Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme
Europe • Aug 28, 2026, 4:05 PM
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Greenland's government said Friday it would establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on a campaign of forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990, after experts failed to agree on whether the practice constituted genocide. The brutal campaign saw thousands of Indignous women and girls receive intrauterine devices or contraceptive injections without their consent.
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Dozens dead after Russian drone strike hits warehouse
Europe • 10:24 AM
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At least 27 people have died after a Russian drone struck a depot near Kyiv's western suburbs overnight, sparking a huge fire and explosions, authorities said Saturday. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
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Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership negotiations
Europe • 8:57 AM
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Icelanders go to the polls on Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in Brussels. The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the
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Hundreds evacuate after Russian strike on depot near Kyiv kills at least 37
Europe • 8:57 AM
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A Russian drone strike on a depot on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Friday killed at least 37 people and forced hundreds to evacuate, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.
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Russian strikes hit homes, warehouse, shopping mall across Ukraine
Europe • 8:51 AM
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A Russian drone strike triggered a major fire and explosions at a warehouse on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, forcing hundreds to evacuate the region, authorities said early Saturday.
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Icelanders vote in tight referendum on restarting EU membership talks
Europe • 6:56 AM
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Iceland will vote Saturday in a tight referendum on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied for EU membership in 2009, following a financial crisis that devastated its economy, but a eurosceptic government sus
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Referendum on EU membership: An ‘existential question’ for Icelanders
Europe • 12:46 AM
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As Icelanders head to the polls on Saturday to vote in a referendum on whether the country should resume talks with the EU over membership, FRANCE 24 speaks to Eiríkur Bergmann, Professor of Politics at Bifröst University, for more insight into the vote.
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Warehouse hit by Russian attack stored munitions, Zelensky says
Europe • 12:35 AM
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A depot that exploded in a Russian strike overnight was owned by the Ukrainian military and stored shells, drones, and other munitions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reports.
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