Migrant crisis: Illegal entries to EU at lowest level in five years
Craig TaylorThe number of people trying to enter the bloc illegally falls to a five-year low, an EU body says. BBC News – Europe
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North Korea ambassador to Italy ‘disappears’, says South
South Korea’s spy agency says that the top diplomat fled Pyongyang’s Rome embassy with his wife. BBC News – Europe
Bottrop: Four injured in Germany in New Year’s Eve ‘racist attack’
A 50-year-old man is accused of driving into people in Bottrop, injuring Syrian and Afghan citizens. BBC News – Europe
Russian security agency arrests ‘US spy’ in Moscow
The FSB security agency says a US man named Paul Whelan has been charged with spying. BBC News – Europe
Hanover airport shut after car driven near runway
The airport closed for several hours after a man drove through a fence onto the tarmac. BBC News – Europe
German female IS recruit ‘let slave child die of thirst’ in Iraq
Woman faces war crimes charges for failing to save an enslaved girl chained in scorching sunlight. BBC News – Europe