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Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants
Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday ordered all three of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants to stay operational until mid-April, breaking an impasse that had caused a rift among his coalition partners as an energy crisis looms. But that did not go far enough for fellow coalition partner, the liberal FDP, who insisted the third plant, in Emsland in northern Germany, should also stay online.

Woman charged in Paris over 12-year-old's brutal murder
Woman charged in Paris over 12-year-old's brutal murder

Paris investigators on Monday charged a woman suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday, a source close to the case told AFP. The main suspect, identified as a 24-year-old woman suffering from psychiatric disorders, was questioned earlier Monday alongside an older man suspected of sheltering her.

The UK: Is there a prime minister in the house?
The UK: Is there a prime minister in the house?

Asked by the opposition to explain her latest humiliating climbdown, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday refused to answer the call, raising further speculation about her future. "Where is the Prime Minister?

Russian military jet crashes in south west, at least two dead
Russian military jet crashes in south west, at least two dead

A Russian military plane crashed on Monday into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine, news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry, with at least two deaths reported. At least two people had been killed in the incident, news agencies reported citing emergency services.

Morocco arrests 25 more migrants after June border tragedy
Morocco arrests 25 more migrants after June border tragedy

Moroccan police have arrested 25 more African migrants near the border with a Spanish enclave where at least 23 people died in a June crossing attempt, an official said Monday. At least 23 people died in the attempt, the worst toll in years of such attempted crossings, and rights groups accused both Spanish and Moroccan authorities of using excessive force.