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Sweden to Reduce Age of Criminal Responsibility as Gangs Hire Children as Hitmen
Date: September 9, 2025
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will lower the age of criminal responsibility from the current 15, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday, following an increase in cases of criminal gangs...
Factbox-Who Might Macron Pick as France's Next Prime Minister?
Date: September 9, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron lacks a majority in a fragmented and fractious parliament and has no easy option as he looks for a new prime minister to replace Francois Bayrou. ...
'Block Everything': Amorphous Protest Movement Adds to Macron's Political Woes
Date: September 9, 2025
By Elissa Darwish PARIS (Reuters) - Benoit Vasselin has no problem saying he will take part in France's "Block Everything" protests this week. But he won't specify what he and fellow protesters will...
Serbian Student Protesters Demand Probe Into Use of Force by Police
Date: September 8, 2025
BELGRADE (Reuters) -Thousands of students protested in Belgrade on Monday against the use of force by police at a demonstration last week and demanded investigations against officers loyal to populist...
Thousands of Romanian Teachers Take to Streets Against School Restructuring
Date: September 8, 2025
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Thousands of Romanian teachers marched in the capital Bucharest and classes were suspended across the country at the start of the school year on Monday in protest against the...
Swiss Medics Start Hunger Protest Over Gaza Outside Parliament
Date: September 8, 2025
By Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani BERN (Reuters) -Swiss medics began a hunger protest outside parliament on Monday over the war in Gaza, pressing Bern to take a more critical stance on Israel's...