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German judge warns Constitutional Court row threatens its reputation

16 Jul 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -A judge whose nomination to Germany’s top court was shelved after a row over her support for legalising abortion warned that such episodes, if repeated, risk undermining the institution, which is considered a cornerstone of German democracy. Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf said in an interview for ZDF television, she would be prepared …

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Ukraine’s parliament votes to dismiss prime minister in wartime reshuffle

16 Jul 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian parliament voted to dismiss Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Wednesday, lawmakers said, part of a government overhaul aimed at strengthening wartime economic and military management. The move effectively dissolves the cabinet, and lawmakers are expected to approve new members on Thursday. First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, tapped by President Volodymyr …

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Istanbul mayor hit with new jail term for insulting prosecutor, media say

16 Jul 2025

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -An Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, to a fresh prison term, state broadcaster TRT reported, extending a crackdown on the opposition. Imamoglu, who has been in jail pending trial since March over separate corruption charges, was sentenced to one year and …

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Police detain Ukrainian for Czech and Slovak school bomb threats, Russian financing suspected

16 Jul 2025

PRAGUE (Reuters) -A joint team of Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak police has detained a Ukrainian man suspected of sending bomb threats to schools in the Czech Republic and Slovakia starting in 2024, officials said on Wednesday, adding investigators believed the suspect’s activities were likely financed by Russia. “A special team yesterday detained a young man …

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EU Court upholds EU parliament’s decision to recover funds from Jean-Marie Le Pen

16 Jul 2025

(Corrects paragraph 2 to say daughter Marine Le Pen continued the legal challenge, not granddaughter Marion Le Pen) BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The EU’s General Court upheld on Wednesday a European Parliament (EP) decision requiring the estate of late French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen to repay 303,200 euros ($352,380) for wrongly claimed expenses during his time …

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Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding

16 Jul 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced. Some 10,105 prisoners are “potentially eligible” for alternative measures to prison, such as house arrest or probation, the ministry said in a statement late on Tuesday. …

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Iran parliament rules out resumption of US talks until preconditions are met

16 Jul 2025

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s parliament said the country should not resume nuclear negotiations with the United States until preconditions are met, in a statement reported on Wednesday by Iranian state media. “When the U.S. use negotiations as a tool to deceive Iran and cover up a sudden military attack by the Zionist regime (Israel), talks cannot …

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EU council sanctions individuals, entities responsible for destabilising Moldova

15 Jul 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Council said in a statement on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on seven individuals and three entities “responsible for actions aimed at destabilising” Moldova, whose leaders are bidding to join the EU by 2030. A statement by the Council said those targeted were close associates of Ilan Shor, a fugitive …

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One in 10 children in its clinics are malnourished, UN Palestinian refugee agency says

15 Jul 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -One in 10 children screened in clinics run by the United Nations refugee agency in Gaza since 2024 has been malnourished, the agency said on Tuesday. “Our health teams are confirming that malnutrition rates are increasing in Gaza, especially since the siege was tightened more than four months ago …

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Amid heated debate, no real plan for Israel’s ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza

15 Jul 2025

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli scheme to move hundreds of thousands of already uprooted Palestinians to a so-called “humanitarian city” in Gaza has led politicians to spar with the defence establishment, but officials say a practical plan has yet to be crafted. Even without a clear blueprint, opposition critics have denounced the proposal, …

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