Europe

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister is proposing tougher and faster punishment for people who attack the police, as the government pays a national tribute to the latest police officer killed in the line of duty.

Prime Minister Jean Castex will lead Tuesday’s ceremony in the southern city of Avignon to honor officer Eric Masson, killed last week in an apparent drug-related incident. Four people have been arrested in the homicide investigation, the regional prosecutor said.

BRUSSELS (AP) — As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boost summer travel and tourism.

European affairs ministers gathered Tuesday in Brussels to assess progress in discussions with European lawmakers. A deal between the Parliament and EU countries is required in May to ensure the system will be up and running by the end of June, but several sticking points remain.

MOSCOW (AP) — A school shooting erupted Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan, leaving 11 people dead and four wounded, Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing emergency services.

According to the Interfax news agency, two gunmen opened fire in the school, and one of them — a 17-year-old — was apprehended. Local officials said some children were evacuated from the school but others still remained in the building.

MOSCOW, May 10. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to take part in the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in person, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Monday.

"It is planned in person," he said answering a corresponding question.

Earlier on Monday, Putin said that he had developed a good level of antibodies after receiving a coronavirus vaccine.

MOSCOW, May 10. /TASS/: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia increased by 8,465 per day to 4,888,727, the federal operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus told reporters on Monday.

In relative terms, the increase in the number of cases was 0.17%.

The lowest growth rates over the day were recorded in the Altai Republic (0.02%), in the Tyva Republic, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Khabarovsk Territory (0.04%).

SOCHI, May 10. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the situation with the spread of coronavirus in Russia remains stable, he told reporters on Monday.

"The situation in the country, according to experts, remains stable," Putin said. He noted that the figures are well known. According to the statistics cited by him, around 8,000 cases are detected every day.

10 May 2021; MEMO: In a remarkable admission, the Guardian has ranked its support for the Balfour Declaration promising a "homeland" for the Jewish people as one of its "worst errors of judgment over 200 years." The British newspaper made its startling announcement on Friday.

10 May 2021; MEMO: A campaign launched by a British NGO to save the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied Jerusalem has had an amazing response from the general public, its chair has told MEMO.

(Reuters) --- The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has reshuffled his team after disappointing results in local elections that further strengthened Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's grip on power.

(Reuters) --- A Siberian doctor who treated poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last year reappeared on Monday after being reported missing while on a hunting trip, Russian news agencies cited the regional government as saying.

A search was launched in the forests of the Omsk region, about 2,200 km (1,370 miles) east of Moscow, after physician Alexander Murakhovsky left a forest hunting base in an all-terrain vehicle on Friday.