Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at age 74, state news agency says
Lionel Messi’s World Cup scoring streak ends, but his assist sparks Argentina’s win over Switzerland
Argentina survives Switzerland to set up a box-office showdown with England in the World Cup semifinal
Naomi Osaka’s day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter’s birthday
July 03, 2026
Belgium coach Rudi Garcia says he was not criticizing African soccer when describing “those teams” who lose their tactical shape following his side’s improbable comeback victory over Senegal at the World Cup
July 03, 2026
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July 03, 2026
Ukraine is looking for ways to lower tension with Warsaw, Poland's prime minister said on Friday, adding that Poland's neighbour to
July 03, 2026
Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, when
July 03, 2026
NATO leaders including U.S.
July 03, 2026
Armenia's parliament passed a law on Friday that raises the bar for citizens based abroad to be able to come home and vote, following reported efforts by Moscow
July 03, 2026
NATO’s top commander says European allies have mostly filled gaps left by the U.S. reducing its military contributions to the organization's crisis plans
July 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of the European leaders who are expected to attend the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey
July 03, 2026
Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv was exceptionally deadly – here is why
July 03, 2026
Iran is preparing for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
July 03, 2026
Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man is main suspect in Monaco attack
July 03, 2026
The Council of the EU said it had issued sanctions against six people - most of whom were scientists and researchers - who were involved in the development of the toxin that
July 03, 2026
Russia's biggest jobs website, HeadHunter, is advertising for drone operators to protect the skies above Moscow, with no previous experience required.
July 03, 2026
Interpol has identified a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman as the main suspect in a Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon linked to Russia
July 03, 2026
Tesla sales soar 25% in sign its troubles may be easing
July 03, 2026
Train enthusiasts are celebrating the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration
July 03, 2026
Moldova's Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said on Friday he was stepping down, saying in a surprise announcement that he could no longer do his job in
July 03, 2026
Goldman Sachs increased its share of mergers and acquisitions advisory work involving Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2026,
July 03, 2026
A Ukrainian woman is the main suspect in a bomb attack that targeted a wealthy businessman in Monaco, officials said on Friday, adding that the suspect had fled to Germany
July 03, 2026
A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating abusive surveillance was himself hacked using an Israeli-made spy tool, a
July 03, 2026
Police uncover international networks of men using online chat groups to drug and rape women
July 03, 2026
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic kicks off its 60th edition with honors for actors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche
July 03, 2026
France's services sector contracted in June by more than initially forecast, as sluggish demand and inflationary pressures weighed on businesses, said a survey by S&P Global.
July 03, 2026
Business in Italy's service sector grew marginally in June after three months of contraction, a survey showed on Friday, as cost pressures eased amid signs of de-escalation in
July 03, 2026
The euro zone services industry contracted at a slower pace in June as cost pressures fell at the sharpest rate on record outside of pandemic-era lockdowns, helping to
July 03, 2026
Germany's services sector contracted for a third straight month in June as weaker demand, dragged down by higher prices and lower market confidence,
July 03, 2026
France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, with authorities warning that the
July 03, 2026
Trade in goods between the European Union and the U.S. reached a record €875 billion ($1.00 trillion) last year despite tariffs, but the
July 03, 2026
NATO plans to replace its ageing fleet of U.S.-built AWACS surveillance aircraft with a Swedish alternative, four sources told Reuters
July 02, 2026
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said it was still possible she could leave before her term ends in late 2027 to weigh in on French politics, but running
July 03, 2026
NATO leaders gathering for a summit in Ankara on July 7-8 will discuss a host of challenges facing the alliance, from Europe taking on more responsibility
July 03, 2026
NATO leaders gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with U.S.
July 03, 2026
Spain's services sector expanded at its strongest pace this year in June as activity and new business rebounded on stronger domestic demand, a business survey showed on
July 03, 2026
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent
July 02, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, from July 7 to 8, Seoul's national security adviser said on
July 03, 2026
Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller and symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on free speech, has died in Taiwan
July 03, 2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany is in a buoyant mood as it holds a convention this weekend
July 03, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010
July 03, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally apologized for the British state's role in separating unmarried mothers from their babies
July 02, 2026
Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1, ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup
July 03, 2026
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine's capital Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 30
July 02, 2026
Spain waltzes past Austria into the World Cup Round of 16
July 03, 2026
Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring many more
July 02, 2026
The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope
July 02, 2026
Europe is taking tougher action against tankers falsely using Cameroon's flag registry to transport Russian oil, including boarding
July 02, 2026
Max, a graphic designer, helped find survivors in a Kyiv apartment building blown apart by a Russian missile on Thursday before heading to work — one
July 02, 2026
Hungary's new government revoked the refugee status of a fugitive former Polish minister and his deputy, Poland's government said on Thursday, as it tries to bring the pair
July 02, 2026
Lando Norris says reports that Max Verstappen has considered a move to McLaren are “a cool thing” to hear but “not a serious thing” as speculation swirls in Formula 1 about a switch which could create a lineup of two champions
July 02, 2026
Breakaway Catholic group excommunicated after defying warnings from Pope Leo
July 02, 2026
Two thousand firefighters were battling several wildfires fanned by strong winds along France's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, as the region grappled
July 02, 2026
French Green party lawmakers on Thursday filed a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a severe heatwave in late June, as the country braces for a
July 02, 2026
The EU is determined to find a strong candidate for the post of international peace envoy for Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, to
July 02, 2026
British prosecutors on Thursday charged former UK pop star Paul Gadd, better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, with unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl aged under 13
July 02, 2026
Albanian police used water cannons and teargas on Thursday to disperse anti-government protesters in front of parliament who threw eggs and flour at police
July 02, 2026
A late-night deal agreed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling coalition on a long-awaited package of reforms has the potential to give Germany's anaemic
July 02, 2026
Albanian police clashed with protesters in Tirana during a demonstration against government corruption and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump
July 02, 2026
The United States and the European Union expressed concern on Thursday about China's new law on ethnic unity that went into effect this week and gives Beijing the legal
July 02, 2026
Alphabet's Google on Thursday lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating
July 02, 2026
Some 609,737 of the 1.17 million migrants in Spain who applied for legal status in its recent amnesty drive have obtained temporary work permits, government officials said
July 02, 2026
European regulators have launched a series of antitrust, privacy and online safety investigations into major technology companies in recent years.
October 03, 2023
Judges at the European Union's top court have dismissed Google's appeal against a 4.1 billion euro antitrust fine
July 02, 2026
Russia said on Thursday it would keep increasing pressure on Ukraine, following a massive overnight strike on Kyiv that killed at least 17 people and wounded scores.
July 02, 2026
Lithuania's parliamentary parties have agreed on a plan to lift a constitutional ban on nuclear weapons and foreign military bases in the Baltic nation,
July 02, 2026
The bigger drag on European Union growth is losing market share to China rather than a widening trade deficit with the Asian country, Goldman Sachs
July 02, 2026
The European Union pledged an additional €18 million in economic support for Armenia on Thursday and liberalised some export rules for its goods as Brussels seeks to shore up
July 02, 2026
Britain's threat to intervene in the $110 billion Paramount-Warner deal could be less about blocking the transaction than extracting commitments on UK news,
July 02, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised on Thursday to women forced to give up their babies or separated from their mothers at birth under a system of
July 02, 2026
With 556 police officers patrolling a country half the size of Central Park, everyone thought Monaco was safe
July 02, 2026
Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million
July 02, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his coalition partners have introduced a reform package to revive Germany’s sluggish economy
July 02, 2026
Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over Europe that repeatedly disrupted civilian aviation, as it monitored military sites and tested the air defenses of NATO nations
July 02, 2026
British business confidence fell to its lowest since 2022 as the Iran war, which pushed up costs, saps expectations for future sales, a survey of accountants showed on
July 02, 2026
European NATO allies have largely filled the gaps left by the United States in the alliance's defence plans, NATO's top commander said on Thursday, adding
July 01, 2026
German federal prosecutors have charged a former Ukrainian army officer with being the co-perpetrator of a war crime over the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts, accusing
July 02, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition unveiled a package of reforms on Thursday, including tax relief for lower-income families
July 02, 2026
European shares edged higher on Thursday as gains across sectors countered a slide in AI-related stocks, while investors
July 02, 2026
Ukraine has failed to deliver promised drone technology despite Poland's military support and willingness to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw
July 02, 2026
Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.0% in May but a net 22,000 jobs were lost during the month, with the fall in the jobless rate due to people no longer looking for
July 02, 2026
The European Union will provide up to €200 million ($228 million) in grant funding to boost transport, energy and digital links across the South
July 02, 2026
The Vatican has responded aggressively to the ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X after it defied Pope Leo XIV and consecrated four bishops without his consent
July 01, 2026
Chinese export controls, technological dependence on the U.S. and the structural weakness of Europe's chip industry mean it faces a "bleak future" unless
July 02, 2026
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will learn whether she can run for president in 2027 when a Paris court on Tuesday rules on her appeal against an
July 02, 2026
In Russia's grain belt, farmers fret they will be unable to harvest their crops as a fuel crisis sparked by Ukraine's drone attacks on oil refineries and
July 02, 2026
Four new bishops from a breakaway Catholic group dedicated to the old Latin mass were ordained in southwestern Switzerland on Wednesday, in defiance of an appeal
July 02, 2026
Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the round of 16
July 02, 2026
Russia conducted a massive attack on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv and other locations using long-range, high-precision air-, land-, sea-launched weapons and drones, the Russian Defence
July 02, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Global shares are pulling back after a bumper quarter.
July 02, 2026
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break court ruling on July 7 on her bid to overturn an election ban, a verdict that
July 02, 2026
The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting to global
July 02, 2026
Belgium stages a dramatic comeback to beat Senegal 3-2 in the World Cup
July 02, 2026
World Cup serves up huge drama as England survive DR Congo and Belgium comes back from two goals down to beat Senegal
July 02, 2026
Bending Spoons shares closed nearly 40% higher in their U.S. market debut on Wednesday, as investors bought into the Italian
July 01, 2026
Attackers firebombed three residential buildings linked to Greece's governing party in the northern city of Thessaloniki before dawn on Wednesday, wounding five people
July 01, 2026
A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics has directly defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent
July 01, 2026
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July 01, 2026
A wealthy Maltese businessman accused of ordering the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia went on trial on Wednesday, nine years after the death of
July 01, 2026
Monaco authorities say a person was arrested but later released as they “very actively” pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people
July 01, 2026
Tesla registrations rose across several European markets in June, data showed on Wednesday, extending a recovery in the U.S. electric vehicle
July 01, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that racism and intolerance had worsened in Britain over the past decade, warning it was damaging social cohesion and deterring
July 01, 2026
CMA CGM has agreed to buy FedEx's third-party logistics business for an enterprise value of $1.4 billion as the French shipping group seeks to expand its presence in the
July 01, 2026
The Bank of England is not in a position to consider cutting interest rates, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday, despite oil prices falling back near pre‑
July 01, 2026
Germany's top prosecutor has indicted a Ukrainian national over the 2022 explosions that crippled the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, moving
July 01, 2026
French Green party lawmakers have announced plans to file a no-confidence motion against the government over its handling of a severe heatwave in late June, as the country
July 01, 2026
Pope Leo faces first major crisis of papacy from rebel Catholic group
June 30, 2026
A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered Alphabet's Google to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by
July 01, 2026
At least 5 people were killed in a fire in a 10-storey apartment tower in the Belgian city of Antwerp on
July 01, 2026
Ukrainian forces have struck Russia's major Ufa oil refinery for the second time in a week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday
July 01, 2026
At least six people have died in a fire at an apartment block on the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium
July 01, 2026
Britain's police watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating two officers over their handling of a student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his
July 01, 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 32 prisoners, of whom 28 were serving sentences for "extremism", a charge often used against opponents of his government, a
July 01, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Ireland on Wednesday as Dublin takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.
July 01, 2026
The European Union has introduced two measures to protect its steel industry and limit small e-commerce parcels
July 01, 2026
Turkey is implementing extensive security measures for the upcoming NATO summit, deploying thousands of police and banning public gatherings
July 01, 2026
Buckingham Palace is a must-see for tourists. So why don’t the royals want to live there?
July 01, 2026
Who is the Ukrainian tycoon at the center of mysterious Monaco bombing?
July 01, 2026
Andy Burnham will have to find an additional £4.7 billion ($6.2 billion) to close a defence funding gap, either through deeper spending cuts or higher taxes,
July 01, 2026
China's BYD, the world's largest electric vehicle maker, is close to a decision on taking over an existing European auto plant to
July 01, 2026
France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a run-off set for May 2, the government spokeswoman, Maud Bregeon, said on
July 01, 2026
A reparations law granting descendants of Spaniards the right to citizenship has sparked a heated political debate as right-wing opposition
July 01, 2026
European technology chief Henna Virkkunen held "constructive" talks with Apple CEO Tim Cook this week, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the two
July 01, 2026
German factory activity expanded modestly in June as output growth ticked up and new orders rebounded, while the outlook for price trends depends on developments in the
July 01, 2026
British manufacturing activity cooled in June despite a boost to output from stockpiling ahead of price hikes and supply chain problems stemming from the Middle East
July 01, 2026
European shares slipped on Wednesday, after a strong finish to the second quarter, as investors assessed indications that U.S. interest rates
July 01, 2026
Euro zone manufacturing output ended its best quarter since early 2022 last month with easing cost pressures as the U.S. and Iran negotiated a ceasefire giving relief to
July 01, 2026
Euro zone inflation eased last month far more than expected, further curbing pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates again this month to offset quick price
July 01, 2026
Russia attacked five retail fuel stations in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, killing a woman, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on the Telegram
July 01, 2026
A powerful storm tore through the Romanian capital Bucharest and 20 counties on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes and vehicles, emergency
July 01, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp has offered remedies to address EU competition concerns about its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a regulatory
July 01, 2026
When Greece's debt crisis struck in 2009, George, owner of a jewellery shop outside Athens, found himself saddled with a new €100,000 loan just as his
July 01, 2026
Two people died after a wildfire gutted a house in a forested settlement in northern Greece, the fire brigade said.
July 01, 2026
Spanish factory activity shrank in June for the first time in three months as orders fell more sharply and manufacturers ramped up prices to cope with the recent surge in
July 01, 2026
Polish special services are preparing for possible Russian sabotage operations aimed at inflaming tensions between Poles and Ukrainians, Tomasz Siemoniak, minister in charge
July 01, 2026
Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves
July 01, 2026
Europe on Wednesday took a first step towards curbing what it calls unfair competition from online retailers such as Shein, Temu
July 01, 2026
Five years ago, the West risked a full-blown diplomatic crisis with NATO ally Turkey when 10 ambassadors called for the release of a man they saw as a
July 01, 2026
China's covert military training of Russian forces last year was personally approved by President Vladimir Putin's defence minister and directly involved at least four Russian and
July 01, 2026
The European Central Bank should not rush into any further rate hike given the unexpectedly quick retreat in oil prices, Maltese central bank
July 01, 2026
Italy is putting on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting
June 30, 2026
Ukraine's top military commander said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that his forces were preparing for a possible new Russian attack from the north, but any attempt to
July 01, 2026
Kylian Mbappé put France ahead with a brilliant crossover step in the 45th minute and added a second-half goal to break a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay
July 01, 2026
By Echo Wang and Elvira Pollina June 30 - Bending Spoons, owner of the video platform Vimeo and the internet services company AOL, priced its U.S. initial public offering above its targeted range at $
July 01, 2026
“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios
July 01, 2026
Getty Images said on Tuesday it has called off its planned merger with Shutterstock due to the UK competition regulator's requirement to sell Shutterstock's
July 01, 2026
When Serena Williams accepted an offer to play singles at Wimbledon, Maya Joint got to thinking
July 01, 2026
Russian glide bombs killed two people and injured at least 15 in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday, Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
July 01, 2026
Manhunt after Monaco bomb attack wounds Ukrainian tycoon in ‘attempted assassination’
June 30, 2026
Woman reunites with first responders who saved her after she was hit by lightning
July 01, 2026
An explosive went off in an apartment building entrance in Monaco, wounding three people, reportedly including a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia
June 30, 2026
The ECB is considering doubling the proportion of cash lenders must keep as reserve in an unremunerated account, six
June 30, 2026
Nestle will take falling coffee bean costs into account when setting retail prices, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday, a potential boost
June 30, 2026
As NATO leaders prepare for a summit in Turkey next week, plans for an alliance summit in
July 01, 2026
Estonia has released images showing machine guns and sandbags mounted on a Russian-flagged liquefied natural gas carrier in the Baltic Sea this spring,
June 30, 2026
Italian tyremaker Pirelli on Tuesday said it had a multi-year investment plan for the United States worth around $1 billion to $1.2 billion and aimed at increasing
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 03, 2025
Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance Corp's proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the
June 30, 2026
Ben Shelton wasted a match point in the fifth-set tiebreaker against qualifier Otto Virtanen at Wimbledon in what the fourth-seeded American called “one of the toughest losses of my career.”
June 30, 2026
Denmark's parliament has asked the IOC to recognize its territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as independent Olympic teams
June 30, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Tuesday to spend an extra £15 billion ($20 billion) to modernise Britain's depleted armed forces
June 30, 2026
Denmark announced on Tuesday a new military donation package to Ukraine worth around 4.4 billion crowns ($671.8 million).
June 30, 2026
The warning came booming over the airwaves, in
June 30, 2026
Undertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is receiving panicked calls from families, retirement homes, and even the police desperately trying to find
June 30, 2026
Another World Cup, another early exit
June 30, 2026
Russians are more pessimistic about the state of their economy than at any time in the past 20 years, and a majority say living standards are worsening, polling organisation Gallup
June 30, 2026
Inflation slowed more than expected across most major euro zone economies in June, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, easing pressure on the European
June 30, 2026
UK government says it’s likely to challenge $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
June 30, 2026
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow, hitting a satellite center and killing a baby
June 30, 2026
Germany is demanding a €400 billion ($456 billion) cut to the European Commission's proposed budget of €2 trillion for 2028-2034, warning that the current
June 30, 2026
Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume is planning an historic overhaul of the carmaker to adapt to structural shifts in the global auto
June 30, 2026
Greek rescuers were searching for people trapped after a four-storey apartment block collapsed on Tuesday in the Petralona area of Athens, the fire brigade said.
June 30, 2026
When Erling Haaland’s youth coaches realized he was something special
June 16, 2026
Police in Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion
June 30, 2026
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 0.1% in June from the month before, with the annual inflation rate slowing to 3.1% from May's 3.2%, preliminary data showed
June 30, 2026
Woven from fibre-optic cable and grass, a small bird's nest found near the front line of the war in Ukraine shows how the more than four-
June 30, 2026
Switzerland plans further steps to underpin commitments made in a preliminary U.S. tariff deal last year, including streamlining recognition of American standards for cars
June 30, 2026
Germany should end a boycott of Russian oil and gas to bolster its flagging economy, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Alice Weidel,
June 30, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in June, labour office figures showed on Tuesday.
June 30, 2026
Police in Monaco and neighbouring France were searching on Tuesday for a man suspected of detonating a makeshift bomb in Monaco that wounded several people, a local
June 30, 2026
French inflation slowed in June for the first time this year, pulling back from a more than two-year high as energy prices ebbed, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE
June 30, 2026
Yodelers at a festival in Basel, Switzerland, turned city fountains into rehearsal spaces during Europe’s June heat wave
June 29, 2026
The unexpectedly rapid retreat in energy prices in the past week has further taken pressure off European Central Bank
June 30, 2026
After nearly four decades in Britain, Ali Haydor says there are now days when he wishes he could hide his brown skin.
June 30, 2026
New Caledonia's non-independence coalition emerged as the largest bloc in the legislature after the French Pacific territory's provincial elections, but fell short of
June 30, 2026
José Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on penalties to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup
June 30, 2026
British businesses' confidence about the economic outlook fell this month although their assessment of their own prospects was less downbeat, a survey by Lloyds showed on
June 30, 2026
British annual shop price inflation remained unchanged in June as food inflation lost steam and consumers took advantage of summer deals despite a surge in energy prices
June 30, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mocked Russia's military drive on Monday, saying the Kremlin over the course of more than four years had set and put off 15 deadlines to
June 30, 2026
A 45-year-old man in an apparent child custody dispute was the suspected shooter at a shelter for mothers and children in northern Germany that left six dead on
June 29, 2026
Russian attacks on three major Ukrainian cities killed 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing
June 30, 2026
Asylum seekers in Britain could have to repay the state around £10,000 ($13,222) for accommodation and basic living support before becoming eligible to apply for settlement
June 30, 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was keeping the country's health emergency response plan, ORSAN, at its highest level for the coming days in view
June 29, 2026
The euro zone economy appears to have built greater resilience to economic shocks, allowing the European Central Bank to raise interest rates more easily without
June 30, 2026
A shooting at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday leaves six people dead
June 29, 2026
Six killed in shooting at German youth facility, police say
June 29, 2026
Shipping group Maersk on Monday upgraded its earnings guidance for this year on strong demand in the container market, particularly in Asia.
June 29, 2026
At Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, a brutal heat wave disrupts the fantasy
June 29, 2026
Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon
June 29, 2026
Penelope Keith, known for her roles in British sitcoms "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born," has died at 86
June 29, 2026
Stellantis has added an extra week of summer downtime at its Fiat 500 factory in Turin, northern Italy, due to parts shortages from some suppliers, the FIM Cisl trade union
June 29, 2026
The Czech government agreed under court pressure on Monday to let President Petr Pavel attend a NATO summit in Turkey next week but refused to allow him to
June 29, 2026
WhatsApp users will soon have the option to use usernames instead of phone numbers
June 29, 2026
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume's plan to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close high-cost German factories is about more than cost savings: it could also mark
June 29, 2026
When Aleksandar Vucic announced that he will step down as president of Serbia, cutting short his mandate and
June 29, 2026
Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledged to give more autonomy to local leaders
June 29, 2026
Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles and drones have killed at least 12 civilians and injured 40 others
June 29, 2026
An ex-political prisoner from Belarus on Monday raised doubts about easing sanctions on the Eastern European country in return for releasing political
June 29, 2026
Ukrainian attacks have caused fuel shortages to spread from Russian-annexed Crimea to nearby parts of southern Russia, and even to the capital
June 29, 2026
At Men's Fashion Week in Paris, women were everywhere, walking coed runways and modeling menswear
June 29, 2026
Andy Burnham, Britain's prime minister-in-waiting, vowed on Monday to deliver radical change to the nation's politics by
June 29, 2026
Turkey expects next month's NATO summit in Ankara to emphasise alliance unity, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on defence
June 29, 2026
Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and
June 29, 2026
Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, said his plans for the country are consistent with the party's
June 29, 2026
How Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin have helped Wimbledon champion Iga Świątek
June 29, 2026
In a vineyard on the Greek island of Santorini, winemaker Yiannis Boutaris gestures to a dried-up ‘kouloura’ vine trained into the shape
June 29, 2026
A Russian court has jailed the owner of an LGBT nightclub and two of the club's employees in what it said was the first case brought under a ban on what Moscow
June 29, 2026
Volkswagen management has told the car group's employee side that currently agreed job cuts are insufficient, according to a note from the works council seen by Reuters on
June 29, 2026
Kate, Princess of Wales, climbs Britain’s three highest peaks in 24 hours to raise money for cancer hospital
June 29, 2026
Several non-governmental organisations in Spain are urging undocumented migrants to register in a final push for a special mass regularisation process that
June 29, 2026
European shares closed flat on Monday, with gains in technology stocks offset by declines in construction firms, while
June 29, 2026
European allies need to overhaul their war-fighting capabilities for a new era of combat, senior military officials from the region said, while warning
June 29, 2026
Bank lending to euro zone companies grew at its fastest pace in three years in May, European Central Bank data showed on Monday, extending a gradual but steady acceleration
June 29, 2026
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies
June 29, 2026
Russia is grinding its way into Kostiantynivka, a key stronghold in Ukraine's eastern "fortress belt" long
June 29, 2026
China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Belarusian President Alexander
June 29, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The halt to the latest tit-for-tat attacks in the Middle East spurred a twitchy reaction in markets as lingering unease over
June 29, 2026
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave
June 28, 2026
Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, according to Russian authorities
June 28, 2026
President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia will press ahead with its battlefield aim of fully capturing four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he said
June 29, 2026
Russian attacks killed at least four people on Sunday in Ukraine's southeast and northeast, regional officials said.
June 29, 2026
American swimmer Gretchen Walsh has broken the world record in the women's 50 meter freestyle, just nine days after her training partner Kate Douglass had set a new mark in the sprint distance
June 29, 2026
German carmaker Volkswagen plans to end its automated driving tie-up with auto supplier Bosch as part of a wider push to cut costs and boost competitiveness, Germany's Bild
June 29, 2026
Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Serena Williams is going through as she prepares to play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon at age 44
June 29, 2026
A skydiving plane has crashed in northeastern France, killing all 11 people on board
June 28, 2026
Thousands of protesters descended on the Serbian city of Kraljevo on Sunday, keeping up pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic a day after he
June 28, 2026
Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine
June 28, 2026
Russia's ruling party on Sunday announced it would run an injured Ukraine war veteran and a television war correspondent, alongside the country's foreign minister and the
June 28, 2026
Skydiving plane crashes in France, killing 11 people
June 28, 2026
Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into
June 28, 2026
Dina Gazzella, an 85-year-old Roman widow, no longer has any company at home since losing her husband in 2023, and her cat a year
June 28, 2026
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday he would resign within weeks and the country will hold early presidential and parliamentary
June 27, 2026
From Scandinavia to the Alps, Europeans endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave
June 27, 2026
A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark
June 27, 2026
More than 10,000 Hungarians on Saturday joined Budapest's first annual Pride march since right-wing leader Viktor Orban's election
June 27, 2026
The Vespa, the wasp-waisted scooter that put postwar Italians on wheels and went on to carry Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn through the streets of Rome, is returning to the
June 27, 2026
Shuttling across the French and Italian Riviera, Orient Express's first giant yacht aims to attract a new class of billionaire.
June 27, 2026
France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.
June 27, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has struck a major industrial facility in the Russian city of Volgograd
June 27, 2026
Andy Burnham has set himself apart from the man he expects to replace as British prime minister
June 27, 2026
A Russian drone strike on Friday killed two passengers aboard a minibus in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region and one person in the border Sumy region, regional officials
June 27, 2026
Harry and Meghan accept King’s invitation to stay in royal residence during upcoming UK visit
June 27, 2026
British barrister Karim Khan on Friday told Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV that the decision to suspend him from his role as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal
June 27, 2026
Virginia officer and bystanders team up to rescue woman trapped in sinkhole
June 27, 2026
Health authorities across Europe were on high alert on Friday as a killer heatwave
June 26, 2026
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June 26, 2026
Man accused of setting Virginia Councilman Lee Vogler on fire sentenced to life in prison, will serve 40 yrs.
June 27, 2026
Auto giant Volkswagen's potential plan to shutter four German factories and ramp up job cuts to as many as 100,000 could be the biggest ever overhaul in the industry.
June 26, 2026
Swiss watchmaker Swatch is seeking $170 million in damages from Samsung in what it says is the largest-ever trademark case of its kind in the UK, accusing the South Korean
June 26, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held talks on Friday, the Kremlin said, and discussions were expected to focus on the war in
June 26, 2026
A standout at the World Cup, Deniz Undav is playing for Germany while representing his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage
June 26, 2026
Look of the week: Saint Laurent’s see-through shoes reveal fashion’s growing foot fetish
June 26, 2026
Paris Fashion Week Men’s became a test of fashion’s relationship with heat
June 26, 2026
AC Milan has named Massimo Calvelli as CEO as it aims to bring a winning culture back to the club
June 26, 2026
Hungary, which currently meets none of the criteria to adopt the euro, could meet these conditions by around 2030, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday, adding that
June 26, 2026
Germany's 2027 draft budget has been finalized, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Friday, citing sources, saying that Finance
June 26, 2026
Volkswagen is considering shutting four German factories and ramping up job cuts to as many as 100,000, two people familiar with the
June 26, 2026
A Saudi doctor was sentenced to life in prison in Germany on Friday for killing six people and injuring hundreds, after he
June 26, 2026
Volkswagen reportedly planning to axe 100,000 jobs
June 26, 2026
Seething over Ukrainian drone strikes and angered by what they see as a failed U.S. promise to broker an end to the war on favourable terms, Russian
June 26, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for "clarification" of the U.S. role in trying to end the war in Ukraine.
June 26, 2026
Banks and financial sector watchdogs must move quickly to adopt new technology to plug system vulnerabilities as AI supercharges cybersecurity risks, a top Swiss financial
June 26, 2026
Britain on Friday set out proposed changes to listing rules for investment trusts aimed at strengthening shareholder protections, following a series of campaigns by U.S.
June 26, 2026
The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 50 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega
June 23, 2026
The Defense Ministry in Moscow says Ukraine launched a major nighttime drone attack on Russian regions, Crimea, and surrounding seas
June 26, 2026
NATO's deputy commander said he wants a summit in Turkey to encourage member countries to spend more on defense and support Ukraine
June 26, 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will go to Armenia next week, said the EU on Friday, in a move aimed at highlighting Brussels' support for Armenia as
June 26, 2026
The Diamond League track and field meeting in Paris will proceed as planned despite a historic heat wave
June 26, 2026
Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Microsoft over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to the price hike of its "Microsoft
June 26, 2026
Volkswagen on Friday declined to comment on a report stating that it aims to slash up to 100,000 jobs from its current workforce worldwide over the next few years.
June 26, 2026
Euro zone consumers cut their near term inflation expectations in May and kept them steady for longer horizons, a European Central Bank survey showed on Friday,
June 26, 2026
Organisers of the Paris Pride March have moved Saturday's event to September after the police ordered it to be called off because of the heatwave that has stretched
June 26, 2026
Belgian police said on Friday they had identified the suspects behind an attack against a synagogue in Liege in March, which was considered an antisemitic act.
June 26, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Just as investors were settling into the idea that the AI rally still had legs, Apple delivered a reality check that someone
June 26, 2026
The European Union has rebuked Turkey for excluding Cyprus from preparations for this year's U.N. climate summit, as diplomatic
June 26, 2026
Germany's proposed pension reforms will ease pressure on younger workers struggling to accumulate wealth in the face of a weak economy and high housing
June 26, 2026
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday repairs had been completed on a key power line and other energy infrastructure vital for nuclear safety at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear
June 26, 2026
St. Bernard dogs walk the same mountain paths their ancestors patrolled for hundreds of years at the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Swiss Alps
June 26, 2026
Serena Williams will find out who she’s facing in the first round at Wimbledon — for her first singles match in nearly four years, and at age 44
June 26, 2026
The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this
June 26, 2026
The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study
June 26, 2026
Brian Brobbey scored his third goal of the World Cup, and the Netherlands got a pair of goals that deflected off Tunisia and into its own net in a 3-1 victory that gave the Dutch the top spot in Group F
June 26, 2026
Power was fully or partially cut off across the Russian-held part of Ukraine's Kherson region bordering Crimea, the Russian-installed governor, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram
June 26, 2026
A 74-year-old man convicted of killing his wife has become the oldest person to be executed in modern Florida times
June 25, 2026
Parisians will be banned from drinking alcohol in public from midday onwards on Friday in order to try and curb the health issues arising from the heatwave gripping France
June 26, 2026
The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort, which aimed to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through the Strait
June 26, 2026
NATO allies will announce tens of billions of dollars in defense-related deals at a summit next month in Turkey, and will also underscore their commitment to defense
June 26, 2026
The temperature in Britain and Switzerland hit record highs for June on Thursday as large parts of Western Europe were in the
June 25, 2026
Turkish journalism groups say several independent media outlets have been denied accreditation for an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara
June 26, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, after consulting the head of the country's security service on strikes against Russian targets, that he had approved a 40-
June 25, 2026
Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin revealed Thursday she played through a torn ACL and a torn meniscus in her right knee to help the team capture the PWHL championship and is expected to be out indefinitely after surgery set for late July
June 25, 2026
Europe endures another day of record-breaking heat, as countries warn it’s already killed hundreds
June 25, 2026
China and Austria should respect each other's "core interests" and work to improve China-EU ties, Beijing's top diplomat told his Austrian counterpart on Thursday, as
June 25, 2026
Formula 1 drivers will carry extra cooling gear for this week’s Austrian Grand Prix after “heat hazard” rules were activated as hot weather causes disruption across Europe
June 25, 2026
A French soccer player with a second-division club has died from drowning during the heat wave that has gripped France
June 25, 2026
A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions
June 25, 2026
Dozens of Turkish journalists have been denied accreditation for a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next month, media outlets and journalist associations said on
June 25, 2026
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is moving air defenses to protect key targets like Moscow as Ukrainian drones hit deep inside the country
June 25, 2026
The commander of the U.S. Army in Europe and Africa, General Christopher Donahue, will relinquish his post on July 2, the U.S. Army said in a statement on Thursday.
June 25, 2026
The fragmented lower house of the Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding resolution urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign due to a slew of corruption
June 25, 2026
France's navy seized another tanker it said was linked to Russia's "shadow fleet" on Thursday, underscoring the escalation this year in European efforts to
June 25, 2026
Ukraine's Fire Point, maker of the Flamingo cruise missile, is accelerating plans to develop a European missile defence system after an agreement with German
June 25, 2026
EU governments' ministers gathered for a long day's discussion of climate change policies on Thursday were surprised by a fresh-faced participant at
June 25, 2026
Danish police said on Thursday they had found no evidence to prove that flying objects that shut down Copenhagen Airport last
June 25, 2026
Tesla said on Thursday that production at its Berlin plant will rise by 20% to 7,500 vehicles per week from October this year.
June 25, 2026
Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a U.S. official said Israel had
June 25, 2026
Two Hungarian rights groups have criticised a draft constitutional amendment by Prime Minister Peter Magyar's government that proposes the removal of President Tamas
June 25, 2026
All three bids for Volkswagen's engine maker Everllence valued the unit "clearly above" €9 billion ($10.21 billion), a
June 25, 2026
Swiss economic growth will remain subdued in the near term, slowing to 1.1% in 2026, as sluggish growth among trading partners and heightened geopolitical and tariff uncertainty
June 25, 2026
Britain on Thursday set out plans to criminalise abusive and harmful therapies intended to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
June 25, 2026
The Kremlin said on Thursday it valued U.S.
June 25, 2026
As policymakers discuss Ukraine's reconstruction in Poland on Thursday, the government in Warsaw is struggling to defuse tensions
June 25, 2026
Morgan Stanley was among the first Wall Street backers of Market Financial Solutions Ltd., lending credibility to the British private credit business
June 25, 2026
The artificial intelligence head of French telecoms group Orange has left the company to join U.S. AI startup Anthropic, he said on Thursday.
June 25, 2026
EU antitrust regulators said Amazon and Microsoft's cloud computing services should be designated as “gatekeepers” under landmark tech rules, a step that
June 25, 2026
France is suffocating under the weight of its fast‑growing public debt burden, leaving the country vulnerable to market sentiment, the public audit office said on Thursday,
June 25, 2026
June 25 - Spanish industrial prices rose in May at their fastest pace since December 2022, fuelled by a considerable increase in energy prices, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Thursday
June 25, 2026
The European Central Bank will need to keep raising interest rates as energy prices remain high and a ceasefire in the Middle East is no reason for policymakers to let
June 25, 2026
German consumer sentiment stabilised heading into July, as households' income expectations improved, a survey found on Thursday.
June 25, 2026
Rubén Vargas and Johan Manzambi both scored to give Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Canada at the World Cup as both teams advanced to the knockout round
June 25, 2026
Ukraine will carry out preemptive attacks on facilities Russia is using for its war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address on Wednesday, as Kyiv expands strikes
June 25, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought to calm tensions with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, using a mix of flattery and
June 24, 2026
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June 25, 2026
Sky, the Comcast-owned British pay TV group, has agreed on terms to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming unit, two people familiar with the
June 25, 2026
Volkswagen has agreed to sell its diesel engine unit Everllence to Bain Capital in a deal generating proceeds of about €7.4 billion ($8.4 billion
June 25, 2026
Senior US General in Europe set to retire amid Hegseth’s review of US support for NATO allies
June 25, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has met with President Donald Trump, advocating for the military alliance that the U.S. leader has sharply criticized
June 24, 2026
A Pennsylvania prosecutor says a member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged in the 2022 killing of her parents, and authorities don't believe she acted alone
June 24, 2026
Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies,
June 24, 2026
Social media posts are focusing on what Norway is feeding its athletes as the team excels at the World Cup
June 25, 2026
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is feeling optimistic about his Wimbledon title defense after sweating through an exhibition match in a heat wave and confirming he underwent testing following his physical meltdown at the French Open
June 24, 2026
European leaders reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to a stronger defence partnership ahead of next month's NATO summit in Ankara, following a series of spats with
June 25, 2026
The Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa is unexpectedly stepping down after just 18 months in the job
June 24, 2026
Dior has moved its men’s Paris Fashion Week show to 9 a.m. to avoid extreme heat
June 24, 2026
The Czech Constitutional Court ordered the government on Wednesday to allow President Petr Pavel to attend the NATO summit in Turkey next month, issuing an injunction in
June 24, 2026
Daughter with ties to cultlike group charged in parents' murder in Pennsylvania
June 24, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp is prepared to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to address EU antitrust concerns about its $110
June 24, 2026
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Wednesday named a former Dutch defence minister and France’s ambassador to NATO to top posts in the EU diplomatic
June 24, 2026
European shares were muted on Wednesday as investors assessed developments in the U.S.-Iran negotiations, while defence group
June 24, 2026
Italian police divers find huge cannabis stash in sea cave off celebrity holiday island
June 24, 2026
Italy on Wednesday pushed back against remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that hundreds of U.S. aircraft had taken off from American bases in Italy to support
June 24, 2026
Focus turns to building stronger institutions in Africa to speed shift to renewable energy
Japan to push its massive pension fund to boost alternative investments, Nikkei says
Ford, Canada's Unifor reach tentative deal on labor contract