Hungary's government will submit to parliament next week anti-corruption legislation needed to release billions of euros worth of suspended European
June 05, 2026
The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has begun an investigation into the Boeing 787 jetliner whose nose gear collapsed on Thursday at a gate at
June 05, 2026
The United States warned on Friday that it would reconsider its role in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after the international body overseeing the Balkan country's peace
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about an open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia news
June 05, 2026
A Russian drone attack on a dairy factory in a region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed four people and injured seven more, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
June 05, 2026
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health that likely gave
June 05, 2026
Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, calling the move a
June 05, 2026
Apollo Global Management and Britain's Bodycote have ended talks over a £1.52 billion ($2 billion) takeover proposal, they said on Friday, sending shares of the
June 05, 2026
Switzerland will continue trade talks with the United States while rejecting allegations that it failed to combat imports of goods made with forced labour, the government
June 05, 2026
Russian nationalists dismissed on Friday an open letter penned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to President Vladimir Putin as a malicious public
June 05, 2026
Norway’s crown princess on waiting list for lung transplant
June 05, 2026
A report by Britain's public spending watchdog shows that the former Prince Andrew made money by subletting cottages on the estate where he lived rent-free for two decades
June 05, 2026
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June 05, 2026
Italy's economy will grow by 0.7% this year, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, trimming a previous forecast of 0.8% made in December.
June 05, 2026
Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country's military chief said on Friday,
June 05, 2026
World food prices slipped in May from a revised April level, with vegetable oil prices falling for the first time this year while cereals and sugar
June 05, 2026
British businesses expect to increase prices less quickly in the year ahead than they did in April as some of the initial energy price shock caused by the
June 05, 2026
European shares slipped on Friday and ended the week lower, as uncertainty about Middle East peace efforts kept investors on
June 05, 2026
The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates on Thursday,
June 05, 2026
Setting out as a trio of ambitious young former Goldman Sachs bankers, Partners Group rose from plucky startup to become a global player in private equity,
June 05, 2026
British house prices unexpectedly fell in May, according to data from mortgage lender Halifax on Friday, which represented the latest sign of a cooling in the market as
June 05, 2026
German carmakers lost ground to competitors at the start of the year as tariffs, conflict and technological upheaval weighed on sales, according to an EY analysis warning of
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The drawdown in tech stocks that has followed a narrow earnings miss at U.S. chipmaker Broadcom deepened in Asia on Friday,
June 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
June 05, 2026
A rare Edith Wharton short story has just been published
June 05, 2026
The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy
June 04, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than
June 05, 2026
EU ministers on Thursday broadly supported a proposal to limit access to temporary protection for Ukrainian men of military age, Sweden’s migration minister said.
June 05, 2026
Labour mayor Andy Burnham signalled on Thursday he would run in any leadership race against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying that if he won a local election later this
June 05, 2026
President Vladimir Putin stuck to his hardline stance on the war in Ukraine on Thursday and said his troops were advancing on the battlefield
June 05, 2026
Sipping tea every night has helped Maja Chwalinska of Poland become just the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era
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June 05, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
June 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Thursday about the Ukraine war, compromises on peace agreed with U.S.
June 05, 2026
The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources
June 04, 2026
The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on
June 04, 2026
The U.S.
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Slovenia's parliament on Thursday approved Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government, which has pledged tax cuts, targeted spending and an anti-corruption
June 04, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said Elon Musk should stop interfering in British politics, after the billionaire X owner posted on his platform
June 04, 2026
The international body overseeing Bosnia's peace process on Thursday failed to agree on a candidate for a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian
June 04, 2026
Steven Seagal, Candace Owens and Trump’s ballroom commissioner appear at Russia’s top economic forum
June 05, 2026
Missouri town goes all out for Netherlands national team before World Cup training
June 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in May Ukraine would buy 20 of Saab's Gripen E fighter jets and Sweden will gift another 16 of an older
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Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France
June 04, 2026
Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group on Thursday flagged more withdrawal requests from its funds while Blackstone said it capped
June 04, 2026
Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan designated his adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister on Thursday, seeking to end a political crisis that has stalled policymaking
June 04, 2026
Victim cut in half in "horrifying" Massachusetts murder 26 years ago finally identified
June 04, 2026
Airbus delivered 81 aircraft in May, up sharply from a year earlier, partly due to the release of planes caught up in a regulatory stand-off with China, industry sources said
June 04, 2026
Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in U.S.-mediated talks, as
June 04, 2026
Lawmakers in Cyprus re-elected Annita Demetriou as speaker of parliament on Thursday in a vote seen as an early glimpse of emerging partnerships ahead of a presidential
June 04, 2026
Germany and France have proposed giving aspiring European Union members more opportunities to join EU programmes and access the single market before joining the bloc,
June 04, 2026
New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
June 04, 2026
Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his own triumph in Paris
June 04, 2026
Universal Music Group said on Thursday it has repurchased some
June 04, 2026
Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia "like a boa constrictor", citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the
June 04, 2026
When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed
June 04, 2026
When Air Montenegro's passenger planes took to the skies earlier this year, they were branded with a new slogan: "28 by 28 - The Next EU Member".
June 04, 2026
Several people were killed when a small plane crashed on Thursday in the northwestern Croatian region of Istria, near the Adriatic town of Medulin, state news agency Hina reported,
June 04, 2026
After Ukraine said it will make the Gripen the backbone of its air force, the Swedish fighter jet is finally set to be tested in the
June 04, 2026
Brazil has expressed interest in purchasing 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.
June 04, 2026
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56
June 04, 2026
Marjane Satrapi, French Iranian artist and author behind ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56
June 04, 2026
Kosovo will hold a parliamentary election on Sunday, its third in just 18 months, after its political parties failed to reach a compromise on choosing a
June 04, 2026
Amazon on Thursday unveiled an upgraded AI-powered mobile robot for its warehouses that can respond to conversational prompts, as part of a €10
June 04, 2026
A senior member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's top advisers as well as the head of energy group Gazprom
June 04, 2026
The European Union is preparing an economic support package worth an initial amount of €50 million ($58.1 million) for Armenia after Russia hit Armenia with some trade
June 04, 2026
The European Commission will delay the introduction of a new market risk capital framework for banks for three years to see how the U.S. and Britain implement the same
June 04, 2026
Dozens of artists at this year’s Venice Biennale are threatening legal action if their names aren't removed from a visitor voting ballot
June 04, 2026
Activity in Britain's construction sector slowed at the sharpest pace in six years last month as economic uncertainty and rising inflation triggered by the Iran war led to a
June 04, 2026
Hungarian prosecutors have dropped charges against Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely Karacsony over his role in organising an LGBTQ+ rights rally in 2025, prosecutors said
June 04, 2026
European shares rose on Thursday as oil prices eased, although investors remained cautious on whether the latest developments in
June 04, 2026
Sweden's centre-left opposition looks likely to win power in the parliamentary election in September, ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll
June 04, 2026
Serbia's security agency warned President Aleksandar Vucic not to travel to Montenegro on Friday for a summit with European Union and Balkan leaders, citing security
June 04, 2026
As the European Union unveiled its technology sovereignty package on Wednesday, a top official posted in glee: "Today is Tech Liberation Day".
June 04, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Markets are in risk-off mode again as traders grapple with conflicting headlines: renewed fighting between the U.S. and
June 04, 2026
Victor Wembanyama got blessed by nuns before the game, got the loudest ovation when the starters were announced, pumped his fist to the crowd a few times and generally seemed to enjoy his first taste of the NBA Finals
June 04, 2026
Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the conflict that
June 04, 2026
The Confederation of British Industry called on Britain's government not to treat business as a cash cow or accuse companies of price-gouging as the
June 04, 2026
All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko
June 04, 2026
Security agencies from the "Five Eyes" alliance which includes the U.S. and Britain issued a warning on Wednesday about Chinese spies aggressively using online job platforms
June 04, 2026
EU steel exports to the U.S. have fallen by 34% since Washington hiked tariffs to 50%, with higher duties on derivative products such as washing
June 04, 2026
A judge in Amsterdam has rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by rapper Ye, finding the concerts are not a threat to public order
June 04, 2026
Meet the surprise semifinalists at this year’s ridiculous French Open
June 04, 2026
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks in a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a post on Truth Social that he would travel to a Group of Seven leaders' summit in France.
June 04, 2026
Germany's leading role in rallying support for Ukraine and its close relations with Israel may have cost Berlin the chance of a seat on the U.N.
June 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday talks with Denmark and Greenland about using the island for collective defense are "in a good place."
June 03, 2026
For Ukrainian survivors of Russian drone and missile attacks, each air raid warning can be a source of fresh distress.
June 03, 2026
Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval
June 04, 2026
Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning
June 03, 2026
Rejoining the European Union would not "magically solve" Britain's issues, even if the country's long-term future lies with Europe, business and trade
June 03, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the NATO meeting of heads of state that is taking place in Turkey in early July, U.S.
June 03, 2026
The filmmaker Wim Wenders has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” due to a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
June 03, 2026
Ukraine's stepped-up strikes deep inside Russia enable Kyiv to negotiate the end of the war on an equal footing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, just after one of the
June 03, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned young Russians that they would probably die if they sign up to join Russia's war in Ukraine.
June 03, 2026
The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance's defence plans
June 03, 2026
Ferrari says Charles Leclerc has signed a new contract with the Formula 1 team “for the coming seasons.”
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens
June 03, 2026
Someone stole Maurizio Cattelan’s notorious banana artwork — and the museum isn’t amused
June 03, 2026
Britain's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Russia's ambassador after a
June 03, 2026
European Union leaders are pushing back against reliance on American and Asian tech companies
June 03, 2026
The body overseeing Bosnia's peace process meets on Wednesday to choose a new envoy to replace Germany's Christian Schmidt, who quit under what he said
June 03, 2026
Romania's foreign minister said on Wednesday several allies were preparing to reinforce air defence capabilities along NATO’s eastern flank after a drone
June 03, 2026
Fiat will start sales of its Grizzly mid-sized SUV and Grizzly Fastback model in the second half of this year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with plans to expand to
June 03, 2026
Russia is pummeling major Ukrainian cities in an effort to sustain a sputtering war effort marked by a struggle to maintain momentum on the battlefield, where
June 03, 2026
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a teenager's murder to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest
June 03, 2026
The European Central Bank is set to raise its deposit rate to 2.25% on June 11, with another increase likely in September, as it
June 03, 2026
The European Union has proposed that the bloc's Aspides naval mission take "the primary role" in clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz "when conditions
June 03, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned violent protests over the case of an 18-year-old who was handcuffed as he lay dying after his
June 03, 2026
The European Parliament will switch to French search engine Qwant from Google, it said on Wednesday, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on
June 03, 2026
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday cleared a presidential pardon granted to a former showgirl, who was close to late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying fresh checks found
June 03, 2026
The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected U.S. findings on how dozens of economies, including Switzerland, deal with goods produced by forced labour, a probe that prompted
June 03, 2026
European automotive, construction, metals, chemicals and transport sectors could lose up to 1.3 million jobs this year as a result of a surge in energy prices caused by
June 03, 2026
In a bid to end its decades-long wait to win a second World Cup, England has put its fate in the hands of a German
June 03, 2026
British services firms suffered a small fall in activity in May as the strains of the Iran war pushed up their costs sharply and hit
June 03, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday as escalating Middle East tensions and fresh jitters over private markets pushed investors
June 03, 2026
It is not a given that the current inflation shock facing the euro zone will be more benign than the 2022 episode, as some initial conditions flag larger inflationary
June 03, 2026
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of killing eight civilians and of wounding 11 more in a drone attack on a passenger bus travelling in a Russian-controlled part of the
June 03, 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on Wednesday for dialogue between Ukraine and Poland to help defuse tensions after Kyiv renamed an army unit after nationalist
June 03, 2026
Spain's service sector activity stabilised in May as activity and sales returned to growth after April's decline, a business survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
The global economic outlook hinges on how long the war in the Middle East lasts, with recession in some countries and sharply higher inflation a real
June 03, 2026
France's services sector contracted at its sharpest pace in 5-1/2 years in May as weaker demand and rising costs due to the Iran war hammered businesses, a survey showed on
June 03, 2026
Cost pressures in Italy's service sector hit a 40-month high in May as the impact of the conflict in the Middle East became more acute, a survey showed on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Hungary's governing Tisza party has submitted a bill to parliament to abolish an organisation set up by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that stigmatized
June 03, 2026
Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months in May as waning demand for goods and services — a key gauge of economic health — dragged output
June 03, 2026
Meta Platforms lost its fight on Wednesday against the EU's labelling of its Messenger app as a powerful 'gatekeeper', which places
June 03, 2026
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU
June 03, 2026
Germany's service sector contracted for a second straight month in May as subdued demand and high energy and other costs due to the war in the Middle East weighed on
June 03, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap
June 03, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff
June 03, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Notwithstanding fresh hostilities in the Middle East, AI shares drove equity markets in Asia to new records on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander
June 03, 2026
Swiss voters look set to reject a referendum proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million people, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed
June 02, 2026
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer
June 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the
June 03, 2026
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and wounding 130, and
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces could again launch a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
June 03, 2026
The opening of the temporary installation by French artist JR "La Caverne du Pont Neuf" in Paris has been postponed after the giant cave inflated around the capital's oldest
June 03, 2026
Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months
June 02, 2026
Sweden should introduce a minimum age of 15 for the use of social media, a government-appointed commission recommended on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp has sought EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
The future presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania is "under review", the Baltic country's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that although Washington
June 02, 2026
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded
June 02, 2026
Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) faces a deficit of more than €8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) this year, more than twice the shortfall previously planned, according
June 02, 2026
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against General Gheorghita Vlad, the Army's Chief of Staff, on suspicion
June 02, 2026
Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark’s prime minister by leading a center-left coalition of four parties
June 02, 2026
A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "
June 02, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's new centre-left government will resist U.S. pressure over the future of Greenland, tackle
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open
June 02, 2026
Fancy a summer-long treasure hunt? A $23,000 gold prize awaits in Finland
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk dedicates historic French Open quarterfinal win to ‘the Ukrainian people’
June 02, 2026
Chinese automakers are expanding in Europe, betting on their competitive pricing and advanced technology to break into a market traditionally dominated by European and American
June 02, 2026
Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime
June 02, 2026
A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the
June 02, 2026
When a large explosion shook Olha Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world.
June 02, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Tuesday he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to
June 02, 2026
The U.S. and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the
June 02, 2026
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad
June 02, 2026
Government support in emerging economies affected by the Middle East conflict should be temporary and targeted, the head of the European Bank for
June 02, 2026
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine had entered a "different paradigm" due to what it called "inhumane acts of terror" carried out by Kyiv's military against
June 02, 2026
Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provide erotic content for accounts on OnlyFans and other
June 02, 2026
The rise in the global role of the euro currency has been circumstantial up to now and the bloc needs to act deliberately to carve out a greater market share, European
June 02, 2026
The global role of the euro currency hardly budged last year, disappointing some hopes that erratic economic policy in the United States could give it a big boost, as
June 02, 2026
A European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove EU import duties on many U.S. goods, a step to comply with the trade deal
June 02, 2026
An Estee Lauder merger with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig failed to go through because of the price tag, Stephane de La Faverie, President and CEO of the U.S. cosmetics maker said
June 02, 2026
European shares rose on Tuesday, as a strong forecast from STMicroelectronics boosted technology stocks and investors assessed
June 02, 2026
Euro zone inflation accelerated further last month, driven by energy and services, bolstering the already strong case for a small European Central Bank
June 02, 2026
How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine's port city of Odesa?
June 02, 2026
The following are key quotes from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the June 11 policy meeting.
June 02, 2026
When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended
June 02, 2026
Nevada is set to have one of nation’s premiere races for governor as Democrats seek to reclaim seat
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