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'Yellow vest' injuries spark legal challenge to French police

A human rights group and a major trade union went to France's top administrative court on Wednesday seeking a ban on riot police use of rubber bullets, which are blamed for injuring dozens of "yellow vest" protesters. The police have drawn fire over their repeated use of rubber bullets to...

Top Turkish diplomat to attend EU meeting in Romania

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay a visit to Romania to attend an informal EU meeting on Friday and Saturday. The informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of the EU member states and candidate countries will be held in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Feb. 1-2. "The...

UK should lead, not leave EU, says prominent campaigner

The UK should renegotiate the terms of its European Union membership with the bloc instead of leaving it, according to a prominent Remain campaigner. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Gina Miller said she thinks the UK should ditch Prime Minister Theresa May’s already-defeated Brexit deal and...

France debates riot bill after 'yellow vest' unrest

French MPs on Tuesday began debating a controversial anti-rioting bill which aims to crack down on the sort of street violence that has marred "yellow vest" anti-government protests since November. The bill notably aims to ban individuals identified as habitual hooligans from taking part in...