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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from La Santé prison after a Paris appeals court granted conditional freedom pending appeal, barred from leaving France and contacting the justice minister.
A decade after the 2015 Paris Agreement, global greenhouse-gas emissions remained above pathways consistent with 2°C, while emissions cuts and climate ambition varied widely among countries, analyses showed.
Under pressure from the European Parliament and farmers, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered concessions in Brussels to preserve the EU Common Agricultural Policy budget and soften reforms.
National weather services forecast Tuesday, November 11 would bring dry, stable conditions across much of France, a new wave of storms in Greece and widespread cooling elsewhere.
Spanish singer Rosalía released her fourth album Lux on Nov. 7, 2025, drawing widespread critical praise and congratulations from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, his office said.
In Magdeburg, the defendant in last year’s Christmas-market vehicle attack stood trial today and provoked uproar by accusing German authorities and alleging “Merkel betrayed Germany” and AfD ties.
Finnish ex‑president Sauli Niinistö urged EU leaders to speak directly to Putin to end the war in Ukraine; analysts warned a Russian victory would impose huge costs on Europe.
Europe's pornography industry grew more mainstream and amateur-driven, with participants from varied backgrounds, while media highlighted rising female consumption and ex‑performers' career changes.
Belgium sent letters to about 150,000 17-year-olds inviting them to a voluntary, one-year military service starting in 2026 that pays €2,000 per month.
Lower Austria eased rules allowing "problem" wolves to be shot after they approached settlements or killed protected livestock, officials announced.
Sahra Wagenknecht resigned as chair of her Germany-based BSW party, saying she would not seek re-election but would remain to lead a "Grundwertekommission."
Germany's economy minister Katherina Reiche called for an "Agenda 2030" of wide structural reforms to restore growth, urging subsidy reviews and risking friction with the SPD.
A documentary about rapper Haftbefehl propelled Reinhard Mey's 55-year-old song "In meinem Garten" into the German charts, and Mey thanked Haftbefehl.
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from a Paris prison under strict judicial conditions after three weeks in custody while awaiting appeal of his criminal conspiracy conviction.
Austrian entrepreneur René Benko remained in pretrial detention after a court extended his custody in Innsbruck until mid-January, as he faces fraud, breach-of-trust and serious-fraud charges.
