Europe

Internet crackdown: Russia toughens restrictions on VPNs

AFP, Moscow

16 April 2026, 01:28 AM Europe

Italy pauses defence deal with Israel

AFP, Rome

15 April 2026, 02:56 AM Europe

Hungary election: Orban loses to pro-Europe newcomer His 16-year rule ends

AFP, Budapest

14 April 2026, 03:26 AM Europe

Atlantic waters / UK tracked 3 Russian subs in alleged ‘covert’ op

AFP, London

10 April 2026, 00:32 AM Europe

Greece to ban social media for under 15-year-olds: PM

AFP

8 April 2026, 14:51 PM Europe

German men must inform military of extended foreign trips

AFP, Berlin

6 April 2026, 05:51 AM Europe

Austria rejects US military overflights

AFP, Vienna

2 April 2026, 23:40 PM Europe

Italy's population stops shrinking after 12 years, thanks to migration

Reuters

1 April 2026, 12:35 PM Europe

PARIS HEADQUARTERS / 2 new arrests over bomb bid outside Bank of America

AFP, Paris

30 March 2026, 00:45 AM Europe

Turkey's Erdogan warns Muslims against birth control

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslims to reject contraception and have more children.

31 May 2016, 03:16 AM

Elderly home fire kills 17 in Ukraine

Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of yesterday.

29 May 2016, 18:00 PM

European migrant crisis: Weekly boat rescues reach 13,000

The rescue of more than 600 migrants off Libya by a flotilla of EU ships takes the weekly total to at least 13,000, Italian authorities say.

29 May 2016, 04:48 AM

SWIFT to unveil new security plan after BB heist

The SWIFT secure messaging service that underpins international banking says it is planning to launch a new security programme as it fights to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Bangladesh Bank heist.

24 May 2016, 06:37 AM

Greece begins moving migrants from Idomeni camp

Greece begins evacuating thousands of stranded migrants from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.

24 May 2016, 05:36 AM

David Cameron buys £1,500 used car for wife Samantha

Prime Minister David Cameron has bought a £1,500 used car as a "cheap run-around" for his wife, according to the salesman he bought it from.

24 May 2016, 03:15 AM

Dead German pensioner may have been Frankfurt serial killer

A pensioner who died in 2014 could have been behind a spate of sadistic killings in the 1970s and 1990s, German investigators say.

20 May 2016, 03:23 AM

Are martial arts clubs adding punch to the jihadist cause?

Combat sports are booming around the world but in France increasingly draw the attention of intelligence services hunting potential jihadists.

19 May 2016, 11:53 AM

French police protest 'anti-cop hatred'

Police across France were to demonstrate yesterday against the "anti-cop hatred" they say they have endured during a wave of

18 May 2016, 19:40 PM

We used to have one Gaddafi, now we have fifty: Pope

Pope Francis criticised Western powers for trying to export their own brand of democracy to countries such as Iraq and Libya without respecting indigenous political cultures, according to an interview published on Monday.

17 May 2016, 18:00 PM

No breakthrough in talks

World and regional powers working to end the Syrian conflict vowed to bolster the country's shaky ceasefire yesterday but failed to set a new date for peace talks.

17 May 2016, 18:00 PM

EU council president says only alternative to EU is 'chaos'

The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".

17 May 2016, 14:56 PM

Seventeen female French ministers speak out

Seventeen women who have served as ministers in France say they will no longer be silent about sexual harassment in politics.

15 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi-origin man jailed for life

A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.

14 May 2016, 11:28 AM