UK's Starmer defends his government against Blair criticism
Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the
May 28, 2026Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government on Thursday against criticism from Labour's longest-serving premier, Tony Blair, saying his ministers had adopted the
May 28, 2026
Romanian prosecutors said on Thursday they have extended a criminal investigation into internet personality Andrew Tate by adding charges of instigating hatred and
May 28, 2026
A new exhibit called “Hidden Treasures” shines a light on the 250 year cultural dialogue between France and the U.S. through the lens of French luxury goods
May 28, 2026
The U.S. government should respond positively to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for more air defence missiles to shield Ukraine's capital from a threatened escalation
May 29, 2026
Iceland's parliament on Thursday voted in favour of holding an August 29 referendum to begin European Union accession talks, supporting the government's two-step plan
May 29, 2026
Japan's U.N. ambassador on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" Russia's criticism of its military buildup at a time when Moscow was continuing its war against Ukraine in violation of
May 28, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Thursday said a deal on releasing frozen European Union funds was "very close" as there is agreement with Brussels on many issues,
May 28, 2026
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, on Thursday accused the NATO military alliance of making practical preparations for what he called a "
May 28, 2026
Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Turkey's northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said.
May 28, 2026
European shares closed lower on Thursday, though they pared steeper losses after a report on news outlet Axios said the United States and Iran
May 28, 2026
KKR & Co said on Thursday it would open an office in Milan as the U.S. private equity firm looks to expand its presence in Italy after significant investments in the telecoms
May 28, 2026
French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies
May 28, 2026
A man has stabbed and wounded three people at the train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur before being arrested
May 28, 2026
(Corrects May 27 story headline and first paragraph to make clear Norway is to join France's nuclear deterrence initiative and not France's nuclear umbrella; edits paragraphs 9-10 to explain French
May 28, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank by tasking the German-Netherlands Corps with the command of allied troops in Estonia and Latvia in
May 28, 2026
Ukraine will buy 20 new Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 of an older model next year, Ukraine's President Volodymyr
May 28, 2026
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has appointed a senior Reuters executive, Simon Robinson, as its director of news and current affairs, the two news organisations
May 28, 2026
Morale among Italian consumers recovered against expectations in May after recent declines, but business morale fell to an 8-month low, data showed on Thursday, in mixed signs
May 28, 2026
Ukraine's parliament ratified a loan agreement with the European Union on Thursday, paving the way for €90 billion in financing and allowing the government to
May 28, 2026
The energy shock caused by the Middle East conflict will likely have a persistent impact on inflation even if there is a quick solution to the war, the
May 28, 2026
Sentiment among Britain's consumer-facing services businesses fell to its lowest since February 2025 this month and a recent rebound in business services morale reversed
May 28, 2026
The Israeli military has told residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it expands its operations there
May 27, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she had discussed Ukraine's path to EU membership with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
May 28, 2026
Novak Djokovic was pushed by 74th-ranked Valentin Royer for more than 3½ hours before he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3 victory
May 27, 2026
The prosecution began its case against former Northern Ireland politician Jeffrey Donaldson on historical sex offence charges on
May 27, 2026
If Ferrari wanted to grab the world's attention with the Luce, its first all-electric car, mission accomplished - even if much of the
May 27, 2026
Tony Blair, who led Labour to victory in three UK elections, called on the party on Tuesday to shun the temptation to move left or reverse Brexit to shore up its fortunes,
May 27, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged U.S.
May 27, 2026
The Trump administration will extend deportation protections and work permits for thousands of Lebanese nationals in the U.S. for
May 27, 2026
Community honors Nicole Amor, Minnesota soldier killed in Kuwait, with memorial stone
May 27, 2026
Britain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an “unstoppable force” weaponized just below traditional warfare levels
May 27, 2026
A German court sentenced Daniela Klette, identified by police as a former member of the extreme-left Red Army Faction, to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a
May 27, 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch and Bath & Body Works beat quarterly profit estimates, sending their shares up more than 12% on Wednesday, and signaled that economic
May 27, 2026
Hotel’s refusal to serve guest tap water at restaurant is lawful, top Italian court rules
May 27, 2026
Britain is at a "moment of consequence" amid hybrid attacks from Russia and other adversaries and a narrowing window to stay ahead in the race to develop
May 27, 2026
Europe announced plans on Wednesday to allocate the bulk of valuable mobile satellite spectrum to European companies while reducing the share U.S.
May 27, 2026
European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Thursday how to approach any possible future talks with
May 27, 2026
Spanish police have mounted a search of the headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party as part of an ongoing investigation into possible financial wrongdoing
May 27, 2026
Dulux paint maker AkzoNobel struck down a €12.5 billion ($14.6 billion) cash takeover offer from rivals Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams on Wednesday, sending its
May 27, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday set November 30 as the start date for the trial of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who is charged
May 27, 2026
The Netherlands will send a minesweeper to the Mediterranean Sea as part of NATO operations to allow a possible rapid deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, should a mission
May 27, 2026
Suspected former member of German left-wing militant group jailed after years on the run
May 27, 2026
The head of Airbus Defence ruled out the complete failure of the crisis-hit Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, saying at least a networking system for weapons and drone
May 27, 2026
Latvia is increasing anti-drone defences on its borders with Russia and Moscow-allied Belarus in response to drones flying into the
May 27, 2026
Italian hotels can refuse to serve their guests tap water, Italy's highest court ruled in response to a tourist's complaint against a luxury hotel in a ski resort in the
May 27, 2026
Schaeffler and U.S.-based satellite operator Spire Global have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop space hardware and satellite platforms for European defence,
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who was part of the Premier League-winning team with Leicester in 2016 in one of soccer’s biggest shocks, has announced his retirement from soccer because of a serious shoulder injury
May 27, 2026
Paris prosecutors have opened a probe to determine whether three hard-left mayoral candidates were targeted by a foreign state seeking to meddle in
May 27, 2026
Pope Leo on Wednesday decried what he called a "sharp intensification" of the war in Ukraine, telling pilgrims at his weekly audience at the Vatican that he wanted to
May 27, 2026
Poland's largest video game developer CD Projekt will release a third story expansion for its flagship game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" in 2027, it said on
May 27, 2026
The German Council of Economic Experts cut its growth forecast for Europe's largest economy on Wednesday, citing the impact of the Middle East conflict,
May 27, 2026
Police were seeking documents at the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an
May 27, 2026
European shares ended little changed on Wednesday, holding near record levels reached before the Iran war began, as gains in automobile and
May 27, 2026
The reinstated chair of Turkey's main opposition party Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Wednesday the party will hold a congress once legal conditions are met, after a court
May 27, 2026
Hungary's parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to maintain the country's membership in the International Criminal Court, reversing a 2025 decision made by the
May 27, 2026
The iconic Istanbul hotel which hosted spies, kings and Greta Garbo
May 27, 2026
An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting
May 27, 2026
The Iran war and lingering trade tensions could dent euro zone economic growth, push up borrowing costs and challenge some member states' ability to sustain public
May 27, 2026
European Union governments cleared legislation on Wednesday to remove import duties on many U.S. goods, an EU source with knowledge of their meeting
May 27, 2026
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who ran Greece at the height of its debt crisis in 2015, has launched a new political party, promising to fight
May 27, 2026
Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed more than 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, with Ukraine also using Storm Shadow missiles, the
May 27, 2026
China is willing to work with the Czech Republic to improve ties and revive a traditional friendship, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Czech counterpart Petr Macinka, state
May 27, 2026
Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries' airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and
May 27, 2026
Poland wants the closest possible diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, focusing on defence against Russia, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday
May 27, 2026
Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO's northern borders with
May 27, 2026
European leaders are divided on how far to go in curbing Big Tech as they weigh momentous decisions over giving EU firms preferential access to mobile
May 27, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift While markets appear to be looking past the Middle East crisis and the havoc it has wreaked on energy supplies, central bankers
May 27, 2026
BP's board on Tuesday ousted Chair Albert Manifold and expressed serious concerns about his governance standards, oversight and conduct in the latest leadership
May 26, 2026
A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal
May 27, 2026
Britain will sign a new defence and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday to combat threats, including from an increasingly aggressive Russia, part of Prime Minister Keir
May 27, 2026
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings
May 26, 2026
Coco Gauff was involved in a car accident on the way to Roland Garros for the first match of her French Open title defense
May 27, 2026
Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sunshine when she won her first-round match at the heat-soaked French Open
May 26, 2026
Portuguese police said on Tuesday that the authorities have dismantled a criminal group allegedly responsible for illegally trying to regularise the status of around 4,000
May 26, 2026
Three UK teens convicted of rape walked free. After a nationwide outcry their sentences will be reviewed
May 27, 2026
Parents’ groups in France are calling for more attention to child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opens in Paris
May 26, 2026
A train crashed into a school minivan at a level-crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on
May 26, 2026
U.N.
May 26, 2026
Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit satellite business may be able to acquire some European mobile satellite spectrum next year, two people
May 26, 2026
The European Commission has asked the Czech government for information on arrangements designed to prevent conflicts of interest over EU subsidies linked to companies in the
May 26, 2026
Britain on Tuesday targeted Russia-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks and financial networks that it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their
May 26, 2026
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port
May 26, 2026
Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and the European Union summoned Russian representatives on Tuesday after Russia threatened strikes on targets in Ukraine's capital
May 26, 2026
A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium, killing four people, including two children, and injuring five other children
May 26, 2026
Four killed as Belgian school bus hit by train after appearing to plow through barrier
May 26, 2026
U.S.
May 26, 2026
The persistence of energy price shocks will be a key factor guiding the European Central Bank's next policy decision, Dutch central bank chief
May 26, 2026
NATO will strengthen the defence of its eastern flank with a new structure that would facilitate the rapid deployment of
May 26, 2026
Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said he expects NATO to discuss financial support for Kyiv at its summit in July, suggesting each member contributes a small
May 26, 2026
The U.S. intends to significantly reduce military contributions available to assist European allies in a crisis, including fighter jets, warships and mid-air refuelling aircraft,
May 26, 2026
Kyiv residents and foreign embassies are shrugging off Moscow's threat of a wave of heavy strikes on the Ukrainian capital as nothing new after years of war
May 26, 2026
Ferrari shares plunged by more than 8% on Tuesday as investors and critics reacted coolly to the Italian luxury sports
May 26, 2026
A Russian Orthodox cleric has been released without charge by authorities in the Czech Republic after being detained when police found small containers of white powder in his car.
May 26, 2026
The war in Iran is choking off hopes of an economic recovery in Germany that had emerged at the beginning of the year, with businesses assessing their situation as
May 26, 2026
British retailers reported lower sales in May against a backdrop of weak demand, but not the record downturn they had reported a month earlier, according to figures released
May 26, 2026
Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July with Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups opposing
May 26, 2026
Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched over 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight
May 26, 2026