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13 unaccompanied minors among the more than 300 Indian passengers held in France
The civilian protection unit of the Marne department said the Airbus jet was carrying 13 unaccompanied minors as well as accompanied minors with ages ranging from 21 months to 17 years.
Prague university shooting: Czech Republic holds a national day of mourning for the victims
Authorities said that 13 people died at the scene in the Faculty of Arts of Charles University and one died later in a hospital.
Three foreign nationals are among the wounded in a Prague university shooting that saw 14 killed
Police have so far given no details about the victims or a possible motive for the shooting at the building located near the Vltava River in Jan Palach Square.
France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians on human trafficking suspicion: Reports
The aircraft carrying passengers "likely to be victims of human trafficking" was detained on Thursday after an anonymous tipoff, the Paris public prosecutor's said.
At least 15 people are dead after a mass shooting at a Prague university, police chief says
The violence in the city's historic centre sparked frantic evacuations, a massive response by heavily armed police and warnings for people to stay indoors.
Parents and uncle convicted of murdering Pakistani teen in Italy for refusing an arranged marriage
An autopsy revealed the young woman had a broken neck bone, possibly caused by strangulation.
European Union agrees ‘historic’ reform of asylum laws
The reform accelerates the vetting of asylum-seekers so those deemed ineligible can be quickly sent back to their home country or country of transit.
Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich loses legal action against EU sanctions
The businessman has also been punished in Britain and had his assets frozen in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
French Health Minister Aurelien Rousseau resigns over controversial immigration law
A rise in the number of asylum seekers, a chronic affordable housing shortage, and a cost-of-living crisis have worsened social tensions in France.
Volcano erupts in Iceland, spewing magma in spectacular show of Earth’s power
Iceland averages an eruption every four to five years. The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere.
Zelenskyy says he is weighing Ukrainian military’s request for mobilization of up to 500,000…
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense statistics say the Ukrainian army had nearly 800,000 troops in October. That doesn't include National Guard or other units. In total, 1 million Ukrainians are in uniform.
Pope Francis says priests can bless same-sex unions, tells avoid ‘exhaustive moral…
The document from the Vatican's doctrine office, released Monday, elaborates on a letter Francis sent to two conservative cardinals that was published in October.
Bug found in office of Ukraine army command: Security Services
Both Ukrainian and foreign news media have reported on what they say is growing tension in recent months between Zaluzhny, Ukraine's top general, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law
The EU's investigation will look into whether X failed to do enough to curb the spread of illegal content—such as hate speech or incitement of terrorism—to its 112 million users in Europe.
France calls for lasting ceasefire in Gaza Strip
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna was in Tel Aviv to hold talks with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen and convey France’s growing concerns over the situation in Gaza.
Putin vows to make Russia ‘self-sufficent’ in fifth Kremlin term
Putin has said that he will make "sovereignty" -- a loosely defined term -- one of the key aims of his fifth term in the Kremlin.
Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to celebrate European Union candidate status
Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine applied to join the 27-nation bloc after the Kremlin unleashed its all-out war on Ukraine last year.
UK court finds Mirror Group newspapers guilty of hacking Prince Harry’s phone
The court found that Mirror had invaded the Duke of Sussex's privacy by using unlawful information gathering to produce 15 of the 33 newspaper articles examined at trial.
Russian President Putin says ‘there will be no peace’ in Ukraine until his goals are…
He reiterated that Moscow's goals in Ukraine — "de-Nazification, de-militarization and a neutral status" of Ukraine — remain unchanged.
Rishi Sunak warned he is ‘dead man walking’ as Tory rebels threaten to sink his Rwanda…
Dozens of Tories defied Sunak by refusing to back emergency legislation, which passed by 313 votes to 269.