Police in Germany were accused of excessive use of force by protesters after riot police charged and used batons on a group of anti-fascist demonstrators over the weekend. The protest alliance Widersetzen, demonstrating against the founding of a youth organization tied to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, accused police of brutality against protesters in the western German city of Giessen.

A "system failure" caused a robotaxi outage involving multiple vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go in central ‌China's Wuhan, local police said on Wednesday, re-igniting safety concerns over ‌the fast-growing service. Police received reports late on Tuesday that numerous Apollo Go cars had ​stopped in the middle of roads in Wuhan and were unable to move, according to an official statement. Passengers were able to exit the vehicles safely and there were no injuries, police said.

France is set to begin construction of a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday. "In times of aggression, we must be strong to be feared.