EU steps up Cuba aid as MEPs press to suspend cooperation deal
The European Commission has pledged a further €10 million to the island a month after Parliament called for the 2016 agreement with Havana to be scrapped.
ECB leaves rates on hold as renewed Iran war clouds inflation outlook
Christine Lagarde said the full inflationary impact of the energy shock had yet to play out.
EU agrees new Russia sanctions as Greece wins exemption for gas shipping
Athens secured a carve-out allowing Greek vessels to keep carrying Russian gas to buyers outside the bloc, one of several concessions extracted before the package was signed…
Zelensky talks to Trump envoys as Rubio meets Lavrov in Manila
The Ukrainian President spoke to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hours before the United States and Russia held their first face-to-face talks since September.
New Moldovan government takes office with EU accession as top priority
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, a political newcomer drawn from private equity, has promised to accelerate the membership bid and deliver a more efficient State.
Merz picks chancellery chief to lead German conservatives after surrogacy row
Thorsten Frei would take over a Bundestag group shaken by Jens Spahn's resignation over a surrogate birth in the United States.
Telefónica cuts one in six jobs at its German mobile operator
The O2 owner has set aside hundreds of millions of euros to shrink its workforce and retail network before the end of the year.
Austria opens police station in Hitler’s birthplace to deter neo-Nazi pilgrims
Interior minister unveils the converted house in Braunau am Inn as Holocaust survivors say the redesign will not stop extremists making the journey.
European Commission sets up expert group on AI
The bloc's renewed social agenda also promises a law on quality jobs before the end of the year, though the EU remains far short of its 2030 poverty and training targets.
Rubio and Lavrov to meet over Ukraine war
Moscow said it was working on the assumption that Washington had not withdrawn the proposals discussed at the Anchorage summit.
Trump rules out Iran talks as war costs and oil prices climb
Brent crude has pushed back above 94 dollars a barrel, renewing pressure on European energy bills.
Spain backs Hernández de Cos in first bid for ECB presidency
Madrid has never held the eurozone's top monetary post and is moving early as speculation grows over Christine Lagarde's departure.
Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief after six days of protests
Mykhailo Drapatyi takes over as commander-in-chief following the removal of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, which triggered the largest wartime demonstrations since Russia's…
Germany turns to Azerbaijan for more gas as Merz signs strategic partnership
Ilham Aliyev has blamed European banks' retreat from fossil fuel lending for limiting how much extra gas Baku can send west.
France becomes first EU country to ban social media for under-15s
Lawmakers dropped a proposed blacklist of platforms after the European Commission warned the plan clashed with the bloc's own digital rulebook.
Ann Widdecombe killed in two-minute hammer attack, court hears
Prosecutors said the former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman was struck 21 times on the head at her home in Devon.
Zapatero’s business partner names him mediator in Plus Ultra bailout
The businessman has admitted receiving a €530,000 commission tied to the rescue though he says he does not know whom the former prime minister lobbied.
Brussels cancels Venice Biennale grant over Russia’s participation
The European Commission has pulled a two million euro award after the exhibition refused to exclude Russia, which its organisers say would amount to censorship.
Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár declines Hungarian presidency
Judit Polgár has ruled herself out days after Prime Minister Péter Magyar removed the sitting head of state, leaving his party to search for another candidate.
Iran strikes tanker in Strait of Hormuz as US air campaign enters tenth night
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims strikes on United States bases in Bahrain and Kuwait as Washington presses its campaign to reopen the waterway.
Most refugee households in Vienna live on state support
New official data have reignited Austria's long-running argument over welfare and immigration, with the capital showing by far the highest reliance on the State.
Lindsey Graham’s sister announces run for his South Carolina Senate seat
Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to her late brother's seat this month, has confirmed she will seek a full term with President Donald Trump's backing.
European Commission fines AliExpress over illegal and unsafe goods
The Chinese platform must submit a plan to fix its systems by October or face a heavier penalty.
Trump plays down Spain friction after World Cup win
The US president said he had congratulated the Spanish delegation, months after clashing with the Spanish Government over defence spending and the war in Iran.
Fidesz warns election of Hungary’s new president would be ‘invalid’
Fidesz says any decision taken by Judit Polgár, Péter Magyar's pick for the role, could later be annulled.
Spain fights two major wildfires as burnt area outpaces last year
Fires in Zaragoza and Guadalajara have pushed the area scorched across Spain this year to more than twice that of the same point in 2025.
US and Iran trade strikes for ninth night as ceasefire collapses again
Renewed fighting has kept the Strait of Hormuz shut for a fifth month, driving European energy prices higher.
Euthanasia passes 10,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands
The steep rise reflects changing social attitudes towards death rather than any change to the law, according to a government-commissioned study.
Burnham becomes UK prime minister with pledge to restore stability and cut energy bills
The former Manchester mayor inherits a stagnant economy, record electricity prices and questions over Labour's climate and Brexit red lines.
German CDU leader Spahn quits over surrogacy his party opposes
The parliamentary group chief fathered a son through a surrogate in the United States while his own party fought to keep the practice illegal at home.