Netherlands nailbiter as far-right, centrists in election dead-heat
Europe • Oct 30, 2025, 9:33 PM
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The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the far-right party of firebrand Geert Wilders and a pro-European centrist party. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Nicholas Startin, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the John Cabot University in Rome, says that despite the tie the results are nevertheless a setback for the radical right of Geert Wilders.
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Serbians stage mass rally to mark first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
Europe • 1:15 PM
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Tens of thousands of Serbians on Saturday demonstrated to mark the first anniversary of a deadly railway station roof collapse that killed 16 people in Novi Sad, the country’s second largest city. The accident sparked a wave of student-led protests again
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On the trail of migrant smugglers 1/3: The fall of Calais trafficker Idrees G.
Europe • 7:04 AM
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Seven people died when a migrant boat thought to be carrying 68 people sank in the Channel between Britain and France on August 12, 2023. The ensuing investigation quickly focused on two Iraqi smugglers who seemed ready to do anything to protect their lu
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Flights resume at Berlin airport after suspension over drone scare
Europe • 6:21 AM
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Flights were suspended for almost two hours at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Friday evening due to sightings of unidentified drones, the latest in a series of drone alerts around airports and military sites in Europe.
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