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Danny Kemp

The Hague bureau chief, @AFP. Ex-Brussels, London, Paris, Bangkok, Islamabad and Hong Kong

Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery

Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his beleaguered compatriots to fight on against Russia’s vastly larger military, even as he suggested the conflict would end in a negotiated settlement.(Photo by Carlo BRESSAN / AFP) (Photo by CARLO BRESSAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky hints Ukraine, Russia peace agreement now more ‘realistic’

Zelensky urged his beleaguered compatriots to fight on against Russia’s vastly larger military, even as he suggested the conflict would end in a negotiated settlement.

The Shell Centre, a registered office of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, in London, U.K., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced a major overhaul of its legal and tax structure that will see the company walk away from the Netherlands amid deteriorating relations with whats been its home country for a century. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shell shareholders support move to the UK

Shell will be the second big firm to depart for London after Unilever last year

Police on the scene after a gunman opened fire on a tram in Utrecht. (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw)

One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram

One person has been killed after a gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city Utrecht.

Prosecutors say there is a risk that if released now, Gbagbo and Ble Goude will refuse to return to face justice if the court later decides to overturn their acquittal. (XINHUA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

Prosecutors filed a last-ditch challenge late Wednesday to keep the pair behind bars while the ICC looks at an overall appeal

European Council President Donald Tusk

With friends like Trump, who needs enemies — EU chief

EU president Donald Tusk urged leaders meeting in Bulgaria to form a "united European front" against Trump’s withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal

Campaigners dressed in black and yellow bee suits rallied outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels ahead of the vote for a ban on three key pesticide chemicals.

EU to ban bee-killing pesticides

There is a ‘beacon of hope’ for bees after the European Union voted for a near-total ban on insecticides blamed for killing the insects

Uber has suggested that the ministry delay the implementation of clause 66 (7) until the current challenges are resolved. (Reuters)

Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it’s a taxi service

The EU’s top court ruled on Wednesday that Uber is an ordinary transportation company instead of an app and should be regulated as such

Fipronil is commonly used to get rid of fleas

Dutch, Belgians launch raids as Europe egg scandal grows

Millions of eggs have been destroyed or taken off the shelves across Europe

James Bond actor Roger Moore.

Roger Moore: From Saint to 007

The British actor played James Bond in more films than any other man.

A $3.2-billion EU deal with Turkey – which is currently home to more than two million Syrian refugees – to stop migrants coming to Europe has yet to bear fruit.

EU summit: Migrant crisis top of agenda

Delegates will discuss a controversial plan for a new European Union force that could shore up borders without the host country’s consent.

UK businesses await a royal bump up

British companies can expect a temporary boost from the birth of Prince William and Kate’s new baby, say business leaders and analysts.

Royal family map out queen’s diamond jubilee tour

Royal family map out queen’s diamond jubilee tour

Britain’s royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne.

Botham demands lax ICC act on fixing

Pakistan’s Butt and Asif guilty of spot-fixing

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of involvement in a "spot-fixing" betting scam.

Cameron warns eurozone could blight world economy

Cameron reveals plans to reverse UK’s ‘moral rot’

David Cameron has announced a sweeping review of UK policy to reverse a "slow-motion moral collapse" that he blames for the recent riots in Britain.

Violence unlikely to resolve UK rioting

Violence unlikely to resolve UK rioting

A United States street crime expert has warned that solving the problem of rioting was more complex than just arresting people.

British PM’s ex-aide arrested in phone-hacking scandal

British PM’s ex-aide arrested in phone-hacking scandal

Police have arrested UK PM David Cameron’s former media chief over the phone hacking scandal at <i>News of the World</i>, where he served as editor.

Teen arrested for Lulz hack attacks

UK police working with the FBI have arrested a teenager in connection with attacks by the Lulz hacker group on the CIA, the US Senate and Sony.

Irish republicans issue London bomb threat

London police have received a bomb threat from Irish republicans on the eve of an historic trip by Queen Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland.

Landmark UK poll set to reject electoral reform

Landmark UK poll set to reject electoral reform

Britons looked set to reject a change in their electoral system, as they voted in a referendum that has threatened to tear the ruling coalition apart.