Sweden and Iraq are in diplomatic turmoil after supporters of an Iraqi Shiite cleric stormed the Swedish embassy and set fire to it over a demonstration to burn a copy of the Qur’an in Stockholm.

EU Commissioner and Green Deal mastermind Frans Timmermans has announced a return to Dutch national politics to be the country’s next prime minister as his green agenda butts heads with the populist party borne of the Dutch farmers’ protests.

Over 1,000 people have been sentenced for taking part in the riots that rocked France earlier this month, with the French Justice Minister noting that 742 had been given firm prison sentences and 600 were already behind bars.

Berlin’s swimming pools have become centres of violence by youths described as being mostly from migrant backgrounds as the local city government and even the German federal government have vowed to take measures against the perpetrators.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated his country will not risk a war with Russia in order to arrest President Putin while he attends the BRICS summit next month.

Italy’s Supreme Court has upheld sentences against two far-left anarchist extremists who planted a bomb that severely maimed a police officer who tried to defuse it.

France has the highest overall homicide rate in Europe by total number but according to a French academic, the statistics could be even higher due to how they are classified.

Despite French authorities denying the migrant background of many of the rioters, French police statistics show that the name Mohammed was the most common among those arrested during the rioting earlier this month.

Paris metro operator RATP has announced it will create “safe spaces” for victims of sexual assault and gender-based violence as the Paris metro system remains plagued by sex attacks, theft, and acts of violence.

Spanish police have dismantled a bizarre shamanic sect accused of drugging vulnerable young people and sexually abusing them for years, charging large amounts of cash for members to be part of the group’s inner circle.

German extremists have taken credit for an arson attack on a BMW dealership in Munich in reaction to the German government’s crackdown on climate extremist protests.

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) faces the longest doctor’s strike in its history as junior doctors in England demand a 35% pay rise, arguing that the rise in wages is needed due to inflation.