Europe
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:42:57 +0200Nobel Peace Prize 2021: Watch live as winner is revealed in Oslo
This is the 102nd Nobel Peace Prize since 1901.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:42:36 +0200Nobel Peace Prize: Who were the last five winners and what happened next?
The Prize has been awarded 101 since it was introduced in 1901.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:38:28 +0200'Czexit': What chance of a referendum on the Czech Republic quitting the EU?
Czech Republic's ruling party may need post-election support from a right-wing movement that wants a referendum on leaving the EU.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:41:05 +0200Croatia probes reports of violent migrant pushbacks at EU border
Croatia launched an investigation after disturbing footage purported to show Croatian police beating up young migrants with sticks to push them back outside EU borders.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:00:15 +0200Czech election: Opinion polls, key issues and all you need to know
From the Pirate Party to post-election alliances, here's your guide to the Czech general election.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:39:07 +0200Austrian leader Kurz battles to stay on amid bribery allegations
Sebastian Kurz received the backing of his conservative party but the Greens, a junior partner in the coalition, have questioned his ability to stay on the job.
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:20:35 +0200Czech election: Is climate change a key issue in coal-craving Czech Republic?
Will environmental issues be important to Czech voters in a general election this weekend?
Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:16:33 +0200Czech election: Meet the new anti-corruption party that wants to clean up the Czech Republic
Andrej Babis began life as an anti-corruption crusader. So what happened?
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:25:30 +0200Finnish teenager becomes president for a day
16-year-old Nella Salminen stepped into the shoes of Finnish President Sauli Niinistö as part of a campaign to promote girls' rights in politics and business.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:55:30 +0200Germany's Armin Laschet ready to leave as head of CDU after electoral defeat
The conservative leader has taken personal responsibility for the party's worst ever electoral result (24,1%) in modern German history.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:44:15 +0200English Premier League approves Saudi buyout of Newcastle United
English Premier League approves Saudi buyout of Newcastle United
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:11:23 +0200Polexit? Fury in Brussels after Warsaw court rules Polish Constitution overrides EU law
The Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw ruled that Polish law has supremacy when it clashes with EU treaties and laws, in a major challenge to the bloc's founding principles.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:47:01 +0200Human Rights Watch denounces French police's 'degrading' treatment of Calais migrants
The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:35:51 +0200Regulating Big Tech will take pluralism and institutions | View
Give social media users a choice of algorithm - and real, independent oversight bodies - to keep debate online free and healthy, argue EDMO's Miguel Poaires Maduro and law researcher Francisco de Abreu Duarte.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 17:06:43 +0200St Ambroeus: Milan football club helping migrants and refugees integrate into Italian society
St Ambroeus is the first football team in Milan made up of refugees and migrants from outside the EU, and affiliated with the Italian Football Federation.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:19:54 +02002022 Geneva International Motor Show cancelled due to 'pandemic-related issues'
The organisers cited likely travel restrictions, as well as the semiconductor shortage affecting manufacturers and other issues indirectly related to COVID-19.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:38:24 +0200La Palma volcano: Ash cloud forces new airport shutdown on Spanish island
Scientists warn the situation is still tense and unpredictable as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:29:49 +0200Ukraine confirms case of polio in 18-month-old toddler
Polio has been eradicated in Europe since 2002.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:41:23 +0200Kosovo war veterans deny witness intimidation charges
Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj both face charges of obstructing justice and intimidation.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:26:11 +0200'Justice has no expiry date': Former Nazi death camp guard, 100, goes on trial
A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will become the oldest person yet to go on trial for alleged Nazi-era crimes in Germany.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 12:18:03 +0200Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature
Tanzanian-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize for his literary works on the effects of colonialism and the fate of refugees.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 11:21:06 +0200Czech election: Are the Czech Social Democrats locked in a death spiral?
They are the Czech Republic's oldest surviving political party. Is that record in danger?
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:47:38 +0200Europe's energy crisis: How can consumers reduce their electricity bills this winter?
Here are ways to make your house more efficient, compare contracts, and delay your payments.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:03:43 +0200At least 20 dead as powerful earthquake strikes southwest Pakistan
Authorities expect the death toll to rise even further after a powerful earthquake collapsed at least one coal mine and many flimsy mud houses in southwest Pakistan.
Thu, 07 Oct 2021 06:37:36 +0200Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
"Women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution," a US federal judge wrote in its order to suspend the law.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:18:27 +0200UK economy: Business calls on Boris Johnson to put flesh on bones of post-Brexit vision
The UK prime minister outlined a vision for a "high wage, high skill, high productivity and low tax economy" but gave no details of how he intends to achieve it.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:17:24 +0200UK High Court says Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife Princess Haya's phone
The court found that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum hacked the phones of the princess and her attorneys during a custody battle for their two children.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:56:15 +0200NATO expels 8 Russian mission staff saying they were 'undeclared' intelligence officers
NATO says the members of Russia’s mission to the military alliance were secretly working as intelligence officers, which Moscow denies.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:10:35 +0200US-China-Taiwan tensions rise amid Chinese air incursions
Senior US and Chinese officials met in Switzerland on Wednesday, as the two countries find themselves at odds on a variety of issues, including Taiwan and trade.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:00:12 +0200Ukrainian state bank CEO resigns after assaulting journalists
The chairman of Ukreximbank was filmed assaulting two journalists during an interview at his office on Monday.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:05:33 +0200Sebastian Kurz: Austria leader allegedly used public cash for positive media coverage
Prosecutors confirmed earlier they are investigating Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and nine others in a bribery probe.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:59:13 +0200Italy mulls pros and cons of decriminalising cannabis as referendum momentum gathers pace
A petition collected half a million signatures in support of a referendum on decriminalising cannabis. Now Italy's Supreme Court will decide if it can go ahead.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:55:34 +0200France moves closer to banning so-called gay conversion therapy
MPs in the lower house of France's parliament unanimously supported a new law to ban so-called gay conversion therapy.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:29:37 +0200'I feel like I'm in a cage': Afghan girls on life at home under Taliban school ban
Confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, some girls have been calling their teachers to ask 'when can we come back?'.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:25:52 +0200Russia dismisses four prison officials over allegations of rape and torture
Russia is investigating allegations of torture and rape in the country's prison system after leaked NGO videos appear to show inmates being abused.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:05:18 +0200Europe's energy crisis: EU calls for relief funds to help consumers
France and Spain have led the charge for new rules governing EU energy markets as the price surge ramps up utility bills.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:58:50 +0200Pope Francis expresses 'shame' over French Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
"It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for the incapacity of the church for too long to put them [victims] at the centre of its concerns."
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:11:34 +0200Rachele Mussolini: Fascist dictator's granddaughter wins most votes in Rome's municipal elections
The granddaughter of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was the most municipal popular candidate in Rome, according to a near-final tally.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:30:38 +0200Suspect in Sweden apartment explosion found dead in Göteborg harbour
The man suspected of causing an explosion at an apartment building in Swede last week has been found dead in a harbour.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:27:57 +0200Police bust criminal group smuggling Afghan migrants to western Europe
The criminals pushed migrants into the back of large lorries while drivers were sleeping, said Europol.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:00:54 +0200Blinken meets Macron in first U.S.-France summit since submarine deal
US Secretary of State held talks at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:44:08 +0200Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
Nine barracks were spray-painted with anti-Semitic phrases in both English and German, the memorial said.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:30:38 +0200Facebook whistleblower: Four key takeaways from Frances Haugen's US Senate hearing
Frances Haugen spent hours giving evidence to a US Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, prompting pushback from Facebook and a memo from Mark Zuckerberg.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:59:33 +0200Benjamin List and David MacMillan win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Benjamin List and David MacMillan win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:57:42 +0200Which countries are offering visas that help entrepreneurs to work abroad?
Croatia, Spain and Dubai are just some of the countries with visas that could pique the interest of entrepreneurs, digital nomads and startups.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:21:36 +0200Boris Johnson lauds UK's 'fastest' COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Johnson said that wealth creators, companies and bankers were the reason the vaccine was available so quickly, and "should be praised, not vilified'.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:52:18 +0200Germany 'agrees to compensate' further 6,500 Holocaust survivors
It includes the approximate 4,500 Jews who survived the Leningrad siege during World War II.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:22:20 +0200Germany election: Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals to start coalition talks on Thursday
Germany's Greens and Liberals say they want to hold negotiations on a new governing coalition under the leadership of Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats which narrowly won the country's election.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:00:35 +0200World Space Week celebrates women pursuing careers in space
European Space Agency instructor Loredana Bessone says girls should be encouraged to enter the field of science at an early age.
Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:42:21 +0200Babi Yar: 80 years after Nazi massacre, its ghosts still haunt Ukraine
The country has struggled to come to terms with the role that Ukrainians played in the murder of Jews during the Nazi occupation.