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German police said on Friday several people, including one cash transport driver, had been taken hostage at a savings bank branch in the western town of Sinzig. “It is currently ...

The EU is set to tell airlines the impact from the Iran war on tourism is not severe enough to warrant emergency measures like waiving their obligations to compensate passengers ...

Two drones entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed, the Latvian army said on Thursday morning. The drones were probably launched by Ukraine against targets in Russia, Latvia’...

The tentative agreement, which needs to be formally endorsed by EU governments and the European Parliament in the coming months, came after nine hours of negotiations. “Today’s agreement on ...

A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde was set to leave for Spain on Wednesday after three ...

The regional government of Spain’s Canary Islands is opposed to allowing a luxury cruise ship that has been hit by an outbreak of the deadly hantavirusto dock on the ...

Tourism and business stakeholders in Thessaloniki have raised alarm over the possible closure of Ryanair’s base at Macedonia Airport, warning of significant consequences for the city’s economy and ...

Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured on Monday when a car drove into a central pedestrian zone of the eastern German city of Leipzig, Mayor Burkhard ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday highlighted Cyprus’ proximity to the Middle East as he welcomed German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to Athens ahead of Tuesday’s Defence Exhibition ...

Ukraine hopes to open negotiations on six areas for European Union accession within two months, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. “We are counting on the opening of all six ...

European nations have “gotten the message” from U.S. President Donald Trump and are now ensuring that agreements on the use of military bases are being implemented, NATO Secretary General ...

Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to establish a foothold close to a heavily defended area, Ukraine’s top army ...

A planned drawdown of 5,000 US troops from Germany was expected, but should spur Europeans to strengthen their own defences, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday, after Washington’s ...

U.S. President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor ​Friedrich Merz on Thursday, saying he should focus on trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war and spend “less time on interfering” with ...

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but signalled its rising concerns over soaring inflation, bolstering bets it would lift rates several times this year ...

An 89-year-old gunman arrested for wounding five people in two shootings in Athens on Tuesday acted in “protest and despair” against Greek public services, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The ...

Meta Platforms’, Facebook and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from accessing the social networks, EU regulators ...

Police arrested an 89-year-old suspected of wounding five people in two separate gun attacks in Athens on Tuesday, the Greek citizens’ protection ministry said. A man opened fire with a ...

The trial of a 21-year-old accused of planning an Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 that was foiled at the 11th hour opened on Tuesday, with ...

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday said that plans for a status of forces agreement to be signed to allow for French troops to be stationed in Cyprus ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran’s leadership was humiliating the United Statesand getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Monday that Ukrainemay have to accept that parts of its territory could remain outside Kyiv’s control in a future peace deal with Russia, ...

Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the long-separated ...

Greek consumers are adopting a more structured and strategic approach to spending on beauty and wellness products, according to a Revolut survey conducted by market research company Dynata. The findings ...