Bulgaria's newly appointed defence minister, Dimitar Stoyanov, said on Tuesday his country would no longer provide arms to Ukraine and urged Moscow and Kyiv to sit down at
June 09, 2026
Meta Platforms has been ordered by EU antitrust regulators to give rival AI chatbots such as OpenAI free access to WhatsApp while they continue to
June 09, 2026
European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for rival AI chatbot makers
June 09, 2026
A Miami federal judge on Monday ordered Donald Trump's lawyers to explain why they should not be penalized for missing a Friday deadline to respond to the BBC's motion to dismiss
June 09, 2026
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the court's
June 09, 2026
Consumers in Britain increased their spending in May after reducing it in April, but their expenditure on travel dropped for a third month in a sign of caution over the
June 09, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their
June 09, 2026
The Confederation of British Industry cut its forecast for the country's economic growth on Tuesday and predicted unemployment would rise to its highest in more than a
June 09, 2026
Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday as he met with Latvian Prime Minister
June 09, 2026
European shares surrendered early gains on Tuesday to close lower for a third straight session, led by declines in commodity-
June 09, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region
June 09, 2026
Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed a pregnant woman and two other people, Ukrainian officials said on
June 09, 2026
German exports rose unexpectedly by 0.9% in April compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Tuesday.
June 09, 2026
German industrial production rose less than expected in April and economists said the outlook for Europe's largest economy remains weak, despite an unexpected
June 09, 2026
There are currently no plans for a telephone call between U.S.
June 09, 2026
EU regulators slammed Apple on Tuesday for blaming EU tech rules for its decision not to roll out its upgraded
June 09, 2026
Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last
June 09, 2026
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said he is not seeing any demand for cancellations of jet orders despite recent turmoil that has left the airline industry battered, speaking at
June 09, 2026
A judge on Tuesday upheld a decision to place the Italian arm of U.S. builder Caddell Construction under judicial control, as it faces an investigation into
June 09, 2026
Pope Leo's visit to Spain's Canary Islands, which have struggled to absorb a surge in irregular migration over the past decade,
June 09, 2026
Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
June 09, 2026
Apple and the European Union are blaming each other for delaying the rollout of Apple's Siri AI app to European users
June 09, 2026
Dubbed "Leonardo's Ferry," a cable-guided vessel offers commuters a peaceful five-minute ride across northern Italy's Adda River
June 09, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica
June 09, 2026
Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools from the next academic year as part of a broad reversal on the use of screens in classrooms
June 09, 2026
The embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has been suspended from his duties after the court’s oversight body referred Karim Khan for disciplinary proceedings
June 09, 2026
The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis
June 08, 2026
Italy's top banking group Intesa Sanpaolo made a €30.6 billion ($35 billion) unsolicited cash-and-share bid on Monday to
June 08, 2026
French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday he had told public prosecutors to review 70,000 ongoing allegations of violence against minors, after an outcry over
June 08, 2026
Albania will plough on with a luxury resort planned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on a remote stretch of Balkan coast despite persistent
June 08, 2026
The EU wants to target fewer, clearer goals at the world's annual climate summit in November, building alliances in advance to avoid a repeat of last year's
June 08, 2026
A pop-up art show featuring contemporary works is set to open at the German president's official residency this week before renovations begin
June 08, 2026
Europe's push to cut its reliance on U.S.
June 08, 2026
Spain's lawmakers have given Pope Leo XIV a lengthy standing ovation after his historic address to parliament
June 08, 2026
Poland's prime minister called for solidarity and talks between Warsaw and Kyiv on Monday after diplomatic relations deteriorated over the naming of a Ukrainian army unit
June 08, 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence
June 08, 2026
Christian Eriksen is in ‘good spirits’ despite on-field collapse during match
June 08, 2026
British home prices will rise less than previously predicted this year and dip in the once flourishing London market as expectations for higher borrowing
June 08, 2026
More than a third of lawmakers from Britain's governing Labour Party signed a letter on Monday calling on the British government to end trade with Israeli
June 08, 2026
Pope Leo told Spain's parliament that escalating conflict, deepening polarization and widespread disregard for human rights had pushed the world into a
June 08, 2026
Pope Leo met on Monday with six survivors of abuse by Catholic clergy in Spain, the Vatican said, as groups of survivors who were not
June 08, 2026
Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 600 square km of territory so far this year, Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday, the latest sign of
June 08, 2026
Roberto Vannacci's new far-right party, Futuro Nazionale, is fast becoming a political headache for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
June 08, 2026
Wizz Air said on Monday that it would offer Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet across its fleet from next year, becoming the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to do so.
June 08, 2026
Pope Leo calls war a ‘painful defeat’ of negotiations as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in months
June 08, 2026
A fall in Hungary's inflation and risk premia has likely lowered the interest rate level needed for price stability, but the central
June 08, 2026
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called for cooperation from other parties to end 18 months of political deadlock after his Vetevendosje party came out
June 08, 2026
As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across the global travel market, a
June 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to announce a ban on "harmful" online platforms for children under 16 while maintaining access to some safer forms of social media
June 08, 2026
Switzerland goes to the polls on June 14 to vote on whether to cap its population at 10 million people in a referendum some have likened
June 08, 2026
Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said interest rates at their current level were restrictive for the economy and he did not see the need for an increase to tackle
June 08, 2026
Florentino Perez survived Real Madrid's first genuine presidential contest in two decades in the early hours of Monday, securing four more years at the
June 08, 2026
Pay settlements awarded by British employers held steady in the three months to April despite an increase in the country's minimum wage, according to a survey that was
June 08, 2026
Britain's jobs market cooled rapidly in May after employers put the brakes on permanent hiring after the Iran war heightened cost pressures and uncertainty about the
June 08, 2026
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said on Sunday they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian
June 07, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said Russian magnate Roman Abramovich had met him in Kyiv and offered to take a message to the Kremlin on peace prospects, but the
June 08, 2026
Airbus SE has been notifying some customers of delays on A320neo series jets that are due to be delivered in 2027 and 2028, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar
June 08, 2026
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France said on Sunday they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian
June 08, 2026
Prime Minister Albin Kurti's party won Kosovo's parliamentary election on Sunday, the Balkan country's third in just 18 months, but fell short of the
June 07, 2026
The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
June 07, 2026
Moldova's President Maia Sandu said the war in neighbouring Ukraine showed that her country badly needed high-technology interceptor drones and new
June 08, 2026
The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday
June 07, 2026
The ruling party of Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears to have won most votes in an early parliamentary election
June 07, 2026
Kimi Antonelli’s rise to the top of Formula 1 continued in bizarre circumstances as the 19-year-old Mercedes driver won a much-delayed Monaco Grand Prix
June 07, 2026
Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title
June 07, 2026
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner throw a big Italian wedding
June 08, 2026
Ukraine’s deadly strikes are bringing the war home to Russians, and discontent is bubbling up
June 07, 2026
Italy’s ITA Airways will decide within the next eight weeks whether to sue aerospace supplier RTX’s Pratt & Whitney due to engine problems that
June 07, 2026
Armenians are voting in a parliamentary election as the government seeks to loosen ties with Moscow and increase cooperation with the West
June 07, 2026
Britain’s deputy prime minister said Sunday that he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound
June 07, 2026
Israeli settlers could face further sanctions in coming days in protest at the escalation of illegal settlements in the West Bank and a surge in violence by settlers against
June 07, 2026
Over a million people filled the streets near one of Madrid's main squares on Sunday to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the
June 07, 2026
Armenians voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal after a crushing military defeat
June 07, 2026
An opera by a Ukrainian composer that premiered in Kyiv this week tells the story of two mothers and a grandmother who risked their lives to travel 3,000 miles
June 07, 2026
Russian forces deliberately struck a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near Ukraine's Chornobyl power plant, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, in an "
June 07, 2026
It is time for Europe to give up its long-standing political resistance to joint debt issuance, as a large-scale safe asset would bolster the bloc's sovereignty and
June 07, 2026
Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad Group said on Saturday they
June 07, 2026
Divisions, migration and Bad Bunny. What Pope Leo’s Spain visit tells us about his priorities
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend
June 06, 2026
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo on Saturday urged global leaders to stop dividing their electorates with "sterile simplifications," calling on them to listen
June 06, 2026
King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other senior British royals were among guests attending the wedding of Charles' nephew, Peter Phillips
June 06, 2026
King Charles and senior British royals gathered at a village in south-west England on Saturday to celebrate the wedding of Princess Anne's businessman son, Peter
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo may have traded his life in Chicago for the ornate apartments at the Vatican's apostolic palace, but he still plans to root for
June 06, 2026
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June 06, 2026
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates for a pro-Russian opposition party on Saturday, a day before they were due to stand in general elections,
June 06, 2026
Lithuania's ruling Social Democrat party voted on Saturday to remove the populist Nemunas Dawn, whose leader was sentenced for antisemitism, from the
June 06, 2026
Residents of St. Petersburg have been told to stay indoors after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city
June 06, 2026
Bernadette Chirac, the steel-willed former first lady of France, has died
June 06, 2026
Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S. That is despite Armenia's longstanding relations with Russia that are favored by most of the country's opposition parties
June 06, 2026
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June 06, 2026
Putin rebuffs Zelensky’s call for face-to-face talks, saying there is ‘no point’
June 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice
June 06, 2026
Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past
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UK’s Starmer hits out at people ‘trying to interfere in our democracy,’ after Vance blames Nowak death on mass migration
June 06, 2026
Pope Leo will meet with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during his week-long visit to Spain, the Vatican said on Friday.
June 06, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university student
June 06, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's open letter offering face-to-face peace talks to end the war in Ukraine was addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin but
June 05, 2026
Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for a Russian port, in a drone attack which Baku said had killed at least five
June 05, 2026
Dash cam video shows wrong-way driver on Interstate 295 in Portland, Maine
June 06, 2026
A firestorm of recrimination rages in France over the death of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it
June 05, 2026
Actor Anthony Head, known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72
June 05, 2026
Serena Williams’ comeback will include a stop in Berlin this month
June 05, 2026
Two Romanian men whom British prosecutors said were acting as proxies for the Iranian government were on Friday found guilty of stabbing a journalist working for a Persian-
June 05, 2026
A British man on Friday pleaded guilty to helping the perpetrator of a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue in October to carry out earlier reconnaissance on a UK defence
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the
June 05, 2026
French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli
June 05, 2026
Commerzbank said on Friday that shares equivalent to 7.85% of its capital have so far been tendered under UniCredit's €40 billion takeover bid, as the two
June 05, 2026
The European Commission is weighing legislation that could force companies in sensitive sectors to cut reliance on single suppliers - notably in China
June 05, 2026
The U.S. military is waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe
June 05, 2026
Far from its European homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina has zealous fans in the American Midwest as it prepares for its second World Cup
June 05, 2026
A father of six has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a rape 23 years ago, which another man was wrongly convicted of
June 05, 2026
Norway rejects a U.S. assessment that the Nordic country has failed to prevent forced labour, its foreign minister told Reuters, adding that the allegation was unfounded and should
June 05, 2026
A sea drone self-destructed near an oil terminal in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta on Friday, without causing casualties, as Ukraine said Russia
June 05, 2026
Switzerland has agreed a military cooperation plan with neighbouring France for the upcoming gathering of world leaders at the Group of 7 summit in mid-June, the government
June 05, 2026
Italy appealed on Friday for the release of two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in eastern Libya who, along with eight other activists, had been
June 05, 2026
Finnish police investigating last year's damage to two subsea telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea said on Friday that four people are suspected of a crime, and that
June 05, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on
June 05, 2026
A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities
June 05, 2026
Ukraine and Russia each exchanged 185 service personnel in the latest prisoner of war swap on Friday, officials in both countries said.
June 05, 2026
Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with the West, against an
June 05, 2026
Istanbul ‘corn star’ becomes tourist attraction
June 05, 2026
Montenegro is on track to join the European Union by 2028, according to EU leaders and the country's president
June 05, 2026
A Russian amusement park in St Petersburg has named one of its rides the "Oreshnik", after a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that Moscow has fired three
June 05, 2026
The European Union must show it is willing and able to take in new members, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday
June 05, 2026
A Swedish court has ruled that the seizure of a cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea was lawful and that the ship can be handed over to Ukraine, where it is suspected of
June 05, 2026
A body discovered in southwestern France was identified on Friday as that of a missing 11-year-old girl whose case
June 05, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday denied knowing about an alleged plot to derail investigations into corruption cases dogging his Socialist Party, saying he was
June 05, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet cottages on Royal Lodge estate while he paid peppercorn rent, report says
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will submit to parliament next week anti-corruption legislation needed to release billions of euros worth of suspended European
June 05, 2026
The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has begun an investigation into the Boeing 787 jetliner whose nose gear collapsed on Thursday at a gate at
June 05, 2026
The United States warned on Friday that it would reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country's peace
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news
June 05, 2026
A Russian drone attack on a dairy factory in a region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed four people and injured seven more, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
June 05, 2026
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health that likely gave
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a
June 05, 2026
Apollo Global Management and Britain's Bodycote have ended talks over a £1.52 billion ($2 billion) takeover proposal, they said on Friday, sending shares of the
June 05, 2026
Switzerland will continue trade talks with the United States while rejecting allegations that it failed to combat imports of goods made with forced labour, the government
June 05, 2026
Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open letter penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President Vladimir Putin as a malicious public
June 05, 2026
Norway’s crown princess on waiting list for lung transplant
June 05, 2026
A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades
June 05, 2026
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June 05, 2026
Italy's economy will grow by 0.7% this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, trimming a previous forecast of 0.8% made in December.
June 05, 2026
Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country's military chief said on Friday,
June 05, 2026
World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while cereals and sugar
June 05, 2026
British businesses expect to increase prices less quickly in the year ahead than they did in April as some of the initial energy price shock caused by the
June 05, 2026
European shares slipped on Friday and ended the week lower, as uncertainty about Middle East peace efforts kept investors on
June 05, 2026
The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates on Thursday,
June 05, 2026
Setting out as a trio of ambitious young former Goldman Sachs bankers, Partners Group rose from plucky startup to become a global player in private equity,
June 05, 2026
British house prices unexpectedly fell in May, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax on Friday, which represented the latest sign of a cooling in the market as
June 05, 2026
German carmakers lost ground to competitors at the start of the year as tariffs, conflict and technological upheaval weighed on sales, according to an EY analysis warning of
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The drawdown in tech stocks that has followed a narrow earnings miss at U.S. chipmaker Broadcom deepened in Asia on Friday,
June 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
June 05, 2026
A rare Edith Wharton short story has just been published
June 05, 2026
The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than
June 05, 2026
EU ministers on Thursday broadly supported a proposal to limit access to temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age, Sweden’s migration minister said.
June 05, 2026
Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war in Ukraine on Thursday and said his troops were advancing on the battlefield
June 05, 2026
Sipping tea every night has helped Maja Chwalinska of Poland become just the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era
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June 05, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday about the Ukraine war, compromises on peace agreed with U.S.
June 05, 2026
The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources
June 04, 2026
The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on
June 04, 2026
Slovenia's parliament on Thursday approved Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government, which has pledged tax cuts, targeted spending and an anti-corruption
June 04, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said Elon Musk should stop interfering in British politics, after the billionaire X owner posted on his platform
June 04, 2026
The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian
June 04, 2026
Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum
June 05, 2026
Missouri town goes all out for Netherlands national team before World Cup training
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in May Ukraine would buy 20 of Saab's Gripen E fighter jets and Sweden will gift another 16 of an older
October 22, 2025
Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France
June 04, 2026
Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group on Thursday flagged more withdrawal requests from its funds while Blackstone said it capped
June 04, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan designated his adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister on Thursday, seeking to end a political crisis that has stalled policymaking
June 04, 2026
Victim cut in half in "horrifying" Massachusetts murder 26 years ago finally identified
June 04, 2026
Airbus delivered 81 aircraft in May, up sharply from a year earlier, partly due to the release of planes caught up in a regulatory stand-off with China, industry sources said
June 04, 2026
Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as
June 04, 2026
Lawmakers in Cyprus re-elected Annita Demetriou as speaker of parliament on Thursday in a vote seen as an early glimpse of emerging partnerships ahead of a presidential
June 04, 2026
Germany and France have proposed giving aspiring European Union members more opportunities to join EU programmes and access the single market before joining the bloc,
June 04, 2026
New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
June 04, 2026
Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his own triumph in Paris
June 04, 2026
Universal Music Group said on Thursday it has repurchased some
June 04, 2026
Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia "like a boa constrictor", citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the
June 04, 2026
When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed
June 04, 2026
When Air Montenegro's passenger planes took to the skies earlier this year, they were branded with a new slogan: "28 by 28 - The Next EU Member".
June 04, 2026
Several people were killed when a small plane crashed on Thursday in the northwestern Croatian region of Istria, near the Adriatic town of Medulin, state news agency Hina reported,
June 04, 2026
After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of its air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be tested in the
June 04, 2026
Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
June 04, 2026
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56
June 04, 2026
Marjane Satrapi, French Iranian artist and author behind ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56
June 04, 2026
Kosovo will hold a parliamentary election on Sunday, its third in just 18 months, after its political parties failed to reach a compromise on choosing a
June 04, 2026
Amazon on Thursday unveiled an upgraded AI-powered mobile robot for its warehouses that can respond to conversational prompts, as part of a €10
June 04, 2026
A senior member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top advisers as well as the head of energy group Gazprom
June 04, 2026
The European Union is preparing an economic support package worth an initial amount of €50 million ($58.1 million) for Armenia after Russia hit Armenia with some trade
June 04, 2026
The European Commission will delay the introduction of a new market risk capital framework for banks for three years to see how the U.S. and Britain implement the same
June 04, 2026
Dozens of artists at this year’s Venice Biennale are threatening legal action if their names aren't removed from a visitor voting ballot
June 04, 2026
Activity in Britain's construction sector slowed at the sharpest pace in six years last month as economic uncertainty and rising inflation triggered by the Iran war led to a
June 04, 2026
Hungarian prosecutors have dropped charges against Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony over his role in organising an LGBTQ+ rights rally in 2025, prosecutors said
June 04, 2026
European shares rose on Thursday as oil prices eased, although investors remained cautious on whether the latest developments in
June 04, 2026
Sweden's centre-left opposition looks likely to win power in the parliamentary election in September, ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll
June 04, 2026
Serbia's security agency warned President Aleksandar Vucic not to travel to Montenegro on Friday for a summit with European Union and Balkan leaders, citing security
June 04, 2026
As the European Union unveiled its technology sovereignty package on Wednesday, a top official posted in glee: "Today is Tech Liberation Day".
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Markets are in risk-off mode again as traders grapple with conflicting headlines: renewed fighting between the U.S. and
June 04, 2026
Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals
June 04, 2026
Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the conflict that
June 04, 2026
The Confederation of British Industry called on Britain's government not to treat business as a cash cow or accuse companies of price-gouging as the
June 04, 2026
All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko
June 04, 2026
Security agencies from the "Five Eyes" alliance which includes the U.S. and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms
June 04, 2026
EU steel exports to the U.S. have fallen by 34% since Washington hiked tariffs to 50%, with higher duties on derivative products such as washing
June 04, 2026
A judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by rapper Ye, finding the concerts are not a threat to public order
June 04, 2026
Meet the surprise semifinalists at this year’s ridiculous French Open
June 04, 2026
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a post on Truth Social that he would travel to a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France.
June 04, 2026
Germany's leading role in rallying support for Ukraine and its close relations with Israel may have cost Berlin the chance of a seat on the U.N.
June 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday talks with Denmark and Greenland about using the island for collective defense are "in a good place."
June 03, 2026
For Ukrainian survivors of Russian drone and missile attacks, each air raid warning can be a source of fresh distress.
June 03, 2026
Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval
June 04, 2026
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning
June 03, 2026
Rejoining the European Union would not "magically solve" Britain's issues, even if the country's long-term future lies with Europe, business and trade
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the NATO meeting of heads of state that is taking place in Turkey in early July, U.S.
June 03, 2026
The filmmaker Wim Wenders has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” due to a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
June 03, 2026
Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the
June 03, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned young Russians that they would probably die if they sign up to join Russia's war in Ukraine.
June 03, 2026
The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance's defence plans
June 03, 2026
Ferrari says Charles Leclerc has signed a new contract with the Formula 1 team “for the coming seasons.”
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens
June 03, 2026
Someone stole Maurizio Cattelan’s notorious banana artwork — and the museum isn’t amused
June 03, 2026
Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russia's ambassador after a
June 03, 2026
European Union leaders are pushing back against reliance on American and Asian tech companies
June 03, 2026
The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process meets on Wednesday to choose a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who quit under what he said
June 03, 2026
Romania's foreign minister said on Wednesday several allies were preparing to reinforce air defence capabilities along NATO’s eastern flank after a drone
June 03, 2026
Fiat will start sales of its Grizzly mid-sized SUV and Grizzly Fastback model in the second half of this year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with plans to expand to
June 03, 2026
Russia is pummeling major Ukrainian cities in an effort to sustain a sputtering war effort marked by a struggle to maintain momentum on the battlefield, where
June 03, 2026
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a teenager's murder to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest
June 03, 2026
The European Central Bank is set to raise its deposit rate to 2.25% on June 11, with another increase likely in September, as it
June 03, 2026
The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions
June 03, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned violent protests over the case of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed as he lay dying after his
June 03, 2026
The European Parliament will switch to French search engine Qwant from Google, it said on Wednesday, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on
June 03, 2026
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to a former showgirl, who was close to late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying fresh checks found
June 03, 2026
The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected U.S. findings on how dozens of economies, including Switzerland, deal with goods produced by forced labour, a probe that prompted
June 03, 2026
European automotive, construction, metals, chemicals and transport sectors could lose up to 1.3 million jobs this year as a result of a surge in energy prices caused by
June 03, 2026
In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German
June 03, 2026
British services firms suffered a small fall in activity in May as the strains of the Iran war pushed up their costs sharply and hit
June 03, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday as escalating Middle East tensions and fresh jitters over private markets pushed investors
June 03, 2026
It is not a given that the current inflation shock facing the euro zone will be more benign than the 2022 episode, as some initial conditions flag larger inflationary
June 03, 2026
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of killing eight civilians and of wounding 11 more in a drone attack on a passenger bus travelling in a Russian-controlled part of the
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Wednesday for dialogue between Ukraine and Poland to help defuse tensions after Kyiv renamed an army unit after nationalist
June 03, 2026
Spain's service sector activity stabilised in May as activity and sales returned to growth after April's decline, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
The global economic outlook hinges on how long the war in the Middle East lasts, with recession in some countries and sharply higher inflation a real
June 03, 2026
France's services sector contracted at its sharpest pace in 5-1/2 years in May as weaker demand and rising costs due to the Iran war hammered businesses, a survey showed on
June 03, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's service sector hit a 40-month high in May as the impact of the conflict in the Middle East became more acute, a survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Hungary's governing Tisza party has submitted a bill to parliament to abolish an organisation set up by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that stigmatized
June 03, 2026
Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months in May as waning demand for goods and services — a key gauge of economic health — dragged output
June 03, 2026
Meta Platforms lost its fight on Wednesday against the EU's labelling of its Messenger app as a powerful 'gatekeeper', which places
June 03, 2026
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU
June 03, 2026
Germany's service sector contracted for a second straight month in May as subdued demand and high energy and other costs due to the war in the Middle East weighed on
June 03, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap
June 03, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff
June 03, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Notwithstanding fresh hostilities in the Middle East, AI shares drove equity markets in Asia to new records on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander
June 03, 2026
Swiss voters look set to reject a referendum proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million people, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed
June 02, 2026
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer
June 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the
June 03, 2026
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and wounding 130, and
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces could again launch a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
June 03, 2026
The opening of the temporary installation by French artist JR "La Caverne du Pont Neuf" in Paris has been postponed after the giant cave inflated around the capital's oldest
June 03, 2026
Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months
June 02, 2026
Sweden should introduce a minimum age of 15 for the use of social media, a government-appointed commission recommended on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp has sought EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
The future presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania is "under review", the Baltic country's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that although Washington
June 02, 2026
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded
June 02, 2026
Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) faces a deficit of more than €8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) this year, more than twice the shortfall previously planned, according
June 02, 2026
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against General Gheorghita Vlad, the Army's Chief of Staff, on suspicion
June 02, 2026
Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark’s prime minister by leading a center-left coalition of four parties
June 02, 2026
A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "
June 02, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's new centre-left government will resist U.S. pressure over the future of Greenland, tackle
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open
June 02, 2026
Fancy a summer-long treasure hunt? A $23,000 gold prize awaits in Finland
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk dedicates historic French Open quarterfinal win to ‘the Ukrainian people’
June 02, 2026
Chinese automakers are expanding in Europe, betting on their competitive pricing and advanced technology to break into a market traditionally dominated by European and American
June 02, 2026
Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime
June 02, 2026
A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the
June 02, 2026
When a large explosion shook Olha Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world.
June 02, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Tuesday he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to
June 02, 2026
The U.S. and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the
June 02, 2026
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad
June 02, 2026
Government support in emerging economies affected by the Middle East conflict should be temporary and targeted, the head of the European Bank for
June 02, 2026
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine had entered a "different paradigm" due to what it called "inhumane acts of terror" carried out by Kyiv's military against
June 02, 2026
Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provide erotic content for accounts on OnlyFans and other
June 02, 2026
The rise in the global role of the euro currency has been circumstantial up to now and the bloc needs to act deliberately to carve out a greater market share, European
June 02, 2026
The global role of the euro currency hardly budged last year, disappointing some hopes that erratic economic policy in the United States could give it a big boost, as
June 02, 2026
A European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove EU import duties on many U.S. goods, a step to comply with the trade deal
June 02, 2026
An Estee Lauder merger with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig failed to go through because of the price tag, Stephane de La Faverie, President and CEO of the U.S. cosmetics maker said
June 02, 2026
European shares rose on Tuesday, as a strong forecast from STMicroelectronics boosted technology stocks and investors assessed
June 02, 2026
Euro zone inflation accelerated further last month, driven by energy and services, bolstering the already strong case for a small European Central Bank
June 02, 2026
How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine's port city of Odesa?
June 02, 2026
The following are key quotes from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the June 11 policy meeting.
June 02, 2026
When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended
June 02, 2026
British budget airline easyJet has caught the eye of U.S. investment firm Castlelake for a possible takeover.
June 02, 2026
Only a third of the euro zone's largest companies have indicated they are raising prices in response to the Iran war, a Reuters analysis
June 02, 2026
The U.S. is discussing whether to deploy nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the French Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to finally winning the clay-court Grand Slam after losing last year's final to Coco Gauff
June 01, 2026
European Union lawmakers and governments agreed on Monday on new rules allowing countries to send migrants ordered to leave the bloc to centres in third
June 02, 2026
An Iraqi national has pleaded not guilty after being accused of plotting at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran
June 02, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine's military was now capable of hitting Russian logistics throughout occupied areas of Ukraine and had created shortages of
June 02, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that warnings of a possible massive Russian strike on Ukraine remained in effect and urged residents to pay special attention to air
June 02, 2026
Denmark's Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen said on Monday she has agreed to form a centre-left coalition government, maintaining her grip on
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Monday he believed agreeing a deal to end the war against Russia by winter was a "realistic"
June 01, 2026
A former Syrian intelligence chief in the city of Raqqa went on trial in Austria on charges of torture and sexual abuse on Monday over the mistreatment of
June 01, 2026
Community mourns 71-year-old veteran shot and killed on his front porch
June 02, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment with the release of files about former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson
June 01, 2026
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, according to local officials in London
June 01, 2026
A Czech court on Monday said German far-right activist Marla-Svenja Liebich, convicted of multiple offences, could be extradited to Germany, where her legal
June 01, 2026
Israel's defence ministry said on Monday France had banned Israeli government officials from a major weapons show in Paris, and had imposed restrictions on companies from
June 01, 2026
The European Union plans to propose strict criteria for cloud computing services in highly critical state tenders that could
June 01, 2026
The outcomes of most of the United Nations' recent COP climate summits have fallen short of the more ambitious action scientists say is needed to address climate change,
June 01, 2026
Britain's government released reams of documents on Monday relating to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, offering a glimpse into the
June 01, 2026
Shipping executives meeting in Athens on Monday said that any peace deal worked out between the United States and Iran would need to
June 01, 2026
British authorities have blocked a Turkish American streamer Hasan Piker and political commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. The Home Office said Monday that their electronic travel authorizations were canceled over concerns that their presence might not be conducive to the public good
June 01, 2026
Drivers in Russian-controlled Crimea were grappling with gasoline rationing on Monday after Ukrainian drone attacks constricted road supplies across south-
June 01, 2026
The Swiss economy grew by 0.4% in the first three months of 2026, the government said on Monday, helped by a recovery in the manufacturing sector as the burden of U.S.
June 01, 2026
Britain has blocked Cenk Uygur, a left-wing Turkish-American media personality, and his nephew, Hasan Piker, a U.S. left-wing commentator and influencer, from entering the
June 01, 2026
The economic shock from the Iran war hit European factories last month, suppressing demand for their
June 01, 2026
Poland revives its ‘Highway to Hel’ 666 bus route
June 01, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the prime minister and the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to ensure access to key medical, information and
June 01, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday his government would launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamas Sulyok, an appointee of the previous
June 01, 2026
Britain will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over the cancelled deal to deport asylum seekers to the East African nation, the
June 01, 2026
An international arbitration panel has rejected Rwanda's multimillion-dollar claim linked to a controversial refugee resettlement deal
June 01, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's manufacturing sector rose for a fifth month running in May, fuelled by the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on Monday.
June 01, 2026
Germany's manufacturing sector stalled in May as waning demand and soaring costs linked to the war in the Middle East weighed on activity, a business
June 01, 2026
France's manufacturing sector contracted in May for the first time since November, as the spike in energy prices and transport disruptions resulting from
June 01, 2026
Euro zone consumers kept steady or lowered their inflation expectations in April, a hopeful sign for policymakers that crucial medium-term price bets are not signalling
June 01, 2026
Growth in euro zone manufacturing lost momentum in May as demand for goods stagnated and supply-chain disruptions linked to the Middle East war pushed input costs to their
June 01, 2026
British manufacturers raised their prices at the fastest rate since June 2022 last month in response to a big increase in costs as the Iran war disrupts supply chains,
June 01, 2026
France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French
June 01, 2026
Government subsidies to industry have reached their highest level since the global financial crisis, driven largely by China, a report from the Organisation for Economic
June 01, 2026
More than 200 people were injured and one person died in Paris following Paris Saint-Germain's second consecutive Champions League win, the interior ministry said on Sunday,
May 31, 2026
The high-profile fourth-round matchup between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Monday will be the first women’s night match at the French Open in three years
May 31, 2026
Flamingos are flocking to the Venetian Lagoon in record numbers as ecological efforts restore damaged wetlands
May 31, 2026
British house prices fell by 0.6% in May, their first monthly drop since December and growth slowed in annual terms, as economic uncertainty stemming from the war in Iran
June 01, 2026
Spain's manufacturing sector expanded modestly in May, at a slightly slower pace than in April, as disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict worsened supply delays,
June 01, 2026
Thirteen European cloud providers joined forces with a group of EU lawmakers and NGOs on Monday to back the European Commission's drive to cut the region's dependence on
June 01, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain has won back-to-back Champions League titles by beating Arsenal on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest
May 30, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain has won the Champions League for the second consecutive year after beating Arsenal in a penalty shootout
May 30, 2026
Defending champion Coco Gauff bounced from Roland Garros in another shock upset
May 31, 2026
Turkey's ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel showed he can still command strong support on Saturday, drawing a crowd of thousands in Ankara despite a court
May 30, 2026
Thousands of local residents shut down Austria's Brenner motorway on Saturday, a vital north-south corridor through the Alps between Germany and Italy,
May 30, 2026
Ukrainian player Oleksandra Oliynykova has vowed to keep speaking out about the war at home after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open
May 30, 2026
As the Arsenal party bus pulls into Budapest, PSG lies in wait
May 30, 2026
Ukrainian drone strikes have caused fires at Russian oil facilities, according to Russian officials
May 30, 2026
Liverpool has fired manager Arne Slot at the end of his second season in charge and a year after leading the team to the Premier League title
May 30, 2026
What it’s like to have your nude body auctioned for tens of millions
May 30, 2026
Russia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations in protest at its rapprochement with the European Union as a June 7 election nears.
May 30, 2026
Flights were halted for about an hour at Munich Airport in southern Germany on Saturday morning after two pilots reported seeing a drone, airport authorities and police said
May 30, 2026
Voting in parliamentary elections opened in Malta on Saturday, with opinion polls showing the ruling Labour Party on course to win a record-breaking fourth term.
May 30, 2026
Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy
May 30, 2026
Roland Garros to fine Paraguayan player after sexist remark about chair umpire
May 30, 2026
Teenager stuns Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros in another major upset
May 30, 2026
There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller
May 29, 2026
NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to "defend every inch of Allied territory"
May 29, 2026
Russia is preparing a major new attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday on Telegram, citing intelligence data.
May 29, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was too early to say if the drone which crashed into an apartment block in Romania was Russian and suggested it could
May 29, 2026
Meta Platforms' plan to collect detailed records of U.S. employees’ computer usage for training its AI models is more extensive
May 29, 2026
Russia has all the means necessary at its disposal to destroy anyone who attempts to attack the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Israeli troops have entered a southern Lebanese village, pushing deeper into the country amid ongoing conflict
May 29, 2026
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent
May 29, 2026
Poland's president said on Friday he wanted a state body to discuss stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Poland's top honour,
May 29, 2026
Officials say the European Union will unlock 16.4 billion euros or around $19 billion in funds for Hungary after recently elected Prime Minister Péter Magyar enacted rapid reforms
May 29, 2026
Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party faces several court cases involving allegations of graft, influence-peddling and other crimes that have implicated members of Prime
May 29, 2026
German inflation slowed in May due to lower energy prices, and while core inflation accelerated, analysts said that was likely not evidence that cost
May 29, 2026
Inflation in the euro zone's four largest economies hovered above the European Central Bank's 2% target for a third straight month in May, preliminary data showed on
May 29, 2026
Eight years after ousting a corruption-mired, centre-right government on the promise of cleaning up politics,
May 29, 2026
Prosecutors have placed the Italian branch of U.S. construction giant Caddell Construction under investigation over alleged worker exploitation at the site
May 29, 2026
The EU's trade and investment relationship with China is "not sustainable", the European Commission said on Friday, vowing a stronger response as
May 29, 2026
Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heatwave
May 29, 2026
Contrary to the belief that an immigration crackdown would lead to more jobs for US-born workers, ICE enforcement hasn’t produced economic gains for Americans.
May 29, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has cast Pope Leo XIV as a global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican
May 29, 2026
NATO members condemn Russia after drone slams into Romania apartment building, wounding two
May 29, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday he would conclude a political agreement on the release of frozen European Union funds at a meeting with European
May 29, 2026
U.S. rapper Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, is set to hold concerts in the Netherlands next month,
May 29, 2026
Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter from the previous three months, boosted by strong exports, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, revising up a
May 29, 2026
Stellantis has no significant plans to expand its recent partnerships with Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors to Europe, its Europe chief Emanuele Cappellano said on Friday.
May 29, 2026
The Iran war rocked global bond markets again in May, sending yields to multi-decade highs as traders priced in central bank rate hikes
May 29, 2026
The European Central Bank will act in a "timely and measured manner" to prevent the current energy shock from turning into persistent inflation, governing council member Fabio
May 29, 2026
NATO member Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, an incident likely to increase
May 29, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in May, labour office figures showed on Friday, but the office warned
May 29, 2026
Russian drones attacked three foreign-flagged merchant vessels late on Thursday and overnight as they sailed along Ukraine's maritime export corridor in the Black Sea, Deputy Prime
May 29, 2026
Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia’s bid for re-
May 29, 2026
Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection,
May 29, 2026
Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1% in April and a net 123,000 jobs were created during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday.
May 29, 2026
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.4% in May from the month before, with the annual inflation rate surging to 3.3% from 2.8% in April amid increasing
May 29, 2026
Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania
May 29, 2026
French inflation rose in May at the fastest pace in more than two years on surging energy prices, though slightly less than expected, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE
May 29, 2026
France's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter, final data from statistics office INSEE showed on Friday, missing the preliminary reading of 0.0% for the euro zone's second-
May 29, 2026
Euro zone consumers, already scarred by the Ukraine war, have changed their attitudes more quickly as a result of the upheaval of the Iran war, European Central Bank
May 29, 2026
France will ask Russia's ambassador to explain what happened when he fulfills a summons after a drone struck an apartment building in Romania, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel
May 29, 2026
France has asked for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of French nationals who were part of a recent activist flotilla heading for Gaza, French Foreign
May 29, 2026
Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 3.6% in May, from 3.5% in the period through April, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)
May 29, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A weekend wait looms over markets as sources have told Reuters that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to extend
May 29, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack killed three utility workers in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, the Kremlin-installed head of the region said.
May 29, 2026
An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old man who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in
May 28, 2026
The United States on Thursday leveled unusually harsh criticism against Russia and called for it to refrain from its promised "
May 29, 2026
British business sentiment edged up in May and is now close to its level before the Iran war, according to a monthly survey by Lloyds on Friday which contrasted with most
May 29, 2026
An Austrian court has convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago
May 28, 2026
European Union regulators have fined Chinese online retailer Temu for failing to protect consumers from illegal products
May 28, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pressing the United States for more Patriot air defense missiles to counter Russian attacks
May 28, 2026
Italian authorities have seized over $232 million in assets linked to the late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro’s drug trafficking network
May 28, 2026
‘I made my own coffee’: BP chair hints cost-cutting push led to his ouster as he hits back at ‘lies’
May 28, 2026
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Europe should show some proof of its allegations that Moscow is jamming GPS signals in Europe.
May 28, 2026
A combined German-Dutch army corps will take command of NATO land forces in Estonia and Latvia later this year to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank against a potential Russian
May 28, 2026
JD.com's acquisition of German retailer Ceconomy will not be financed by Chinese subsidies, the Chinese online retailer said on Thursday after EU antitrust regulators
May 28, 2026
France will reimburse the cost of weight-loss drugs prescribed to severely obese patients from mid-June in a first for a European Union
May 28, 2026
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's $2.5 billion bid for German electronics retailer Ceconomy may involve Chinese subsidies, European Union competition
May 28, 2026
Russia will not choose who represents Europe in any potential talks with Moscow over Ukraine, EU foreign ministers said on
May 28, 2026
The market for jet fuel in the European Union could get tighter if the situation in the Strait of Hormuz does not improve within weeks, said the European Commission on
May 28, 2026
‘There’s a next level’: 10 more delicious French pastries to try
May 28, 2026
Canada cruised to a 4-0 win over reigning champions the United States to book their spot in the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation World
May 28, 2026
French lawmakers voted on Thursday to formally repeal slavery-era laws that defined the legal status of enslaved people as "movable property" and justified
May 28, 2026
In a corn field in eastern Ukraine, soldiers fired drones into the sky using a slingshot, aiming at military targets
May 28, 2026
Poland will sign agreements by the end of May to finance military equipment worth 100 billion zlotys ($27.41 billion) under the European Union's SAFE program worth 43.7
May 28, 2026
Bulgaria is keen to respect its commitment to NATO and increase its defence spending to 5% of its gross domestic product, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Thursday.
May 28, 2026
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing U.S. missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten the security of
May 28, 2026
The European Central Bank's decision to keep rates unchanged in April was a close call for some policymakers as persistently high inflation made it increasingly hard to
May 28, 2026
From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended
May 28, 2026
Rome Pride has barred Italy's only Jewish LGBT group from joining its annual parade, saying Keshet Italia had failed to clearly condemn Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide,
May 28, 2026
Naomi Osaka keeps bringing the fashion in Paris
May 28, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner appears to be struggling with the heat during his second-round match at the French Open against 56th-ranked Argentine opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo
May 28, 2026
How far can the power of friendship get you at the World Cup
May 28, 2026
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner crashes out of heat-stricken Roland Garros in five-set upset
May 28, 2026
NATO and EU member Latvia's parliament on Thursday approved the formation of a new government, making centre-right opposition lawmaker
May 28, 2026
The EU Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in West Bank, it said in a statement.
May 28, 2026
Jannik Sinner's bid for a maiden French Open title and career Grand Slam went up in smoke on a scorching Thursday as the world number one struggled with
May 28, 2026
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that widow pension rights apply to same-sex couples who married abroad before civil partnerships were legalised in the country,
May 28, 2026
Anthropic will continue expanding in Europe after opening its sixth office on the continent in Milan on Thursday, Chris Ciauri, managing director for international at the U.S
May 28, 2026
The European Commission praised Bulgaria's progress in establishing an independent anti-corruption office and said on Thursday the country had to keep up its reform
May 28, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the
May 28, 2026
Romanian prosecutors said on Thursday they have extended a criminal investigation into internet personality Andrew Tate by adding charges of instigating hatred and
May 28, 2026
A new exhibit called “Hidden Treasures” shines a light on the 250 year cultural dialogue between France and the U.S. through the lens of French luxury goods
May 28, 2026
The U.S. government should respond positively to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for more air defence missiles to shield Ukraine's capital from a threatened escalation
May 29, 2026
Iceland's parliament on Thursday voted in favour of holding an August 29 referendum to begin European Union accession talks, supporting the government's two-step plan
May 29, 2026
Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of
May 28, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Thursday said a deal on releasing frozen European Union funds was "very close" as there is agreement with Brussels on many issues,
May 28, 2026
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, on Thursday accused the NATO military alliance of making practical preparations for what he called a "
May 28, 2026
Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Turkey's northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said.
May 28, 2026
European shares closed lower on Thursday, though they pared steeper losses after a report on news outlet Axios said the United States and Iran
May 28, 2026
KKR & Co said on Thursday it would open an office in Milan as the U.S. private equity firm looks to expand its presence in Italy after significant investments in the telecoms
May 28, 2026
French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies
May 28, 2026
A man has stabbed and wounded three people at the train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur before being arrested
May 28, 2026
(Corrects May 27 story headline and first paragraph to make clear Norway is to join France's nuclear deterrence initiative and not France's nuclear umbrella; edits paragraphs 9-10 to explain French
May 28, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in
May 28, 2026
Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older model next year, Ukraine's President Volodymyr
May 28, 2026
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has appointed a senior Reuters executive, Simon Robinson, as its director of news and current affairs, the two news organisations
May 28, 2026
Morale among Italian consumers recovered against expectations in May after recent declines, but business morale fell to an 8-month low, data showed on Thursday, in mixed signs
May 28, 2026
Ukraine's parliament ratified a loan agreement with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way for €90 billion in financing and allowing the government to
May 28, 2026
The energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict will likely have a persistent impact on inflation even if there is a quick solution to the war, the
May 28, 2026
Sentiment among Britain's consumer-facing services businesses fell to its lowest since February 2025 this month and a recent rebound in business services morale reversed
May 28, 2026
The Israeli military has told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there
May 27, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she had discussed Ukraine's path to EU membership with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
May 28, 2026
Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory
May 27, 2026
The prosecution began its case against former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson on historical sex offence charges on
May 27, 2026
If Ferrari wanted to grab the world's attention with the Luce, its first all-electric car, mission accomplished - even if much of the
May 27, 2026
Tony Blair, who led Labour to victory in three UK elections, called on the party on Tuesday to shun the temptation to move left or reverse Brexit to shore up its fortunes,
May 27, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged U.S.
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration will extend deportation protections and work permits for thousands of Lebanese nationals in the U.S. for
May 27, 2026
Community honors Nicole Amor, Minnesota soldier killed in Kuwait, with memorial stone
May 27, 2026
Britain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an “unstoppable force” weaponized just below traditional warfare levels
May 27, 2026
A German court sentenced Daniela Klette, identified by police as a former member of the extreme-left Red Army Faction, to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a
May 27, 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch and Bath & Body Works beat quarterly profit estimates, sending their shares up more than 12% on Wednesday, and signaled that economic
May 27, 2026
Hotel’s refusal to serve guest tap water at restaurant is lawful, top Italian court rules
May 27, 2026
Britain is at a "moment of consequence" amid hybrid attacks from Russia and other adversaries and a narrowing window to stay ahead in the race to develop
May 27, 2026
Europe announced plans on Wednesday to allocate the bulk of valuable mobile satellite spectrum to European companies while reducing the share U.S.
May 27, 2026
European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Thursday how to approach any possible future talks with
May 27, 2026
Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing
May 27, 2026
Dulux paint maker AkzoNobel struck down a €12.5 billion ($14.6 billion) cash takeover offer from rivals Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams on Wednesday, sending its
May 27, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday set November 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who is charged
May 27, 2026
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission
May 27, 2026
Suspected former member of German left-wing militant group jailed after years on the run
May 27, 2026
The head of Airbus Defence ruled out the complete failure of the crisis-hit Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, saying at least a networking system for weapons and drone
May 27, 2026
Latvia is increasing anti-drone defences on its borders with Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus in response to drones flying into the
May 27, 2026
Italian hotels can refuse to serve their guests tap water, Italy's highest court ruled in response to a tourist's complaint against a luxury hotel in a ski resort in the
May 27, 2026
Schaeffler and U.S.-based satellite operator Spire Global have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop space hardware and satellite platforms for European defence,
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was part of the Premier League-winning team with Leicester in 2016 in one of soccer’s biggest shocks, has announced his retirement from soccer because of a serious shoulder injury
May 27, 2026
Paris prosecutors have opened a probe to determine whether three hard-left mayoral candidates were targeted by a foreign state seeking to meddle in
May 27, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday decried what he called a "sharp intensification" of the war in Ukraine, telling pilgrims at his weekly audience at the Vatican that he wanted to
May 27, 2026
Poland's largest video game developer CD Projekt will release a third story expansion for its flagship game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" in 2027, it said on
May 27, 2026
The German Council of Economic Experts cut its growth forecast for Europe's largest economy on Wednesday, citing the impact of the Middle East conflict,
May 27, 2026
Police were seeking documents at the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an
May 27, 2026
European shares ended little changed on Wednesday, holding near record levels reached before the Iran war began, as gains in automobile and
May 27, 2026
The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are met, after a court
May 27, 2026
Hungary's parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to maintain the country's membership in the International Criminal Court, reversing a 2025 decision made by the
May 27, 2026
The iconic Istanbul hotel which hosted spies, kings and Greta Garbo
May 27, 2026
An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting
May 27, 2026
The Iran war and lingering trade tensions could dent euro zone economic growth, push up borrowing costs and challenge some member states' ability to sustain public
May 27, 2026
European Union governments cleared legislation on Wednesday to remove import duties on many U.S. goods, an EU source with knowledge of their meeting
May 27, 2026
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who ran Greece at the height of its debt crisis in 2015, has launched a new political party, promising to fight
May 27, 2026
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with
May 27, 2026
Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed more than 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, with Ukraine also using Storm Shadow missiles, the
May 27, 2026
China is willing to work with the Czech Republic to improve ties and revive a traditional friendship, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Czech counterpart Petr Macinka, state
May 27, 2026
Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and
May 27, 2026
Poland wants the closest possible diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, focusing on defence against Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday
May 27, 2026
European leaders are divided on how far to go in curbing Big Tech as they weigh momentous decisions over giving EU firms preferential access to mobile
May 27, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift While markets appear to be looking past the Middle East crisis and the havoc it has wreaked on energy supplies, central bankers
May 27, 2026
BP's board on Tuesday ousted Chair Albert Manifold and expressed serious concerns about his governance standards, oversight and conduct in the latest leadership
May 26, 2026
A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings
May 26, 2026
Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense
May 27, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open
May 26, 2026
Portuguese police said on Tuesday that the authorities have dismantled a criminal group allegedly responsible for illegally trying to regularise the status of around 4,000
May 26, 2026
Three UK teens convicted of rape walked free. After a nationwide outcry their sentences will be reviewed
May 27, 2026
Parents’ groups in France are calling for more attention to child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opens in Paris
May 26, 2026
A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on
May 26, 2026
U.N.
May 26, 2026
Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit satellite business may be able to acquire some European mobile satellite spectrum next year, two people
May 26, 2026
The European Commission has asked the Czech government for information on arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest over EU subsidies linked to companies in the
May 26, 2026
Britain on Tuesday targeted Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their
May 26, 2026
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port
May 26, 2026
Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and the European Union summoned Russian representatives on Tuesday after Russia threatened strikes on targets in Ukraine's capital
May 26, 2026
A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium, killing four people, including two children, and injuring five other children
May 26, 2026
Four killed as Belgian school bus hit by train after appearing to plow through barrier
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
The persistence of energy price shocks will be a key factor guiding the European Central Bank's next policy decision, Dutch central bank chief
May 26, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank with a new structure that would facilitate the rapid deployment of
May 26, 2026
Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said he expects NATO to discuss financial support for Kyiv at its summit in July, suggesting each member contributes a small
May 26, 2026
The U.S. intends to significantly reduce military contributions available to assist European allies in a crisis, including fighter jets, warships and mid-air refuelling aircraft,
May 26, 2026
Kyiv residents and foreign embassies are shrugging off Moscow's threat of a wave of heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital as nothing new after years of war
May 26, 2026
Ferrari shares plunged by more than 8% on Tuesday as investors and critics reacted coolly to the Italian luxury sports
May 26, 2026
A Russian Orthodox cleric has been released without charge by authorities in the Czech Republic after being detained when police found small containers of white powder in his car.
May 26, 2026
The war in Iran is choking off hopes of an economic recovery in Germany that had emerged at the beginning of the year, with businesses assessing their situation as
May 26, 2026
British retailers reported lower sales in May against a backdrop of weak demand, but not the record downturn they had reported a month earlier, according to figures released
May 26, 2026
Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July with Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups opposing
May 26, 2026
Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched over 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight
May 26, 2026
The euro zone is not facing systemic risk from the recent turbulence in private credit markets but a few pockets of the financial system are exposed and some tension may
May 26, 2026
The European Central Bank will likely revise its inflation and growth forecasts next month reflecting the darkening outlook from the Middle East conflict, its chief economist
May 26, 2026
British shop price inflation sped up in May on the back of disruption and higher energy costs caused by the Iran war, according to a retail industry group which said the
May 26, 2026
Ferrari presented its first fully electric car on Monday, marking a high-stakes shift by the luxury sports car maker as competitors including Porsche and
May 26, 2026
The ECB should raise interest rates in June, even if ongoing peace talks with Iran yield a deal, as the conflict has been far longer
May 26, 2026
Europe is baking under unseasonal heat that is shattering temperature records and prompting government warnings after deaths were reported at amateur sports events in France
May 25, 2026
Spanish citizen evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
May 26, 2026
Russia said on Monday that it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv linked to the Ukrainian military as well as decision-making centres, and urged
May 25, 2026
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the 2024 Paris Olympics
May 25, 2026
A Spanish national in quarantine in a Madrid military hospital, who is among those evacuated from a cruise ship earlier this month, has tested positive of hantavirus,
May 26, 2026
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition won the Venice mayoral election, projections showed on Monday, retaining control of the most prominent
May 26, 2026
The European Union is planning to fine Alphabet's Google a high triple-digit million euro amount as part of an antitrust investigation, Germany's Handelsblatt
May 25, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov advised U.S.
May 26, 2026
Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games
May 25, 2026
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian
May 25, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had made little progress in talks with the United States on expanding production of missile defences and was working with
May 25, 2026
The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party
May 25, 2026
A former senior cleric in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Monday that Czech police had found small containers of a white substance in his car during a search a day
May 25, 2026
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on Monday a court ruling that ousted the leadership of the main opposition CHP last week, calling a police
May 25, 2026
Teacher returns to the first grade classroom where she once learned as a student
May 25, 2026
Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year
May 25, 2026
Several magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Monday.
May 25, 2026
Cypriot YouTuber and TikToker Fidias Panayiotou says he’ll hold onto his European Parliament seat despite winning one in Cyprus’ House of Representatives
May 25, 2026
Latvian opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs of the United List said on Monday he aimed to form a four-party majority government after the ruling coalition collapsed this month
May 25, 2026
Greek police arrested 20 people on the island of Crete on Monday, saying they had dismantled a criminal gang suspected of defrauding the European Union of agricultural
May 25, 2026
Ferrari, renowned for its roaring V8 and V12 engines, is unveiling its first fully electric model, the Luce.
May 25, 2026
As its sports car rivals tap the brakes on a shift to EVs, Ferrari will take a leap into an uncertain era on Monday with the launch of its first fully-
May 25, 2026
Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes teammate George Russell was knocked out by an engine failure
May 25, 2026
Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round of the French Open in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance
May 25, 2026
Ireland's governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country's smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday,
May 25, 2026
- Forensic experts on Sunday sifted through the ruins of a dormitory largely
May 25, 2026
Uber’s board met on Saturday to discuss raising its offer for Delivery Hero after a major shareholder rebuffed Uber's bid that would value the German food delivery group at over
May 25, 2026
West Ham has been relegated and Tottenham has survived on an emotional final day of the Premier League season when Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah made tearful exits after record-breaking spells in English soccer
May 24, 2026
Billionaire Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke watched on as the team's players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy
May 25, 2026
Marta Kostyuk’s first-round win at the French Open becomes one of her toughest matches after she finds out beforehand that a missile almost hit her parents’ home in Ukraine
May 24, 2026
Cyprus' far right made gains in Sunday's parliamentary election while anti-corruption newcomers and social media influencers captured seats, results
May 24, 2026
Police have stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party, using tear gas and rubber bullets
May 24, 2026
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on
May 24, 2026
Home player Arthur Gea ran off the court for an emergency bathroom break early in the first set of his French Open debut
May 24, 2026
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and broke through the gates of the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
May 24, 2026
Russian forces hit targets in Ukraine using four types of missiles - Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon - in overnight attacks on Sunday, in retaliation for Kyiv's
May 24, 2026
Poland is facing a series of false alarms about fires or other threats, including one on Saturday at a flat in Gdansk belonging to a member of President Karol Nawrocki's
May 24, 2026
Russia has launched an intense missile and drone attack on Kyiv, shaking buildings across the city center
May 24, 2026
Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization “Fjord” has won the Palme d’Or
May 23, 2026
Clashes have erupted between protesters and riot police after a massive anti-government rally in Serbia's capital, Belgrade
May 23, 2026
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to the more than
May 24, 2026
At least seven police were injured in clashes with protesters, officials said, as tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation
May 23, 2026
France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza
May 23, 2026
The death toll from a drone strike on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, with many of the victims young women, Russian
May 23, 2026
Denmark's King Frederik asked caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday to make a fresh attempt to form a government after centre-right talks led by Defence
May 23, 2026
France has decided to ban Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this
May 23, 2026
The ousted leader of Turkey's main opposition party called on Saturday for a new party congress to be held as soon as possible - in some 40 days - after a
May 23, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine "associate" membership of the European Union was
May 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has visited families near Naples affected by illegal toxic dumping linked to the mafia
May 23, 2026
European Union countries will face large bills for defence, energy and pensions in the next 15 years, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance
May 23, 2026
Pope Leo on Saturday called out companies who seek "dizzying" profits at the cost of environmental pollution, on a visit to an area
May 23, 2026
They thought they had it all in Miami – then they moved to Italy
May 23, 2026
These unassuming wedding photos poke holes in the patriarchy
May 23, 2026
In the sky over western Ukraine, a bullet-shaped P1-SUN interceptor drone dived towards its target as dozens of soldiers looked on.
May 23, 2026
‘Time is not in Russia’s favor’: Battlefield losses and economic pain pile pressure on Putin, European spy chief says
May 23, 2026
Staten Island shipyard explosion, fire leaves 1 dead, over 30 hurt
May 23, 2026
Activists detained after their flotilla tried to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza have reported mistreatment by Israeli soldiers
May 23, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio already faced a difficult task in soothing NATO allies anxious about President Donald Trump's often-abrupt announcements
May 22, 2026
The European Central Bank warned European Union finance ministers on Friday that proposals to issue more euro stablecoins could
May 23, 2026
U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and Spanish perfume group Puig had been finalising the details of a deal when talks
May 22, 2026
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among the players paying tribute to Howard Fendrich a day after the longtime AP Tennis Writer died
May 23, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe
May 23, 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Friday she would withdraw France from NATO's integrated military command if elected
May 22, 2026
Slovenia’s parliament approved right-leaning leader Janez Jansa as prime minister-designate on Friday, paving the way for a new government that has pledged tax reliefs,
May 22, 2026
A Turkish court ruling to effectively oust opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has inflamed a political crisis, rattled financial markets and could
May 22, 2026
DHL, FedEx and UPS urged European Union finance ministers to phase in new duty rules on low-value packages on Friday, warning of supply chain
May 22, 2026
Diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine should be reinvigorated, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, adding that he expected new U.S. proposals on how that
May 22, 2026
NATO allies and defense officials have expressed bewilderment at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland
May 22, 2026
Denmark's acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen's attempt to form a centre-right government broke down on Friday, he said, prolonging a post-election stalemate in
May 22, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival is wrapping up its twelve days of premieres and high fashion
May 22, 2026
The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world's largest defence shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked to the Iran war, it said on Friday.
May 22, 2026
Switzerland expanded its sanctions lists against Russia and Belarus on Friday, adopting parts of the European Union's latest package of measures over Moscow's war in Ukraine
May 22, 2026
France has drafted a U.N.
May 22, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a
May 22, 2026
Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were
May 22, 2026
An imprisoned Belarusian journalist's relatives say he has fallen seriously ill
May 22, 2026
Trump says he’s sending 5,000 troops to Poland, deepening confusion over US military deployments to Europe
May 22, 2026
Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Friday formally launched his bid for the presidency, joining a crowded cast of centrist candidates who risk being
May 22, 2026
Michael Carrick has been handed a two-year contract by Manchester United after passing his audition for the job of head coach
May 22, 2026
Huge advertisements posted in Italian train stations linking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with fascist leader Benito Mussolini have stoked social media
May 22, 2026
Portugal will find it extremely difficult to achieve a balanced budget this year after storms in January and February cost the state €2 billion ($2.3 billion), or about 0.6%
May 22, 2026
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, an influential voice in policymaking who until recently had advocated for lower
May 22, 2026
The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said it had lost $1 million worth of aid when a Russian missile struck one of its warehouses in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine earlier
May 22, 2026
Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital identity check as live facial
May 22, 2026
Turkey's opposition vowed on Friday to resist an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader, inflamed a political crisis and
May 22, 2026
The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed four American officials and 19 others has been released from a maximum-security prison
May 22, 2026
Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs under a programme to grant legal status to around half a million undocumented workers to help drive
May 22, 2026
U.S.
May 22, 2026
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the upset caused to staff by his remarks about artificial intelligence replacing "lower value" human workers, but stopped
May 22, 2026
Residential construction in Germany dropped to a 13-year low in 2025, hurt by higher building costs and interest rates, putting pressure on the government to step up
May 22, 2026
A pipeline explosion at Hungarian oil and gas group MOL's petrochemical plant in Tiszaujvaros that killed one person and
May 22, 2026
Europe's economy is in a stagflationary trend due to the surge in energy prices caused by the Iran war, but governments must be
May 22, 2026
Maria Karystianou, a doctor whose daughter died in Greece's worst train crash in 2023, launched a political party on Thursday as she
May 22, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation could examine sexual misconduct allegations
May 22, 2026
A giant stew pot is floating in a small lake in The Hague as part of an open-air art exhibition
May 22, 2026
Italy's financial police said on Friday they had busted a sophisticated streaming piracy network that caused roughly €300 million ($348 million) in damages to rights holders
May 22, 2026
German business morale unexpectedly improved in May, a survey showed on Friday, but economists warn that the outlook for Europe's biggest economy remains
May 22, 2026
Investment bank JPMorgan said on Friday that Turkey's central bank was likely to hike its key interest rate to 40% and could even do so before its next planned meeting in
May 22, 2026
The pound edged lower on Friday as uncertainty over the status of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran prompted investors to buy the dollar and after UK
May 22, 2026
At least four people were killed and 35 children were wounded in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory in Russian-controlled Luhansk in eastern Ukraine,
May 22, 2026
NATO has to be good for all those involved, U.S.
May 22, 2026
British police are appealing for witnesses as they expand their investigation into potential offenses by the former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
May 22, 2026
Polish President Karol Nawrocki thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his decision to send additional U.S. troops to Poland.
May 22, 2026
German consumer sentiment recovered heading into June, as households' income expectations improved, a survey found on Friday.
May 22, 2026
The German economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter, the statistics office said on Friday, confirming its
May 22, 2026
The British police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will be long and complex, senior officers said on Friday, after his arrest earlier this
May 22, 2026
After seven years living as an undocumented migrant in Spain, doing day jobs and staying in shanty towns, Moroccan Abdelmoujoud Erra
May 22, 2026
Europe's push to curb its dependence on U.S. payments giants Visa and Mastercard has driven a wedge between the European Central Bank
May 22, 2026
Polish parcel locker company Inpost said on Friday that the €7.8 billion ($9 billion) buyout offer from a consortium made up of FedEx, Advent International and other InPost
May 22, 2026
The Russia-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region was experiencing emergency power blackouts on Friday, Russia-installed governor Yevgeny Balitsky was quoted as
May 22, 2026
A strong rally in tech stocks has largely gone under the radar against a darkening backdrop for European equity markets as the energy shock triggered by
May 22, 2026
From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day
May 22, 2026
Serbia’s university students are gearing up for a major rally this weekend, pushing for political changes under President Aleksandar Vucic
May 22, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival's amfAR Gala has dazzled attendees with performances by Robbie Williams, Zara Larsson, and Lizzo
May 22, 2026
The U.S. opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump's ambition for greater influence
May 22, 2026
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi that Beijing "cherishes" ties with the Eastern European country and aims to
May 22, 2026
The United States will be sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
May 22, 2026
U.S. cosmetics maker Estée Lauder and Spanish perfumery Puig ended merger talks that would have created a premium beauty
May 22, 2026
The mastermind of defunct Greek guerilla group November 17, which carried out a 27-year campaign of assassinations, has been released from jail, two police sources said on
May 22, 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday dismissed any notion that Belarus would be dragged into the Ukraine war, but said Russia and Belarus would jointly
May 22, 2026
A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris
May 22, 2026
Stellantis on Thursday laid out a 60 billion euro ($70 billion) strategy that marks a shift under new
May 21, 2026
Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained
May 21, 2026
PARIS, May 21 - African swine fever outbreaks in the European Union rose sharply in 2025, increasing by 76 % in domestic pigs and 44 % in wild boar, as the disease reemerged in Spain after more than
May 21, 2026
Israeli authorities are currently deporting 37 French nationals who were part of the group of activists on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey, France's Foreign
May 21, 2026
A Turkish court effectively ousted the main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Thursday, annulling the 2023 party congress that elected
May 21, 2026
Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from European Union consumer groups on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect
May 21, 2026
The oldest bridge in Paris has begun vanishing as JR — the artist known as the “French Banksy” — began inflating a giant “cave” over the Pont Neuf
May 21, 2026
After years spent fleeing serial killers and worse, Maika Monroe is on the offensive
May 21, 2026
The bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died last week have been found in the deepest part of the Maldives sea cave they were exploring. CNN's Barbie Latza Nadeau has the latest on the recovery efforts.
May 20, 2026
Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills
May 21, 2026
Berlin’s state parliament has given the go-ahead for the city’s bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis
May 21, 2026
France faces mounting public finance risks as budget-tightening lags and debt remains high, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, warning that insufficient
May 21, 2026
British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday announced a temporary cut in value-added tax for tourist venues over the summer to reduce
May 21, 2026
Spain's Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for short-term tourist rentals seeking to advertise on platforms such as Airbnb that was introduced by the
May 21, 2026
A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more than €450,000 at auction in Paris on Thursday.
May 21, 2026
Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 1.6 points in May from the April number, figures released on Thursday showed.
May 21, 2026
Documents reveal Queen Elizabeth II was eager for her second son, Andrew, to become Britain's trade envoy in 2001
May 21, 2026
In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning turn in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
May 21, 2026
Stellantis set out a new 60 billion euro ($70 billion) business plan on Thursday that includes 60 new car models by 2030 - from combustion engine to fully
May 21, 2026
Israel faced mounting international criticism after its national security minister released a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists kneeling with their
May 21, 2026
Britain's late Queen Elizabeth pressed almost three decades ago for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be made a government trade envoy,
May 21, 2026
The energy shock from the Iran war is seeping ever deeper into the European economy, presenting policy-makers with a dilemma as it
May 21, 2026
A Paris appeals court on Thursday found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over
May 21, 2026
A court in Georgia sentenced a senior opposition figure to 2-1/2 years in prison on Thursday on charges of sabotage and inciting a coup at local elections last year, the
May 21, 2026
‘London pizza’ is now a thing — and some say it’s the best in the world
May 21, 2026
Andrew was not vetted for controversial UK trade envoy role that was late Queen’s ‘wish,’ files show
May 21, 2026
Ukrainian drones have recently caused concern by entering Baltic airspace, leading to tensions with NATO countries
May 21, 2026
British factory orders contracted this month at the fastest rate since September 2020 and expectations for selling prices surged, according to a survey on Thursday that illustrated
May 21, 2026
Inflation in Germany is trending upwards and economic growth will likely be flat during the second quarter, hit by rising fuel expenses and uncertainty due to the Iran
May 21, 2026
The euro zone economy will slow in 2026 after war in the Middle East triggered the second energy shock in less than five years with the severity of
May 21, 2026
The family of a U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed over 130 people, has been
May 21, 2026
QinetiQ was reviewing all options for its struggling U.S. business, it said on Thursday, while lifting its revenue growth and operating margin forecast for the 2027 fiscal year.
May 21, 2026
Italy's economy will grow by less than 1% this year for a fourth year running, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Thursday, suggesting ways the
May 21, 2026
Look of the Week: The irony of Bella Hadid’s Jane Birkin tribute
May 21, 2026
The European Union’s executive commission has cut its growth outlook and predicted higher inflation due to sharply higher energy prices from the war in Iran
May 21, 2026
Ukraine must be very precise when using drones to avoid Russia interfering with their flight path, the Polish defence minister said on Thursday, after a series of airspace
May 21, 2026
Economic activity in the euro zone shrank at its sharpest rate in more than two-and-a-half years in May as a war-driven surge in living costs hammered
May 21, 2026
Syria will attend the G7 summit in France next month as a guest nation and be represented by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, three sources familiar with the matter said,
May 21, 2026
Germany's private sector activity contracted for a second consecutive month in May as the Iran war put the brakes on the country's economic recovery,
May 21, 2026
The U.K. government is set to release confidential papers related to the former Prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy
May 21, 2026
The European Central Bank may raise interest rates to preserve credibility in the face of a war-driven rise in fuel costs but there is little to
May 21, 2026
After a year of smaller bars, extra wafers and
May 20, 2026
France's private sector economy contracted in May at its sharpest pace in five-and-a-half years, reflecting an accelerated decline in services activity and a fresh drop in
May 21, 2026
Hungary's ruling Tisza party submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament late on Wednesday that would allow prime ministers to serve for a maximum of eight years
May 21, 2026
Visiting mayors from Ukrainian cities took pictures inside an enormous cave carved in the bedrock below the Finnish
May 21, 2026
European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he was "appalled" by the treatment of aid flotilla members attempting to enter Gaza by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir.
May 21, 2026
Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, celebrating a two-decade transformation that has already brought the Balkan country into NATO
May 21, 2026
Video showing far-right Israeli minister taunting Gaza flotilla activists sparks global outcry
May 21, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed giving Ukraine a direct role in European Union structures as an interim step to EU membership that he said could help
May 21, 2026
Britons are cool on America and baffled by President Donald Trump as the former colonies celebrate their 250th year of independence
May 21, 2026
The Iran war energy shock, growing inflation concerns and fading interest rate-cut hopes may have bond investors and central bankers on edge but U.S.
May 21, 2026
In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League
May 20, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine had been in contact with Britain on Wednesday, having sent signals on the "sensitive" issue of sanctions on Russia, with
May 21, 2026
Southampton’s appeal against its expulsion from the Championship playoff final because of spying offenses was dismissed
May 20, 2026
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng will leave the media company by the end of next month to pursue new opportunities created by technological change, she said on Wednesday.
May 21, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S.
May 21, 2026
An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying on Wednesday, for helping Russia hunt down opponents and selling it state
May 20, 2026
The European Commission found the treatment of the Gaza flotilla activists shown in a video released by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is "completely
May 21, 2026
Germany is reorganizing its defence procurement agency to make the system more flexible and responsive, the defence ministry said on Wednesday as it moves ahead with the
May 20, 2026
The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of a trade deal
May 19, 2026
A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome priests has been a popular Rome souvenir for two decades
May 20, 2026
China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US
May 20, 2026
Google said it had rejected a request from two British unions for voluntary recognition but would negotiate with them via a state-backed conciliation service,
May 20, 2026
The case for a European Central Bank rate hike in June is nearly sealed but the bank is likely to be noncommittal about any further
May 20, 2026
Germany's Volkswagen is not currently in talks with Chinese manufacturers regarding overcapacity at its car plants in Europe, although the problem does have
May 20, 2026
Moroccan and French foreign ministers said on Wednesday the two countries are preparing to sign a treaty to strengthen ties during an upcoming state visit
May 20, 2026
Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive
May 20, 2026
Eleanor Donaldson, the wife of former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson, is unfit to stand trial alongside her husband on charges related to historical sex
May 20, 2026
An election for a seat in Britain's parliament, set to be contested by possible Labour Party leadership candidate Andy Burnham, will take place on June 18, the local council
May 20, 2026
Germany's government approved a new Civil Defense Plan on Wednesday, shifting from Cold War bunkers to everyday sites such as underground parking garages, tunnels and subway
May 20, 2026
Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous
May 20, 2026
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has called for a thorough investigation into the death of a Congolese-born man after he was
May 20, 2026
The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father and gave police and emergency
May 20, 2026
Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus
May 20, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains strong, despite the U.K. delaying some new sanctions on Russian oil
May 20, 2026
The Kremlin slammed remarks by Lithuania's top diplomat as "verging on insanity" on Wednesday after Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said that NATO had to show Moscow it was
May 20, 2026
UK shares closed higher on Wednesday after a softer-than-expected April inflation reading tempered some interest-rate-hike bets, while a drop in crude oil prices and stabilizing
May 20, 2026
The booming global semiconductor market will be "tense" with tight supply for the foreseeable future, the head of chip-making machine giant ASML
May 20, 2026
Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their
May 20, 2026
A seagull has left a lasting impression on King Charles III during his visit to Northern Ireland
May 20, 2026
HSBC appealed to staff not to fight AI on Wednesday, saying it would destroy jobs while creating new ones, as banking rival
May 20, 2026
China remained Germany's biggest trading partner in the first quarter of 2026, but only narrowly ahead of the United States as German exports to China fell sharply,
May 20, 2026
Fugitive former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces charges stemming mainly from his alleged misuse of money for political gain, flew to the United States
May 20, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League
May 20, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will tell NATO foreign ministers this week that the next NATO leaders' summit, set for Ankara in July, should reaffirm the alliance's
May 20, 2026
The gradual reduction of U.S. troops in Europe will happen "in a structured way", that won't impact NATO's defence plans, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on
May 20, 2026
A U.S. doctor will be transferred from Uganda to a hospital in Prague on Wednesday after he came into contact with a patient infected with Ebola, Czech health officials said
May 20, 2026
Kyiv and Budapest began expert-level consultations online on Wednesday, the countries' foreign ministers said.
May 20, 2026
Emmanuel Moulin, President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff, on Wednesday won lawmakers' approval to head the Bank of France after
May 20, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar could meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in June if a deal on Hungarian minority rights
May 20, 2026
Turkey said on Wednesday that Germany would send it a Patriot missile defence system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system deployed as part of NATO
May 20, 2026
Demand is soaring for Israel's battle-tested weapons and military technology, despite widespread condemnation by rights groups and the international community over the country's conduct in wars, particularly in Gaza
May 20, 2026
The United States' Department of Homeland Security assisted Spanish police in a money-laundering probe that led to an investigation by Spain's High Court of
May 20, 2026
As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz struggles to halt a relentless slide in approval ratings, Ulrich Siegmund,
May 20, 2026
Poland's defence minister said no decisions have been made to reduce the number of American troops in the country and recent U.S. moves may only temporarily
May 20, 2026
Two people were killed and 19 injured in Russia attacks on Ukraine overnight, local officials said on Wednesday, while Ukraine sent drones to strike
May 20, 2026
JPMorgan said that it was officially opening its Chase digital retail bank in Germany on Wednesday, with customers now able to download an app and its website going live.
May 20, 2026
Demand for electric vehicles in Europe has surged as high fuel prices linked to the Iran war propel sales of
May 20, 2026
The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of the trade deal
May 20, 2026
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp in Europe, but will start
May 20, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern
May 20, 2026
Southampton has been expelled from the Championship playoffs after admitting to repeatedly spying on opponents
May 20, 2026
NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent
May 19, 2026
Mango founder’s son arrested in connection to father’s plunging death
May 20, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival is not a place that’s conducive to taking your time
May 19, 2026
Two Married at First Sight UK wives claim they were raped by onscreen husbands
May 20, 2026
Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango's billionaire founder, has posted bail following his arrest in connection with the death of his billionaire father
May 19, 2026
Tilda Swinton, Demi Moore and Stella Maxwell: The best closing looks from Cannes Film Festival
May 13, 2026
Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
May 15, 2026
Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury
May 19, 2026
Police in the UK are investigating two allegations of decades-old child sex abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein
May 19, 2026
Authorities say a NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia
May 19, 2026
Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms
May 19, 2026
British police plan to ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organizations over the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London
May 19, 2026
Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives
May 19, 2026
Pep Guardiola has addressed the fevered speculation about his future at Manchester City by saying he will talk to club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in the upcoming days before announcing whether he’ll see out the remaining year of his contract
May 19, 2026
Rescue teams in Germany are searching for three people missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border
May 19, 2026
Stellantis' CEO Antonio Filosa will outline a new long-term strategy to investors on Thursday with a focus on reviving crucial U.S. sales, tightening the
May 19, 2026
Bodies of four missing Italian divers located in Maldives sea cave
May 17, 2026
Neymar has made Brazil’s World Cup squad
May 19, 2026
The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II
May 19, 2026
Arsenal has closed in on a first Premier League title in 22 years by beating Burnley 1-0 in its penultimate game of the campaign
May 19, 2026
Swatch's new Royal Pop pocket watch has sparked outbursts of chaos worldwide
May 19, 2026
Truck crashes into Burger King; Restaurant closed
May 19, 2026
Explosion at Searsmont lumber mill kills Maine firefighter, leaves multiple in critical condition
May 19, 2026
The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza
May 18, 2026
Swiss watchmaker Swatch and luxury partner Audemars Piguet are betting big on a Gen Z "product drop" culture - buzzy, often limited launches that have helped
May 18, 2026
Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or
May 18, 2026
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen says a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Arctic, Jeff Landry, was positive but emphasized Greenland's commitment to self-determination
May 18, 2026
A gun and notebook that prosecutors say link Luigi Mangione to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson can be used as evidence at his murder trial
May 18, 2026
FIFA has added another gambling industry sponsor to the 2026 World Cup by signing Greece-based betting brand Betano to a regional deal covering Europe and South America
May 18, 2026
German golfer Leonie Harm has won her first professional title on the Ladies European Tour, 13 years after nearly dying when she was hit by a drunken driver
May 18, 2026
By sweeping the first five Masters 1000 tournaments of the year top-ranked Jannik Sinner has dominated tennis like few other players have in the sport’s recent history
May 18, 2026
Dodging the drones: Aerial attackers stalk Ukrainian troops, and a CNN team, on a key road to the front
May 18, 2026
The death toll in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has surpassed 3,000
May 18, 2026
Spanish court orders tax authority to repay Shakira $64 million over wrongful fines
May 18, 2026
Italy’s Foreign Ministry says rescuers have found the bodies of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave in the Maldives
May 18, 2026
European leaders are learning they cannot rely on Washington, and that the US will act against their interests and at their economic expense.
May 18, 2026
Due to the vagaries of her music manuscripts and the historical neglect of women composers, Bembo and her opera were overlooked for centuries.
May 18, 2026
Swatch and Audemars Piguet’s ‘high-low’ collab sparked a frenzy. Who’s the real winner?
May 18, 2026
A Spanish court has acquitted pop star Shakira in a tax fraud case and ordered the government to return over 55 million euros in wrongly imposed fines
May 18, 2026
Russia has high expectations for President Vladimir Putin's trip to China this week, and the two sides will use it to develop their "privileged partnership", the Kremlin
May 18, 2026
Barcelona has capped a perfect season at home
May 18, 2026
Barbra Streisand says she won’t attend the Cannes Film Festival ceremony where she was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or after sustaining a knee injury
May 18, 2026
Bulgarians celebrated on Sunday their country's surprise first win in the Eurovision Song Contest as they welcomed home Dara, who triumphed with her catchy, crowd-pleasing,
May 17, 2026
Cate Blanchett says that the #MeToo movement “got killed very quickly” in remarks at the Cannes Film Festival
May 18, 2026
The full range of Sandra Hüller’s talent is on full display this year in four films that run from big to small
May 17, 2026
Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home
May 17, 2026
Library founded in 1854 receives book checked out over 100 years ago
May 18, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella travelled to the northern city of Modena on Sunday, a day after several people were
May 17, 2026
Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow
May 17, 2026
Ukraine attack ‘largest in over a year’ on Moscow, Russian state media reports
May 17, 2026
Four bystanders tackle knife-wielding driver after car plows into crowd in Italy
May 17, 2026
Chelsea has hired Xabi Alonso as its latest manager on a four-year deal, with the former Real Madrid coach set to take over on July 1
May 17, 2026
Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics
May 17, 2026
Conor McGregor is returning the octagon
May 17, 2026
This tiny center in a UK seaside town is the first place vessels under attack in the Persian Gulf call
May 17, 2026
Ronda Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the iconic fighters’ mixed martial arts comeback bout
May 17, 2026
Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with singer Dara’s party anthem “Bangaranga.”
May 16, 2026
Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Israel finishes second amid boycotts over its participation
May 17, 2026
Bulgarian singer Dara’s dance anthem “Bangaranga” has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, her country's first ever win in the competition
May 17, 2026
The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest final in Vienna has showcased acts from 25 countries
May 17, 2026
A driver has plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four of them critically, before trying to flee and being detained by police, local authorities said
May 16, 2026
Britain’s hard right on the march as tens of thousands descend on London
May 17, 2026
Police say 43 people were arrested in London in connection two rival marches on the streets of capital
May 16, 2026
Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it
May 16, 2026
Real Madrid’s Álvaro Arbeloa has given his blessing to former boss José Mourinho amid intense speculation that the Portuguese coach is set to replace him and start a second stint at the European powerhouse
May 16, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says
May 16, 2026
Spain is boycotting this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after repeatedly expressing disapproval over Israel’s participation
May 16, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology
May 16, 2026
The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there
May 15, 2026
Britain's government faces uncertainty as the Labour Party grapples with internal turmoil
May 15, 2026
Switzerland has begun its quest for a first ice hockey world championship title by defeating the United States 3-1
May 15, 2026
Maldivian authorities have suspended a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside a deep underwater cave, after one body was recovered the day before
May 15, 2026
A bold, bloody queer slasher film starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson gave the Cannes Film Festival a gonzo jolt
May 15, 2026
English has long dominated pop music, but it no longer reigns supreme at the Eurovision Song Contest
May 15, 2026
The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. officials said, a surprise decision slammed by lawmakers that renewed questions
May 15, 2026
Elon Musk's social media platform X is pledging to crack down on hate and terrorist content in Britain
May 15, 2026
Oleksandr Usyk wants to make some “noise” before he calls time on a career that has made him the most dominant heavyweight boxer of his generation
May 15, 2026
As many actors are appearing at the Cannes Film Festival this week, the best role in town might be a little further down the Croisette
May 15, 2026
French singer and actor Claudine Longet has died at age 84
May 15, 2026
At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get just three minutes to impress
May 15, 2026
Austrian artist Valie Export, whose pioneering work and performance art made her a leading light of the avant-garde feminist scene in postwar Europe, has died in Vienna at the age
May 15, 2026
Trump is cutting the numbers of US troops in Europe. Here’s how
May 15, 2026
Real Madrid fans have made their discontentment known by jeering players at the Santiago Bernabeu before a 2-0 win over already relegated Oviedo
May 15, 2026
The Princess of Wales’ visit to Italy highlights the Reggio Approach, an educational model that values a child’s curiosity and potential
May 14, 2026
Czech police detained a 35-year-old man suspected of stealing a revered 800-year-old saint's skull from a church in the northern Czech Republic this week, they said on
May 15, 2026
Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and
May 14, 2026
Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began
May 14, 2026
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have erupted into open rebellion within his party
May 14, 2026
Leading challenger to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits government
May 14, 2026
Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned after losing support from the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner
May 14, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in September, paving the way for Britain to have
February 10, 2026
Using artificial intelligence to "jump straight to the result" could mean art fails to achieve its purposes of self-expression and to deepen our
May 14, 2026
A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early release by Ratko Mladic, the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes
May 14, 2026
British Labour lawmaker Josh Simons on Thursday said he would resign from his seat in parliament in a move designed to give Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham a chance to
May 14, 2026
Revenues at Italian luxury group Ferragamo fell 1.2% at constant exchange rates in the first quarter as wholesale sales dropped 19% compared to a year earlier, the company
May 14, 2026
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Thursday a "prompt but modest" increase in interest rates would help to head off the risk of inflation pressure caused by
May 14, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for a revamp of what he cast as the European Union's outdated budget system,
May 14, 2026
European shares closed higher on Thursday, after hitting the highest in a week with a boost from technology stocks, while investors remained cautious
May 14, 2026
Latvia's centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina said on Thursday she had resigned, triggering the collapse of her coalition government just
May 14, 2026
Britain's Princess of Wales learned how to make pasta on Thursday during a visit to a hillside community in northern Italy's so-called food valley, an area globally known for
May 14, 2026
Denmark's Queen Margrethe, 86, was admitted to hospital due to angina on Thursday, the royal court said.
May 14, 2026
Italian heritage groups have said they will battle proposals to build a new structure near Rome's Borghese Gallery, saying the project would damage one of
May 14, 2026
King Charles was greeted by cheering crowds on Thursday when he visited an area of London which has suffered a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks, in a show of
May 14, 2026
Italy's defence minister said on Thursday he had written twice to the Treasury urging a decision on whether to tap a European Union arms-
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried rising European military spending, which grew last year by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War amid pressure from
May 14, 2026
An Italian parents' group and a number of families faced off against Meta and TikTok on Thursday in the first hearing of a lawsuit that seeks to restrict
May 14, 2026
Horde of amorous peacocks ruffles feathers in Italian seaside town
May 14, 2026
Hungary's government has summoned Russia's ambassador over a massive drone attack near its border with Ukraine
May 14, 2026
The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced in New York to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent acts against Jews and racial minorities
May 14, 2026
Prince Harry warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitism in UK after spate of attacks
May 14, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's former right-hand man was taken into custody on Thursday on money-laundering charges, part of a
May 14, 2026
Britain's economy grew unexpectedly in March to cap another strong first quarter, suggesting it was in better shape as the Iran war escalated
May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a test next week when lawmakers decide whether to approve his former chief of staff to run the
May 14, 2026
Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, injuring at least four people
May 14, 2026
Luciano Darderi reaches the Italian Open semifinals after defeating teenager Rafael Jodar in a match that ended after 2 a.m. local time
May 13, 2026
Buyers in Britain's housing market stayed downbeat last month as the economic fallout from the Iran war and rising mortgage rates weighed on sentiment, a survey from the Royal
May 14, 2026
Russia unleashed a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting critical infrastructure in the west, killing at least six people and
May 13, 2026
The U.S. military says the remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
May 14, 2026
Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the 100-point mark in the Spanish league have ended with a 1-0 loss at Alaves
May 14, 2026
Britain’s Princess Catherine is making her first overseas trip since announcing her cancer is in remission
May 13, 2026
Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday heard the boos of a small number of pro-Palestinian protesters
May 14, 2026
The Premier League title race is not over yet
May 14, 2026
Broadcom is suing EU antitrust regulators over their requests for documents containing legal advice from its U.S. lawyers in a case related to VMware,
May 13, 2026
'Spark Interactive' trailer brings Holocaust education into the digital age
May 14, 2026
Russia has launched a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones across 20 regions of the country
May 13, 2026
Christie's says a 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist has sold for more than 13.5 million Swiss francs or $17.3 million
May 14, 2026
A cruise ship, carrying more than 1,000 passengers many of whom are British, remained stranded in Bordeaux on Wednesday after an outbreak
May 13, 2026
London police said on Wednesday they would mount an "unprecedented" operation this weekend to prevent violence and serious disorder when two large protests
May 13, 2026
French authorities are examining whether a foreign interference campaign aimed at a hard-left party ahead of March's municipal
May 13, 2026
Moscow authorities have imposed restrictions on the publication of photos and videos showing the aftermath of "terrorist attacks", including drone strikes, the office of
May 13, 2026
Hungary has summoned Russia's ambassador over a drone attack on western Ukraine, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday.
May 13, 2026
Procession honors Maine Warden who died in Tuesday plane crash
May 14, 2026
1,700 passengers held on cruise ship over potential acute stomach bug sickness
May 13, 2026
French authorities have ordered over 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship to stay on board due to a gastrointestinal illness outbreak
May 13, 2026
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina was left without a ruling majority in the parliament on Wednesday after the left-wing Progressives
May 13, 2026
France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Internet giant Amazon over minimum delivery fees on books, as the country
May 13, 2026
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro received the longest-ever standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival two decades ago for his historical fantasy "
May 13, 2026
Britain's grand State Opening of Parliament ceremony does not normally feature an elephant.
May 13, 2026
Russia has placed British former defence minister Ben Wallace on a wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal investigation, state media said on Wednesday,
May 13, 2026
Venus Williams will play in the women’s doubles at the French Open this month together with Hailey Baptiste, who is 21 years her junior
May 13, 2026
The cast of “The Fast and the Furious” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a 25th anniversary celebration of the nitrous-boosting franchise
May 13, 2026
Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning
May 13, 2026
Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his
May 13, 2026
JPMorgan is open to engaging with France's far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of next year's presidential election, a senior regional executive at the
May 13, 2026
Seventeen people under observation in Italy and Spain for possible hantavirus infection have tested negative, the countries'
May 13, 2026
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, on Thursday said a 5 million pound ($6.75 million) donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire he received
May 13, 2026
Just two weeks after Turkey's parliament made recommendations on how to advance the country's peace process with Kurdish
May 13, 2026
Britain’s Princess of Wales on Wednesday visited the Italian city of Reggio Emilia, renowned for its approach to early
May 13, 2026
Russia's repeated airspace violations of countries on the eastern flank of NATO underline the urgent need to consolidate the alliance's air defences against missiles and
May 13, 2026
Princess Kate visits Italy in first official overseas trip since cancer treatment
May 13, 2026
A German court ruled on Wednesday that U.S.-based food giant Mondelez misled buyers by shrinking its Milka chocolate bars from 100 grams to 90 grams without significantly altering
May 13, 2026
A public quarrel between two of France's most famous young men - one a soccer player, the other a darling of the far right - over
May 13, 2026
Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of
May 13, 2026
Current European Union rules such as an outright ban on internal combustion car engines in 2035 have not spurred the intended shift to electric vehicles, Mercedes Benz
May 13, 2026
Britain will introduce legislation to strengthen its ties with the European Union, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prioritises mending economic relations
May 13, 2026
A Russian ship that sank after its engine room exploded in the Mediterranean could have been carrying parts for nuclear reactors used in submarines, according to Spanish government documents
May 13, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to visit Britain and Italy before attending a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France in mid-June, broadcaster NTV reported on
May 13, 2026
British police said on Wednesday they had recovered the bodies of three women from the sea in Brighton and were working to establish how the "tragic incident" had happened.
May 13, 2026
The European Central Bank will hike its deposit rate next month and at least once more this year to try to stop the energy price shock from the Middle
May 13, 2026
Hungary's new government, under Prime Minister Peter Magyar, was sworn in earlier this week, replacing Prime Minister Viktor Orban's administration after 16 years.
May 13, 2026
European Central Bank board member Frank Elderson on Wednesday urged banks in the euro area to quickly prepare for potential cyberattacks launched with the help of
May 13, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will aim to reassert his authority over his Labour Party on Wednesday as his government unveils 37 bills for the next
May 13, 2026
German wholesale prices climbed to a three-year high of 6.3% in April as the Iran war pushed up the prices of energy and raw materials,
May 13, 2026
Volkswagen's controlling family shareholders piled pressure on the automaker to overhaul its business model on Wednesday after the German company's ongoing
May 13, 2026
Amnesty International and Human Rights First on Wednesday urged Poland to stop cooperating with U.S. deportation flights transferring Ukrainian nationals via its
May 13, 2026
Finland's capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.
May 13, 2026
France's unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest since 2021, the INSEE statistics agency reported on Wednesday, though it was still lower
May 13, 2026
EU-harmonised consumer prices in France rose 2.5% year-on-year in April, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, confirming a preliminary reading published late last month and
May 13, 2026
Siemens' orders rose more than expected in the first three months of the year, although its sales and profits slipped behind forecast and the Iran war has
May 13, 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Russia's oil refineries and ports on Wednesday, two days after a three-day ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump expired.
May 13, 2026
The United Nations is likely to launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before the term of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expires at the end of
May 13, 2026
Spain will push ahead with new rules to make social networks and AI safer despite intense lobbying from the tech industry, its digital transformation
May 13, 2026
Ten countries have advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest final after the first semifinal
May 12, 2026
The 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran shares her experience in U.S. immigration detention
May 12, 2026
European Central Bank interest rate hikes are becoming increasingly likely, unless there is a fundamental change in the inflation outlook, Bundesbank President Joachim
May 13, 2026
Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday, killing at least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
May 12, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday that 10 people from remote island territories, including cruise ship passengers and medical staff who had contact with confirmed cases in the
May 13, 2026
Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted on Lisbon 9/11 memorial
May 13, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat qualifier Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals and match Novak Djokovic’s record with a 31st consecutive Masters Series victory
May 12, 2026
Who could replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Britain’s prime minister?
May 13, 2026
French companies have so far absorbed the shock from the conflict in the Middle East, but pervasive uncertainty and higher energy costs are beginning to test the economy's
May 13, 2026
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU
May 13, 2026
A top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday the mandate of Bosnia's next international peace envoy would be more limited, saying that the departure of the German politician currently in the
May 13, 2026
Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO
May 12, 2026
From a rout in Asian currencies to the closure of a low budget
May 12, 2026
Britain's long-dated government borrowing costs have surged to their highest since 1998 as concern that a potential change in leadership could weaken
May 12, 2026
After years in which Volodymyr Zelenskiy's wartime reputation withstood corruption allegations that swirled around his associates, the
May 12, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday it would contribute autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational defensive mission aimed at
May 12, 2026
Keir Starmer was once hailed as the leader who would bring pragmatism and stability to Britain after years of political chaos.
May 12, 2026
Hungary's new prime minister, Peter Magyar, on Tuesday gave veto powers over legislation to four ministers including Finance Minister Andras Karman, who
May 12, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin has released a video of Vladimir Putin driving in Moscow and meeting an old school teacher in a hotel lobby, after Western media outlets cited a
May 12, 2026
Italian energy group Eni has asked Morgan Stanley to help it to raise funds from investment firms such as Apollo, KKR and Stonepeak in
May 12, 2026
European satellite operator Eutelsat on Tuesday reported third-quarter revenue broadly in line with market expectations, as growth in its low Earth orbit
May 12, 2026
The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday and U.S.
May 12, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defied calls to resign on Tuesday, telling ministers he would get on with governing despite
May 12, 2026
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla will increase its investment in battery cell production at its plant outside Berlin by almost $250 million, boosting its capacity target
May 12, 2026
The head of the European Commission called on Tuesday for more protections for children against the "addictive designs" of social media
May 12, 2026
What is the Schengen Shuffle and who’s doing it?
May 12, 2026
Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation
May 12, 2026
Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built
May 12, 2026
Stellantis Chief Executive Antonio Filosa said on Tuesday partnerships would be a key part of the automaker's future strategy, as it prepares to present a new multi-year
May 12, 2026
Private credit funds have marked down more than a tenth of their loans by at least 50%, new data from
May 12, 2026
Italian industrial output rose by 0.7% in March compared to the previous month, data showed on Tuesday, offering some hope to the country's long-struggling manufacturing
May 12, 2026
Bytedance's social media platform TikTok on Tuesday made a last- ditch attempt at Europe's top court to scrap its designation as a "gatekeeper" under EU
May 12, 2026
U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI said it was granting access to its latest models including GPT-5.5-Cyber to Deutsche Telekom, BBVA and dozens more
May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya
May 12, 2026
First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel
May 12, 2026
Meta Platforms on Tuesday lost its fight against an Italian regulatory order that it should compensate publishers for using snippets of their news
May 12, 2026
Investors increased their bets on the Bank of England raising rates in the coming months as global markets responded to the latest increase in tensions in the Strait of
May 12, 2026
Thyssenkrupp Nucera has frozen hiring in high-cost countries as part of broader saving measures, it said on Tuesday, after its second-
May 12, 2026
Greg Abbott is planning his summer holiday with half an eye on the Iran war.
May 12, 2026
Siemens Energy will accelerate its standing share buyback programme after posting a 42% increase in pre-tax free cash flow, the company said on Tuesday, benefitting from
May 12, 2026
Vanguard will expand its product range for everyday investors in Europe, aiming to roughly double its regional assets to $1 trillion within five years and
May 12, 2026
The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm
May 11, 2026
A 27-year-old man suspected of plotting a violent attack and of planning to join Islamic State in Syria or Mozambique had sought to target a Parisian museum and the Jewish
May 12, 2026
British consumers, shaken by the widening economic fallout from the Iran war, cut their spending last month for the first time since November 2024 as they focused on essentials
May 12, 2026
The fifth and deciding game of the PWHL's semifinal playoff series between Minnesota and Montreal scheduled for Monday night has been postponed
May 12, 2026
UK leader Starmer fights to save premiership as scores of Labour lawmakers urge him to resign
May 12, 2026
A Texas man accused of killing his pregnant wife fled to Italy weeks before trial. He’s asking a judge not to send him back
May 12, 2026
Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure on Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour
May 11, 2026
A stoppage time goal from Jonathan Rowe has given Bologna a 3-2 win against Napoli in a pulsating Serie A encounter
May 12, 2026
Ukrainian authorities on Monday named President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful former chief of staff as a suspect in a major corruption probe, a move likely to pile
May 12, 2026
European Union foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday on new sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as well as leading Hamas
May 11, 2026
Orthodox Christian bishops in Georgia elected a new patriarch, Shio III, on Monday, in what is a pivotal juncture for the South Caucasus country where the Church plays an
May 11, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday discussed with the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan UAE's assistance in bringing Ukrainians back from
May 11, 2026
This week's Eurovision Song Contest, already stung by boycotts over Israeli participation, is also facing a test of new public-voting rules introduced to
May 11, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour taking in the United Arab Emirates and Europe from May 15-20, India's foreign ministry said in a statement on
May 11, 2026
The Beatles are returning to one of their iconic sites with a new fan experience in London
May 11, 2026
European governments on Monday rejected a suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
May 11, 2026
Tales of war, grief and artificial intelligence join a race for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival's top prize from Tuesday, in a
May 11, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his country and Kyiv was preparing for further
May 11, 2026
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine
May 11, 2026
The European Commission on Monday welcomed an offer by U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to provide open access to its cybersecurity features, but said its rival
May 11, 2026
Hungary is racing to meet an August 31 deadline to become eligible for 10.4 billion euros ($12.2 billion) from the European Union's post-pandemic
May 11, 2026
The International Criminal Court on Monday confirmed it had issued an arrest warrant for a longtime ally of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte,
May 11, 2026
European shares ended Monday's session flat, constrained by a drop in luxury stocks, while stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations drove oil prices
May 11, 2026
Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has sacked two senior aides after uproar over denied funding for a documentary, adding to turbulence at a ministry
May 11, 2026
Blackstone will acquire Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, CVC said on Monday.
May 11, 2026
Countries in the European Economic Area and Switzerland have committed almost 200 billion euros ($235 billion) to their electric vehicle (EV)
May 11, 2026
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and seven entities in Russia for systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, the EU Council said in a
May 11, 2026
A former Polish justice minister sought in his homeland for alleged abuse of power says he has traveled from Hungary to the U.S. Prosecutors in Poland said on Monday that they’re investigating whether he was assisted in evading liability
May 11, 2026
Poland will seek answers about how a former minister wanted on abuse of power charges managed to travel from Hungary to the United States, a foreign ministry spokesperson
May 11, 2026
Hungary will review the financing and implementation of the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project, the nominee for economy and
May 11, 2026
A French passenger who was on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus and her condition is deteriorating, French Health Minister
May 11, 2026
Norway's annual core inflation rose in line with expectations in April, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Monday, supporting expectations interest rates could increase
May 11, 2026
The European Central Bank will need to adjust interest rates soon if the inflationary outlook does not significantly improve, ECB Governing Council Member Martin Kocher was
May 11, 2026
The European Central Bank's outgoing Vice President Luis de Guindos urged colleagues, in an interview published on Monday, to be prudent when deciding on an expected
May 11, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets still want to believe that neither the U.S. nor Iran is aiming to escalate their conflict.
May 11, 2026
The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a
May 11, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit
May 11, 2026
Watched by its grieving coach, Barcelona has won its second straight Spanish league title and 29th overall with a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou
May 10, 2026
Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been moved to a hospital in the capital, Tehran, and has been granted a suspension of her sentence on heavy
May 11, 2026
Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta became the first female head coach to win a game in European soccer’s top five men’s leagues as she oversaw a 3-1 victory against Mainz in the German Bundesliga
May 10, 2026
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was in the dugout for Sunday’s clasico against Real Madrid following the death of his father, with the Catalan club winning its second consecutive Spanish league title
May 11, 2026
Tenerife port home to scenes of worry and relief as passengers depart hantavirus-hit ship
May 11, 2026
Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds resigned on Sunday, after
May 10, 2026
Israel has deported two activists detained for over a week after leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza
May 10, 2026
A U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the
May 10, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party
May 10, 2026
Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to
May 10, 2026
Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks", in a further sign of a chill in relations
May 10, 2026
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is considering selling a 15% stake in three equal parts following the designer's death, potentially bringing in three buyers he had
May 10, 2026
Germany dismissed on Sunday a suggestion from Russian President Vladimir Putin that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could coordinate talks with the European Union to
May 10, 2026
Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away
May 10, 2026
Germany is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of Berlin's strategy.
May 10, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just
May 10, 2026
WHO chief reassures ‘worried’ Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus ship arrival expected Sunday
May 08, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 09, 2026
Hungary's Péter Magyar has taken his oath of office to become the country's new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s autocratic 16-year rule
May 09, 2026
Porn website at center of CNN investigation into sexual abuse taken offline
May 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, reeling from a crushing local election defeat, faced a new setback to his leadership on Saturday when a former minister
May 09, 2026
Manchester City has kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after beating Brentford 3-0
May 09, 2026
Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus that is due to anchor near Tenerife early on Sunday,
May 09, 2026
The superyacht where Jackie Kennedy found new love can be yours for 42 percent off
May 09, 2026
At the Venice Biennale, everyone’s lining up for the toilets
May 09, 2026
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of
May 09, 2026
Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect
May 09, 2026
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, propelled into office on promises of change after years of
May 09, 2026
Ukrainians welcomed a three-day ceasefire brokered by the U.S. as a much-needed break from years of attacks from Russia as it came
May 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday Europe wanted to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite differences with the United States
May 09, 2026
Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition
May 09, 2026
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way
May 09, 2026
Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa has defended players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, saying their apologies for having scuffled were enough to settle the incident that led the club to fine both of them a whopping 500,000 euros
May 09, 2026
Three of the United Kingdom's four nations are set for the first time to be governed by pro-independence
May 08, 2026
Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory
May 09, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had to put in plenty of work to compile 39 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a 115-108 victory in Game 3 that gave the San Antonio Spurs a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves
May 09, 2026
With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of
May 09, 2026
Ryanair will close its operating base at Greece's Thessaloniki airport this winter and cut the number of flights in and out of the
May 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will
May 08, 2026
Putin’s scaled down Victory Parade getting smaller by the day
May 09, 2026
Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 09, 2026
A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has eased tensions over a potential Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow
May 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year
May 09, 2026
Novak Djokovic has been beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open
May 09, 2026
Rubio downplays Germany troop withdrawal plan amid Trump’s threats
May 09, 2026
Real Madrid has fined Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni $588,000 each for their altercation during practice
May 08, 2026
The king of Denmark has asked Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to explore the formation of a potential centre-right government following the breakdown of negotiations
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 08, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican
May 08, 2026
Olivia and Liam have topped the list of baby names in the United States for 2025, marking the seventh consecutive year
May 08, 2026
Poland has signed its loan agreement under a European Union defence financing programme, securing 43.7 billion euros to strengthen its military as the bloc steps up efforts
May 08, 2026
Pope Leo asked that God would inspire world leaders to calm global tensions and reduce hatred in an address to mark his
May 08, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States can have a productive relationship with the Catholic Church despite tensions over President Donald
May 08, 2026
King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will give evidence in an English court in July at the trial of a man charged with using threatening or abusive words
May 08, 2026
Farage’s Reform UK wins big in local elections, splintering two-party system and piling pressure on Starmer
May 08, 2026
At least one suspect is at large after taking hostages and then fleeing the scene at a savings bank branch in the western German town of Sinzig, police said on
May 08, 2026
Musée d’Orsay opens gallery dedicated to still-unclaimed works stolen by Nazis in WWII
May 08, 2026
Russia has increasingly focused its aerial attacks on small Ukrainian power substations, with increased drone capacity allowing it to
May 08, 2026
Ukraine is considering sending experts to help strengthen air security over the Baltic states, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, after two supposedly Ukrainian
May 08, 2026
Porsche AG said on Friday that it planned to cut more than 500 jobs as it discontinues three subsidiaries to focus on core business.
May 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to carry on as leader after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections that have deepened doubts over his ability
May 08, 2026
A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S.
May 08, 2026
The head of Acerinox on Friday kept a door open for a possible New York listing of its U.S. business, which makes the bulk of the Spanish steelmaker's earnings
May 08, 2026
On her trip to northern Italy next week, Britain’s Princess of Wales will see how in the years after World War Two communities transformed abandoned military
May 08, 2026
EU regulators are giving Alphabet's Google a little bit more time to sooth their concerns after a previous proposal from the company fell short, the European Commission
May 08, 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 05, 2026
Fashion retailer Zara has denied infringing Estee Lauder's Jo Malone trademark, saying in UK High Court filings that it uses the perfumer's name on fragrances
May 08, 2026
European Union foreign ministers are expected to adopt new sanctions on Monday related to the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, two EU sources said on Friday.
May 08, 2026
Rain has raised water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling vessels to sail with more cargo after shallow water hindered shipping this week, but sailings with full
May 08, 2026
European shares slipped on Friday in broad-based losses as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict hit risk sentiment at the end of a week dominated by
May 08, 2026
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday there was no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova's accession to the bloc, although the EU
May 08, 2026
British house prices fell in April for a second month in a row as concerns about the impact of the war in Iran hurt buyer demand and in annual terms they
May 08, 2026
German exports rose unexpectedly in March, official data showed on Friday, lifted by higher demand from Europe, as industrial output fell despite a forecast
May 08, 2026
Commerzbank plans to cut 3,000 jobs to help it reach more ambitious profit targets as part of a strategy to fend off a takeover by Italy's
May 08, 2026
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed scepticism on Friday over the need for stablecoins pegged to the euro, saying they may hamper the ECB's own
May 08, 2026
A man has pleaded not guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior toward the former Prince Andrew near his home at King Charles III’s Sandringham Estate
May 08, 2026
While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing
May 08, 2026
Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
May 08, 2026
A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month, two
May 08, 2026
Britain will summon the Chinese ambassador following the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China,
May 07, 2026
Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
May 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia's proclamation of a limited ceasefire for its World War Two commemorations exposed the "strange and inappropriate
May 07, 2026
Rubio and Pope Leo discuss areas of disagreement after weeks of tensions with Trump
May 06, 2026
John McGinn scored twice as Aston Villa routed Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the Europa League to reach its first major European final in 44 years
May 07, 2026
The parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-European President Maia Sandu's party, curbed the use of the Russian language in the chamber on
May 08, 2026
Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has suffered a head injury, the club said, in an altercation with teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni ahead of a weekend match against fierce rival Barcelona
May 08, 2026
Paris' public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform, a new step in a probe over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent
May 08, 2026
Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera singer, to lengthy prison sentences on Thursday after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow
May 08, 2026
A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain
May 07, 2026
One of the European Central Bank's top policymakers warned on Thursday of the rising risk of higher inflation in the wake of the Iran war and
May 07, 2026
European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Thursday that there appeared to be a disconnect between record stock market valuations and the risks facing the
May 08, 2026
Spanish police have seized 30 tons of cocaine from a ship off the Canary Islands and detained its 23-member crew without bail in Europe's largest-ever bust of the drug, the
May 07, 2026
Airbus said it delivered fewer aircraft in the year to April than in the same period a year earlier, underscoring the pressure on the European planemaker to accelerate handovers to
May 07, 2026
German sports car maker Porsche is cutting the number of executive board members to seven from eight as part of a strategic realignment of the company under new CEO Michael
May 07, 2026
U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice Biennale after a fraught selection process came down to the wire
May 07, 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry reports that air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight
May 07, 2026
British voters have cast ballots in local and regional elections that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Keir Starmer
May 07, 2026
Police in England say a man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew
May 07, 2026
Pro-Russian eurosceptic Rumen Radev promised on Thursday to bring down prices and restore stability in Bulgaria as he named a new cabinet after the president gave him the
May 07, 2026
British police have arrested a man after he allegedly threatened the former Prince Andrew close to his place of residence on Wednesday, the Telegraph newspaper reported on
May 07, 2026
Dozens of activists from the anti-Kremlin art collective Pussy Riot held a demonstration in Venice on Thursday, waving Ukrainian flags and chanting slogans against President
May 07, 2026
Ukraine's top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, has arrived in Miami for a series of meetings with U.S. representatives as peace talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine
May 07, 2026
President Donald Trump announced that he will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as a rift over the Iran war widens between the Republican's
May 07, 2026
Two men, including a British immigration officer, were found guilty in a London court on Thursday of spying on behalf of Hong Kong and
May 07, 2026
Tourist wins payout after missing out on sun loungers during family vacation
May 07, 2026
The Vatican says the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” was discussed in talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
May 07, 2026
The European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Thursday it had arrested 21 Croatians, including an acting and a former public official, in a probe into possible corruption and fraud
May 07, 2026
Ukraine's purchase of Saab-made Gripen fighter jets could be signed within months, the country's defence minister said on Thursday as he visited his
May 07, 2026
German satellite maker OHB will consider legal action if EU antitrust regulators approve a planned merger of the satellite businesses of Airbus, Thales and
May 07, 2026
The dark fascist secret hidden beneath one of Europe’s largest railway stations
May 07, 2026
British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month, marking the third
May 07, 2026
The Kremlin said on Thursday extra security measures were being put in place for Russian President Vladimir Putin in case of a Ukrainian attack on May 9 celebrations marking
May 07, 2026
Twice in three seasons Bayern Munich has fallen short in the Champions League semifinals with regrets about a referee’s decision in the second leg
May 07, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia continued to flout a Kyiv-proposed ceasefire on Thursday, adding that Ukraine would continue its long-range strikes if Russia carried on
May 07, 2026
Greece is preparing sweeping constitutional reforms that would require artificial intelligence to serve human society and protect individual freedoms
May 07, 2026
Millions of British voters cast their ballots on Thursday in local and regional elections that are expected to deal a huge blow to Prime Minister Keir
May 07, 2026
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Armenia was being drawn into what it described as the European Union's "anti‑Russian orbit".
May 07, 2026
The picturesque Bavarian town of Vilseck has hosted U.S. forces since the end of World War Two and could bear the brunt of President Donald Trump's
May 07, 2026
Russia said on Thursday that air defences had destroyed 32 drones heading towards Moscow since the start of the day, as the country prepares for Russia's May 9 Victory Day
May 07, 2026
British builders saw one of the biggest month-on-month jumps in cost inflation on record in April, according to a survey on Thursday that also showed the Iran war increased
May 07, 2026
European shares slipped on Thursday after a steep rally in the previous session, as investors assessed progress towards a U.S.-Iran peace deal that
May 07, 2026
Shell's first-quarter profit beat estimates and hit its highest in two years at $6.9 billion on Thursday, boosted by gains linked to
May 07, 2026
Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday called on NATO to boost air defences in their region after two suspected stray Ukrainian drones
May 07, 2026
Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on track to become the strongest party in an eastern state election in September, a poll showed on Thursday, raising the prospect
May 07, 2026
Nike CEO Elliott Hill got a vote of confidence from one of its largest customers, British sportswear retailer JD Sports, whose boss said on Thursday he was "doing a great job
May 07, 2026
German industrial orders rose more than expected in the first month following the outbreak of the Iran war, even when excluding volatile
May 07, 2026
Euro zone financial integration has made steady progress in the past few years but the region's equity markets remain stubbornly fragmented, lagging behind advances in
May 07, 2026
When in 1937 the League of Nations vacated the 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva, the global intergovernmental body created to preserve peace
May 07, 2026
Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine
May 07, 2026
Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop group, recorded their second album, “Fenian,” while dealing with a legal battle
May 07, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is working to remove immigration judges who are slow or not following the law
May 07, 2026
Punk group Pussy Riot and Ukraine's FEMEN feminist organization have swarmed the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, protesting outside the venue and releasing colored smoke
May 06, 2026
A new report reveals European companies have taken a third of the Indian Ocean's tropical tuna catch
May 07, 2026
Ousmane Dembélé has scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again
May 06, 2026
It was billed as an Atlantic odyssey to some of the most remote islands in the world.
May 07, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” is not your average talking animal movie
May 06, 2026
Alphabet's Google has offered to change its spam policy criticised by publishers, according to a European Commission document seen by
May 06, 2026
France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal into the Red Sea
May 06, 2026
Chinese automaker Geely has purchased part of a Ford factory in Spain and plans to build one of its models there, Spanish trade publication La Tribuna de Automocion reported, citing
May 06, 2026
A senior Vatican cardinal on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump's disparaging attacks on Pope Leo over the Iran war "strange," a day before the U.S.
May 06, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had held further talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which Macron had reaffirmed the importance
May 06, 2026
France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo is likely to visit France at the end of September, the country's bishops announced in a statement on Wednesday, in what would be the pontiff's second visit to a
May 06, 2026
European lawmakers and governments are making good progress in negotiations to finalise a deal scrapping duties on U.S. imports but "there is still some way to go", the
May 06, 2026
British voters will cast ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term
May 06, 2026
Hungary has returned cash and gold of Ukraine's Oschadbank seized by Budapest's security service in March, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, as Kyiv welcomed the
May 06, 2026
Investors are showing signs of diversifying away from U.S.
May 06, 2026
Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv
May 06, 2026
Boy killed by falling tree at Melrose, Massachusetts playground spent "last moments laughing and playing tag"
May 06, 2026
Thousands of British Jews gathered in north London on Tuesday to mark the Lag B'Omer festival, a celebratory event in the Jewish calendar, after weeks of heightened tension
May 06, 2026
A record number of candidates submitted bids for Cyprus's May 24 parliamentary election on Wednesday in a race which could shape one of the most fragmented legislatures in
May 06, 2026
Greece has rescued all nine crew members of a cargo ship that hit rocks and sank off the South Aegean island of Andros early on Wednesday, a coast guard official said.
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month
May 06, 2026
‘It was hard for our son’: This US couple says moving to Germany was a tough adjustment for their young family
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo will visit two of the Canary Islands, major entry points off Africa's western coast for desperate migrants braving dangerous Atlantic waters
May 06, 2026
Nearly two decades after 26-year-old office worker Chiara Poggi was found dead in her home in the small northern town of Garlasco, a case that once seemed
May 06, 2026
A German national who was onboard a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus will be brought to a hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf for testing, a hospital spokesperson
May 06, 2026
Catherine, Princess of Wales, to travel to Italy in first overseas royal engagement since cancer treatment
May 06, 2026
Russian strikes kill 27 in Ukraine ahead of rival ceasefires around Moscow’s Victory Day parade
May 05, 2026
Wealthy Latin Americans are turning this exclusive European neighborhood from ‘rich to richer’
May 06, 2026
France's services sector contracted in April, as demand weakened amid economic and political uncertainty linked to the Iran war, a monthly survey by S&P Global showed on
May 06, 2026
NATO countries need to hit the alliance's target of spending 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence five years ahead of schedule in 2030, Poland's defence minister
May 06, 2026
Euro zone negotiated wage growth trends are largely unchanged since the start of the Iran war, the European Central Bank's wage tracker showed on Wednesday, offering
May 06, 2026
Euro zone services activity contracted in April for the first time in almost a year, hit by weakening demand and deteriorating export business as the Middle East war weighed
May 06, 2026
Lufthansa kept its 2026 profit outlook on Wednesday, saying hedging, higher fares and cost cuts would help offset a 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion)
May 06, 2026
Germany's service sector contracted at its steepest rate in more than three years in April as demand evaporated due to rising inflationary pressures and uncertainty linked to
May 06, 2026
Jewellery brand Pandora said a drop in spending by mid- to low-earners pushed down comparable sales by 2% in North America, as new CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier
May 06, 2026
British services firms last month reported the sharpest acceleration in cost pressures in three-and-a-half years as the Iran war drove up prices for fuel and raw materials, a
May 06, 2026
Novo Nordisk beat first-quarter profit forecasts and nudged up its full-year outlook on Wednesday, helped by stronger-than-
May 06, 2026
The chance of a European Central Bank rate hike has risen as inflation pressures are high, board member Piero Cipollone said on Wednesday, even as negotiated wage data
May 06, 2026
Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize on Wednesday reported first-quarter core profit above market expectations, citing resilience of its U.S. business
May 06, 2026
British police are setting up a new team of 100 officers including counter terrorism specialists to help protect Jewish communities across London after a series of
May 06, 2026
Pope Leo marks his first year leading the Catholic Church on Friday with a higher public profile and a ramped-up schedule, having grown more outspoken
May 06, 2026
A pilot was killed and more than 200 hectares of forest scorched after a firefighting plane crashed while battling a major blaze in eastern Poland's protected Solska Forest,
May 06, 2026
Spain's services sector contracted in April for the first time since August 2023 as uncertainty linked to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran hampered demand and confidence, a
May 06, 2026
The regional government of Spain's Canary Islands is
May 06, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's service sector hit their highest level in more than three years in April, driven by the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on Wednesday.
May 06, 2026
Ireland's services sector contracted for the first time in over five years in April as inflationary pressure caused by the Middle East conflict intensified and new business
May 06, 2026
Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, will travel to Italy next week for her first official overseas visit since undergoing treatment for cancer, Kensington Palace said on
May 06, 2026
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at
May 05, 2026
The Spanish Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday evening it would receive the MV Hondius in the Canary Islands "in accordance with international law and humanitarian
May 06, 2026
Arsenal is back in the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years thanks to a late first-half goal from Bukayo Saka that secured a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid
May 05, 2026
Ukrainian authorities say Russian drone and missile strikes during the night and into daylight hours have killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others
May 05, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stuck with his centre-left coalition partners on Tuesday despite weeks of wrangling over tax, welfare
May 05, 2026
A Russian attack killed four people on Tuesday in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, one of a series of assaults launched in the country's
May 06, 2026
A top Google scientist sent a warning to EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday that its proposal requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals
May 06, 2026
Thousands of Czechs filled Prague's Old Town Square on Tuesday to show their support for public media and protest planned government changes to funding of the state
May 06, 2026
One of the top art museums in Paris has opened a new gallery dedicated to orphaned masterpieces plundered by the Nazis
May 05, 2026
Europe's AI regulations should be reduced and simplified, chief executives of seven of Europe's top technology firms including Christophe Fouquet of the biggest, computer
May 05, 2026
The European Union's trade chief has urged the United States to swiftly restore the tariffs agreed in last year's EU-US trade deal, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2026
Tesla's aim to roll out its supervised "full self-driving" software in Europe got a boost from Belgium on Tuesday, where the Flanders region said it was
May 05, 2026
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has denounced the circulation of a deepfake photo of her posing in bed, wearing lingerie
May 05, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron plans to nominate his former chief of staff, Emmanuel Moulin, as France's next central bank governor, the Elysee said on Tuesday,
May 05, 2026
The European Union needs its banks to be bigger if they are to compete with their counterparts in the United States and China, the chairman of the euro zone's finance
May 05, 2026
Jon Rahm has resolved his financial dispute with the European tour, a move that potentially gives him a place to compete in 2027 and beyond with LIV Golf facing an uncertain future
May 05, 2026
Romania’s pro-European coalition has collapsed after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan
May 05, 2026
Brazil's Suzano, the world's largest pulp maker, is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $3.4 billion joint venture with U.S. consumer
May 05, 2026
By Melory Ghazi, Lauren Bacquie and Noemie Olive PARIS, May 5 - The husband of Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi described the family's fears on Tuesday after her
May 05, 2026
Vienna police expect protests against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest to include "blockades and disruption attempts", they said on
May 05, 2026
Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said on Tuesday she would offer the mandate to form a new government to Progressive Bulgaria (PB), the party of former president Rumen Radev
May 05, 2026
Kylian Mbappé insists he remains fully committed to his recovery from a left hamstring injury
May 05, 2026
Thousands of fans have attended the funera for Alex Zanardi after the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist died last week at 59
May 05, 2026
Ukraine's economy shrank 0.5% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2026, the statistics service said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2026
Meta Platforms on Tuesday sought to stave off an imminent EU order to allow rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging site WhatsApp, as it
May 05, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine's battle-tested security expertise.
May 05, 2026
German investigators say the suspect in a car-ramming in the city of Leipzig that left two people dead doesn’t appear to have had any political or religious motive but had spent time recently at a psychiatric hospital
May 05, 2026
Romanian lawmakers toppled Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan's pro-EU government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, putting at risk the country's sovereign debt
May 05, 2026
Ukrainian troops are rapidly increasing medium-range drone strikes on Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, demonstrating a growing
May 05, 2026
Meta Platforms will expand safeguards for teen accounts to 27 European Union countries and to Facebook in the United States, the U.S. tech giant said on
May 05, 2026
Counterterror police are investigating an arson attack at a former London synagogue as Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses a wave of antisemitic attacks causing fear in the Jewish community
May 05, 2026
European shares recovered modestly on Tuesday after slumping in the previous session as a rally in technology stocks and a slate of upbeat corporate
May 05, 2026
A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure killed five people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, as President Volodymyr
May 05, 2026
Russia cut off mobile internet services to many customers in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the annual May 9 parade commemorating victory over Nazi Germany,
May 05, 2026
Turkish nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli said on Tuesday the jailed head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should
May 05, 2026
German fashion group Hugo Boss reported a quarterly operating profit above analysts' expectations on Tuesday, sending its shares nearly 5% higher, even as the Iran
May 05, 2026
The Swedish government said on Tuesday it was moving ahead with plans for a new foreign intelligence agency after past criticism that security officials failed to predict
May 05, 2026
Sweden-based Volvo Cars sold 162,864 cars in the three months through April, down 10% from the same period a year earlier, it said on Tuesday.
May 05, 2026
A looming U.S. tariff hike would have a 'significant' impact on German premium carmaker Audi as it pushes ahead with plans to launch its largest SUV in the U.S. this summer,
May 05, 2026
One of Hungary's top media players, whose companies have benefited from lucrative state contracts under the outgoing government, has
May 05, 2026
Britain on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia against Ukraine and produce
May 05, 2026
Armenia is hosting the first European Union summit in Yerevan
May 05, 2026
Australia's central bank lifted rates for a third time this year on Tuesday, returning borrowing costs to post-pandemic highs and warning that
May 05, 2026
Novo Nordisk is seeing brisk early demand for its new weight-loss pill as competition with U.S. rival Eli Lilly intensifies.
May 05, 2026
Europe's investment banks are struggling to maintain market share as Wall Street
May 05, 2026
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has projected confidence that the European Union will soon green-light the carmaker's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) system, but
May 05, 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday meteorological monitoring equipment at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had been
May 05, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged leaders from across society on Tuesday to work together to eradicate antisemitism "from every corner", as he convened a
May 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark Russia’s World War Two victory, but Ukrainian President
May 04, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned the Iranian drone and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates.
May 05, 2026
Manchester City has fought back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 at Everton in a dramatic encounter that hands the title momentum to Arsenal
May 04, 2026
Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured on Monday when a car drove into a central pedestrian zone of
May 04, 2026
Authorities say a driver has plowed into people in a busy shopping area in the German city of Leipzig
May 04, 2026
Roma has scored three first-half goals on its way to a 4-0 win over lowly Fiorentina in Serie A
May 05, 2026
Two dead after car strikes crowd in German city, police say
May 04, 2026
The parliamentary leader of Austria's ruling conservatives, August Woeginger, stepped down on Monday moments after a court convicted him of misuse of office and handed him a
May 04, 2026
Chancellor Friedrich Merz marks a year in office this week facing the biggest crisis with Washington in decades, after President Donald Trump said he would
May 04, 2026
U.S.
May 04, 2026
Hotel guests woken by 'vulgar' threats over emergency intercom
May 05, 2026
Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao and Stellan Skarsgård are among the jurors who will decide the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Monday
May 04, 2026
High global oil prices will not help boost Russian economic growth this year as Ukrainian drone attacks and new Western sanctions weigh on crude output and exports, a think
May 04, 2026
European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran
May 04, 2026
Austria has expelled three Russian Embassy employees suspected of espionage using antennas on diplomatic buildings
May 04, 2026
Now for the encore, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich
May 04, 2026
U.S.
May 04, 2026
Portugal's government has cut its 2026 economic growth forecast to 2% from 2.3% citing severe storms in January and February and a jump in energy prices
May 04, 2026
The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no "definitive cancellation" by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy
May 04, 2026
Euro zone governments should not lower banks' capital requirements as this would do little to boost credit while demand is weak and the environment is fraught with risks
May 04, 2026
A midmorning Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, killed seven people and
May 04, 2026
Berlin’s Pergamon Museum will reopen next year after the first part of a painstaking restoration effort that has kept its centerpiece out of the public eye for more than a decade
May 04, 2026
Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an "antenna forest" on the roofs of diplomatic buildings that could be used for spying, the government said
May 04, 2026
European Union countries are broadly pushing for the swift implementation of the bloc's side of a trade deal struck with the United States last year to
May 04, 2026
The third person who died on a cruise ship dealing with a suspected hantavirus outbreak was a German national, a spokesperson for shipowner Oceanwide Expeditions said in a
May 04, 2026
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialised medical care to treat a
May 04, 2026
Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child, palace announces
May 04, 2026
European shares dropped on Monday as hostilities in the Middle East showed no signs of easing and crude oil prices soared, with investors grappling
May 04, 2026
The Chinese captain of a seized oil tanker with suspected Russian links has been placed under arrest on suspicion of carrying false documents and of violating laws on
May 04, 2026
The European Central Bank needs clear evidence inflationary pressures are becoming entrenched to begin raising interest rates, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de
May 04, 2026
French manufacturing output and new orders rose in April as customers sped up purchases due to inflationary pressures linked to the Iran conflict, a survey by S&P Global
May 04, 2026
German manufacturer sentiment turned negative in April for the first time since October 2024 even as overall activity grew, with firms frontloading orders to beat price rises
May 04, 2026
Spain's manufacturing output and new orders rose in April as clients rushed to secure stock amid disruptions due to the war in Iran, a survey by S&P Global showed on Monday.
May 04, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's manufacturing sector hit their highest level in almost four years in April, fuelled by the conflict in the Middle East, a survey showed on Monday.
May 04, 2026
Euro zone inflation will surge this year on higher energy prices but will then quickly retreat and will be around the 2% target by next year, the European Central Bank's
May 04, 2026
Euro zone firms see the risk of a new inflation surge akin to that seen after the COVID-19 pandemic if the war in Iran lasts months, disrupting the supply of fuel,
May 04, 2026
Euro area manufacturers rushed to build inventories of raw materials in April amid fears of further supply disruptions and higher costs linked to conflict in the Middle East
May 04, 2026
The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone improved slightly in May, indicating that investors do not expect a further escalation of the Iran conflict, but
May 04, 2026
In the Labour stronghold of Hackney in east London, human rights lawyer Nadeshda Jayakody is one of many voters switching to the Green
May 04, 2026
Russia's manufacturing sector contracted for the 11th month running in April as output and new orders fell again and employment posted its sharpest drop in four years, a
May 04, 2026
European nations have "gotten the message" from U.S.
May 04, 2026
Brussels' antitrust rules have already once helped derail an attempt to create the world's top lift
May 04, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany is putting a new spotlight on the U.S. military presence in Europe
May 04, 2026
Britain is in talks to join the European Union's 90 billion euro ($105.13 billion) loan to Ukraine to qualify for Kyiv's defence orders that the loan finances, but will
May 04, 2026
Inter Milan has sealed the Italian league soccer title with a 2-0 victory over visiting Parma
May 03, 2026
Warsaw has not received any signals suggesting that possible delays of American weapons deliveries to Poland could affect Patriot systems, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw
May 04, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, but stressed
May 04, 2026
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year's presidential election, he said on
May 04, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that he had offered Finland to strengthen the two countries' partnership by signing a drone deal, sharing technology and combat expertise
May 03, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has cruised past Alexander Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open to win the tournament for the first time and become the first man to triumph in five consecutive Masters 1000 events
May 03, 2026
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May 02, 2026
Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on targets across Russia on Sunday, hitting the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk and setting it on fire, and striking a number of vessels, as it
May 03, 2026
Manchester United great Alex Ferguson has been taken to the hospital after feeling unwell ahead of his former team’s Premier League game against Liverpool
May 03, 2026
Concerns that the euro zone could slip into recession if the conflict in the Middle East continued are "real and justified" and talks to end the Iran war will be key for the
May 03, 2026
Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe
May 03, 2026
The Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday that a drone had targeted its external
May 03, 2026
Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and three tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude
May 03, 2026
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is among only a handful of global leaders due to attend a scaled-back edition of Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow this month,
May 03, 2026
Pope Leo on Sunday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while
May 03, 2026
U.S.
May 03, 2026
Spain should retain a seat on the European Central Bank's Executive Board and even the presidency was a possibility, outgoing ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said in a
May 03, 2026
Trump threatens more cuts after US announced withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany
May 02, 2026
A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said
May 02, 2026
British woman wins right to sterilization after exposing double standards in UK health service
May 02, 2026
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has demanded the immediate release of a Spanish-Swedish activist detained by Israel after an aid flotilla bound for Gaza was intercepted in international waters
May 02, 2026
Two top Republican lawmakers expressed concern on Saturday about the Pentagon's decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany.
May 02, 2026
Thousands flock to illegal French rave despite explosives risk
May 02, 2026
Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi has died at 59
May 02, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government could ban pro-Palestinian marches in some
May 02, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed Ukraine's accession to the European Union with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in a conversation on Saturday.
May 02, 2026
Russian troops are inching toward the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, trying to establish a foothold close to a heavily defended area, Ukraine's top
May 02, 2026
Britain's prime minister has warned tougher action is needed against certain chants at pro-Palestinian protests
May 02, 2026
Two people have been killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in Kherson, Ukraine, according to local officials
May 02, 2026
NATO is working with the United States to understand the details of the U.S. decision for a planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Germany, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said
May 02, 2026
The tariff hike on cars and trucks from the European Union announced by U.S.
May 02, 2026
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, following a public spat over the war in Iran between U.S.
April 10, 2026
Inside Italy’s secret ‘Cheese Bank,’ where Parmigiano Reggiano becomes financial gold
May 02, 2026
Summer is a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists
May 02, 2026
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens
May 02, 2026
The Pentagon says the United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months
May 02, 2026
Washington has warned European allies including the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia to expect long delivery delays for U.S. weapons as the war
May 02, 2026
The U.S. embassy in London has cautioned Americans in the UK to stay alert in public places, keep a low profile and review their personal security plans after British
May 02, 2026
The past weeks have not been reassuring for those who thought that Europe could navigate its tricky relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.
May 01, 2026
A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again
May 02, 2026
Hundreds of workers marched through Bosnia's central city of Zenica on Friday, protesting against the closure of the country’s last steel mill which they said marked
May 01, 2026
More than 100 pro-Palestinian activists aboard boats carrying aid bound for Gaza were taken to the Greek island of Crete on Friday after Israeli forces seized
May 01, 2026
After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later
May 01, 2026
A woman who drove a Land Rover into a tea party at a London primary school, killing two 8-year-old girls, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving
May 01, 2026
Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-Expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died
May 01, 2026
Ukrainian forces have struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, according to Ukraine’s General Staff
May 01, 2026
Ukraine announced plans on Friday to carry out reforms of the army this summer to address problems with infantry shortages and the discharge of the longest-
May 01, 2026
Israeli authorities say they are taking two activists detained in international waters and who led an aid flotilla bound for Gaza to Israel for questioning
May 01, 2026
Russia launched more than 400 drones at Ukraine in a daytime attack, injuring 10 people in the western city of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
May 01, 2026
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April 30, 2026
The long-awaited trade deal between the South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union is finally on, at least provisionally
May 01, 2026
President Donald Trump praised King Charles III after the monarch's state visit this week, which is being hailed in the U.K. as a diplomatic triumph
May 01, 2026
A man who last year tried to enter Israel's London embassy armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" was on Friday convicted in a London court of preparing an act
May 01, 2026
The world’s most important art festival is imploding and Russia and Israel sit at the center of the crisis
May 01, 2026
Registrations of Tesla cars continued to rebound in France, Denmark and the Netherlands in April, but fast-moving Chinese rivals such as BYD kept chipping away
May 01, 2026
European Central Bank Governing Council member Gabriel Makhlouf said he is concerned that energy prices may stay higher for longer without a clear timeline for the end of
May 01, 2026
An Oscar statuette belonging to Russian director Pavel Talankin who won best documentary this year for "Mr.
May 01, 2026
A 45-year-old man appeared in a London court on Friday charged with attempted murder over an attack during which two Jewish men were stabbed
May 01, 2026
Financial firms surveyed by the Bank of England last month did not expect the central bank to raise interest rates this year, though they no longer expected rates to be cut,
May 01, 2026
London authorities said on Friday they welcomed a statue installed by street artist Banksy showing a man blinded by a flag that had blown into his face, and
April 30, 2026
A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London
May 01, 2026
Man charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men stabbed in London
May 01, 2026
A Russian drone attack overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region and wounded two people in the city of Odesa, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on
May 01, 2026
Azerbaijan summoned the EU's ambassador on Friday to protest against a European Parliament resolution condemning Baku's detention of Armenian prisoners of
May 01, 2026
The European Central Bank may need to tighten policy, perhaps as soon as June, policymakers said on Friday, warning that the inflation outlook is
May 01, 2026
British house prices unexpectedly rose for a fourth month in a row in April, despite headwinds to consumer confidence from conflict in the Middle East,
May 01, 2026
Banksy’s new flag-wielding London statue satirizes blind patriotism
May 01, 2026
At a U.S Army training facility in Germany on Thursday, some senior officers highlighted the benefits of
May 01, 2026
Irish manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in four years in April, but firms also faced their sharpest rise in input costs since September 2022 on the back of the
May 01, 2026
Trump threatens to pull some US troops from Germany, Italy and Spain amid spat over Iran war
April 30, 2026
The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England
May 01, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday said "probably" when asked whether he would consider pulling U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain, a day after
May 01, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla wrapped up their four-day state visit to the U.S. on Thursday
April 30, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
May 01, 2026
The British government has declared antisemitism in the U.K. an emergency and announced plans to spend millions on increasing security around Jewish sites
April 30, 2026
The international jury of the Venice Biennale has resigned
April 30, 2026
‘Visibly Jewish’ people are ‘not safe’ in Britain, chief rabbi says after stabbing attack
April 30, 2026
Britain raised its national terrorism threat level to "severe" from "substantial" on Thursday, a day after an antisemitic stabbing
April 30, 2026
Billionaire Bill Ackman on Thursday blamed retail investors for the sudden drop in his newly listed closed-end fund's stock price on Wednesday and said he expects the
April 30, 2026
The entire jury of the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organisers said on Thursday, a week after the panel announced it would
April 30, 2026
King Charles III has given his own charity a lift
April 30, 2026
U.S.
April 30, 2026
Spain's Repsol is in no rush to list its oil and gas production unit in the United States, Chief Executive Josu Jon Imaz
April 30, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers are likely to raise interest rates at least twice, starting at their next meeting in June, unless a favourable resolution to the Iran
April 30, 2026
The euro zone economy isn't facing stagflation even as growth and inflation risks intensify, European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said on
April 30, 2026
Activists attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza say Israeli forces have intercepted their flotilla near the southern Greek island of Crete
April 30, 2026
Georg Baselitz liked to insist — sometimes as a taunt, sometimes as a shield — that he did not know how to paint. That he had "no talent".
April 30, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed an old threat that Washington could reduce its military presence in Germany
April 30, 2026
The Dutch military is looking to more than double the number of volunteer reservists in its ranks as it boosts recruitment to tackle new threats
April 30, 2026
Ship allegedly carrying stolen Ukrainian grain seen sailing away from Israel, after importer refuses to unload cargo
April 30, 2026
Vatican prosecutors have seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the Vatican’s big financial trial
April 30, 2026
Elusive street artist Banksy has claimed responsibility for a new sculpture in central London
April 30, 2026
Italy condemns Israel's seizure of aid ships bound for Gaza and demands the immediate release of all Italians who have been "unlawfully detained," Prime Minister Giorgia
April 30, 2026
Scared, angry at the government, and wondering whether they need to
April 30, 2026
Ukraine will seek clarification from U.S.
April 30, 2026
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but signalled its rising concerns over soaring inflation, bolstering bets it would lift
April 30, 2026
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but extensively debated a hike to combat soaring
April 30, 2026
Kosovo's acting President Albulena Haxhiu called a snap election for June 7 on Thursday, after the parliament failed to elect a new president.
April 30, 2026
Antitrust regulators proposed a revamp of European Union merger rules on Thursday to give companies more leeway to argue the benefits of their deals,
April 30, 2026
Soaring oil prices from the Iran war pushed inflation higher to 3% in Europe in April
April 30, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump
April 30, 2026
Revenue at Italian luxury group Prada rose 3% at constant exchange rates in the first quarter, excluding the contribution of Versace, with double-digit
April 30, 2026
Gerard Hutch, named in a 2023 court case as the head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, will seek election to the Irish parliament in a by-election next month after
April 30, 2026
The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold on Thursday and warned that the war in Iran was fuelling an energy-led rise in euro zone inflation while taking a
April 30, 2026
The wife of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has filed a legal complaint against a far-right political campaigner and social media influencer for alleged assault on
April 30, 2026
Human rights groups sue over Trump administration's sanctions on ICC for investigations into Israel
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