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French billionaire Olivier Bouygues on trial in illegal hunting case
Published on 07/09/2026 – 12:47 GMT+2 French billionaire Olivier Bouygues arrived at court in the French city of Orléans on Monday where he is on trial, along with five others, for illegal hunting, including of protected bird species on his private hunting…
Video. CDU politician: ‘Not right’ to discuss Merz’s future after state vote
It would not be “responsible” for the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to talk about “changing the Chancellor” just one day after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) swept to electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU politician and German…
Germany’s Merz under pressure after far-right election triumph
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will huddle with his CDU party on Monday to discuss and digest their thumping defeat at the hands of the far-right AfD party in a state election in the ex-communist east. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Fake Euronews video invents deadly shooting at NATO exercise
A video impersonating Euronews has circulated online with the false allegation that a Ukrainian soldier shot and killed three NATO servicemen during a military exercise in Latvia. The report claims that a soldier opened fire during NATO’s Baltic Trust 2026…
AfD’s historic win splits European opinion
Published on 07/09/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 Alternative for Germany’s dominant showing in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt election has triggered starkly divided reactions across the continent, exposing the widening fault line between Europe’s establishment…
Man on trial in Finland accused of abusing 361 children online
Published on 07/09/2026 – 7:37 GMT+2 A man goes on trial in Finland on Monday charged with sexually abusing hundreds of children aged nine to 15 on social media platforms including Snapchat. A public presentation of the case was to take place at the Pirkanmaa…
Ulrich Siegmund: from CDU member to AfD lead candidate
Ulrich Siegmund was born on 25 October 1990 in Havelberg, Saxony-Anhalt. The now 35-year-old has been a member of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament since 2016 and, since August 2022, has co-chaired the AfD parliamentary group together with Oliver Kirchner…
Zelenskyy says war is likely to drag on into winter after US talks
Published on 06/09/2026 – 20:58 GMT+2 Following talks held on Sunday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team and US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, the Ukrainian President said that war with…
Far-right AfD scores landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt: exit polls
By Manuela Scarpellini & Maria Tadeo Published on 06/09/2026 – 18:16 GMT+2•Updated 20:24 German far-right party AfD has taken a commanding lead in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt vote, but it remains unclear whether it will be able to form a government…
Suspected attack to dolphin in Ceuta where migrants are staying
A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead at around midday on Wednesday on Trampolín beach in Ceuta, according to ‘El Faro de Ceuta’, and in circumstances that the Association for the Defence of Urban Trees, Biodiversity and the Environment (DAUBMA) considers…