Europe crackdown on ‘jihadist network’
Craig TaylorPolice target 17 people in raids in several European countries on suspicion of links to a “jihadist network”. BBC News – Europe
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Russia’s ‘Syria peace plan’ unveiled
A Russian document circulating at the UN proposes a constitutional reform process in Syria lasting 18 months to be followed by presidential elections. BBC News – Europe
Wada commission wants Russia ban
Russia should be suspended from athletics competition, a World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends. BBC News – Europe
Russia flies 11,000 Egypt tourists home
Russia says it has brought back 11,000 tourists from Egypt in the past 24 hours, after cancelling all flights to the country following the Sinai crash. BBC News – Europe
Egypt crash ‘not due to engine failure’
The Russian plane crash in Egypt last week was not due to technical failures, French aviation officials familiar with the investigation tell the BBC. BBC News – Europe
Caution urged on Russia jet bomb theory
Russia and Egypt urge caution over suggestions that a Russian airliner that crashed in Sinai killing 224 passengers may have been bombed. BBC News – Europe