Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening (24 August), TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources.

A man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, a state official told German television on Saturday (24 August), some 24 hours after the attack that killed three people.

Police were on Saturday (24 August) hunting for a man who, draped in a Palestinian flag, was suspected of setting fires at a synagogue in southern France and triggering an explosion that injured a police officer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed more "retribution" against Russia on Saturday (24 August) as he celebrated Independence Day near where his forces launched a surprise offensive into Russian territory two weeks ago.

France's left-wing parties told Emmanuel Macron on Friday (23 August) that they want to form the next government, as the French President kicked off consultations on who could be prime minister nearly seven weeks after inconclusive parliamentary elections.

Russia's security services shot dead four inmates on Friday (23 August) who had taken hostages at a penal colony, fatally stabbed four of its staff and posted online videos describing themselves as Islamic State militants, officials said.

Three people were killed and four others seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at a festival on Friday night (23 August) in the western German city of Solingen, police said.

A 39-year-old migrant was found dead on Friday (23 August) after the Greek coastguard opened fire on a vessel carrying migrants off the island of Symi in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (23 August) the two countries must be able to talk frankly about their disagreements and also pursue closer economic ties and work together on global issues.

Health Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, has written to EU Health Ministers offering to coordinate the delivery of donations of mpox vaccines and therapeutics.

In a booming European sparkling wine market, the evolution of consumer habits and climate change are paving the way for new producers such as the UK and Sweden to challenge the hegemony of traditional products, experts say. 

The 29 food sector representatives summoned at the roundtable launched by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to “tackle polarisation” in the sector, will discuss a draft version of the dialogue's conclusions next week.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden (CSV-EPP) picked centre-right MEP Christophe Hansen over the EU socialists’ lead candidate for the EU Commission presidency, Nicolas Schmit.

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