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Baby boom after summer fairy tale: Can football boost birth rates?

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Nigerian army frees 360 abducted people in Borno, including children

Borno State remains the epicentre of Nigeria's long-running insurgency, with Boko Haram and ISWAP continuing to pose significant security threats despite ongoing military operations.

Europe in Motion

AI-generated child abuse material surges in Europe, data shows

Online child exploitation is increasing across Europe, alongside AI-generated abuse content. Which countries are emerging as hotspots for abuse material?

Europe News

Two French boys abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France

The Juvenile Court ordered that the two boys, aged four and five, be returned to their country of origin after French authorities decided to place them in the care of social services.

Europe News

Sexual abuse in Paris after-school care: Youth worker on trial

The trial on Tuesday is the second since revelations of sexual abuse in Paris after-school services, amid a widening scandal with probes at more than 110 institutions since the start of the year.

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Two minors held after 12-year-old found dead with towel around neck

Rennes's public prosecutor said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and a girl later came forward; both are in custody as divers search the nearby Vilaine for clues.

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Father of abandoned French children found in Portugal breaks silence

The father of the two children abandoned in Portugal says he is awaiting official permission to see them adding that he has thought about them "every second" since learning of their disappearance.

Tech News

The internet is not safe for children, say UK police bosses

Leading police agencies say that tech companies not doing enough to protect children from harm online.

Europe News

The shocking case of the abandoned children: what we know

The children were found to be in apparent "good health" and have been discharged from hospital.

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Mother arrested after French boys abandoned in Portugal, police say

The boys were reported missing from their hometown of Colmar, in eastern France, by their father around 10 days ago.

Culture news

Volunteers create audio story collection for blind children

The ‘Words that Embrace’ project is an initiative by writer Maria Saraiva de Menezes, born of a partnership between Alcântara Municipal Library in Lisbon and the Bengala Mágica association.

Iran

Iranian TV teaches viewers to shoot as IRGC ramps up child recruitment

Iranian state TV has broadcast live weapons training, including simulated shooting at Trump, Netanyahu and the UAE flag, as the IRGC formally recruits children as young as 12 for checkpoints.

Health news

WHO warns of the addiction risks of nicotine pouches for young people

The World Health Organization warns in a new report about the addiction risks of nicotine pouches and the industry’s “aggressive” marketing tactics targeting young people.

Europe News

EU sanctions Russians over forced deportation of Ukrainian children

The European Union imposed sanctions on 16 Russian individuals and seven entities for the systematic and ‌unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, the EU Council said in a statement on Monday.

Tech News

Europe’s youth activists push back against social media blanket bans

Youth activists across Europe are asking legislators to make platforms safer, to invest in digital literacy education and to enforce the laws already in place.

Health news

Feed them fruit, dodge the tantrums: Diet linked to child behaviour

Children's diets may influence their mental health, with fruit and vegetables linked to better behaviour, according to a new study.

Europe News

Euroviews. How Russia sells child abduction as rescue - and why some still buy it

An opinion piece for Euronews by Maksym Maksymov, who leads efforts to return Ukraine's abducted children: He argues Russia's so-called "rescues" are a systematic campaign to erase identity and a propaganda playbook the world is still falling for.