Ukraine news – live: Senior officials face jail as Zelensky purges ranks over corruption scandal
Corrupt officials would be ‘actively’ jailed, setting out a zero-tolerance approach, a Zelensky ally said
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France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill
Brittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in AtlanticThe French government is taking legal action over an “environmental nightmare” caused by waves of tiny plastic beads washing up on the coast of Brittany…
Russia expels ambassador from Nato member Estonia after it calls for Ukraine to get German tanks
Move comes after Estonian bid to reduce the size of the Russian embassy in capital Tallinn
Poland ups pressure to send German-made tanks to Ukraine
PM Mateusz Morawiecki says Poland will ask for Germany’s go-ahead but answer is of ‘secondary importance’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesPoland has reiterated that it is ready to send tanks to Ukraine without Germany’s consent, as pressure buil…
EU plans more Iran sanctions but won’t list guard corps
The European Union is set to impose sanctions on several more Iranian officials suspected of playing a role in the crackdown on protesters
Man ‘loses testicle’ after being clubbed by police at France pension protests
Twenty-six-year-old French engineer files complaint so that police violence ‘stops’
EU’s Borrell says the bloc cannot designate IRGC as terrorist before court ruling
The European Union cannot list the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist entity until an EU court has determined that the elite forces are, Josep Borrell the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday.
‘Dreadful stories’: UK parademics lament state of NHS ahead of major strike
The NHS is set for its biggest ever day of industrial action next month as nurses and ambulance workers go on strike on February 6 amid a pay dispute with the government. In the first of a series of reports on the multiple crises in the UK, FRANCE 24 …
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Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 334
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…