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Leading scientists warn about Brexit threat to research

Police raid Belgian football clubs suspected of match fixing, fraud

Council of Europe awards human rights prize to Chechen NGO head facing prison sentence

European countries agree to distribute migrants from rescue ship among several countries

Chemnitz murder suspect released from custody in Germany

Belgium refuses to extradite Spanish rapper accused of insulting the monarchy

Romania to hold referendum on banning same-sex marriages

Afghan teen who stabbed two American tourists was “motivated by terrorism”, say Dutch police

Two people injured during knife attack in Amsterdam central train station

Third night of far-right protests in German city of Chemnitz

Golden sculpture of Turkish leader removed from German city after provoking clashes

Pope implores God’s forgiveness for church abuses in Ireland

Alleged Nazi war criminal living in New York deported to Germany

Man who attacked police officers with knife shot dead near Barcelona

Italian government revokes contract of company responsible for collapsed Genoese motorway

Humanitarian ship with 140 migrants allowed to dock in Malta after EU agreement

EU policies blamed for more than 700 deaths at sea by Amnesty International

Amnesty International denounces Europe’s “deadly” immigration policies in Mediterranean

First fine handed out for violating Denmark’s Burqa ban

Swedish crown jewels stolen from Cathedral