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French athlete breaks rope climbing world record in ascent of Eiffel Tower French athlete Anouk Garnier broke the rope climbing world record on Wednesday morning after she ascended over 100 metres to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower.

Greek Solution: Greece's far right gathers steam before EU elections With two months to go before the European elections, the Greek far right continues to make headway since ultranationalist parties achieved record scores in the last legislative elections. The Greek Solution party, which...

Building Fortress Europe? Migration pact divides EU parties ahead of elections It is not only in the U-S and UK that border protection’s on the ballot. Yes, the European Parliament vote on a migration pact was always going to be a nail biter, especially two months out from EU elections. We will...

Switzerland to host 'high-level' Ukraine peace summit in mid-June The Swiss government on Wednesday announced that it would host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June, but said Russia would not attend.

Top Navalny ally Volkov says 'very clear' attack on him was ordered by Kremlin FRANCE 24 spoke to Leonid Volkov, former chief of staff to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. On March 12, Volkov was assaulted in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where he has lived in exile since...

EU parliament to vote on stricter migration rules in landmark asylum reform EU lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a vast overhaul of the bloc's asylum policies that would harden border procedures for irregular arrivals and require all member countries to pitch in.

'The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Swiss government' They call themselves "the Senior Women for Climate Protection". After losing their case in their home country, these Swiss women have finally secured a landmark win. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against...

Tens of thousands evacuated in Russia, Kazakhstan amid worst floods in decades Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.

Simon Harris pledges 'new ideas, energy' after becoming Ireland's youngest PM Lawmaker Simon Harris was elected Ireland's prime minister by a vote in parliament Tuesday, becoming at 37 the country’s youngest-ever leader.

The cost of climate inaction: Landmark ruling presses European governments to act “To choose not to choose is still to act.” Those the words of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Judges at Europe’s highest jurisdiction agree. Their non-binding ruling against Switzerland over its failure to...

Nobel-winning 'God particle' physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94 British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of a mass-giving particle – the so-called Higgs boson – jointly earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday.

French charity sounds alarm about Seine ahead of Olympics A French water charity sounded the alarm Monday about pollution in the Seine just over 100 days before the start of the Olympics when the river is set to be used for swimming events. Surfrider Foundation said it had analysed six months of...

Germany denies aiding 'genocide' in Gaza, says Israeli security at 'core' of foreign policy Israel's security is at the "core" of German foreign policy, the UN's highest court heard on Tuesday, where Berlin has denied a claim that it is aiding in a "genocide" in Gaza.

Local Greeks pushed out as mass tourism takes over Athens In Greece, the success of the tourist industry is making it difficult for local Greeks to keep up with surging property prices. Short-term rentals are booming, while chain stores are replacing local retailers. Residents are being forced...

'Exceptional' dust cloud from Sahara sweeps Europe, says climate monitor An "exceptional" dust cloud from the Sahara is choking parts of Europe, the continent's climate monitor said on Monday, causing poor air quality and coating windows and cars in grime.

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say Europe's climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea surface temperatures also hitting a "shocking" new high.

Europe's top rights court to rule on landmark climate change cases Europe's top rights court is Tuesday to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more.

In Ukraine's Donbas, ten years of war and Russification On April 7, 2014, a coup by pro-Russian militants in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was the spark that ignited the Donbas war. In the heart of this industrial region, populated at the time by six million mostly Russian-speaking...

EU agrees on tougher restrictions on Ukrainian farm imports EU states and the European Parliament on Monday agreed tougher restrictions on some Ukraine farm imports, European Union presidency holder Belgium said.

Nicaragua calls on top UN court to stop German military aid to Israel Nicaragua called on the United Nations' top court on Monday to halt German military aid to Israel, arguing that Berlin’s support enables acts of genocide and breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza.