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"Dans Gaza" wins best documentary at Montreal's Cinemania festival

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Russia

Russia detains Swedish citizen as Moscow eyes future prisoner swaps

The FSB arrested the Swedish citizen in Pskov region on terrorism charges and Japanese journalist Yuki Imai on Sakhalin on espionage charges, days after former president Medvedev wrote that Russia may need to “fill up the exchange pool with European and American idiots” to recover Russians abroad.

15 October 2026

Europe News

French journalist Natacha Polony joins 2027 presidential race

She is stepping away from her role as an observer to make herself "useful" to her country, denouncing a France mired in "chaos", amid a debt crisis, "tragic" unrest in secondary schools and a "total lack of prospects."

14 October 2026

United Kingdom

UK trial of three Iranians over plot to target dissident journalists

In London three Iranians go on trial accused of targeting UK-based journalists opposed to the regime in Tehran

Tech News

Google AI summaries: French dailies file complaint with competition authority

The General Information Press Alliance (Apig) is asking France's competition authority to compel Google to "respect the commitments made in 2022" under a compensation agreement with French news publishers.

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Europe News

Journalist behind Trump-Meloni row Daniele Compatangelo dies suddenly

The La7 journalist died at the age of 50 after falling ill. In recent months, he had risen to prominence with his exclusive interview with US President Donald Trump, which ignited a political storm in Italy.

Europe News

Italian police arrest four over bomb attack targeting journalist

They have been accused of carrying and using an explosive device in a public place, as well as criminal damage and issuing threats.

No Comment

Gaza mourns Al Jazeera reporter Mohammed Wishah killed iin Israeli drone strike

Gaza was mourning Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah on Thursday after he was killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit his car west of Gaza City a day earlier.

Iraq

US journalist Shelly Kittleson released by Iraqi militant group

Like many freelancers, Shelly Kittleson often worked on a shoestring budget and without the protections afforded by large news organisations to staff.

Iraq

Surveillance video shows kidnapping of US journalist in Baghdad

Surveillance footage appears to show the abduction of US journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad, as officials say she remains missing and an investigation into the kidnapping is ongoing.

Iraq

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say

It was not immediately clear if the kidnapping was related to the ongoing war, but Iran-backed militias in Iraq have launched regular attacks on US facilities in the country.

The Cube

Family denies Israel's role in French journalist’s death

A social media campaign pushing fake news to exploit the death of a French journalist has emerged in recent days, accusing Israel of killing her in order to censor her reporting on Gaza. According to her family and friends, these claims are baseless.

Turkey

French journalist detained at pro-Kurdish rally in Istanbul released

Raphael Boukandoura, who works for French publications including Liberation and Courrier International, was detained on Monday at a protest against a military operation targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.

21 January 2026

Greece

Greek MEP suspended from Syriza after alleged assault on journalist

The journalist Nikos Giannopoulos, a reporter for Greece's News24/7 website, said he had filed a police complaint in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

17 December 2025

Europe News

Italy's anti-Mafia police investigate after journalist's car explodes

Sigfrido Ranucci works for Report, one of the few investigative programmes on Italian television that regularly breaks news involving prominent Italian figures.

17 October 2025

USA

US journalists leave Pentagon in protest over new reporting rules

Dozens of reporters left the Pentagon in protest over new restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, citing the rules as a threat to press freedom.

16 October 2025

France

French photojournalist killed by a Russian drone in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron was quick to react to the announcement, praising and expressing his condolences to the late journalist in a post on X.