Europe

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to make Bosnia and Herzegovina a formal candidate to join the bloc of 27 nations. “Bosnia and Herzegovina was granted the status of candidate country ...

The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the fourth time in a row on Thursday, although by less than at its last two meetings, pledged further hikes and laid ...

European Union leaders will argue on Thursday over how to prop up their countries’ industries, which have been whacked by soaring energy prices since the outbreak of war in Ukraine ...

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told players of his Monza soccer team he would bring them a bus full of prostitutes if they managed to beat a top Serie ...

Germany’s recession will be milder than expected, with the economy expected to contract by 0.1 per cent in 2023 compared to a previous forecast of shrinking by 0.3 per cent, the Ifo ...

Police in France geared up for the country’s World Cup semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday, after scuffles which followed last week’s Moroccan quarter-final win over Portugal. Some 10,000 police ...

Kyiv’s air defence systems shot down 10 Russian drones on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, while the United States is close to finalising plans to send its Patriot air ...

Denmark’s Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday she had agreed to form a rare bipartisan government with the main opposition party, the Liberal Party, and the Moderates ...

A tax lawyer, alleged to have masterminded one of Germany’s biggest post-war frauds, was sentenced to eight years in jail on Tuesday after a landmark trial that has gripped ...

European Union general affairs ministers agreed on Tuesday that Bosnia should become a formal candidate to join the 27-nation EU in a recommendation that will have to be endorsed by ...

The European Parliament strippedGreek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post on Tuesday over allegations that World Cup host Qatar had bribed her to influence decision-making, charges she has ...

A 16-year old Roma boy died in hospital on Tuesday after being shot by police in the Greek city of Thessaloniki after allegedly filling up a truck with fuel and ...

European Union energy ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to try to agree on a bloc-wide cap on gas prices after months of deadlocked talks over whether the measure ...

European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, a suspect in an investigation into money laundering and corruption at the parliament, has denied receiving money from Qatar, one of her lawyers said ...

European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iran over its crackdown of anti-government protests and its drone deliveries to Russia, but pushed the adoption of a new ...

The European Parliament moved on Monday to strip one of its members of her role as vice president after she and others faced criminal charges over allegations Qatar lavished them ...

Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents ...

A Belgian judge charged four people on Sunday over allegedly receiving money and gifts from a Gulf state to influence decisions in the European Parliament, accusations that have caused consternation ...

Presidents Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia discussed grain supplies and a potential regional gas hub in Turkey on Sunday, both countries said. Relations with NATO member ...

The Ukrainian port of Odesa was not operating on Sunday after the latest Russian attack on the region’s energy system, Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky said, but added that grains ...

Ukraine attacked occupied Melitopol in the country’s southeast on Saturday evening, the Russian-installed and exiled Ukrainian authorities of the strategically located city said. The pro-Moscow authorities said a missile ...

Serb protesters in northern Kosovo blocked main roads for a second day on Sunday following a nightime exchange of fire with police after the arrest of a former Serb policeman, ...

Three women were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents of an apartment block in Rome, Italian media reported ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Qatar to attend the World Cup semi-final between France and Morocco on Wednesday, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Sunday. France, tournament ...