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The third victim of the Nice church attack has been named as Nadine Devillers, 60. Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi made the announcement on social media on Saturday morning. The other two victims of the attack were mother-of-three Simone Barreto-Silva, 44, and church worker Vincent Loques, 55. It came as Reuters reported a third person

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7 has hit holiday hotspots in Turkey and Greece, destroying a number of buildings and leading to a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the tremor was in the Aegean Sea some 11 miles (17 km) off the coast of Turkey’s Izmir province, at a depth of 10 miles (16km). It

Europe has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic again after a sharp spike in deaths and hospital admissions, the World Health Organisation has warned. The region accounted for nearly half of the 2.8 million new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide last week, WHO said. Virus-related fatalities are also up 35% on the previous week, European

One of three people stabbed to death in Nice has been named as church worker Vincent Loques. Local politician Eric Ciotti tweeted a picture of Mr Loques dressed in a t-shirt, looking relaxed and smiling. He said Mr Loques was a “devoted employee” of the Notre Dame church, where the attack took place. Image: Police

A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say. Three people have died and several others are injured after a knife attack reportedly took place near the Notre Dame church. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “Everything suggests a terrorist attack.” He added that one person had been arrested. French

Germany will enter a four-week lockdown from 2 November, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced. The details include: Bars and pubs to shut Restaurants to shut except for takeaway Gyms, cinemas and theatres to close Private gatherings banned for more than 10 people and more than two households Hotels to close to tourists and stay open

Leading scientists in South Africa believe the country has established a form of collective or herd immunity to COVID-19 after the number of infections unexpectedly plummeted following a major outbreak in June and July of this year. Commenting on a series of studies revealing the existence of high infection rates in the provinces of Western Cape

Violence broke out in Rome as anti-lockdown protesters threw flares and flash grenades at police, who fought back with tear gas and water cannons. Supporters of the far-right party Forza Nuova (New Force) were largely among the crowd of a few hundred in Piazza del Popolo, one of Rome’s famous landmarks. They were protesting against

At least seven people have died and at least 80 others injured after an explosion during a class at a religious school in northwest Pakistan. Police initially said that children were among the dead, but later confirmed that almost all the students were in their mid-20s. Hospital officials said all those killed were adults, while

Australia has condemned Qatari authorities over “grossly disturbing” reports that women were subjected to invasive strip-searches before a flight from Doha to Sydney. The women, including 13 Australians, were searched in an ambulance after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a terminal toilet at Hamad International Airport on 2 October. Australia’s foreign affairs department

France has called on Arab nations to end “baseless” calls for a boycott of its goods – after French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The French foreign ministry also urged authorities in the countries to speak out against such protests in order to help French companies

Police in Belarus have fired stun grenades to disperse protesters ahead of a nationwide strike called by opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Ms Tikhanovskaya, who is in exile in neighbouring Lithuania, had previously set out a “people’s ultimatum” for President Alexander Lukashenko to step down by Sunday night, pledging industrial action if that did not happen.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Emmanuel Macron needs mental health treatment over his attitude towards Muslims – prompting France to recall its ambassador. Paris has described Mr Erdogan’s remarks as unacceptably rude, adding: “We are not accepting insults.” During a party meeting, the Turkish leader had said: “What is the problem of this

At least 18 people have been killed including teenage students following a suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan. Another 57 people were wounded in the blast which struck in a heavily Shia neighbourhood of western Kabul on Saturday. Interior ministry spokesman Tariq Adrian said the attacker was trying to get into the centre

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for COVID-19. His spokesperson Blazej Spychalski tweeted that the conservative leader received the result after taking a test on Friday. Mr Spychalski says the president feels well and will be in quarantine. Image: Polish president Andrzej Duda with US president Donald Trump Mr Duda’s diagnosis follows a sharp

An attempt by Donald Trump to secure an election endorsement from the Israeli prime minister has backfired during a White House photo call. With reporters gathered in the Oval Office to mark the signing of a historic US-brokered peace deal between Israel and Sudan, the US president asked Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on speakerphone, if