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A school bus driver on Wednesday allegedly held 51 children and their chaperones hostage on a bus in the northern Italian city San Donato Milanese before setting it on fire. All of the children were rescued when the bus crashed … Continue reading Italy: Bus driver takes 51 kids hostage, sets vehicle on fire | News | DW
The European People’s People party voted on Wednesday to suspend membership for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party. Delegates of the main center-right alliance in the European Parliament are opposed to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s authoritarian style and anti-European Union, anti-migration policies. Campaign posters … Continue reading EPP votes to suspend Hungary′s Fidesz party | News | DW
President of the European Council Donald Tusk said on Wednesday an extension of the Article 50 process is possible if the UK votes to approve the twice-rejected Brexit deal. I believe that a short extension will be possible. But it … Continue reading Donald Tusk welcomes push for Brexit extension, with a key condition | News | DW
German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze convened Germany’s “climate cabinet” Wednesday, a special panel of ministers tasked with overseeing sectors accused of undercutting German and EU greenhouse gas reduction obligations, as the country appears set to fall short of the climate … Continue reading German Cabinet debates climate goal details | News | DW
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will request a short delay to Brexit in a letter to European Union leaders on Wednesday, media reported. Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc on March 29 — three years after UK citizens voted for … Continue reading Theresa May eyes short Brexit extension as deadline nears | News | DW
Danish lawmaker Mette Abildgaard took to Facebook to respond to speaker Pia Kjaersgaard’s request to remove her baby daughter from the parliamentary chamber. The Facebook post had gathered 2,300 comments by Wednesday as Abildgaard explained: “I didn’t ask for permission … Continue reading Danish MP with baby ordered out of parliament by speaker | News | DW
The European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned on Tuesday that any long Brexit delay would pile on economic and political costs for the bloc. Barnier asked if any potential postponement of the UK’s departure date of March 29 would … Continue reading EU leaders need a concrete plan from the UK on Brexit extension | News | DW
Sicilian prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the seizure of the Italian-flagged ship “Mare Jonio.” The rescue boat was allowed to dock on the Italian island of Lampedusa while accompanied by coast guard ships following nearly two days at sea. The prosecutors’ decision ended a standoff … Continue reading Italy seizes migrant rescue boat Mare Jonio | News | DW
Dutch investigators on Tuesday said they were “seriously” looking into a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack after discovering a note in the main suspect’s getaway car. “So far, a terrorist motive is seriously being taken into account,” police … Continue reading Utrecht shooting: Letter points to terrorist motive | News | DW
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, one of France’s most senior Catholic clergymen, said on Tuesday that the pope rejected his resignation following his conviction in a sex abuse-related case. Barbarin was sentenced earlier this month to a six-month suspended jail … Continue reading Pope rejects resignation of cardinal convicted of sex abuse cover-up | News | DW
The presidential election in Ukraine is scheduled for March 31 — coincidentally, the day before April Fool’s Day, on which the results are announced. For one of the candidates, that’s great: “April 1 is a fantastic date for me to … Continue reading Ukraine′s next president — a laughing matter? | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has refused to allow an Italian-flagged ship carrying 49 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya to dock in Italy. Salvini told Italian radio that migrants aboard the Mare Jonio “can be treated, dressed and fed. We can … Continue reading Italy blocks NGO ship carrying rescued migrants from docking | News | DW
