German army ‘could recruit EU citizens’
Craig TaylorThe chief of defence says employing EU citizens is an option to fill shortages in expert posts. BBC News – Europe
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Pope Francis condemns world of materialism and poverty
In his Christmas Eve Mass homily, he urged people to ask themselves if they needed to own so much. BBC News – Europe
Swiss lotto draw chaos denies jackpot winner million
A Swiss man won a million and then lost it, when a live Swiss lotto draw went chaotically wrong. BBC News – Europe
Strasbourg gunman Chekatt ‘pledged allegiance to IS in video’
Cherif Chekatt declared support for the militant group in a video, judicial sources tell AFP. BBC News – Europe
Catalan protests as Spanish cabinet meets in Barcelona
Pro-independence activists block roads and clash with police as Spanish ministers meet in Barcelona. BBC News – Europe
Morocco murders: Three arrested over ‘bestial’ tourist killings
The murder of two young women from Norway and Denmark is now being treated as a terror attack. BBC News – Europe