Google rivals line up damages claims after first EU digital markets fine
Lawyers and litigation funders say the European Commission ruling has handed price comparison sites fresh ammunition in courts across the bloc.
Intruders ransack Ventura’s office in Portuguese parliament
Documents on a planned inquiry into the interior minister were taken from the Chega leader's room at the Assembly of the Republic, the party says.
Poland asks US to detain and extradite former justice minister Ziobro
Warsaw prosecutors have sent Washington a request covering 19 of the 26 charges facing Zbigniew Ziobro, who flew to the United States in May after losing his Hungarian sanctuary.
Burnham hands Kyiv the rights to British drone-jamming technology
The new UK Prime Minister has used his first meeting with a foreign leader to promise Ukraine that London's commitments will be honoured in full.
Trump doubts Russia is helping Iran and says he will ask Putin
The US President has played down Ukrainian claims that Moscow is feeding Tehran satellite imagery of American positions in the Gulf.
Brussels fights over “frying pan” square at the heart of the EU quarter
The rebuilt Schuman roundabout has opened without the shaded canopy it was designed around, leaving bare concrete outside the European Commission's front door.
Putin presses Armenia to hold referendum on EU or Eurasian bloc membership
Nikol Pashinyan told the Russian president a vote was only possible once Yerevan had formally applied to join the European Union.
Paris knife attacker invokes Allah after stabbing three women, footage shows
Anti-terror prosecutors are examining the assault at Porte de Clichy, where a witness said the man went for women alone and one of those wounded was pregnant.
Romania downs third drone in three days and summons Russian ambassador
An investigation has identified the first of the aircraft as a Shahed model of the type used by Russian forces against Ukraine.
France and Germany seek joint line on EU car rules and European content
Paris and Berlin have promised a common position on the bloc's automotive package and its "Made in Europe" requirements by the end of summer.
Energy prices tumble across Europe as US and Iran pause strikes
Oil and gas benchmarks have fallen sharply after Washington and Tehran halted attacks, though depleted storage leaves the European Union exposed before winter.
German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attacker freed from custody in May
Abdul Ballout had been convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and of spreading Islamic State propaganda two months before the Tiergarten attack.
Ávila fire becomes largest ever recorded in Spain as EU aircraft join the fight
Some 50,000 hectares have burnt in Ávila province alone, with almost 90,000 people evacuated or confined across three provinces of central Spain.
France shields missile and rocket plants as Bordeaux fire forces mass evacuation
Military experts have been sent to protect ArianeGroup and Roxel sites west of Bordeaux as more than 250,000 people remain displaced across the south-west.
Argentine fans demand replay of World Cup final won by Spain
A Change.org campaign accuses the Slovenian referee of corruption without evidence, while FIFA's own disciplinary inquiry is focused on Argentina.
Trump ties Saudi nuclear deal to recognition of Israel
The condition surfaced a day after Washington and Riyadh signed the agreement, and the kingdom has yet to respond.
ECB puts new euro banknote designs to a public vote
Europeans have until September 21 to give their views on ten shortlisted proposals, though the final choice rests with the bank's Governing Council.
Trump confirms Xi visit to Washington as AI tops agenda
The Chinese leader is due in the US capital in September, having declined to travel to Brussels for his last summit with European Union leaders.
EU states win power to confiscate and sell Russian oil cargoes
The measure closes a legal gap that has forced European authorities to release every detained shadow-fleet tanker with its crude still on board.
Zelensky expects talks with Russia to resume before autumn
The Ukrainian president spoke in Kyiv alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as EU ambassadors agreed a 21st package of sanctions against Moscow.
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.