Three rushed to hospital after gas explosion tears through apartments in Rome
The blast is believed to have caused by two gas cylinders buried in a garden
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Former French prime minister and architect of 35-hour week dies
Jospin became prime minister in 1997 and led a broad left-wing government under French conservative President Jacques Chirac
‘This is regression’: Pope Leo calls for ban on aerial military strikes amid Iran war
The Pope called the Iran war a ‘scandal to the whole human family’
‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test
Leftwing victor has pledged to cut officials’ expenses and luxuries, but first must turn his attention to a series of crisesWhen Paris’s new leftwing mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, leapt on a bike for a victory tour along the French capital’s large network …
Trial begins over Greece train crash where 57 people were killed, many of them students
57 people, mainly students, died in the deadly Greek train crash in Febrauary 2023
Trump whistleblower Alex Vindman: ‘Sitting on the sidelines was not an option’
Democratic Senate hopeful says experience of being key witness in Trump’s first impeachment makes him right choice for FloridaAlex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge. Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump…
What France’s local election results mean for 2027 presidential vote
The ballot comes 13 months before the next presidential elections in April and May 2027
London police probe ‘anti-Semitic arson attack’ after Jewish charity ambulances set ablaze
British police on Monday said they were investigating an anti-Semitic hate crime after four volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire in north London, an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “deeply shocking”.
Giorgia Meloni concedes defeat in Italy’s judiciary reform referendum – Europe live
Italian prime minister says she will respect the vote but says it is ‘a lost change to modernise Italy’Meanwhile, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán attempted to get on the front foot after allegations that his foreign minister Péter Szijjártó was l…
Chaos on first day of Greece train crash trial as relatives shout ‘shame on you’
Judges adjourn hearing into country’s worst rail disaster after grieving families denounce it as caricature of justice A long-awaited trial into Greece’s worst train crash has descended into chaos hours after it began, with relatives of the 57 people k…