward' soldiers
Some members of Ghana's armed forces have been accused of indiscriminately attacking civilians in retaliation for attacks on the military. Observers worry about an ongoing lack of accountability.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Europe watches partial solar eclipse
Around 20% of the sun was covered by the moon, but cloudy skies meant the partial eclipse was not visible for all in most of Europe and parts of North America and Africa.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Does the EU want to "steal" private savings?
Viral social media posts claim that the EU plans to expropriate savers' funds without their knowledge and invest the money in defense. What's really going on?
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Does the EU want to 'steal' private savings?
Viral social media posts claim that the EU plans to expropriate savers' funds without their knowledge and invest the money in defense. What's really going on?
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Trump officials, allies grow anxious about April 2 tariffs
The president continues to throw curveballs at businesses β and even his own team.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Turkey arrests Swedish journalist over 'insulting the president' and 'terrorism'
Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest and criticised what they call the erosion in press freedom in Turkey.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Japan winces as Trump threatens tariffs on auto imports
Tokyo is holding out hope that it might convince Washington to exempt Japanese car manufacturers from tariffs, but analysts are less optimistic.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:EU delegation visits jailed ErdoΔan rival Ekrem Δ°mamoΔlu in Istanbul prison
Katarina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament, was among the delegation that visited the jailed politician in Istanbul's Silivri prison.
Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source:Four killed in mass Russian drone attack on Dnipro, Ukraine says
Another 21 people are injured, as a restaurant and several buildings are set ablaze in the city, local officials say.
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