Wildfire spreads near popular French tourist town as thousands are evacuated
About 20,000 people have been evacuated from towns and vacation resorts along the French Atlantic coast
July 23, 2026About 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
Ukraine is pushing on with its fight against Russia under new military leadership
July 22, 2026
The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday condemned what he described as a further deterioration of civil and political rights in Nicaragua, warning that proposed
July 22, 2026
The new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, said on Wednesday he had been tasked with stepping up counteroffensive actions and launching new
July 22, 2026
Germany's ruling conservatives said on Wednesday they would appoint a close ally of Chancellor Friedrich Merz as their new parliamentary faction chief,
July 22, 2026
The Vatican on Wednesday denied that a ruling had been made in a canonical trial against prominent Slovenian priest Marko Ivan Rupnik, who has been accused by more
July 22, 2026
Why a week of protests pushed Zelensky to bring in a younger military chief
July 22, 2026
Lebanon's prime minister has visited a southern village as a U.S.-brokered agreement with Israel begins implementation
July 22, 2026
The building where Adolf Hitler was born, near the Austrian border with Germany, officially began a new life as a
July 22, 2026
Malta's capital Valletta was without power on Wednesday, a day after the island's prime minister issued an "unconditional" apology for a wave of power cuts across the
July 22, 2026
The Louvre Museum's Apollo Gallery reopened to visitors on Wednesday without any jewels on display, nine months after a daring robbery of crown jewels
July 22, 2026
Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orbán has declared a peaceful “resistance” movement against the country’s new center-right government
July 22, 2026
Facing a choice between upsetting businesses and a public opinion backlash, the Polish and
July 22, 2026
A fast-moving wildfire that erupted in the Var department in southern France on Tuesday has burned more than 2,500 hectares and forced 400 people to flee their homes, local
July 22, 2026
An Iranian foreign ministry official denied on Wednesday that two French diplomats were mistreated by Iranian security personnel who detained them for several hours in
July 22, 2026
Hungary's former nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was ousted after 16 years in power in an election in April, has urged his supporters to restore democracy in
July 22, 2026
Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, said on Wednesday he would cut the price of single bus tickets by up to a third as
July 22, 2026
The Venice Biennale said on Tuesday it would challenge a European Union decision to withdraw a €2 million ($2.3 million) grant in response to the return of Russia to its 2026
July 22, 2026
European shares ended at a two-week high on Wednesday, driven by energy and defence stocks, while Randstad soared in its strongest day since
July 22, 2026
Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests
July 22, 2026
Member states of the International Criminal Court will vote on Friday on whether to fire chief prosecutor Karim Khan for alleged sexual
July 22, 2026
Ukraine has recaptured 700 sq km (270 sq miles) of its territory this year, outgoing Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Wednesday, confirming he was leaving the top
July 22, 2026
Volkswagen said on Wednesday its China-based automated driving unit CARIZON will
July 22, 2026
Why this photographer wants everyone to kiss
July 22, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that the city will not be able to arrest Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu under a warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court
July 22, 2026
New documents detail rape charges against the Tate brothers in the UK. Here’s what we know
July 21, 2026
Pay settlements by British employers held steady in the three months to June despite concerns about the Iran war and economic uncertainty, according to data published on
July 22, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday named a young major general, Mykhailo Drapatyi, as the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's military
July 22, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces
July 22, 2026
The England World Cup forward Morgan Rogers has completed his British transfer record move from Aston Villa to Premier League rival Chelsea
July 22, 2026
The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired last week less than an hour after being sworn in is suing the government over his termination
July 22, 2026
Moroccan man’s death in Italian police custody sparks some violent protests and calls for justice
July 22, 2026
French lawmakers have adopted a bill banning children under 15 from using social media, making France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on platforms as concerns grow worldwide over the harmful effects of digital content on kids
July 22, 2026
A Milan court has rejected a request for precautionary measures filed by Telecom Italia (TIM) against KKR-backed FiberCop over new tariffs for access to Italy's main fixed-
July 21, 2026
Civilian injuries and deaths increased by more than a third in Ukraine in the first half of the year, driven by rising drone attacks, the U.N. human rights office said on
July 21, 2026
A group of 25 U.S. lawmakers has written to U.S.
July 21, 2026
Italy plans to use the European Union's so-called "escape clause" from the bloc's budget rules to fund measures aimed at softening energy costs in 2027 and 2028, a statement
July 21, 2026
A mayor in southern France was whisked from his home during the night and placed in police protection after authorities got wind of a potential
July 21, 2026
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday that flight records suggested former and current German and Russian officials had held a clandestine meeting in Baku
July 21, 2026
American rider Brandon McNulty was apparently the subject of a road rage incident before Tuesday’s time trial at the Tour de France
July 21, 2026
UEFA has punished CSKA Sofia for fans’ Nazi salutes and violent conduct at a Europa League game with a 50,000 euros ($57,000) fine and a ban on ticket sales
July 21, 2026
UK politician Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times with a hammer, court hears
July 21, 2026
Prosecutors say the man charged with killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe struck her 21 times in the head with a hammer
July 21, 2026
Britain's new defence minister Wes Streeting on Tuesday said it was "irresponsible" for Russia to have conducted a live-fire weapons exercise off the English coast.
July 21, 2026
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he would cut taxes on electricity bills, the first of several early moves to signal
July 21, 2026
A Russian guided-bomb attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least three people on Tuesday and injured more than a dozen, regional
July 21, 2026
Former British government minister Ann Widdecombe was killed by a man who struck her on the head 21 times with a hammer while she was eating lunch at home
July 21, 2026
Turkey's opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, said he would form a new party to challenge Tayyip Erdogan, a political splintering that could boost the
July 21, 2026
British retailer Frasers said on Tuesday that it has raised its holdings in Hugo Boss to about 30.28%, crossing a key regulatory threshold in its takeover pursuit of the German
July 21, 2026
Britain's Rolls-Royce needs a decision from the UK government soon on whether it will provide a subsidy to help the engineering company develop
July 21, 2026
Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel said on Tuesday he would resign his post and form a new party, a political splintering that compounds the
July 21, 2026