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      Tim Stickings

      Tim Stickings

      Assistant Foreign Editor
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      Tim Stickings joined The National's London bureau as a reporter in April 2021. He covers news and politics across Europe, with a particular interest in Germany. He has a degree in history from Durham University and previously worked on the foreign desk at MailOnline.
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      The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board. AP
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      Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over plane crash

      Kremlin says Russian air defences were firing near doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight

      EuropeDecember 28, 2024
      German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced on Friday that he was dissolving the German parliament and setting a February 23 election date. Reuters
      Call for Middle East 'solutions' as German election campaign begins

      President formally dissolves German parliament and calls general election for February 23

      EuropeDecember 27, 2024
      The Thompson Fire, a wildfire in northern California, destroyed homes and scorched 15 square kilometres of land during July heatwaves. AP Photo
      Climate change added extra six weeks of risky heat to 2024

      Extreme weather reached dangerous new levels this year, scientists warn

      ClimateDecember 27, 2024
      Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally party, holds the new government at her mercy due to its lack of a parliamentary majority. Bloomberg
      France's Marine Le Pen on election footing as new government takes power

      Ministers in Emmanuel Macron's fourth government of 2024 take the reins with an uncertain future

      EuropeDecember 24, 2024
      Fourteen Russian crew members from Ursa Major were taken ashore in Cartagena, Spain. Reuters
      Russian cargo ship sinks after explosion in Mediterranean

      Two missing as Ursa Major goes down in waters between Spain and Algeria

      EuropeDecember 24, 2024
      AfD co-leader Alice Weidel addresses the crowd at the party's memorial event in Magdeburg on Monday. Getty Images
      Germany's far-right AfD seeks to capitalise on Christmas market car attack

      Far right holds rally in town where Saudi doctor who slipped through security cracks is accused of killing five people

      EuropeDecember 23, 2024
      Carlos Ghosn held a press conference on Monday marking five years since he fled financial misconduct charges in Japan and took refuge in Lebanon. AFP
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      'I will be in Lebanon for a while': Five years on the run for Nissan's Carlos Ghosn

      Fugitive motor tycoon says Japan has refused to pass files on financial misconduct case to Lebanon

      MENADecember 23, 2024
      A study found that patients who drank more than four cups of coffee a day were 17 per cent less likely to develop head and neck cancers. AFP
      Cancer study hints at lower risk for tea and coffee drinkers

      Scientists find 'potentially protective effect' for patients with throat and mouth cancer

      HealthDecember 23, 2024
      Poland is stepping up security at its border with Belarus to stem the arrival of Middle East and African migrants. Getty Images
      Middle East migrants under siege in Poland's forest sanctuaries

      Legal battle to stop asylum seekers being beaten and deported at border with Belarus

      EuropeDecember 20, 2024
      Celebrations sprang up in Germany over the fall of Bashar Al Assad's regime - but not all Syrians will be in a hurry to leave. AFP
      Why new generation of Syrians in Germany may not wish to return home

      Data shows many Syrians now have deep roots in Europe with families and German passports that mitigate against a permanent return

      EuropeDecember 16, 2024
      Traditional Bismarck herring can be hard to come by in Germany these days. Getty Images
      In a pickle: How Germany's herring shortage symbolises an economy gone to rot

      Country is experiencing winter of discontent, with tide having turned against its once-envied economic model

      EuropeDecember 13, 2024
      Syrians are awaiting the formation of a new government after more than half a century of Assad family rule. AFP
      G7 countries ready to work with an 'inclusive' Syrian government

      US and allies say process should install replacement for Assad regime

      MENADecember 12, 2024
      Germany is home to Europe's biggest Syrian diaspora with almost a million nationals currently living with a mixture of refugee rights, subsidiary protection and German passports. EPA
      Europe weighs up options for returning Syrians home

      EU states including Germany and France have put asylum claims on hold after Bashar Al Assad's downfall

      EuropeDecember 10, 2024
      Britain believes small boats and equipment used to smuggle people across the English Channel from France may be stored and supplied further afield in mainland Europe, for example in Germany. AFP
      Europe plans to fight migrant smugglers on social media

      North Sea countries aim to reach Middle East with message to migrants not to leave fate to gangs

      EuropeDecember 10, 2024
      Pro-Palestinian former MP George Galloway with Syria's deposed president Bashar Al Assad in 2005. AP
      British political establishment divided over its Assad ties after Syrian regime's collapse

      Former MP George Galloway among activists warning of damage to Palestinian cause

      UKDecember 09, 2024
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