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
Stellantis has a mutually rewarding partnership with China's Leapmotor which can be a model for future cooperation with other Chinese automakers, CEO Antonio Filosa said on
April 30, 2026
Volkswagen could begin building its China-specific models in Europe for sale to local markets, or share plants on the continent with Chinese partners, CEO
April 30, 2026
Italy's antitrust authority said on Thursday it had closed investigations into three AI companies over allegedly unfair commercial practices involving generative artificial
April 30, 2026
The United States is unlikely to serve as an effective mediator in international conflicts, given its actions on the global stage, senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev
April 30, 2026
Italy's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in March but a net 12,000 jobs were lost during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Thursday.
April 30, 2026
Russian drones attacked Ukraine's southern city of Odesa overnight, for the second time this week, wounding at least 18 people and damaging residential buildings, officials said
April 30, 2026
A bus fell into the river Seine near Paris on Thursday, officials said, adding that the four people on board - the driver, her tutor and two passengers - had been rescued
April 30, 2026
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa pledged to improve the group's free cash flow performance quarter-by-quarter after the automaker's
April 30, 2026
Near the village of Myrotske in
April 30, 2026
Portugal's economy stagnated in the first quarter compared to the previous three-month period, when it expanded 0.9%, official data showed on Thursday, after severe storms
April 30, 2026
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose by 1.7% in April from the month before, with the annual inflation rate surging to 2.9% from 1.6% in March amid increasing
April 30, 2026
Ukraine's top general ordered on Thursday a mandatory two-month time limit for front-line troops serving in forward positions, a week after photos of
April 30, 2026
Switzerland's competition commission has opened an investigation into suspected anti-competitive pacts in which travel companies and online casinos agreed not to bid
April 30, 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that a vessel carrying grain that Kyiv says was stolen from its territories occupied by Russia would not unload its cargo in Israel,
April 30, 2026
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said he was supportive of his country joining the U.S. freedom of navigation mission in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that he would
April 30, 2026
Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on
April 30, 2026
Kim Jong Un praises soldier suicides, signals deepening role in Russia’s war
April 30, 2026
Divers find wreck of US’ largest naval loss of World War I
April 30, 2026
The French economy was flat in the first quarter of this year, slowing from the previous three months, as contributions from inventories were offset by a decline in contributions
April 30, 2026
Austria continues to fall short in its investigation and prosecution of money laundering despite facing a range of illicit finance threats as a gateway
April 30, 2026
President Donald Trump, who has criticized Germany and other NATO allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of
April 30, 2026
German sportswear maker Puma on Thursday reported first-quarter sales and operating profit that beat expectations, supported by faster-than-expected inventory
April 30, 2026
French consumer prices rose more than expected in April, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Thursday.
April 30, 2026
By Leo Marchandon April 30 - French IT services group Capgemini reported a 7% rise in first-quarter revenue at constant exchange rates on Thursday, in line with guidance.
April 30, 2026
King Charles' courting of President Donald Trump on his state visit will not repair the recent fraying of U.S.-British relations but
April 29, 2026
Standard Chartered on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 17% profit gain, buoyed in part as Gulf countries rushed to raise
April 30, 2026
German logistics giant DHL reported a higher-than-expected quarterly operating profit on Thursday, as capacity management and structural cost
April 30, 2026
Remy Cointreau reported positive annual sales on Thursday for the first time since 2023 but still fell short of forecasts, undermining CEO Franck Marilly's
April 30, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose more than expected in April and surpassed the politically important 3 million mark in seasonally adjusted
April 30, 2026
The Italian economy grew slightly more than expected in the first quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, with turmoil in the Middle
April 30, 2026
ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, reported stronger-than-expected core earnings on Thursday, helped by higher steel prices and improved
April 30, 2026
Germany's economy grew by more than expected in the first quarter of 2026 despite the shock to energy prices from the war in Iran, but unemployment rose
April 30, 2026
The euro zone economy saw faint growth in the first quarter, a preliminary estimate showed on Thursday, offering the first snapshot of activity since the outbreak of
April 30, 2026
Euro zone inflation surged further in April on soaring energy costs, Eurostat data showed on Thursday, adding to the case for interest rate hikes, even if benign
April 30, 2026
Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday by an attacker who ran down a street targeting Jews in what police said was a
April 29, 2026
President Donald Trump is leveling a new threat against NATO ally Germany by suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there
April 30, 2026
British businesses' confidence about the economic outlook fell this month by the most since April 2020 although their assessment of their own prospects was less downbeat,
April 30, 2026
The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits the economic fallout from the Iran war and investors will be on
April 30, 2026
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have begun their trip to New York City with a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial, honoring victims of the 2001 attacks
April 29, 2026
While Charles and Queen Camilla made their first state visit to the U.S. since he became king, they also supported The King’s Trust as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
April 29, 2026
A Romanian man has been sentenced to four years in prison for organizing a wave of swatting calls and bomb threats against dozens of U.S. government targets, including members of Congress, cabinet-level officials, federal judges and the heads of federal law-enforcement agencies
April 30, 2026
Royals leave handwritten message of ‘enduring solidarity’ at New York’s 9/11 memorial
April 30, 2026
Anastasia Potapova has become the first ‘lucky loser’ to reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event
April 29, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla commemorated victims of the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attack on New York City on Wednesday, laying a floral
April 29, 2026
Hungary's election winner Peter Magyar said he had "extremely constructive and successful" talks on Wednesday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on
April 29, 2026
German sports car maker Porsche saw its profit erode further in the first quarter of 2026 as it doubles down on cost-cutting to deal with mounting
April 29, 2026
Three men with links to Ukraine carried out a series of arson attacks on property connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on behalf of a mystery
April 29, 2026
Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel carrying grain it says was stolen from areas occupied by Russia, its top prosecutor said on Wednesday, amid a
April 29, 2026
Russia will mark victory over Nazi Germany next month with a military parade on Moscow's Red Square, but with no military equipment displayed in view of the operational situation
April 29, 2026
Two Jewish men have been stabbed and injured in London on in what police call an act of terror
April 29, 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry says the traditional Victory Day parade will take place without military equipment
April 29, 2026
Two Jewish men stabbed in London in what police call terrorist incident
April 29, 2026
It was possibly the wildest match in Champions League history and may just change some long-held perceptions about soccer
April 29, 2026
William and Kate share family photo marking 15th wedding anniversary
April 29, 2026
Bulgarian police have charged three people and are seeking a fourth after an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering uncovered a cannabis farm
April 29, 2026
German headline inflation picked up in April due to surging energy prices fuelled by the war in Iran, data showed on Wednesday, though a drop in core
April 29, 2026
The U.K. has expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow’s recent expulsion of a British official and the smear campaign that followed
April 29, 2026
France's consumer protection authority said on Wednesday that three‑quarters of the products it tested from major e‑commerce platforms last year
April 29, 2026
Russia will hold a slimmed-down version of its annual parade to celebrate victory in World War Two, without the usual display of weaponry, the Kremlin
April 29, 2026
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Albania's KAYO have set up a joint venture to build and maintain vessels in Albania, which is seeking to modernise its military
April 29, 2026
Britain's terrorism watchdog on Wednesday said the government risked stretching counterterrorism laws beyond their original purpose by using such powers
April 29, 2026
Adidas on Wednesday reported stronger than expected first-quarter operating profit and sales, helped by early demand for World Cup soccer products
April 29, 2026
In the world of diplomatic faux pas it could have been a lot worse
April 29, 2026
Ukraine struck what it said was an oil pumping station 1,500 km (900 miles) into Russia near the Ural Mountains with drones overnight, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv
April 29, 2026
An 89-year-old gunman arrested for wounding five people in two shootings in Athens on Tuesday acted in "protest and despair" against Greek public services, his lawyer said
April 29, 2026
Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that it had underestimated the impact of scrapped U.S.
April 29, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday his relationship with U.S.
April 29, 2026
Greece said on Wednesday it had agreed with Qatar to bolster cooperation in areas including trade, energy and defence, extending a deal first struck in 2024.
April 29, 2026
Finnish lift maker Kone has agreed to buy German rival TK Elevator (TKE) in a deal worth 29.4 billion euros ($34.4 billion) that
April 29, 2026
Slovakia's Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday a 21-year jail sentence for a man who shot at Prime Minister Robert Fico two years ago, rejecting his appeal against terrorism charges
April 29, 2026
EU regulators will seek feedback starting Thursday from interested parties to the first proposal to overhaul merger rules in more than two decades, which
April 29, 2026
Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark European Union tech rules and must do more to block children
April 29, 2026
The war in Ukraine has turned Sweden's defence industry into one of Europe's fastest-growing weapons hubs, a shift visible
April 29, 2026
The European Commission on Wednesday urged member states to quickly adopt its new age verification app to protect minors from harmful content online,
April 29, 2026
A barge carrying a stranded humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has begun its journey toward the North Sea
April 29, 2026
Inflation rose in three key German states in April, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could increase
April 29, 2026
Mercedes-Benz reported a sharp drop in operating profit at the start of 2026, a year set to bring higher raw material costs and further
April 29, 2026
Morale among Italian consumers and businesses fell steeply in April, data showed on Wednesday, boding ill for the prospects of the euro zone's third largest economy, among
April 29, 2026
Euro zone economic sentiment plunged to a three-and-a-half-year low this month as the Iran war hit the services sector hard and inflation continued to
April 29, 2026
Russia has attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region with drones in overnight strikes that also damaged residential buildings and a hospital and left two
April 29, 2026
The European Union says Meta is failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram
April 29, 2026
Kosovo is set for another snap election after parliament failed to elect a new president on Tuesday, pitching Europe's youngest nation back into the thick of a political
April 29, 2026
King Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history.”
April 28, 2026
Rules for showing red cards to players at the World Cup have been updated because of two controversies in international soccer this year
April 29, 2026
Ukraine accuses Israel of aiding Russian trade in stolen grain
April 29, 2026
Britain's King Charles told the U.S.
April 28, 2026
America’s only special relationship is ‘probably Israel,’ says British ambassador to US in leaked comments
April 29, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar has proposed a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in western Ukraine to discuss minority rights of ethnic
April 28, 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian who has long cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as one of his political role
April 28, 2026
Britain said on Tuesday the Iranian ambassador to London had been summoned over what the government described as the Iranian embassy's "unacceptable and inflammatory"
April 28, 2026
The European Union plans to turn the focus of its landmark rules curbing the power of Big Tech to cloud and artificial intelligence services, aiming to
April 28, 2026
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, citing a recent drone strike on an oil refinery in the
April 29, 2026
Ukraine’s defense minister says the country's armed forces shot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago
April 28, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has avoided a parliamentary inquiry over appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington
April 28, 2026
Brown University is facing lawsuits from three students injured in a campus shooting on December 13
April 28, 2026
European Parliament lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of a consent-based definition of rape — known as "only yes means yes" — and urged the European
April 28, 2026
Suspected members of the Nigerian-linked Black Axe crime gang have been arrested in Switzerland accused of involvement in romance scams and cyberfraud, Europol said on
April 28, 2026
The U.N. war crimes court has ordered an independent medical assessment of lifetime inmate Ratko Mladic, after the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general sought early release
April 28, 2026
Tax authorities in Hungary have blocked transfers of funds abroad by unidentified people linked to a top aide to outgoing Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, election winner
April 28, 2026
The minority government of Romania's pro-European Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan could fall in early May after his former coalition partner, the leftist Social Democrats,
April 28, 2026
Europe's Airbus posted a first-quarter core profit that more than halved on Tuesday, well below market expectations, as the world's largest planemaker
April 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised soldiers who committed suicide while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, confirming an extreme battle
April 28, 2026
A man accused of plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday
April 28, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited to attend next month's summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Armenia, European Council President Antonio Costa
April 28, 2026
Police arrested an 89-year-old suspected of wounding five people in two separate gun attacks in Athens on Tuesday, the Greek citizens' protection ministry said.
April 28, 2026
Italian magistrates said on Tuesday they had opened urgent checks into whether Nicole Minetti, an ally of late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, lied to
April 28, 2026
Russia's Federal Security Service said on Tuesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin had been released by Poland as part of a prisoner swap, state news agency
April 28, 2026
More than 65,000 victims of a Malian Islamist who was a key figure in the police force that imposed sharia law on Timbuktu in 2012 and ordered public floggings and
April 28, 2026
Police said on Tuesday they were investigating suspected arson at a memorial wall in a part of north London that is home to a large Jewish community, amid a recent spate
April 28, 2026
Hungary's outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orban, offered his resignation as leader of his right-wing Fidesz party on Tuesday but a party congress in June will decide
April 28, 2026
The United States and U.S. companies signed deals worth billions of dollars with Balkan countries on Tuesday, boosting Washington's energy presence in the
April 28, 2026
Ukraine and Israel traded diplomatic blows on Tuesday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned what he said were grain purchases from occupied Ukrainian
April 28, 2026
Britain on Tuesday sought to uphold a ban on pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, which it has designated a terrorist organisation, after a court ruling that the move
April 28, 2026
Belarus has released Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian journalist and activist, as part of a prisoner exchange at the
April 28, 2026
U.S. special envoy John Coale said on Tuesday he expects to secure the release of additional prisoners from Belarus within the next month, adding that
April 28, 2026
Greek authorities say several people have been wounded after a gunman opened fire at a social security office and at a courthouse in central Athens
April 28, 2026
A 21-year-old accused of planning an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 that was foiled at the 11th hour
April 28, 2026
At least seven people were killed and 13 others injured in a fire at a building under construction in northern Moscow on Tuesday before firefighters brought the blaze
April 28, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's one-time closest aide, Morgan McSweeney, backed his former boss on Tuesday by
April 28, 2026
Italy's budget watchdog, UPB, raised doubts on Tuesday over the government's pledge to put the country's massive debt on a downward path starting from 2027
April 28, 2026
A French fact‑finding inquiry — normally a dull parliamentary ritual — has turned into a polarising political spectacle, giving France's far right an
April 28, 2026
The CEO of Norway's $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, urged companies on Tuesday to use artificial intelligence to "lift everybody
April 28, 2026
The International Criminal Court has ordered an al-Qaida-linked leader to pay 7.2 million euros in reparations for atrocities in Timbuktu in Mali
April 28, 2026
The head of EssilorLuxottica expressed confidence a push into medical technology would eventually drive a recovery in the market value of the world's
April 28, 2026
An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany's Baltic coast began on Tuesday, after four weeks of intense public
April 28, 2026
British grocery inflation eased to 3.8% in the four weeks to April 19 from 4.3% in the previous period, data from Worldpanel by Numerator showed on Tuesday,
April 28, 2026
The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged partner countries in Southeast Asia on Tuesday not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try
April 28, 2026
Some U.S. defence equipment deliveries to Europe are being delayed because of the war in the Middle East, the presidents of Finland and Estonia said on Tuesday.
April 28, 2026
Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court has discontinued a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, a daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, on the grounds that
April 28, 2026
King Charles set to emphasize the US and UK’s shared history in address to Congress
April 28, 2026
Euro zone banks tightened access to credit in the three months to March and expect to continue doing so this quarter as the war in Iran pushes up energy prices and
April 28, 2026
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held talks in Kyrgyzstan on Monday with Iran's Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik, state-run TASS news agency reported.
April 28, 2026
Irish consumer sentiment fell for a second successive month in April, but the pace of decline was smaller than the previous month as households started to better manage
April 28, 2026
Easter promotions on chocolate eggs, home renovation materials and clothing helped lower shop price inflation in April, offering households some respite
April 28, 2026
The owners of Italian telecommunications companies FiberCop and Open Fiber are discussing the terms of a possible commercial deal to
April 28, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed
April 27, 2026
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have made it to the White House on his first visit to the United States since he became king in 2022
April 27, 2026
Malta will hold a parliamentary election on May 30, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday, calling the vote a year before his current five-year term expires.
April 28, 2026
Archaeologists at Pompeii have used artificial intelligence to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius
April 27, 2026
Britons' short-term and long-term inflation expectations fell in April, in a surprise reading from a monthly survey by YouGov for U.S. bank
April 28, 2026
Senegalese teenager Paul Mendy has scored twice in his first start for Cagliari, including the opener after 16 seconds
April 28, 2026
NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters, a move that
April 27, 2026
Alphabet's Google was given pointers by EU antitrust regulators on Monday on how to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers
April 27, 2026
Sabastian Sawe hopes the stringent testing regime he underwent before becoming the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in marathon running will prove to the world he is competing clean
April 27, 2026
Five people appeared in court in Stuttgart on Monday on charges of causing about 1 million euros ($1.17 million) of damage at the German site of an Israeli defence
April 27, 2026
Britain's parliament will vote on Tuesday on a possible inquiry into Prime Minister Keir Starmer, looking at whether he misled the House of Commons over
April 27, 2026
The trial of Gulnara Karimova, daughter of a former Uzbek president, and Swiss private bank Lombard Odier on money laundering charges began on Monday in Switzerland's
April 27, 2026
Real Madrid says star forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left hamstring, putting in doubt his participation in the Spanish league clasico in two weeks
April 27, 2026
Authorities in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has wounded 14 people including two children
April 27, 2026
Top EU officials and Hungary's incoming government will discuss on Wednesday the changes Budapest needs to push through to release 17 billion euros in EU funds that have
April 27, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States and getting U.S. officials to travel
April 27, 2026
Venice’s La Fenice opera house is cutting ties with incoming music director Beatrice Venezi
April 27, 2026
Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the German ambassador over a meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist who Moscow says
April 27, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Monday that Ukraine may have to accept that parts of its territory could remain outside Kyiv's control in a future peace deal
April 27, 2026
Argentina's assembly of Catholic bishops called for dialogue to find a prompt resolution to the government's decision to block the entry of accredited journalists to government
April 27, 2026
The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an effort to maintain pressure on the country's military rulers more than
April 27, 2026
British retailers reported the broadest year-on-year decline in sales in more than 40 years as the Iran war raised households' inflation fears, a survey
April 27, 2026
How the intensely private Melania Trump faced a ‘traumatic experience’ on the public stage
April 27, 2026
Romania's largest party in parliament, the Social Democrats, will team up with the hard-right opposition Alliance for Uniting Romanians in a bid to topple the pro-
April 27, 2026
A sheep at Clover & Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, gave birth to a rare batch of six lambs earlier this month
April 27, 2026
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday, with an Iran war
April 24, 2026
European shares started the week on a subdued note as investors braced for a packed schedule of central bank meetings, and worries over stalled U.S
April 27, 2026
King Charles set to meet Trump for the toughest mission of his reign
April 27, 2026
German consumer sentiment is expected to worsen heading into May as households' income expectations have become bleaker in the face of rising inflation, driven higher by
April 27, 2026
Euro zone firms expect inflation to surge in the near term on the war in Iran but longer-term bets remained steady and wage growth is actually seen moderating, the
April 27, 2026
German rents kept rising sharply in the first quarter of 2026 while residential property prices largely stagnated, according to the IW Housing Index,
April 27, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook While U.S.-Iran talks have stalled, and next to no oil is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, stock markets'
April 27, 2026
Demand for alternative satellite services from U.S. businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite SpaceX's request to U.S. regulators to restrict access
April 27, 2026
South Korea's Kia Corp has reduced price gaps with Chinese rivals in Europe this year, its CEO said, signalling a price war as Chinese carmakers ramp up their push into a
April 27, 2026
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people
April 26, 2026
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting
April 26, 2026
More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists
April 27, 2026
King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by
April 26, 2026
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history
April 26, 2026
Arsenal has benefited from two defensive blunders to rally for a 2-1 win over Lyon in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals and keep on course to defend its title
April 26, 2026
Chelsea’s season might be unraveling but it will still include an appearance in the FA Cup final
April 26, 2026
Bernd Wiesberger is finally a winner again on the European tour
April 26, 2026
Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia's four-year war could spark a repeat of the world's
April 26, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S.
April 26, 2026
Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sustained to treat Italian nationals wounded in the New Year's Eve fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort,
April 26, 2026
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday he would go to Brussels on Wednesday for informal talks with European Commission President Ursula von der
April 26, 2026
Bombers have targeted a police station in Northern Ireland for the second time in less than a month
April 26, 2026
Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago
April 26, 2026
A climber left his girlfriend to die on Austria’s tallest mountain. Now other stories of ‘Alpine divorce’ are emerging
April 26, 2026
King Charles III embarks on a state visit to the U.S. on Monday, aiming to strengthen ties between the two nations
April 25, 2026
In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union
April 26, 2026
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) rose to a record 28% in the latest weekly INSA voting intention poll published on Saturday, widening
April 26, 2026
Russian forces pounded the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday in waves of attacks with drones and missiles that also
April 25, 2026
Manchester City is headed back to another FA Cup final
April 25, 2026
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not take his seat in parliament after a landslide election loss
April 26, 2026
Romania recovered fragments of two drones after an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, its defence ministry said in statements on Saturday, while the
April 25, 2026
China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed "firm opposition" to the European Union's inclusion of Chinese entities in its 20th round of sanctions against Russia,
April 25, 2026
Slovenia was left without a prime minister-designate in the wake of last month's election after President Natasa Pirc Musar said on Saturday she would not nominate one
April 25, 2026
Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least five people and wounded 46 in Dnipro and other areas of Ukraine
April 25, 2026
A Ukrainian drone hit a multi-storey apartment building in Russia's fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, the regional governor said on Saturday, in the first attack on the city
April 25, 2026
A $40 hotel room in central London? Of course there’s a catch
April 25, 2026
Romania recovered drone fragments in the southeastern city of Galati after an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, with an electricity pole and a household
April 25, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey could consider taking part in demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement
April 25, 2026
The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested
April 24, 2026
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick combined for a seven-under 65 in alternate shot play Friday to pull them within one stroke of leaders Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer through two rounds at the Zurich Classic
April 25, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran
April 24, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in
April 25, 2026
U.S.
April 25, 2026
Argentina's government on Friday reiterated its willingness to resume bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom in regards to a sovereignty dispute over the
April 25, 2026
Nottingham Forest has taken a huge step toward ensuring its Premier League survival by beating Sunderland 5-0 away from home
April 25, 2026
Scott McTominay has scored and missed a penalty and Napoli has beaten relegation-threatened Cremonese 4-0 in Serie A
April 25, 2026
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner of war swap on Friday, sending back 193 captured personnel each in an exchange both sides said was facilitated by the United
April 24, 2026
Trading stocks round-the-clock, seven days a week could damage markets by fragmenting liquidity, German exchange operator
April 24, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz won’t play for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury
April 24, 2026
European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week,
April 24, 2026
France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defending its "pragmatic" decision to keep climate change off the agenda to avoid a clash with the U.S. U.S.
April 24, 2026
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
European shares posted a sharp weekly loss on Friday, as investors worried about risks to growth and inflation with energy supplies still
April 24, 2026
The PGA of America has confirmed an AP report that Jim Furyk is the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain
April 24, 2026
Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible
April 24, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Friday that the European Union could ease sanctions on Tehran as part of a comprehensive deal that would end the Iran war,
April 24, 2026
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said it had opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the U.S. and an ex-EU
April 24, 2026
A court in Pristina on Friday convicted three men on terrorism charges over a 2023 attack in northern Kosovo when Serb gunmen stormed a village and battled police in a
April 24, 2026
Luxury group Brunello Cucinelli has strengthened its controls to monitor compliance with European Union sanctions on Russia, its 2025 annual report shows, following
April 24, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime’s killing of protesters but stressed that, “as a pastor,” he cannot support the US-Israeli war with Iran.
April 24, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is declining to engage in a dispute with the U.S. over reports that the Pentagon is considering punishing NATO members who don't support U.S. operations in the Iran war
April 24, 2026
Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
April 24, 2026
Norway should use some of the income from its $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, to help civilians suffering from the war in Iran,
April 24, 2026
The chief of Europe’s securities regulator said the risks from and potential speed of cyberattacks are growing, joining a chorus
April 24, 2026
The ancient mountain kingdom where fantasy comes to life
April 24, 2026
Poland will file a complaint to the European Union's top court about the bloc's free trade agreement with South America, Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz
April 24, 2026
Porsche will sell its stakes in sports car makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund linked to Egypt's billionaire Sawiris family, the companies
April 24, 2026
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel defended the central bank's investment approach on Friday, after campaigners from Minneapolis called on the
April 24, 2026
Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country's parliamentary election, slowing
April 24, 2026
The United States could seek to punish Britain for its lack of support on the Iran war by reviewing its position on London's claim to the Falkland Islands
April 24, 2026
First came the racist abuse against Vinícius Júnior
April 24, 2026
The following are key comments from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the April 30 meeting.
April 24, 2026
Russia said on Friday that new European Union sanctions on its oil and gas would hurt developing countries and the EU itself, and promised to retaliate.
April 24, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has fallen for a seventh week in a row to 65.6%, its lowest level since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,
April 24, 2026
Moldova's parliament voted to lift the country's energy state of emergency from Saturday, which had been imposed after Russian attacks in neighbouring Ukraine knocked
April 24, 2026
Europe's "biggest, most important question" is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
April 24, 2026
EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc's previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work,
April 24, 2026
Electrolux shares plunged 24% on Friday as weak U.S. demand hit its first-quarter results, hours after it announced a $1 billion rights issue and
April 24, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's Federal Security Service's spy academy to carry the name of "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the
April 24, 2026
A Russian drone attack overnight on Ukraine's southern city of Odesa killed an elderly married couple and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Porsche has agreed to sell its stakes in sportscar makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund co-
April 24, 2026
Czech power company ČEZ has signed a deal with U.K. company Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for building the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic
April 24, 2026
German business morale fell more than expected in April, as the Iran war made companies more pessimistic and threatened the long-awaited recovery of
April 24, 2026
British motorists worried about fuel price increases rushed to the pumps immediately after the start of the Iran war, pushing up total sales volumes
April 24, 2026
A spike in energy costs caused Spanish industrial prices to rise at their fastest rate in a year in March after falling for four consecutive months, the National Statistics
April 24, 2026
The Middle East conflict will lead to slower economic growth and higher inflation in Switzerland, but the Swiss National Bank has unrestricted scope to target
April 24, 2026
Forvia said on Friday that a sharp sales decline in China caused a 2.2% drop in the French car parts supplier's first-quarter revenue, excluding currency translation effects.
April 24, 2026
Stellantis will focus the majority of its investment on its core Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat brands under CEO Antonio
April 24, 2026
French consumer confidence fell sharply in April, recording its largest drop since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said the outlook for Switzerland's economy hinges on how long conflict-driven energy price pressures persist, warning that
April 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. weapon deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war
April 23, 2026
Europe's largest software maker SAP on Thursday reported a 17% increase in first-quarter profit, beating estimates, due to strong growth in its cloud business.
April 24, 2026
Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that broke out at Russia's Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack, local officials said on Thursday.
April 24, 2026
Four European states have accused Russia of trying to destroy the memory of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes against his own people after a monument to
April 24, 2026
Ukraine has developed interceptor drones that can be directed from a distance and are capable of hitting targets hundreds or thousands of kilometres away, Defence Minister
April 24, 2026
Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges
April 24, 2026
Two trains have collided in Denmark, critically injuring five people
April 23, 2026
Greece will cease to be the euro zone's most indebted country by the end of this year as its public debt will fall below
April 23, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was "increasingly concerned" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain,
April 23, 2026
Sales and deliveries by Italian luxury sports carmaker Lamborghini in the Middle East are at a standstill as conflict in the region forces dealership closures and blocks
April 23, 2026
France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets
April 24, 2026
The European Union has approved a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
April 23, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the war - a week after a massive
April 23, 2026
Two Russian LGBT organisations said on Thursday they had been designated by separate courts as "extremist", part of a widening crackdown on the gay and transgender community.
April 23, 2026
European Union leaders will discuss the bloc's mutual assistance clause at a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S.
April 23, 2026
Russia warned on Thursday that any European countries that accepted deployments of French nuclear-capable strategic bombers would make themselves targets for
April 23, 2026
The Venice Biennale has lost 2 million euros ($2.3 million) in funding due to its decision to allow Russia to participate in the 61st contemporary art show
April 23, 2026
The U.K. and French governments have signed a new multimillion-euro deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel
April 23, 2026
The Olympic Games could return to Paris as soon as 2030
April 23, 2026
Mauritius said it would wait up to the end of July for Britain to finalise a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands after London put the agreement on hold following
April 23, 2026
British consumer morale slid this month to its lowest since October 2023 as households ramped up their expectations for price rises, according to a survey on Thursday that added
April 23, 2026
The son of the former Shah appealed to Western countries to join the war against Iran and criticised the decision of the German government not to meet him during his visit
April 23, 2026
Bending Spoons, a European tech firm whose business model is based on reviving companies, has picked banks to organise a potential $
April 23, 2026
The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war
April 23, 2026
Slovakia and Hungary said they began receiving crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline on Thursday after a months-long outage that had blocked European Union aid to
April 23, 2026
The European Central Bank will hold its deposit rate on April 30 but hike it in June, according to just over
April 23, 2026
Seven ministers from Romania's largest party, the Social Democrats, resigned from the pro-European coalition government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Thursday,
April 23, 2026
Some form of ongoing U.N. presence might continue after a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon ends later this year, U.N. peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix
April 23, 2026
Tourist’s ‘pre-wedding challenge’ damages historic Florence statue
April 23, 2026
Italy's deal to send migrants to Albania while their asylum claims are processed is compatible in principle with EU rules, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said on
April 23, 2026
The risk of Germany slipping into recession has risen sharply due to the Iran war, a study by the IMK institute seen by Reuters on Thursday showed, as higher energy prices
April 23, 2026
Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy's chief of staff said.
April 23, 2026
The approval of a 90-billion-euro European Union loan throws Ukraine a lifeline, averting deep cuts to public services, but Kyiv may need more money to meet
April 23, 2026
Maggie Gyllenhaal is set to lead the main competition jury for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival
April 23, 2026
Slovenia’s national broadcaster RTV Slovenia won’t air the Eurovision Song Contest this year after the small European country previously pulled out of the event over Israel’s participation
April 23, 2026
Prince Louis birthday photo released to mark the young royal turning 8
April 23, 2026
Italy may not be able to raise defence spending as planned due to growing economic and public finance difficulties plus the need to counter surging energy
April 23, 2026
The partner of Princess Diana's brother has settled her lawsuit against his ex-wife for alleged misuse of private information after she disclosed her diagnosis of multiple
April 23, 2026
When the European Union outlines looser state aid rules next week to help governments cushion the blow from energy prices driven
April 23, 2026
Britain said on Wednesday it would pay France up to 660 million pounds ($892 million) under a three-year border security deal to curb illegal migrant crossings of the
April 23, 2026
The Netherlands is facing the greatest threat to its national security since the end of World War Two, chiefly from Russia and China, against the
April 23, 2026
U.S. director, actor, screenwriter and producer Maggie Gyllenhaal will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.
April 23, 2026
Europe risks falling further behind the United States and China in pharmaceutical research and innovation because of "mind-blowing"
April 23, 2026
Two container ships seized by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward
April 23, 2026
International cyber agencies on Thursday urged organisations to better defend against covert networks used by China-linked hackers to conceal malicious cyber activity,
April 23, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against
April 23, 2026
Tesla will create 1,000 new jobs at its German gigafactory by the end of June in order to increase weekly production by about 20% from the third quarter, a spokesperson
April 23, 2026
British manufacturers have turned their most pessimistic since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the Iran war and a measure of the expectations for inflation has
April 23, 2026
Recovery hopes for the French luxury giant LVMH LVMH.PA hinge on the outcome of the crisis in the Middle East, CEO and controlling shareholder Bernard Arnault said on
April 23, 2026
Two local trains collided head-on north of the Danish capital Copenhagen on Thursday, injuring 18 people, five of them critically,
April 23, 2026
Hailed as a ‘football goddess’ by many, yet sexism, hate and misogyny remain for this soccer trailblazer
April 23, 2026
Finland will increase defence spending to 3.2% of gross domestic product by 2030, the government said, as it decided to cut other expenditure and drafted its budget for
April 23, 2026
Santander will suspend its share buyback programme pending approval from U.S. lender Webster Financial's shareholders for a $12.2 billion takeover by the Spanish bank.
April 23, 2026
Business activity in the euro zone suffered a surprise contraction in April with the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran sapping demand as prices soared, a closely watched survey
April 23, 2026
Swiss drugmaker Roche's first-quarter sales dropped by 5%, it said on Thursday, citing unfavourable foreign exchange effects that
April 23, 2026
The world's No. 2 brewer Heineken said on Thursday energy costs and inflation - driven up by the war in Iran - could hit demand for its beers, though its
April 23, 2026
Business activity in France's private sector contracted at its fastest pace in 14 months as a downturn in the services sector amid the Iran war outweighed stronger factory
April 23, 2026
Germany's private sector contracted for the first time in almost a year in April as the Iran war put the brakes on the country's economic recovery, hitting demand and
April 23, 2026
European logistics companies are expected to report higher first-quarter profits, benefiting from the turmoil created by the U.S.-Israeli war
April 23, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee It's hard to pop the champagne when you're constantly looking over your shoulder.
April 23, 2026
French automaker Renault on Thursday said first-quarter sales rose 7.3% from a year earlier, well above expectations, as a jump in
April 23, 2026
Ukraine could face increased risks in securing U.S. anti-missile defences if the war in Iran goes on for an extended period of time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said
April 23, 2026
Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids
April 22, 2026
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger app, said on Wednesday he had received a summons in Russia at an old address naming him as a "suspect" in a criminal
April 23, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin can only meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the purpose of finalising agreements on the conflict, Russian news agencies quoted
April 23, 2026
Turkey is making efforts to revive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and bring together the leaders of the warring sides, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO
April 23, 2026
L'Oreal posted its fastest quarterly sales growth in two years on Wednesday and said it was optimistic about growth, despite growing concerns about a
April 22, 2026
$28 billion and counting: Europe tallies the cost of another energy crisis
April 22, 2026
France's far-right National Rally would reintroduce border controls and seek to limit Europe’s free‑movement zone to EU
April 22, 2026
Russia will stop the supply of Kazakh crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany from May 1, Deputy Prime Minister
April 22, 2026
Startups claiming innovation benefits for their deals will likely secure speedy EU antitrust approval, but not if Big Tech is involved, a draft revamp of
April 22, 2026
A Spanish prosecutor has asked a judge to close a corruption investigation into the business dealings of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife, in a case brought by far‑
April 22, 2026
One of Russia's largest publishers said on Wednesday that some staff were being questioned by authorities over possible "LGBT propaganda" in its book
April 22, 2026
European Union countries decided to start work on drafting an accession treaty for Montenegro on Wednesday, marking a new phase in the country's path toward joining the
April 22, 2026
Liam Rosenior has been fired as Chelsea manager after less than four months in the job and just four days before it plays in an FA Cup semifinal at Wembley
April 22, 2026
Deutsche Telekom is exploring a deal to combine with T-Mobile US
Zelensky tells CNN talks on Ukraine cannot wait until after the war in Iran is over
April 22, 2026
Russian oil flowed through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday after a halt lasting months, officials
April 22, 2026
Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has reached a preliminary agreement with banks for a 10-billion-euro ($11.7 billion) loan to buy out two of his siblings in the family holding
April 22, 2026
Hungary's new government will open up the historical archives of its communist-era secret police, according to the man who will run the office of Peter Magyar, winner of
April 22, 2026
The president of Cyprus says fellow European Union leaders meeting on the island nation need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if an EU country under attack puts out the call to bloc partners for help
April 22, 2026
French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says he has been sentenced to three years in prison in Algeria for his book “Houris.”
April 22, 2026
EU ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine as well as a new package of sanctions against Russia,
April 22, 2026
Unions at Czech Television and Czech Radio warned they were preparing to strike on Wednesday over what they see as a threat to their independence from planned government
April 22, 2026
Italy on Wednesday cut its economic growth outlook and hiked forecasts for the budget deficit and public debt, reflecting surging energy
April 22, 2026
Four debut novelists are among the six finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, announced Wednesday
April 22, 2026
The European Union is close to approving a 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan package to support Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years
April 22, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit to London this week for talks on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, a Turkish diplomatic source said on
April 22, 2026
Britain should brace for a rise in cyberattacks linked to hostile states, the head of the country's cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday, as the
April 22, 2026
European Union envoys are set to adopt a 20th package of sanctions against Russia, with Slovakia and Hungary expected to drop their opposition to the move
April 22, 2026
Europe is at a critical juncture for ensuring future access to new drugs as U.S. pricing policies shake the sector, the head of the European Medicines
April 22, 2026
Top computer chip equipment maker ASML will not be a bottleneck for the industry, as it was early in the decade, its CEO said on
April 22, 2026
Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new
April 22, 2026
British consumers are gloomier about the economy than at any time since records began in 1978, according to a survey published on Wednesday that showed the Iran war and soaring
April 22, 2026
Italy posted a budget deficit of 3.1% of gross domestic product last year, statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Wednesday, confirming previous data and dashing Rome's hopes
April 22, 2026
British house prices rose by 1.2% in the year to February, after a 1.0% increase in the year to January, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.
April 22, 2026
Kyiv’s top diplomat says Ukraine is pushing for direct talks between President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin
April 22, 2026
Germany set out a military strategy on Wednesday that sticks with a target of 260,000 active troops despite demands by senior military officials to raise total troop
April 22, 2026
British inflation rose to 3.3% in March from 3.0% in February, according to data showing the first impact on prices from the Iran war
April 22, 2026
Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, its top diplomat said, as Kyiv seeks to reinvigorate
April 22, 2026
Inflation in the U.K. climbed in March, driven by a sharp rise in fuel prices following the Iran war
April 22, 2026
The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier,
April 22, 2026
Armed men burst into the apartment where student Mohamad lived with his Alawite family in the Syrian city of Jableh on March 7 last
April 22, 2026
The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. In a speech Wednesday, Richard Horne said British businesses need to prepare for large-scale cyberattacks, especially if the U.K. becomes involved in international conflicts
April 22, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee An indefinite ceasefire in the Middle East that may or may not be agreed by all parties but is mostly expected by markets is
April 22, 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has a concussion
April 22, 2026
European mobile and broadband operator Vodafone said it would offer its small business customers advanced cybersecurity and agentic AI through its $1 billion strategic tie
April 22, 2026
The Consumer Federation of America has filed a class-action complaint against Meta Platforms alleging that the social-media giant has profited from advertising for
April 22, 2026
A teenager has admitted arson after an attack on a synagogue in London
April 22, 2026
The 22-year-old Spaniard was honored with the prestigious award in Madrid on Monday and caught up with World Sport's Amanda Davies at the Laureus World Sports Awards
April 21, 2026
The safety of Russian citizens in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region is currently under threat and Moscow will take all steps to protect them, Sergei Shoigu, the
April 22, 2026
Ukraine has completed repairs on a damaged oil pipeline and is preparing to resume flows
April 21, 2026
Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing with inaccurate citations and
April 21, 2026
Computer chip equipment maker ASM International on Tuesday forecast stronger second-quarter revenue guidance than markets expected, after a
April 22, 2026
Europe's top diplomats are meeting in Luxembourg to address multiple crises, including the ongoing war in Ukraine and economic instability due to the conflict in Iran
April 21, 2026
The former civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.K. ambassador to Washington says he felt pressure from the prime minister's office to rush through the appointment despite security concerns
April 21, 2026
Italy aims to bring its budget deficit below the European Union's 3% of GDP ceiling this year despite a weakening growth outlook due surging energy costs
April 21, 2026
Italy has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against insults directed at Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by a pro-Kremlin Russian television host, Rome's foreign
April 21, 2026
Britain’s royals remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday
April 21, 2026
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his government was not seeking confrontation with Iran-backed Hezbollah, but would
April 21, 2026
Seven arrested in London over foiled arson attack on Jewish community
April 21, 2026
The rights of Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority have resurfaced as a thorn in bilateral issues after Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar protested Slovak legislation
April 21, 2026
China's Chery Automobile is working to expand beyond its SUV-focused range to smaller cars to support its growth in Europe, but platform development has just started and
April 21, 2026
The European Council has imposed sanctions on two Russian entities that it said on Tuesday were linked to propaganda and disinformation from Moscow.
April 21, 2026
The European Union will provide guidance to airlines on how to handle issues such as airport slots, passenger rights and public service obligations in the
April 21, 2026
A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced "constant pressure" from Prime Minister Keir
April 21, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government was prepared to make changes to a contested plan offering financial rewards to
April 21, 2026
European countries including Spain and Ireland pushed on Tuesday to suspend a pact governing the EU's ties with Israel but
April 21, 2026
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said on Tuesday he will lead a minority government to ensure that reforms needed to tap European Union funds are met, in comments a
April 21, 2026
A gunman who killed seven people in a mass shooting in Kyiv on Saturday had quarrelled with his neighbour before he opened fire on passersby, public broadcaster Suspilne cited
April 21, 2026
China's formal reply to an Italian request for mutual legal assistance never made it past a Rome mailroom.
April 21, 2026
Ukraine's funding needs for 2026 are covered, a senior EU official said, with the EU likely to make the first disbursement from its 90 billion euro loan at the end of
April 21, 2026
NATO criticised Russian and Chinese nuclear arms policies on Tuesday and urged both countries to work with the United States to establish greater
April 21, 2026
Spain's trade deficit narrowed 24% in the first two months of 2026 from the same period a year earlier, to 7.31 billion euros ($8.60 billion), the Economy ministry said on Tuesday
April 21, 2026
The European Central Bank must be cautious when setting interest rates, given the great uncertainty associated with the war in Iran, ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos
April 21, 2026
Hungary's outgoing government violated European law with rules prohibiting or restricting access to LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people,
April 21, 2026
A deadly shooting in Ukraine's capital at the weekend has fuelled calls for the loosening of restrictions on the right to own and carry handguns for self-
April 21, 2026
German investor morale has sunk to its lowest level in more than three years in April as businesses start to feel the economic consequences of the Iran
April 21, 2026
Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-
April 21, 2026
Volkswagen plans to cut its production capacity by another one million cars, CEO Oliver Blume said in an interview with business news outlet Manager Magazin published on Tuesday.
April 21, 2026
The former top official in Britain's foreign ministry who was sacked over Peter Mandelson's appointment as U.S. ambassador said on Tuesday he had come under a lot of
April 21, 2026
Car parts supplier OPmobility reported a 0.4% fall in first-quarter revenue, excluding currency effects, on Tuesday, as weakness in the automotive industry
April 21, 2026
U.S. cosmetics giant Estee Lauder has commissioned J.P.
April 21, 2026
Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded
April 21, 2026
JPMorgan Chase said on Tuesday its $1.5 trillion initiative to finance and invest in industries critical to U.S. national security will expand across Europe.
April 21, 2026
Germany's federal and state government tax revenue rose by 3.6% in March compared with the same month a year ago, the finance ministry said in its
April 21, 2026
343 days on the front line: Ukrainian officer’s long deployment underscores Kyiv’s manpower issues
April 21, 2026
The 2027 women's Tour de France will feature a team time trial in London
April 21, 2026
Spain starts program to legalize up to half-million migrants
January 28, 2026
The Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza told Reuters on Monday that he was “fairly optimistic” a plan for disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups
April 20, 2026
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar is announcing the first round of his incoming cabinet members following his party's landslide victory over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
April 20, 2026
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday did not appear at a summons for questioning in a French probe into X and its AI chatbot, Grok
April 20, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer put the blame firmly on foreign ministry officials on Monday over the appointment of a
April 20, 2026
A celebrity blogger whose sharp criticism of the authorities has been watched by tens of millions of Russians has hit back after one of state TV's best-
April 20, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar on Monday nominated Andras Karman as finance minister, Anita Orban as foreign minister and Istvan Kapitany as economy and energy
April 20, 2026
The Czech Republic is interested in discussing possible involvement in a French plan to extend nuclear deterrence, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Monday.
April 20, 2026
A British-based pharmacist wanted in India for allegedly poisoning his ex-wife's family with arsenic, killing her mother, and trying to hire assassins to kill her father
April 20, 2026
The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz,
April 20, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said he had asked the group overseeing security standards across government to examine any security concerns raised during
April 20, 2026
UK PM Starmer says he shouldn’t have appointed Epstein-linked pick for US ambassador
April 20, 2026
Anxiety mounts in London’s Jewish community amid wave of antisemitic attacks
April 20, 2026
Slovenia's outgoing prime minister, Robert Golob, on Monday said that his liberal Freedom Movement (GS), which narrowly won a parliamentary vote in March, would go into
April 20, 2026
The German labour union Verdi said on Monday that it was sticking to its call for Commerzbank's independence as Italy's UniCredit continues its push to buy the German
April 20, 2026
When Rumen Radev stepped down from his role as president of Bulgaria in January to run in Sunday's parliamentary election, he urged
April 20, 2026
As Kees Roelandschap navigates down the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam, flanked by the city's many bicycle riders, it takes a
April 20, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar reiterated on Monday a call for Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok, backed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, and top
April 20, 2026
Bulgaria's center-left coalition led by ex-president Rumen Radev has won the parliamentary election, according to the central electoral commission
April 20, 2026
Europe is focusing on the Palestinians after Hungary's election defeat of Israel ally Viktor Orbán
April 20, 2026
A London judge has ruled against Amy Winehouse's father who sued his daughter's friends over profits from her memorabilia
April 20, 2026
Countries across Central Europe have pulled HiPP baby food off shelves after rat poison was found in some jars over the weekend
April 20, 2026
‘The Godfather’ descended on a tiny Sicilian village, and it’s never been the same
April 20, 2026
Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria's parliamentary election by a landslide, official results showed on Monday, crushing long-
April 20, 2026
A man hit in a Kyiv shooting on Saturday has died in hospital, bringing to the seven the toll of those killed in the incident, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Monday.
April 20, 2026
The Kremlin, when asked on Monday about a U.S. sanctions waiver on some Russia's oil exports, said that Russia was a responsible and important player on global energy
April 20, 2026
Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and
April 20, 2026
Romania's ruling Social Democrats voted to withdraw their support for Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Monday and called on him to resign, likely
April 20, 2026
The Czech government will not make a government plane available for the Senate chief's planned trip to Taiwan and wants a more pragmatic foreign policy that does not
April 20, 2026
The Kremlin said on Monday that it was encouraged by Bulgarian politician Rumen Radev's desire to resolve issues with Russia via pragmatic talks after he won a landslide
April 20, 2026
British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of recent incidents targeting their community
April 20, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado expects to be back in her home country before the end of 2026 and is
April 20, 2026
German industry is expected to stagnate at best in 2026, the BDI industry association said on Monday, warning that higher energy costs, supply chain
April 20, 2026
Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X
April 20, 2026
Investors have cooled on European defence stocks as profit taking and stretched valuations collide with growing uncertainty over the
April 20, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse sparked a fire and killed at least one person, Russian officials said on Monday, only hours after a blaze was
April 20, 2026
‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers
April 20, 2026
An exit poll in Bulgaria suggests the center-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by ex-President Rumen Radev will win the country's parliamentary election
April 19, 2026
Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev is set for a runaway victory in Bulgaria's election and may even secure a parliamentary
April 19, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday called for closer ties between South America's largest economy and the
April 20, 2026
Manchester City has swung the Premier League title race in its favor by beating Arsenal 2-1 thanks to a second-half winner by Erling Haaland
April 19, 2026
Bayern Munich has clinched another Bundesliga title by easing to a 4-2 win over Stuttgart
April 19, 2026
British police say they are investigating whether a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies
April 19, 2026
A Portuguese priest, Father Guilherme Peixoto, hosted a rave in Buenos Aires to honor the late Pope Francis
April 19, 2026
From reforming the UN Security Council to taxing billionaires, thousands of leftists gathered in Barcelona over the weekend to
April 19, 2026
Ukraine launches terror investigation after a gunman killed 7 and took hostages in Kyiv supermarket
April 18, 2026
HiPP is recalling some baby food jars in Austria after samples tested positive for rat poison in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
April 19, 2026
Eight people including a child remain hospitalised in Kyiv after being wounded in a shooting that killed six people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday.
April 19, 2026
Officials say Russian strikes have killed at least two people in Ukraine
April 19, 2026
British police said they are investigating possible Iran links to a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London, which the UK chief rabbi said
April 19, 2026
A 48-year-old American coach who studied mathematics at Columbia and grew up watching Diego Maradona play for Napoli is now part of the history of Spanish club Real Sociedad in the Basque Country
April 19, 2026
Nathalie Baye, a French actor known for her versatility and charm, has died at 77
April 19, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greece next week to renew a security pact between the two countries against the backdrop of the war in Iran, a Greek
April 19, 2026
LUANDA, April 19 - Pope Leo on Sunday decried the intensification of the war in Ukraine, calling "for the weapons to fall silent and for the path of dialogue to be followed."
April 19, 2026
Senior Cabinet ministers are rallying around U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose leadership is under threat
April 19, 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he would be ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump once a "big deal" between the two countries has been prepared.
April 19, 2026
Wildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population
April 19, 2026
Real Sociedad has beaten Atletico Madrid on penalties to win the Copa del Rey title
April 19, 2026
Six people were killed when a Russian-born man opened fire on passersby in a Kyiv district on Saturday before barricading himself in a supermarket with
April 18, 2026
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy signalled his support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday over the ongoing row about the decision to appoint Peter
April 19, 2026
Marie-Louise Eta was in little mood for celebrating after making her debut as the first female coach in the Bundesliga on Saturday
April 19, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted two events in Barcelona to rally progressive leaders from around the world who fear for a rules-based world order
April 18, 2026
A gunman armed with an automatic weapon has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed by police
April 18, 2026
Venezuela's exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado has drawn several thousand supporters to a rally in Madrid
April 19, 2026
A man in his 80s on Saturday issued what is believed to be the first formal apology by someone in France for their family's role in transatlantic slavery,
April 18, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar's Tisza party has increased its parliamentary supermajority to 141 seats out of 199 after the processing of
April 19, 2026
Bayern Munich can clinch another Bundesliga title this weekend thanks to Hoffenheim’s 2-1 win over second-place Borussia Dortmund
April 18, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
April 18, 2026
British counterterrorism police are investigating an attempted arson attack in London
April 18, 2026
A French soldier who was part of international Forces stationed in southern Lebanon was killed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, adding that evidence suggests
April 18, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Spain's Pedro Sanchez met in Barcelona on Saturday after a summit of progressive leaders,
April 18, 2026
Discussions are under way on how to manage or mitigate a possible U.S. withdrawal from the "European security architecture", Turkish Foreign
April 18, 2026
A US citizen said she was illegally held by ICE. Surveillance video, the DHS and a million-dollar lawsuit say otherwise
April 18, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday she declined a meeting with Spain's prime minister during her visit because he was
April 18, 2026
Swiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the
April 18, 2026
Mediators have failed to resolve a dispute between the companies involved in the Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, though
April 18, 2026
The five permanent members of the United Nations' Security Council should agree to change their behaviour after failing to stop the war in Iran, Brazilian President
April 18, 2026
The son of an 85-year-old French widow who has returned to France after being detained in the U.S. for overstaying her visa says the family's priority is her health and rest
April 18, 2026
Ukrainian drones struck a handful of Russia's oil facilities overnight, including two oil refineries in the Samara region, an oil depot in Crimea and a Baltic Sea port that
April 18, 2026
A push by Republican leaders to promote Turning Point USA chapters in public high schools is stirring a free speech debate
April 15, 2026
The European Union will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the U.S., in new guidelines
April 17, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine believed Russia was making preparations that showed that it would once again try to involve its ally Belarus in the four-
April 17, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Friday for joint efforts for an effective mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and said Kyiv's wartime
April 18, 2026
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says the 85-year-old French widow of an American military veteran has returned home from U.S. immigration custody
April 17, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, under renewed pressure to resign, expressed anger on Friday over not being informed
April 17, 2026
The balance sheet of euro zone banks does not yet reflect elevated geopolitical tensions as it could take time - possibly years - for loan quality to deteriorate,
April 17, 2026
New German search engine lets people check whether their relatives were Nazis
April 17, 2026
The Iran war could drag euro zone growth lower and push inflation above already increased projections, requiring the European Central Bank to remain vigilant, ECB
April 17, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended editorial diversity after more than 100 authors quit the venerable French publishing house Grasset this week in protest at the
April 17, 2026
By Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW, April 17 - Drone attacks in recent months are having a significant impact on the Russian nitrogen fertiliser industry, billionaire Andrei Melnichenko, founder of fertiliser
April 17, 2026
Leaders of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark on Friday welcomed Iran's announcement on opening the Strait of Hormuz, and said they supported diplomatic efforts to
April 17, 2026
France and the U.K. have welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open
April 17, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that more than a dozen countries were ready to contribute assets to a defensive mission aimed at restoring the freedom of
April 17, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was offered a meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his government during her visit to Spain but she declined
April 17, 2026
The Italian economy posted modest growth in the first quarter, supported by the Winter Olympics in February which drew a major influx of tourists, the country's central
April 17, 2026
The president of the German soccer club where a pioneering female coach will take charge of her first top-division men’s game Saturday has ruled out giving her the job on a permanent basis
April 17, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has no plans to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington, despite Mandelson failing security checks
April 17, 2026
Spain's far-right party Vox and the mainstream conservative opposition People's Party have struck a preliminary deal to govern in coalition in
April 17, 2026
The Kremlin on Friday denied that President Vladimir Putin was insulated from bad news after a celebrity blogger accused unidentified top officials of not telling Russia's
April 17, 2026
The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more involved in the war in Ukraine, referencing a warning from Russia's Defence Ministry about drone
April 17, 2026
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Friday he was about to start initial talks with EU officials in Budapest as there was no time to waste in his
April 17, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Friday that he will travel to Caracas on April 24, amid attempts to meet with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez.
April 17, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar said on Friday he hoped to take the oath of office as prime minister on May 9 or 10 depending on a presidential decision on the
April 17, 2026
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that the central bank's main focus should be getting inflation to its 2% target.
April 17, 2026
West Germany’s educational reforms in the 1960s and ‘70s show that gaps in knowledge can sometimes create opportunity for rethinking educational methods.
April 17, 2026
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk claims a cryptocurrency firm with “Russian money” has sponsored politicians from Poland's former government
April 17, 2026
U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic is currently in discussion with the European Commission on its different models, including its cyber security ones,
April 17, 2026
A sweetened €20.45 billion ($23.54 billion) joint deal by Bouygues Telecom, Iliad-owned Free and Orange for France's second-largest telecoms
October 17, 2025
More than a dozen countries said on Friday they were willing to join an international mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz when
April 17, 2026
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar said on Friday he had reports that sensitive documents from the time of the outgoing administration were being destroyed and
April 17, 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has started a two-day visit to Spain on Friday when he and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez met a day before they will gather with other leaders who are concerned with the fate of the democratic order and the rise of the populist far right
April 17, 2026
The small Balkan nation of Kosovo says it wants to commit dozens of its security troops to an international force for Gaza because it appreciates what NATO-led peacekeepers have done for its own security since the 1998-99 war with Serbia
April 17, 2026
By Lili Bayer and Feras Dalatey BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS, April 17 - The European Union plans to deepen its engagement with Syria by relaunching formal political contacts and paving the way for closer
April 17, 2026
Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said.
April 17, 2026
A Russian overnight drone attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's largest Danube river port Izmail and one drone strayed into Romanian territory, Ukrainian and Romanian
April 17, 2026
Dutch technology investor Prosus has agreed to sell a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for about 270 million euros ($318.06 million), making the ride-hailing group the fourth-
April 17, 2026
NATO member Estonia has no doubt that the United States would help defend it if Russia attacks, its defence minister told Reuters, while warning that
April 17, 2026
The European Central Bank should lift its key interest rate twice this year to combat an energy-driven inflation surge, but should then reverse
April 17, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF mood as the possibility of a deal between the U.S. and Iran lifted hopes and kept oil below $100 a
April 17, 2026
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko left the United States on Thursday buoyed by what she called positive talks with top U.S. officials,
April 17, 2026
U.S. officials have informed some European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries are likely to be delayed
April 17, 2026
Britain's top foreign ministry official will leave his post after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and
April 16, 2026
Euro zone inflation soared past the European Central Bank's 2% target this month as surging oil and gas costs drove up headline
March 31, 2026
Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with a rail system and underground cranes to transport hashish from
March 31, 2026
Romanian state institutions are facing more than 10,000 cyberattacks daily, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Tuesday.
March 31, 2026
More than two dozen ships sanctioned for being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet have passed through UK waters since Prime Minister
March 31, 2026
Ukrainian drones on Tuesday struck Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga for the fifth time in 10 days, and industry sources told Reuters an oil loading terminal was hit,
March 31, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed migration and closer cooperation on returns, border security and tackling people smuggling networks in a meeting with Syrian
March 31, 2026
Italy last week denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before heading to the Middle East, sources said on
March 31, 2026
Germany's leading economic institutes cut their economic growth forecasts for this year and next and sharply raised their inflation forecasts in response to the Iran
March 31, 2026
A foreign national has turned himself in to Czech police, admitting that he threw petrol bombs at the building of a Russian culture centre in Prague last week, police said
March 31, 2026
Italy's population has stabilised after 12 years of decline, with immigration almost entirely offsetting a shrinking number of births, while life
March 31, 2026
French senators vote on Tuesday on a draft law that aims to ban social media access for children under the age of 15, joining countries around the world
March 31, 2026
Russia will respond if other countries allow Ukraine to use their airspace to launch drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
March 31, 2026
Israel's decision to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks is 'very concerning' for the
March 31, 2026
Talks aimed at edging toward a solution to the decades-old dispute between Moldova and its separatist Transdniestria region broke down without
April 17, 2026
German automaker Mercedes-Benz said on Tuesday it will invest $4 billion at its Alabama plant through 2030 to boost SUV production as it seeks to address
March 31, 2026
France and Italy have pushed back against some U.S.-Israeli military operations, sources said on Tuesday, as U.S.
March 31, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would ask U.S. mediators to pass Kyiv's offer of an Easter ceasefire for
March 31, 2026
Volvo Cars' only way to survive as competition intensifies is by cooperating with Geely's other car
March 31, 2026
The trial at London's High Court to consider allegations from Britain's Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile figures against the Daily Mail's
January 15, 2026
The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and several EU foreign ministers voiced their support for Ukraine's demand for
March 31, 2026
The European Union is considering reviving energy crisis measures it used in 2022 when Russia slashed gas deliveries, to address the unfolding disruption
March 31, 2026
Unilever's European works council is worried about job losses from the company's food merger with McCormick, warning that it was stoking uncertainty and
March 31, 2026
Russia is going to further clamp down Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), which are used by millions of Russians to get around internet controls and
March 31, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clarified on Tuesday comments he made about the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland after economists and politicians warned that a
March 31, 2026
Millions of unprocessed bad loans from last decade's debt crisis are slowing Greece's economic growth and stymying the rebound
March 31, 2026
King Charles will make a state visit to the United States in late April, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, a high-profile trip that the British
March 31, 2026
Hungary's foreign minister and his Russian counterpart discussed EU sanctions in an audio clip released by an investigative news outlet on Tuesday, days
March 31, 2026
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned as a "step towards apartheid" Monday's approval by the Israeli parliament of a
March 31, 2026
Unilever will merge its food business with spice maker McCormick, it said on Tuesday, creating a company worth around $65 billion in
March 31, 2026
The judge overseeing the lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other high-profile figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail at London's High Court
March 31, 2026
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a loan of $2 billion to Turkey for a new railway line across the Bosphorus in what would be the nation's largest foreign-financed railway
April 01, 2026
Pope Leo urged U.S.
April 01, 2026
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on British diplomats stationed around the world on Tuesday to help counter what he described as "
March 31, 2026
Discussions are under way for a U.N. investigation into the killing of more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the U.N.
March 31, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to NATO's collective defense, saying that would be up to President
March 31, 2026
British mobile bank Monzo said on Tuesday it is exiting the United States, describing the move as a strategic decision to focus on expanding in the UK and Europe.
April 01, 2026
U.S.
April 01, 2026
British factory cost pressures soared in March and delivery delays - due to ships avoiding the Strait of Hormuz - were the longest since mid-2022, according to a survey
April 01, 2026
The euro zone economy may already be on the "adverse" path outlined by the European Central Bank and inflation could become entrenched quicker than in
April 01, 2026
Hungary's centre-right Tisza party widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz ahead of an April 12 parliamentary election, two opinion polls
April 01, 2026
Germany's manufacturing sector expanded in March at its fastest pace since May 2022 as output and new orders grew despite supply disruptions tied to the Iran war, a survey
April 01, 2026
French manufacturing activity showed little sign of expansion in March, a monthly business survey showed on Wednesday, as the impact of the U.S-Israeli-led war on Iran
April 01, 2026
Ukrainian drone manufacturers are meeting Romanian defence ministry and army officials in the capital Bucharest this week to discuss potential joint production under a
April 01, 2026
Hundreds of Serbian students clashed with police on Tuesday during a protest
April 01, 2026
Russia said on Wednesday it would kick out a Dutch journalist in response to what it called the expulsion of a correspondent of Russian state news agency RIA from the
April 01, 2026
The dollar's modest rebound since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran started a little over a month ago will fade as its safe-haven appeal erodes, according
April 01, 2026
British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three more men in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in north London last month.
April 01, 2026
Joerg Kukies, a former German finance minister, will take a role at Morgan Stanley, the U.S. bank said on Wednesday, marking a return to the senior ranks of banking
April 01, 2026
A senior U.S.
April 01, 2026
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should have taken the difficult decision to withdraw his forces from the Donbas area "yesterday"
April 01, 2026
Bosnians woke with heavy heads and light hearts on Wednesday, buoyed by their soccer team's dramatic playoff shootout win over Italy that sent them to the World Cup
April 01, 2026
Euro zone manufacturers faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due to the Iran war, even as underlying tepid demand threatened to undermine the
April 01, 2026
Europe could face recession if the Iran conflict drags on and oil prices jump over $150 per barrel, European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Greek radio on
April 01, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would act in the country's interest, whatever the "noise", when asked about U.S.
April 01, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing
April 01, 2026
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that his Moderate party would aim to form a majority government with the
April 01, 2026
Germany's leading economic institutes cut their growth forecasts for this year and next on Wednesday and sharply raised their projections for inflation as
April 01, 2026
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 85-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month
April 16, 2026
Italian premium tyremaker Pirelli said on Thursday it had activated a "mitigation plan" to limit the effects of the ongoing Middle East crisis, which includes price
April 17, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed on Thursday a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, announced by U.S.
April 16, 2026
The Kremlin took the unusual step of publicly acknowledging sharp criticism of the authorities from a celebrity blogger on Thursday,
April 16, 2026
Israel and Lebanon will implement a 10-day ceasefire beginning 5 pm EST (2100 GMT) on Thursday to enable negotiations toward a permanent security and peace agreement, the U.S.
April 17, 2026
Bulgaria's caretaker prime minister said elections this month will be among the country's cleanest in years after his government launched efforts to tackle widespread
April 01, 2026
France hit back on Wednesday at threats by President Donald Trump to pull the U.S. out of NATO, saying the military alliance was designed to ensure security in
April 01, 2026
Artisan Partners, which has a history of driving strategic change at consumer companies, welcomed Unilever's decision on Tuesday to merge its food business
April 01, 2026
France suspects a pro-Iranian group known as HAYI to be behind a foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, its anti-terrorism
April 01, 2026
Spanish police launched an investigation on Wednesday into Islamophobic and xenophobic chants during Tuesday's friendly against Egypt which also drew
April 01, 2026
The European Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday asked Greece to lift the immunity of 11 lawmakers to allow an investigation into their role in a farm aid fraud scandal which has
April 01, 2026
New registrations of Tesla cars tripled in France during March to just shy of a two-year-old record high, and more than
April 01, 2026
Italian senators on Wednesday presented a draft law to tackle social media addiction that seeks to increase the responsibility of online platforms for the way content is
April 01, 2026
Aston Villa has advanced to the Europa League semifinals by beating Bologna 4-0
April 16, 2026
China will at one point have to engage more directly on how to restore oil traffic flows in the Strait of Hormuz because the number of vessels it has going through is
April 01, 2026
Tensions between the United States and NATO allies flared up as President Donald Trump said he was considering pulling the U.S.
April 01, 2026
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had taken full control of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, suggesting they had wrested control of a
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to pull the United States out of NATO due to its European members' refusal to send ships to unblock
April 02, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called
April 02, 2026
Swiss inflation rose to its highest level in a year in March, government data showed on Thursday, albeit less than expected, as the country absorbed higher
April 02, 2026
Russia has launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine, targeting civilian areas with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles
April 16, 2026
A young humpback whale named Timmy by rescuers was struggling to find its way out of shallow bays off the Baltic coast of Germany on Sunday morning, after a week-long
March 29, 2026
Lithuania is preparing a request to the United States for cooperation in its investigation into potential human trafficking with links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
April 02, 2026
Eight Muslim-majority countries "strongly condemned" Israel's move to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military
April 02, 2026
The following is a chronology of key developments in what authorities describe as the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC's "Today" show co-anchor Savannah
April 06, 2026
Pope Leo last May became the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, but for the initial 10 months of his tenure he mostly avoided comment
April 02, 2026
The European Central Bank cannot take an April 30 interest rate hike off the table just yet, even if energy prices are not far from the baseline
April 16, 2026
Stellantis and Microsoft said on Thursday they agreed to a five‑year strategic partnership to co-develop artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and engineering
April 16, 2026
Investors pressed Mercedes-Benz on its recovery plans for China on Thursday, warning that a luxury-focused strategy could hurt the German
April 16, 2026
European blue-chip companies are set to deliver meagre profit growth in the first quarter, the latest forecasts showed on Thursday, though energy majors are
April 16, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron urged high school pupils on Thursday to switch off their phones and read,
April 16, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that she agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to work in the coming weeks to strengthen the
April 16, 2026
Spanish Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo called on Thursday for more joint EU debt issuance, arguing the lower cost of borrowing that would follow would save taxpayers'
April 16, 2026
A 14-year-old student who shot dead eight fellow pupils at a school in Turkey had used an image referencing a 2014 U.S. mass killer, Elliot Rodger, on his WhatsApp profile
April 16, 2026
The German government has halved its growth forecast for 2026 and has also cut its growth prediction for 2027, while raising its inflation projections, a
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank still has a chance to look past the current inflation shock and calm judgment must prevail over haste, Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn
April 16, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's defeat in the elections on Sunday has prompted calls from some of his loyalists for the conservative leader to
April 16, 2026
European Central Bank policymakers were wary of raising interest rates prematurely when they met last month amid growing fears of a new energy-driven surge in euro zone
April 16, 2026
A man died and dozens of homes were flooded after heavy rain and gale-force winds battered Greece, leaving authorities rushing to repair damage on Thursday.
April 02, 2026
A man and three minors have been put in pre-trial detention as part of investigations into a foiled March bomb attack on the Bank of America's Paris office, authorities said
April 02, 2026
Three paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse stolen from a museum in northern Italy last week were
April 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.
April 02, 2026
Sandor Toth has been running his pub in a small village in the hilly northeast of Hungary for 43 years, witnessing the
April 02, 2026
France has increased security at sensitive sites across Paris after a foiled bomb attack on Bank of America's offices that prompted some other U.S. banks
April 02, 2026
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will begin talks on Friday as part of what he has billed as a way to lift the country out of a political crisis but which critics have
April 02, 2026
Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while it evacuates more Russian staff from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, RIA news agency
April 02, 2026
BP named Carol Howle as deputy chief executive on Thursday and said she would oversee the company's ongoing portfolio review and strategy development.
April 02, 2026
Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a bomb attack that wounded a Polish soldier who was part of a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in Lebanon, the District
April 02, 2026
Europe's main stock index trimmed losses on renewed hopes of a reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, even as U.S.
April 02, 2026
The European Central Bank's next interest rate move will very likely be an increase although it is still too early to say when it will start hiking, ECB policymaker Francois
April 02, 2026
U.S.
April 03, 2026
Greek mother Georgia Efstathiou has tried everything to loosen the grip that social media has on her 14-year-old son: heart-to-
April 02, 2026
Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European Parliament, will face trial in July over a comment she posted on X last month about a 1970s attack on an Israeli
April 03, 2026
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's powerful Security Council, said on Friday that Moscow should drop its "tolerant attitude" towards Ukraine's possible EU
April 03, 2026
Hyundai Motor said on Friday that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the Middle East, were being disrupted
April 03, 2026
Russia's services sector contracted in March for the first time in six months as demand softened and new orders broadly stalled, a business survey showed on Friday.
April 03, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the frontline situation for Ukraine was the best since the middle of last year, adding that Kyiv's troops had foiled a
April 03, 2026
Russian forces maintained a day-long barrage of drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, on Thursday, injuring at least two people, local
April 03, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, as he seeks to limit the fallout from a growing scandal
April 03, 2026
Italy's culture undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzi was sworn in on Friday as the country's new tourism minister, the latest change in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government
April 03, 2026
The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges - ranging from the war
April 03, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on lawmakers to pass key legislation next week to avert a funding crisis, help Ukraine fight the war against Russia, and
April 03, 2026
The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it had opened an investigation into French news channel CNews for possible hate speech after alleged racist comments about Bally
April 03, 2026
French Open prize money has increased by about 10% for an overall pot of 61.7 million euros ($72.1 million)
April 16, 2026
A large-scale daytime Russian strike killed at least two people in Ukraine on Friday, officials said, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
April 03, 2026
Russia's Baltic oil export hubs at Ust-Luga and Primorsk remain unable to handle shipments after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks, prompting the country's refineries to find
April 04, 2026
Florence's Uffizi Galleries said on Friday they had been hit by a cyberattack earlier this year, but denied a newspaper report that the incident caused a major security
April 03, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced greater security co-operation with Turkey after meeting his counterpart Tayyip
April 04, 2026
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could travel to Kyiv in April, the Ukrainian president's top aide Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday, amid efforts to revive peace
April 04, 2026
The European Union should end sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, take steps to restore Druzhba oil pipeline flows and end the war in Ukraine to tackle the energy
April 04, 2026
The family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre on Saturday urged Britain's King Charles to meet with survivors during his state visit to the United
April 04, 2026
British police arrested a fourth person in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances, with the detention happening at a London court
April 04, 2026
Pope Leo led a candle-lit service with thousands of Catholics inside Rome's famed Colosseum on Friday evening that featured prayers for war orphans and
April 04, 2026
Authorities detained two more people in connection with the arson attack on a Czech optics and drone factory last month, Czech police and a public prosecutor's office said
April 05, 2026
A cargo ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday, leaving one person dead
April 05, 2026
It’s been almost two years since Kylian Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain to join Real Madrid, in part to try and win the Champions League
April 16, 2026
Russia's key Baltic port of Ust-Luga resumed crude loading after days of disruptions amid multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.
April 06, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called an emergency defence council meeting on Sunday after powerful explosives were
April 05, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday, joined by his eldest son and heir to the throne Prince William
April 05, 2026
Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast recovered the bodies of two migrants and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to cross to Europe from Libya on Easter weekend,
April 05, 2026
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power,
April 05, 2026
Ukraine has regained control of 480 sq. km (185 sq. miles) of territory in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front since late January, its army chief Oleksandr
April 06, 2026
Germany's armed forces are working on clarifying a provision in a recently updated military service law that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to
April 06, 2026
As Hungary heads towards a pivotal election, voters who came of age under Prime Minister Viktor Orban
April 06, 2026
Union Berlin's Marie-Louise Eta says she understands the commotion over becoming the first female head coach in the Bundesliga
April 16, 2026
Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa overnight on Monday, killing a 30-year-old mother and her two-year-old daughter, and one more
April 06, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged EU prosecutors on Monday to decide swiftly whether to indict lawmakers from his centre-right New Democracy party as part of a
April 06, 2026
Spain's ruling Socialist Party has gained voter support amid Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's staunch opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, while far-right Vox, which
April 06, 2026
A Romanian court on Monday lifted all preventative judicial control measures against internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan pending a criminal
April 06, 2026
MOSCOW, April 6 - A Russian ship carrying wheat that was believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov after a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed to shore, while the death toll from the attack
April 06, 2026
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday urged governments to respect the rules of war in word and deed after U.S.
April 06, 2026
European Central Bank policymaker Yannis Stournaras said on Monday that the appropriate euro zone monetary policy will depend on the size and nature of energy supply
April 06, 2026
Fire Point, maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defence system by next year, a senior
April 06, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he stood by a proposal made to Russia for a ceasefire contingent on Moscow halting all attacks on energy infrastructure.
April 07, 2026
The UK's automotive industry group SMMT said on Thursday carmakers need clarity now on whether Britain will count as 'Made in EU' in the European
April 16, 2026
Mark Mobius, widely credited as a pioneer in emerging markets investing, died on Wednesday at the age of 89, according to a statement on his
April 16, 2026
European lenders are resilient enough to absorb current financial and geopolitical shocks but need to prepare for future uncertainties including
April 16, 2026
Germans are preparing a rescue operation for a sick humpback whale stranded off the Baltic Sea coast
April 16, 2026
The euro zone economy may be moving towards the European Central Bank's adverse scenario but policymakers need to remain patient and not rush any
April 16, 2026
Ukraine's air force downed or neutralised 31 Russian missiles and 636 drones in attacks at the country over the past 24 hours, it said on Thursday.
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank may not have all the data this month to determine if interest rates will have to be raised to tame an inflation surge and the June meeting
April 16, 2026
German banks and national authorities are examining risks around Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model, an official said on Thursday, amid concerns
April 16, 2026
Over 90 journalists from Hungarian state news agency MTI have demanded the immediate restoration of impartial news coverage following election winner
April 16, 2026
European shares were little changed on Thursday as markets weighed progress toward a potential resolution to the Middle East conflict, while
April 16, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday praised Australia's "epic" leadership on curbing harmful social media use for teens, as his wife Meghan, Duchess of
April 16, 2026
There are many reliable ways to meddle in a Bulgarian election.
April 16, 2026
Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17
April 16, 2026
The European Commission has proposed that Google allow third-party search engines to access its search data, including that of artificial intelligence chatbots with
April 16, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday held a moment of silence for victims of extensive overnight Russian air attacks as he
April 16, 2026
Kering CEO Luca de Meo pledged to more than double the luxury group's operating profit margin and boost the appeal of its flagship brand Gucci
April 16, 2026
In a grassy valley in rural southern Bulgaria, farmer Nikolay Vasiliev is desperate for change.
April 16, 2026
The modern Pompeii buried under tons of concrete
April 16, 2026
Spain's services sector expanded faster in March but demand softened, costs rose at the fastest pace in nearly three years and confidence weakened amid the war in the
April 07, 2026
Italy's service sector contracted in March for the first time in 16 months, a business survey showed on Tuesday, as domestic and foreign demand declined and costs surged in
April 07, 2026
The Iran war has put U.S. global leadership on the line, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about the "madness" of nuclear escalation.
April 07, 2026
The euro zone's private sector expansion weakened sharply in March as the Middle East war drove up energy costs and disrupted supply chains, with overall demand - a key
April 07, 2026
France's services sector contracted further in March as client spending weakened due to the war in the Middle East and caution among businesses in the run-up to last month's
April 07, 2026
Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African country has spoken about the
April 07, 2026
Shares of computer chip equipment maker ASML dipped on Tuesday, the first trading day after U.S. lawmakers last week proposed a law that could further restrict the
April 07, 2026
Recent U.S. complaints about NATO allies and threats to quit the alliance are pushing European countries to seek alternative security
April 07, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered last year to help Russian President Vladimir Putin "in any way", such as by hosting a summit in Budapest to settle the war
April 07, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil futures jumped back over $100 at the open in Asia on Monday, the dollar fell and stocks were down as U.S.-Iran talks
April 13, 2026
Russian attacks on Ukraine's southeast on Tuesday killed eight people and injured more than two dozen others, officials said, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of escalating strikes
April 07, 2026
The leaders of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will discuss the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war next Monday, IEA
April 07, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
European shares retreated on Tuesday, led by declines in defence and healthcare stocks, as investors turned cautious ahead of U.S.
April 07, 2026
Britain has blocked U.S. rapper Kanye West from travelling to the country to headline London's Wireless Festival in July over his past
April 06, 2026
Portugal said it had authorised 76 landings by U.S. aircraft at the Lajes air base in the Azores and 25 overflights of its territory since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war
April 07, 2026
Pope Leo said on Tuesday that threats against the population of Iran are "unacceptable," in an unusual appeal hours after U.S.
April 08, 2026
Young men will continue to be able to travel abroad without prior permission despite Germany's new military service law, the defence ministry said on
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 07, 2026
President Donald Trump's eldest son visited Bosnia's Serb Republic on Tuesday, a trip widely seen as a gesture of support for its ousted pro-
April 07, 2026
Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing 16
April 16, 2026
Nigel Farage's Reform UK said on Tuesday it was proposing to deny visas to people from countries seeking amends for transatlantic slavery, a move swiftly
April 08, 2026
Two French nationals were heading home on Tuesday after Iran allowed them to leave the country following three and a half years in detention, a surprise move
April 07, 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that he hoped U.S. President Trump would not go ahead with his latest threats against Iran.
April 08, 2026
Italy ruling that stripped millions of their right to citizenship is scrutinized by its supreme court
April 16, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award
April 16, 2026
Luis Díaz and Michael Olise scored late for the Bavarian powerhouse to beat Madrid 4-3 and advance to the Champions League semifinals
April 15, 2026
Shakespeare owned a house in London. We finally know where it was
April 16, 2026
London police arrest two after synagogue targeted in attempted arson attack
April 16, 2026
Russia's defence ministry warned on Wednesday that European plans to step up drone supplies to Ukraine are dragging those countries deeper into a war with Russia.
April 16, 2026
The European Central Bank is in a "relatively favorable" position on monetary policy after having successfully brought down inflation to 2% before the
April 16, 2026
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight and throughout the day on Wednesday with hundreds of drones and missiles, targeting port infrastructure in the south, killing two people and
April 15, 2026
The Ukrainian military is participating in consultations on the Strait of Hormuz, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine's maritime defence
April 08, 2026
Euro zone inflation expectations are at risk of rising more quickly than in the past and the European Central Bank must be ready to raise interest rates
April 07, 2026
A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected UBS' bid to clarify a $1.25 billion settlement from 1999 of Holocaust-related litigation against Swiss banks by
April 08, 2026
As Italians live longer and traditional family care weakens, growing numbers of sprightly seniors are tempted by new
April 08, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected on Wednesday to announce a ban on access to social media for children under the age of 15, according to a government briefing.
April 08, 2026
Stellantis is in advanced talks with Leapmotor to jointly develop an Opel-branded electric SUV that would use the Chinese automaker's technology and be produced at
April 08, 2026
EU leaders on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed by the United States and Iran. "I welcome the two-week ceasefire the US and Iran agreed last night.
April 08, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said about 15 countries were planning to facilitate the resumption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the
April 08, 2026
German industrial orders climbed in February from a month earlier but fell far short of expectations, underscoring less-than-robust business conditions for the
April 08, 2026
British construction firms reported the biggest rise in cost inflation from one month to the next on record in March and the Iran war also hit new orders and confidence in
April 08, 2026
The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a two-week ceasefire agreed between the United States and Iran, and said Russia hopes that the U.S. will now have the time and scope to
April 08, 2026
Turkish authorities have detained 10 people in connection with Tuesday's gun attack near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as the investigation widened, Turkish media
April 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he welcomed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, adding that Kyiv was ready to "respond in kind" if Moscow
April 08, 2026
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent weeks as peace talks have failed to make progress.
April 08, 2026
France plans to add a further 36 billion euros ($39 billion) to its defence spending between now and 2030 under an updated military planning law that expands
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Russia said on Wednesday that some political forces in the European Union were opposed to the re-election bid of Hungarian Prime
April 08, 2026
Hungary's opposition party Tisza is on track to win a two-thirds parliamentary majority in Sunday's election, allowing it to amend the constitution and key laws needed to
April 08, 2026
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire declared in the Iran war, urging its full implementation on the ground and warning against any
April 08, 2026
Global revenues in women's elite sports will reach at least $3 billion for the first time in 2026, marking an increase of 25% compared to last year, Deloitte said in a report on
April 08, 2026
Italy will not send any ships to help police the Hormuz Strait area following a ceasefire between the United States and Iran unless it is authorised by the
April 08, 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday it was condemning "Russia's attempt to criminalise Memorial" and to designate the human rights group, a co-recipient of the
April 08, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday praised the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, hours after calling U.S.
April 08, 2026
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed home two French nationals released after three and a half years in detention in Iran, calling their
April 08, 2026
Iran could open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited and controlled way on Thursday or Friday ahead of a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials in Pakistan, a senior
April 08, 2026
Emerging and developing economies in Europe and Central Asia face a sharp slowdown this year under a scenario of a large but temporary rise in energy prices from the
April 08, 2026
Economic growth for six Western Balkans countries is projected to increase to 3.1% on average in 2026 and 2027 on stronger exports and public investment after a slowdown
April 08, 2026
It’s back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal
April 15, 2026
Swatch has once again opposed GreenWood Investors' bid for a seat on the board and has urged shareholders to vote against the activist investor at its upcoming annual
April 08, 2026
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence assessments that Russian and Iranian hackers have joined forces, reported
April 08, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S.
April 08, 2026
TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as
April 08, 2026
Hungary's foreign minister offered to send his Russian counterpart a document about Ukraine's European Union accession, leaked recordings purported to show on Wednesday, in the
April 08, 2026
Protesters calling for further government help to lower the cost of fuel clogged up busy thoroughfares and motorways with parked
April 08, 2026
U.S.
April 08, 2026
Lufthansa faces a one-day strike this week, the airline's third labor disruption in two months.
April 08, 2026
Bombardment in southern Lebanon on Tuesday forced a convoy of humanitarian aid organized by the Vatican's embassy for a besieged Christian town to turn back, a priest in
April 07, 2026
Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador on Wednesday to demand an explanation over shots fired at an Italian convoy in a U.N. mission in Lebanon, the foreign
April 08, 2026
Italy’s Serie A soccer league has sounded out private equity investor interest for a minority stake in its international media
April 08, 2026
European shares retreated on Thursday, after their strongest rally in over four years, as investors remained wary about a fragile U.S.-Iran
April 09, 2026
Europe rolls out online age verification app to protect young people
April 16, 2026
April 13 - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed Hungary's election https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ as "a victory for fundamental freedoms", and compared the ousting of
April 13, 2026
Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and modernising its armed forces within the U.S.-led NATO
April 15, 2026
The Serbian army should create units with attack drones, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, as the Balkan country seeks to modernise its armed forces from its
April 15, 2026
Investors are banking on a positive new chapter for Hungary as incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar insists there is no time to waste following his
April 14, 2026
The international community has failed in Sudan, British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper said on the sidelines of a Berlin conference on the war in the country, as she called for
April 15, 2026
Election winner Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that President Tamas Sulyok would ask him at the inaugural session of parliament to form Hungary's next government, which
April 15, 2026
Hungary's election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the TISZA party which won a landslide victory in Sunday's election, arrived for a meeting with President Tamas Sulyok
April 15, 2026
Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it was introducing a new model of operations integrating drone warfare with infantry activity and pointed to successes announced by
April 15, 2026
The EU's age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
April 15, 2026
Recruitment firm Robert Walters on Wednesday posted a narrower drop in first-quarter net fees following double-digit quarterly declines for nearly three years,
April 15, 2026
Volkswagen is bracing for even tougher competition in China, where the world's largest car
April 15, 2026
The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp
April 15, 2026
Nutella maker Ferrero said on Wednesday it is aware that European Commission officials are currently carrying out on-site inspections at its offices, following reports that
April 15, 2026
Standard Life has agreed to buy Dutch rival Aegon's UK business for 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion), the companies said on Wednesday,
April 15, 2026
Pope Leo said on Wednesday that the world needs to hear a message of peace and coexistence, in remarks hours after U.S.
April 15, 2026
Although Germany is not involved in the Iran war, the country is feeling its economic impact directly, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said
April 15, 2026
Europe is seeing record inflows of jet fuel from the United States and Nigeria, data from Kpler and LSEG showed, as it seeks to shore up supplies due to
April 15, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed optimism Wednesday that the alliance would successfully fund defence aid to Ukraine through the Prioritised Ukraine
April 15, 2026
UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher warned on Wednesday that proposed Swiss capital requirements threatened its business model and would do little to
April 15, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's top priority is securing help to buy and build more air defense systems
April 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said Tehran's negotiators thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday included Lebanon, but the U.S. had in fact not agreed
April 09, 2026
Britain’s financial regulator must amend rules governing how investment-risk warnings are presented or retail investors will continue to
April 09, 2026
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday it would be unacceptable for ships to have to pay a fee to cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran has suggested, and
April 09, 2026
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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will say on Thursday that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around a fifth of the world's oil and gas, must be toll-free,
April 09, 2026
German industrial production fell unexpectedly in February, with economists saying the weakness pointed to disappointing first quarter for Europe's
April 09, 2026
British American Tobacco named Dragos Constantinescu as its chief financial officer on Thursday, bringing back a former executive who had spent 16 years at the tobacco giant before
April 09, 2026
European Union authorities should consider a temporary suspension of budget deficit rules if the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran flares up again, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
April 09, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan appointed seven chief prosecutors and deputies late on Wednesday despite opposition from civil society and the country's top
April 09, 2026
Mercedes-Benz reported a sales slump at the start of 2026 as the tough Chinese market continued to pressure the German premium carmaker during an overhaul of its model
April 09, 2026
The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese
April 09, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz was of vital interest
April 09, 2026
Italy's government moved on Thursday to limit disruption from a major landslide that cut rail and motorway links along a key north-south transport corridor, declaring a state
April 09, 2026
Russia's Supreme Court designated human rights group Memorial as an "extremist" movement on Thursday, a move the group said marked
April 09, 2026
The Swedish government says a pro-Russian actor was behind a cyberattack on a heating plant in western Sweden last year
April 15, 2026
Home purchases in Spain by U.S. citizens rose 3% last year, even as total foreign purchases dipped, with real estate agents citing concerns over President
April 09, 2026
European Union regulators plan to order Meta to reverse a move that limits AI chatbots from rival companies accessing WhatsApp
April 15, 2026
Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of deceased soldiers on Thursday, officials said.
April 09, 2026
Hungary's centre-right Tisza party leads Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz ahead of a parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday, a poll showed on Thursday.
April 09, 2026
Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained on Thursday in a case involving alleged misuse of personal data,
April 09, 2026
The Paris Public Prosecutor's office has dropped a probe into illegal drug possession against Rima Hassan, a French far-left member of the European Parliament, it said on
April 09, 2026
Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller said on Thursday used-car sales were exceeding those of new vehicles, as a jump in gasoline and diesel prices
April 09, 2026
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump appears strained
April 15, 2026
Austria's foreign ministry on Thursday called on Israel to stop attacking civilian targets in Lebanon, and said the Austrian members of a U.N. peacekeeping force there must
April 09, 2026
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had the right to defend itself from what it called piracy after a British newspaper reported that a Russian navy frigate had
April 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want the NATO alliance to split over the Iran war but played down reported threats by U.S.
April 09, 2026
UniCredit said acquiring control of Commerzbank would obligate it to bid for the roughly 30% of Poland's mBank that Commerzbank does not already own,
April 09, 2026
Security officers raided the Moscow office of leading independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta on Thursday and state media said a prominent journalist had been arrested.
April 09, 2026
Viktor Orban, uniquely endorsed by both U.S.
April 09, 2026
Airbus delivered 60 aircrafts in March, bringing first-quarter deliveries to 114 jets, down 16% from the same point last year, the European planemaker said on Thursday.
April 09, 2026
Dozens of states issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Thursday condemning "unacceptable aggressive behavior" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and calling for
April 09, 2026
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen called on NATO allies to stand together to defend international law as he pushed back against U.S.
April 09, 2026
Italy is preparing to cut its GDP growth estimates to factor in the negative impact of rising energy prices, Economy Minister Giancarlo
April 09, 2026
Spain decried Israeli strikes on Lebanon as well as the broader war on Iran on Thursday, cementing Madrid's role as an outspoken critic of
April 09, 2026
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April 10, 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is pausing its main data centre project in Britain over an unfavourable regulatory environment and high energy costs, dealing a blow to the
April 09, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S.
April 10, 2026
Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month in and
April 09, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told European governments that U.S.
April 09, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the Iran war must become a turning point for Britain after two decades of crises, and he promised to
April 10, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will hold a summit meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on April 13, with defence industry cooperation and global security
April 10, 2026
German inflation accelerated to 2.8% in March, according to federal statistics office data released on Friday, confirming preliminary figures.
April 10, 2026
Ukraine is in talks with Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to cooperate in the security sector and share its drone defence expertise and technology, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
April 10, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the spring and summer months would be difficult for Ukraine as it would face pressure on the battlefield and also
April 10, 2026
British defence minister John Healey said on Friday that the United States is "absolutely locked" into NATO. A Reuters report on Thursday said U.S.
April 10, 2026
Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in the first three months of 2026, with sharp declines in key markets China and the United States, as loses its shine across.
April 10, 2026
French food caterer Sodexo slashed its annual sales and profitability targets on Friday, citing execution challenges and its management's review of contracts and
April 10, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv
April 10, 2026
The Kremlin said on Friday that a visit to the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin's special investment envoy did not mean that negotiations on a possible
April 10, 2026
Ukraine and Russia are moving towards a potential deal to end the war, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing the top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
April 10, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of moving vessels though the Strait of Hormuz when he spoke to
April 10, 2026
Nine people killed in second school shooting in Turkey in two days
April 15, 2026
Hungarians vote in a landmark parliamentary election on Sunday that is being closely watched in the European Union, the United States, Russia and beyond.
April 10, 2026
Ukrainian officials urged Russia on Friday to extend a ceasefire it announced for Orthodox Easter this weekend and restart talks to end the war, but people on the streets of
April 10, 2026
Germany's economy minister on Friday proposed higher tax breaks to commuters but dismissed proposals by the government's junior
April 10, 2026
A Russian court on Friday ordered the detention of Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, following his arrest a day earlier.
April 10, 2026
Dolce & Gabbana said on Friday its co-founder Stefano Gabbana stepped down from his roles at the Italian fashion house and its controlling holding company with effect from
April 10, 2026
NATO member Estonia will refrain from detaining Russia's "shadow fleet" vessels in the Baltic Sea, worried that seizing oil tankers
April 10, 2026
British police have arrested a Sudanese man on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants died while attempting to cross the Channel from France to Britain on a
April 10, 2026
European equities edged higher on Friday, notching up a third straight week of gains as cautious optimism ahead of U.S.-Iran weekend talks
April 10, 2026
Hungary's centre-right Tisza party leads Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, a poll published by newspaper Nepszava
April 10, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party face their first closely contested election on April 12 after four consecutive landslide victories since 2010.
April 10, 2026
Sophisticated online operators are posting coordinated waves of content in the Telegram messaging app to spread fear about what will
April 10, 2026
At least one person died and 27 were injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed down a ravine on the Spanish island of La Gomera, emergency services said on
April 10, 2026
The European Commission on Friday said it was analysing whether OpenAI's ChatGPT should be considered a large online
April 10, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he had discussed the Iran ceasefire https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ talks and the situation in Ukraine https://
April 11, 2026
Irish police took action to clear protesters blockading the country's only oil refinery on Saturday after a senior government minister said protests over surging fuel
April 11, 2026
Britain's government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands - home to the U.S.-
April 11, 2026
Czech and Slovak leaders backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday on the eve of Hungary's parliamentary election, saying he was the best choice for the country's
April 11, 2026
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 175 prisoners of war each on Saturday in their latest swap, officials from both countries said, as they prepare to start a ceasefire to mark
April 11, 2026
Police said on Saturday they had arrested 523 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group.
April 11, 2026
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says the country's president has assured him that his new government could take power in the first week of May
April 15, 2026
Hungarians will write history at an election on Sunday when they choose "between East and West" and the opposition Tisza party will win the vote, party leader Peter
April 12, 2026
Chery is looking to expand car production in Europe through partnerships with other automakers allowing it to use existing factories, top executives at the Chinese carmaker
April 12, 2026
A second flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza was due to set sail on Sunday from the Spanish port of Barcelona, aiming to try to break the Israeli
April 12, 2026
‘Remigration’ and Russian lessons: German far-right party promises radical measures if elected
April 15, 2026
Hungary's centre-right Tisza party was projected to win 135 mandates in Hungary's 199-seat parliament, ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party, in a poll
April 12, 2026
Irish police on Sunday cleared tractors and trucks that had been blocking traffic and blockading oil infrastructure across the country during a wave of
April 12, 2026
Hungary's opposition centre-right Tisza party appeared on track to win Sunday's national election https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/, partial results
April 13, 2026
When Peter Magyar was a child, he taped a photo of Viktor Orban nL8N3ZL0R8, then an anti-Communist firebrand, on his bedroom wall, thrilled by Hungary's
April 13, 2026
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key opponent of European Union efforts to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion, lost power after 16 years on Sunday
April 13, 2026
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Prominent Gazan doctor held by Israel without charge appears before Supreme Court
Nazi arsenal seized from Argentine vendor's home
Two House Republicans to meet with the leader of Taiwan's Beijing-friendly opposition party
Trump says US might not renew North America trade deal
Microsoft's Xbox plans for major layoffs next month, Bloomberg News reports
Letter: NC State looking into potential legal claims against LSU tied to coach WIll Wade's exit
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Victoria Mboko injury