Spanish hotel group Melia said it has ceased all operations of its 34 hotels in Cuba on Friday amid the hardening of U.S. sanctions and the island’s
July 24, 2026
United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in
July 24, 2026
Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, Moscow's answer to Amazon, said on Friday three more of its warehouses had been attacked by Ukraine overnight, part
July 24, 2026
ByteDance's social media platform TikTok has been charged with breaching EU online content rules due to design features which could expose children to
July 24, 2026
Italy's new far-right movement is maintaining strong momentum, an opinion survey showed on Friday, siphoning support from parties in the ruling coalition and
July 24, 2026
Volkswagen must deepen cost cuts to remain competitive against Chinese brands increasingly taking aim at the German auto group's home market, CEO Oliver
July 24, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz named Health Minister Nina Warken as his new chief of staff on Friday, as part of a reshuffle intended
July 24, 2026
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pushing to hold a meeting of up to 57 nations about European security in South Carolina rather than Serbia next
July 24, 2026
France sends boats to evacuate tourist hotspot Cap Ferret as wildfires rage
July 24, 2026
The European Commission has found TikTok did not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors
July 24, 2026
Volkswagen profits drop 10% as embattled automaker considers massive job cuts
July 24, 2026
China says it's adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia
July 24, 2026
Laura Loomer, President Donald Trump's ally with a reputation for incendiary social media comments, has sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a dramatic about-face regarding the war
July 24, 2026
The European Central Bank is considering several options to mitigate its financial losses, in a tense debate that is expected to
July 24, 2026
The European Central Bank kept borrowing costs on hold on Thursday but left room for more tightening in the coming months as a widening conflict in the Middle East pushed
July 23, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz could announce a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, triggered by the abrupt exit of party heavyweight Jens Spahn in a row over a surrogacy baby,
July 23, 2026
Ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Thursday he would accept no other government position besides his former job,
July 23, 2026
The European Central Bank will discuss raising banks' minimum reserve requirements, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday, opening the door to a move that
July 23, 2026
A fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 10,000 people from homes and campsites near France's Atlantic coast, as extreme heat and
July 23, 2026
EU countries endorsed a proposal on Thursday to reintroduce a temporary measure allowing Google, Meta and other online platforms to detect and remove
July 23, 2026
Spain's lower house rejected the government's proposed 2027 spending framework on Thursday, dealing a fresh blow to its efforts to approve a state budget before the end of
July 24, 2026
Boeing edged Airbus in a subdued series of order announcements at the Farnborough Airshow this week, as the global
July 23, 2026
Spanish former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Thursday that €1.3 million ($1.5 million) of jewellery seized by police as part of an investigation was a
July 23, 2026
Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday to decide whether to permanently remove the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
July 23, 2026
‘Up in smoke’: Attacks on ‘Russia’s Amazon’ bring Putin’s war closer to home
July 23, 2026
About 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast
July 23, 2026
Manchester City has officially completed the signing of England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a reported 116 million pounds ($155 million)
July 23, 2026
The French Football Federation will announce the new national coach next Tuesday
July 23, 2026
The Venice Film Festival's lineup includes a four-hour documentary about Elon Musk and Martin McDonagh's dark CIA comedy
July 23, 2026
British police apologised on Thursday for a "missed opportunity" to possibly stop a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue last year, as an associate of the
July 23, 2026
Europe fines Google $1 billion for ‘harming’ rivals in a first under sweeping online law
July 23, 2026
The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged amid uncertainty about how volatile energy prices will affect inflation
July 23, 2026
Alphabet's Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech,
July 23, 2026
The European Union approved its 21st sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, imposing curbs on the
July 23, 2026
Albanian police used water cannons and tear gas on Thursday to disperse protesters who threw eggs and bottles at officers, in the latest flare-up of demonstrations
July 23, 2026
The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but held the door open to another increase in
July 23, 2026
A Czech military helicopter crashed in the east of the country on Thursday, killing one of the five soldiers on board, the army said.
July 23, 2026
Shipowners halted vessel arrivals at Ukraine's Black Sea ports due to intensified Russian strikes, Kyiv said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow might escalate
July 23, 2026
Russian-controlled Crimea has installed public street phones for emergency calls to the police and ambulance service, providing an alternative to mobile
July 23, 2026
British manufacturing orders continued to deteriorate in July at the joint-fastest rate since September 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey on
July 23, 2026
French business confidence rose to a four-month high in July despite a new flare-up in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and record heatwaves at home, a monthly survey showed on
July 23, 2026
After championing huge policy shifts in Sweden by propping up a minority centre-right government for four years, the far-right Sweden Democrats say
July 23, 2026
It's no coincidence that it sounded like the start of a rock concert when Swedish far-right leader Jimmie Akesson strode onto the stage to chants of "
July 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026
European shares suffered their steepest one-day drop in over two weeks on Thursday, weighed down by lacklustre earnings,
July 23, 2026
Renault Group sales rebounded in the second quarter as strong demand for its Renault 5 electric vehicle helped the French automaker
July 23, 2026
More than 10,000 people were evacuated overnight in southwestern France as a rapidly spreading wildfire scorched through 2,000 hectares of land west of the city of
July 23, 2026
Swiss skincare firm Galderma on Thursday reported a 24.6% jump in sales in the first half of 2026 and nudged up its full-year guidance, even as it flagged a potentially
July 23, 2026
Immigrant employment in the European Union rose to a record high in 2025, narrowing the gap with workers born in the country but leaving significant
July 23, 2026
Nokia reported a bigger than expected rise in its quarterly comparable operating profit on Thursday, as the Finnish telecom gear maker got a boost
July 23, 2026
Nestle on Thursday said it expects to raise around €3 billion ($3.43 billion) from a joint venture with investment firm Platinum Equity for its water and
July 23, 2026
Nestle said on Thursday it expects to raise around €3 billion ($3.43 billion) from spinning off its water business into a 50-50 joint venture with U.S. investment firm
July 23, 2026
Firefighters battling wildfires in Spain and France on Wednesday said the risk of more
July 22, 2026
Firefighters in central Spain are battling a massive wildfire in Guadalajara, which has burned over 32,000 hectares
July 22, 2026
Ford Motor and China's Geely have struck a landmark deal under which the U.S. automaker will sell part of its Almussafes plant near Valencia, paving the way for
July 22, 2026
Switzerland's highest court has ordered a fresh ruling in the case of three men accused of breaching bank secrecy laws over leaked data that helped expose the cum-ex tax
July 23, 2026
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is on trial again
July 22, 2026
The European Union has approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros
July 23, 2026
U.S. Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami as part of a UK extradition request.
July 21, 2026
How arsonists used cats to spread Italy’s wildfires
July 23, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp on Wednesday gained European Union antitrust approval for its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after agreeing to
July 22, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spoke on Wednesday about the prospects for pursuing more active diplomacy and moving
July 23, 2026
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria has been inaugurated as a police station
July 22, 2026
Model recruiter who introduced young women to Jeffrey Epstein found dead in France
July 22, 2026
The Louvre's Apollo gallery is reopening to the public for the first time since last year's crown jewels heist
July 22, 2026
Italy is "cautiously optimistic" about a downward revision of its 2025 deficit, the economy minister said on Wednesday, reviving hopes that the country
July 22, 2026
When 12 people died trying to escape a wildfire around the mountain village of Bedar and a nearby hamlet in southern
July 22, 2026
France experienced at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heat wave last month, according to the public health agency
July 22, 2026
Ukraine's new top general faces many challenges at a pivotal moment in the war with Russia, from fixing the military's manpower shortage and reforming its
July 22, 2026
Italian unions have signed an agreement with Amazon.com covering leave, employee rights and video surveillance, the unions and the U.S. e-commerce giant said on Wednesday.
July 22, 2026
The European Union is preparing a review of airline ownership rules to prevent foreign investors from
July 22, 2026
Porsche's supervisory board gave its blessing to the next round of restructuring measures on Wednesday, a company spokesperson said, with media reporting
July 22, 2026
Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors
July 22, 2026
Southampton coach Tonda Eckert has been charged by the English Football Association for his part in the spying scandal that shocked English soccer last season
July 22, 2026
Water hauling is the new chore no rancher asked for
India youth protesters agree to end protests after talks with government
Israeli troops round up Palestinians in West Bank village after shootout involving settlers
Drone threat in Russia's Yekaterinburg disrupts Wildberries operations and athletics championships
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