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Crime|Europe|World

Journalist held by ICE speaks after returning to UK

British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi has called his detention "an attack on the freedoms of ordinary Americans" after he returned to the UK. Hamdi was held by ICE for more than two weeks while on a speaking tour around the country. At the time, US immigration authorities told Hamdi he was detained after overstaying his US visa. Hamdi and his legal team said he was in the US on a valid visa.

November 13, 2025

Journalist held by ICE speaks after returning to UK

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

UK lobbying Poland to buy Swedish submarines, sources say

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is lobbying Poland to award a multi-billion-euro submarine purchase contract to Swedish defence group Saab that may include some

November 14, 2025

UK lobbying Poland to buy Swedish submarines, sources say

Oil settles up more than 2% as Russian port suspends oil exports after Ukrainian attack

Oil prices settled more than 2% higher on Friday as Russia's port of Novorossiisk halted oil exports following a Ukrainian drone attack that hit an oil depot

November 14, 2025

Oil settles up more than 2% as Russian port suspends oil exports after Ukrainian attack

Crime|Europe|Health|Political|World

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman

November 14, 2025

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

Emails reveal Epstein's network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status

Emails released by the House Oversight Committee reveal how Jeffrey Epstein maintained connections with influential figures despite his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl

November 14, 2025

Emails reveal Epstein's network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

The Telegraph sale collapses as US private equity firm drops its bid for the UK newspaper

November 14, 2025

Business|Europe|Technology|World

As NATO pushes for faster innovation, drones flood a test battlefield in Greece

Greece has showcased a wide range of domestically developed drones and counter-drone tools during a military exercise that highlighted a NATO-wide push to modernize the armed forces and lean on startup driven innovation

November 14, 2025

As NATO pushes for faster innovation, drones flood a test battlefield in Greece

Crime|Europe|World

Paris police shoot and wound man with knife at Montparnasse station

French police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man in Montparnasse train station in central Paris on Friday, the city prosecutor's office said.

November 14, 2025

Paris police shoot and wound man with knife at Montparnasse station

Europe|Health|Lifestyle|Travel|World

92-year-old woman who fled Ukraine as a child hopes to return to her homeland one last time

November 14, 2025

Crime|Europe|World

Several people killed as bus crashes into stop in Stockholm, police say

Several people were killed and injured when a bus hit a bus stop in central Stockholm on Friday, Swedish police said, adding that they had no information pointing to it being an

November 14, 2025

Several people killed as bus crashes into stop in Stockholm, police say

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

The Trump administration is lowering its mega tariffs on Switzerland

November 14, 2025

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Cyprus urges Turkey to drop two-state demand to advance EU bid

Cyprus said on Friday Turkey must drop its insistence on a two-state solution for the divided island if it hopes to make progress on its long-stalled bid to join the European Union.

November 14, 2025

Cyprus urges Turkey to drop two-state demand to advance EU bid

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Palestinians return for prayers in West Bank mosque after settler attack

Palestinians in a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank held weekly communal prayers on Friday after clearing insulting graffiti, broken glass and burn marks from a mosque

November 14, 2025

Palestinians return for prayers in West Bank mosque after settler attack

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Russia's Lukoil in talks with potential buyers of its foreign assets

Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil said on Friday it has been in talks with potential buyers of its foreign assets following last-month sanctions from the UK and the United

November 14, 2025

Russia's Lukoil in talks with potential buyers of its foreign assets

Business|Economy|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|World

Shein openings across France delayed after shoppers balked at Paris store prices

The opening of five new Shein concession stores across France has been delayed, department store owner Societe des Grands Magasins said on Friday, as it adjusts its strategy after some

November 14, 2025

Shein openings across France delayed after shoppers balked at Paris store prices

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Italy's Salvini says aid to Ukraine may fuel corruption

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Friday providing more aid to Ukraine would not help end the war with Russia and could "fuel

November 14, 2025

Italy's Salvini says aid to Ukraine may fuel corruption

New photo released to mark King Charles III’s 77th birthday

November 14, 2025

Crime|Europe|World

Police in Paris wound knife-wielding man at Montparnasse train station

The Paris prosecutor’s office said at least one shot has been fired by police at the central Montparnasse train station after a man “known for domestic violence” brandished a knife

November 14, 2025

Police in Paris wound knife-wielding man at Montparnasse train station

Europe|Science|Technology|World

Arachnid super-web reveals the surprising 'constant party' life of cohabiting spiders

The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the striking images of the giant 1,140-square-foot spider web, a carpet-thick sprawl that stretches along a narrow passage wall inside Sulfur Cave, which extends into Albania from its entrance in Greece

November 14, 2025

Arachnid super-web reveals the surprising 'constant party' life of cohabiting spiders

Swedish EV maker Polestar announces one-for-thirty reverse stock split to maintain Nasdaq listing

Sweden's Polestar on Friday said it would conduct a one-for-thirty reverse stock split of its American Depository Shares as the electric vehicle maker seeks to avoid a Nasdaq delisting.

November 14, 2025

Swedish EV maker Polestar announces one-for-thirty reverse stock split to maintain Nasdaq listing

Business|Economy|Europe|World

RedBird's bid for UK's Telegraph collapses after newsroom opposition

U.S.-based private investment firm RedBird Capital Partners on Friday pulled out of a 500-million-pound ($671-million) bid for Britain's Telegraph Media Group, the

November 14, 2025

RedBird's bid for UK's Telegraph collapses after newsroom opposition

Business|Economy|Europe|Health

Novo Nordisk chair touts OTC future for Wegovy as top investor tightens grip

Newly-elected chairman of Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk, Lars Rebien Sorensen, said on Friday he plans to enhance the board's

November 14, 2025

Novo Nordisk chair touts OTC future for Wegovy as top investor tightens grip

Economy|Europe|Political|Technology|World

Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Ukrainian intelligence says

Russia plans to manufacture up to 120,000 of its cheap and devastating glide bombs this year, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official said,

November 14, 2025

Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Ukrainian intelligence says

Europe|MidEast|Political|World

EU considers training 3,000 Palestinian police officers from Gaza

European Union foreign ministers will discuss next week a proposal for the bloc to take the lead in training 3,000 Palestinian police officers with the aim of later

November 14, 2025

EU considers training 3,000 Palestinian police officers from Gaza

Arts|Crime|Europe|World

UN tribunal says geriatric genocide suspect cannot be sent to Rwanda

The United Nations war crimes tribunal on Friday ruled that a geriatric Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been found unfit to stand trial, is also not fit to travel to Rwanda and

November 14, 2025

UN tribunal says geriatric genocide suspect cannot be sent to Rwanda

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Ukrainian attack halts oil exports from Russia's Novo, affecting 2% of global supply, sources say

Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports - equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply - on Friday, according to industry

November 14, 2025

Ukrainian attack halts oil exports from Russia's Novo, affecting 2% of global supply, sources say

Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|World

Ukrainian energy workers in endless race to repair damage from Russian strikes

Standing near the mangled exterior of his thermal power plant, the 53-year-old production manager described the now familiar job of a Ukrainian energy worker: swiftly

November 14, 2025

Ukrainian energy workers in endless race to repair damage from Russian strikes

Europe|Political|World

Russia dismisses German general's comments about Russia attacking NATO as fear-mongering

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed a German general's comments about the possibility of conflict between Moscow and Germany as baseless fear-mongering.

November 14, 2025

Russia dismisses German general's comments about Russia attacking NATO as fear-mongering

Crime|Europe|Health|World

Death toll rises to 15 in Bosnia retirement home fire

Two women died on Thursday evening in hospital in town of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia, bringing the death toll from a fire at a retirement home earlier this month to 15, the Tuzla

November 14, 2025

Death toll rises to 15 in Bosnia retirement home fire

Arts|Europe|World

Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations

November 13, 2025

Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome

Europe|Political|World

Russia says North Korean troops play key role in de-mining its Kursk region

North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the

November 14, 2025

Russia says North Korean troops play key role in de-mining its Kursk region

Euro zone economy holds up, trade surplus surges on exports to US

The euro zone economy continued to expand at a modest but respectable pace in the third quarter while the trade

November 14, 2025

Euro zone economy holds up, trade surplus surges on exports to US

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Study urges Germany to build digital hub linking military and private sector

Germany needs to better integrate private sector resources into its defence plans to meet logistical and NATO demands, a study carried out by Porsche-owned consultancy MHP, Quadriga

November 14, 2025

Study urges Germany to build digital hub linking military and private sector

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russia pounds Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing eight and hitting energy sites

Russia launched a heavy drone and missile attack on Ukraine early on Friday, killing six people in Kyiv and two more in the south in strikes on

November 13, 2025

Russia pounds Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing eight and hitting energy sites

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Over-indebtessness on the rise again in Germany, survey shows

Over-indebtedness among German adults is climbing again after years of decline, as economic weakness and rising costs squeeze household finances, data from credit agency Creditreform

November 14, 2025

Over-indebtessness on the rise again in Germany, survey shows

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

UK's Reeves does not plan to raise income tax, government source says

British finance minister Rachel Reeves does not plan to raise income tax at her upcoming annual budget on November 26 due to an improved fiscal outlook, a government source said on

November 14, 2025

UK's Reeves does not plan to raise income tax, government source says

Crime|Europe|Sports|World

Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

Luis Rubiales has been pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle as the former head of Spain's soccer federation presented a memoir relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women's World Cup

November 14, 2025

Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

French inflation revised down to 0.8% year-on-year in October

Consumer prices in France rose 0.8% year-on-year in October, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, below analysts' expectations and the preliminary reading published last month.

November 14, 2025

French inflation revised down to 0.8% year-on-year in October

Crime|Europe|Technology|World

Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime

Greece has arrested a 38-year-old man as part of a Europol crackdown on international cybercrime, during which authorities dismantled malware infrastructure that has infected

November 14, 2025

Greece arrests man in Europol's global 'Endgame' operation against cybercrime

Business|Economy|Europe|World

JPMorgan expands in Dubai as Middle East competition heats up

The U.S. bank JPMorgan has expanded in Dubai as part of a broader push to grow and do more business with medium-sized companies, an executive told Reuters, as

November 14, 2025

JPMorgan expands in Dubai as Middle East competition heats up

Arts|Europe|World

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S.

November 13, 2025

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|World

Swiss machine maker feels heat from auto sector slowdown, Trump's tariffs

Norbert Steuer, a logistics worker at Swiss precision machinery maker K.R. Pfiffner, has been at the firm for over three decades.

November 14, 2025

Swiss machine maker feels heat from auto sector slowdown, Trump's tariffs

Google offers EU to change adtech policy, no divestment

Alphabet's Google has offered to make it easier for publishers and advertisers to use its online advertising technology, defying EU antitrust regulators' call for

November 14, 2025

Google offers EU to change adtech policy, no divestment

Cartier-owner Richemont beats quarterly sales forecast as sales jump 14%

Cartier-owner Richemont reported better-than-expected quarterly sales on Friday, as the Geneva-based luxury group awaited the outcome of tariff negotiations between Switzerland and

November 14, 2025

Cartier-owner Richemont beats quarterly sales forecast as sales jump 14%

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Nissan to cut jobs at European regional office as part of global overhaul

Nissan will eliminate 87 positions at its European regional office in France, a company document and internal emails showed, as part of

November 14, 2025

Nissan to cut jobs at European regional office as part of global overhaul

Americas|Europe|Sports|World

France qualifies for 2026 World Cup; Ronaldo sent off as Portugal loses to Ireland

Two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine

November 13, 2025

France qualifies for 2026 World Cup; Ronaldo sent off as Portugal loses to Ireland

Crash victims' families appeal US judge's decision to dismiss Boeing criminal case

Families of some victims of two Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people asked a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to reverse a judge's decision to

November 13, 2025

Crash victims' families appeal US judge's decision to dismiss Boeing criminal case

UK's jobs downturn abates slightly ahead of budget, survey shows

The downturn in Britain's labour market abated slightly last month as recruiters reported the first increase in demand for temporary staff in over a year, a survey

November 14, 2025

UK's jobs downturn abates slightly ahead of budget, survey shows

Europe|Sports|World

Players and fans remember victims of 2015 Paris terror attacks before France-Ukraine soccer match

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago

November 13, 2025

Players and fans remember victims of 2015 Paris terror attacks before France-Ukraine soccer match

Canada spy agency says it foiled potentially 'lethal threats' by Iran

Canada's domestic spy agency this year foiled potentially lethal threats by Iran directed against people whom Tehran sees as enemies, the agency's head said in a rare speech on

November 13, 2025

Canada spy agency says it foiled potentially 'lethal threats' by Iran

Crime|Europe|Political|World

US designates four groups in Europe as terrorists, calls them 'violent Antifa'

The United States on Thursday designated four entities in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists, accusing them of being "violent Antifa groups" as

November 13, 2025

US designates four groups in Europe as terrorists, calls them 'violent Antifa'

Crime|Entertainment|Europe|World

10 years after the Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by that night of terror

Paris is marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds

November 13, 2025

10 years after the Bataclan massacre, Paris is still scarred by that night of terror

Crime|Europe|Political|World

‘I can’t take any more of this,’ then-Prince Andrew wrote during Epstein scandal, emails reveal

New emails released in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal have renewed sexual assault allegations against the man once known as Prince Andrew

November 13, 2025

‘I can’t take any more of this,’ then-Prince Andrew wrote during Epstein scandal, emails reveal

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Trump administration designates 4 left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations

President Donald Trump's administration is designating four left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations

November 13, 2025

Trump administration designates 4 left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations

Europe|Political|World

German ruling parties reach compromise on military service

Germany's coalition partners announced a compromise on Thursday over new rules on military service, a key element in a wider drive to rebuild the country's shrunken armed forces.

November 13, 2025

German ruling parties reach compromise on military service

Crime|Europe|World

BBC looking into allegations over another Trump speech edit

Britain's BBC said on Thursday it was looking into fresh allegations, published in The Telegraph newspaper, over the editing by another of its programmes of a speech by U.S.

November 13, 2025

BBC looking into allegations over another Trump speech edit

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Zelenskiy visits troops near Zaporizhzhia front as Russian pressure mounts

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops near Ukraine's southeastern front on Thursday, warning of the need to shore up the lines after

November 13, 2025

Zelenskiy visits troops near Zaporizhzhia front as Russian pressure mounts

Self-styled miracle worker whose followers claimed could multiply gnocchi charged with fraud

November 13, 2025

Europe|Political|World

Italy's Meloni vows to press on with Albania migrant camp scheme

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday vowed to relaunch a plan to detain migrants in Albania, a flagship initiative of her conservative government that has

November 13, 2025

Italy's Meloni vows to press on with Albania migrant camp scheme

Arts|Crime|Europe|World

France commemorates victims of deadly Paris attacks 10 years on

France paid an emotional tribute on Thursday to 130 people killed 10 years ago during a rampage by Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers

November 13, 2025

France commemorates victims of deadly Paris attacks 10 years on

Business|Economy|Europe|World

UBS takeover of Credit Suisse pushed up Swiss banks' funding costs, SNB says

Swiss banks have to pay more currently to secure liquidity in the financial markets than two years ago, the Swiss National Bank said on Thursday, pointing to the 2023 collapse of

November 13, 2025

UBS takeover of Credit Suisse pushed up Swiss banks' funding costs, SNB says

Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Nexperia customers in talks over workaround to skirt Europe-China chip feud, sources say

Customers of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia are working with the company on a workaround to bypass a feud between the Europe-based unit and its packaging

November 13, 2025

Nexperia customers in talks over workaround to skirt Europe-China chip feud, sources say

Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World

EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal

European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help

November 13, 2025

EU renews demand that Ukraine crack down on corruption in wake of major energy scandal

Arts|Crime|Europe|Political|World

British commentator Sami Hamdi mulling possibility of taking legal action against US over detention

British political commentator Sami Hamdi has said on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center

November 13, 2025

British commentator Sami Hamdi mulling possibility of taking legal action against US over detention

Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

UK pro-Palestinian commentator lands back in Britain after release from US detention

British pro-Palestinian political commentator Sami Hamdi landed back in London on Thursday after being released from the United States, where he spent more than two weeks in

November 13, 2025

UK pro-Palestinian commentator lands back in Britain after release from US detention

Economy|Europe|Political|World

IMF to start mission to Ukraine soon, stresses need for anti-corruption efforts

The International Monetary Fund will soon begin a staff mission to Ukraine to discuss its financing needs and a potential new lending program,

November 13, 2025

IMF to start mission to Ukraine soon, stresses need for anti-corruption efforts

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Young Ukrainian men needed at home, Germany's Merz tells Zelenskiy

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needed to ensure that young men from Ukraine do not come to Germany in large numbers, in what he

November 13, 2025

Young Ukrainian men needed at home, Germany's Merz tells Zelenskiy

Europe|Political|World

Turkey says two-state solution is most realistic option for Cyprus

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey believes the most realistic way to resolve political deadlock over Cyprus is to have two states on the ethnically-split island.

November 13, 2025

Turkey says two-state solution is most realistic option for Cyprus

Europe|World

Migrant arrivals in Spain's Balearics surge as smugglers switch routes

Nineteen boats carrying around 360 people reached Spain's Balearic Islands in the past two days, the latest surge in arrivals defying attempts by authorities to curb

November 13, 2025

Migrant arrivals in Spain's Balearics surge as smugglers switch routes

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology|World

Apple refused permission to appeal UK ruling on app store commissions

Apple was on Thursday refused permission to appeal against a London tribunal ruling that it abused its dominant position by charging app developers unfair commissions, though the

November 13, 2025

Apple refused permission to appeal UK ruling on app store commissions

Crime|Europe|World

Spanish police break up ring accused of trafficking minors to France

Spanish police said on Thursday they had dismantled an international crime ring accused of trafficking minors from the Canary Islands to France, arresting 11 people in an operation that

November 13, 2025

Spanish police break up ring accused of trafficking minors to France

Now, it’s her story: HBO's steamy 'Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze

It’s a well-known story, returning this time with a female gaze

November 13, 2025

Now, it’s her story: HBO's steamy 'Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze

Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU finance ministers agree using frozen Russian assets most effective way to fund Ukraine

By Bart H.

November 13, 2025

EU finance ministers agree using frozen Russian assets most effective way to fund Ukraine

Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU funnels fresh money to Ukraine for Naftogaz

Europe's top development banks and Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz signed a deal on Thursday to provide hundreds of millions of euros to secure Ukraine's natural gas supply amid the

November 13, 2025

EU funnels fresh money to Ukraine for Naftogaz

Business|Europe|Health|Science|Technology

BioNTech says collaboration with Pfizer remains unchanged

BioNTech said on Thursday that its collaboration with Pfizer has not changed, when asked to comment on a report that Pfizer is looking to sell its stake in the German biotech firm

November 13, 2025

BioNTech says collaboration with Pfizer remains unchanged

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

Norway wealth fund may invest in top defence firms after 21-year ban

Unnerved by the Ukraine war and U.S.

November 13, 2025

Norway wealth fund may invest in top defence firms after 21-year ban

Europe|Health|World

UK commits to ensuring 'poignant' COVID memorial wall in London will be preserved

The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved

November 13, 2025

UK commits to ensuring 'poignant' COVID memorial wall in London will be preserved

Arts|Europe|Political|Travel|World

Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery

November 13, 2025

Crime|Europe|World

UK military vows reform after survey reveals high rates of sexual harassment

Two-thirds of women in the British army reported experiencing sexualised behaviour in the past year, according to a survey released on Thursday, findings that the government said

November 13, 2025

UK military vows reform after survey reveals high rates of sexual harassment

EU investigates Google over concerns content is unfairly demoted in search results

European Union regulators are investigating Google for allegedly demoting media publishers' content in search results

November 13, 2025

EU investigates Google over concerns content is unfairly demoted in search results

Business|Economy|Europe|World

US, Switzerland close in on deal to ease Trump's crippling tariffs

The U.S. and Switzerland edged closer to a trade deal on Thursday to reduce President Donald Trump's crippling 39% tariffs on Swiss imports

November 13, 2025

US, Switzerland close in on deal to ease Trump's crippling tariffs

Africa|Europe|World

French interior minister likely to visit Algeria as relations thaw

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday there was a high chance he would visit Algeria, hailing the north African country's release of writer Boualem

November 13, 2025

French interior minister likely to visit Algeria as relations thaw

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Google hit with EU antitrust investigation into its spam policy

Alphabet's Google was hit with an EU antitrust investigation into its spam policy on Thursday following complaints from publishers who say it has hurt their

November 13, 2025

Google hit with EU antitrust investigation into its spam policy

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Euro zone industrial output weak but skewed by Ireland, data shows

Euro zone industrial production rose far less in September than economists had predicted, though the big economies fared well and the shortfall was due to volatility among big

November 13, 2025

Euro zone industrial output weak but skewed by Ireland, data shows

Business|Economy|Europe

Cyberattack on car manufacturer hits UK growth in Q3 ahead of crucial budget

Economic growth in the U.K. slowed down to a near standstill in the third quarter of the year

November 13, 2025

Cyberattack on car manufacturer hits UK growth in Q3 ahead of crucial budget

Burberry returns to growth as turnaround effort starts to bear fruit

Burberry posted its first quarter of growth in two years on Thursday as the British luxury brand's turnaround efforts started to bear fruit and

November 13, 2025

Burberry returns to growth as turnaround effort starts to bear fruit

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

German court rejects shareholders' bid for more of Wirecard insolvency spoils

A German high court rejected a claim from shareholders in defunct payments company Wirecard who were seeking a bigger share of the firm's remaining assets.

November 13, 2025

German court rejects shareholders' bid for more of Wirecard insolvency spoils

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

European shares close lower with upcoming US data in focus; Siemens slides

European shares closed lower on Thursday, as investors shifted their focus to crucial U.S. economic data following the end of the nation's longest

November 13, 2025

European shares close lower with upcoming US data in focus; Siemens slides

Sarkozy appeal against conspiracy conviction to begin in March

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal against a conviction for criminal conspiracy related to illegal Libyan financing for his successful 2007 presidential bid will be

November 13, 2025

Sarkozy appeal against conspiracy conviction to begin in March

With markets underpricing risk, Europe must not ease bank regulation, ECB argues

Financial markets are underpricing geopolitical risks and nearly all euro zone banks are exposed to some extent, so weakening regulation now could jeopardize the sector's

November 13, 2025

With markets underpricing risk, Europe must not ease bank regulation, ECB argues

Business|Economy|Europe|World

UK housing market slows as confidence falls ahead of budget, RICS survey shows

Britain's housing market lost steam last month as demand faded from buyers concerned about possible

November 13, 2025

UK housing market slows as confidence falls ahead of budget, RICS survey shows

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Hapag-Lloyd pledges to address costs as nine-month profit drops 50%

German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd posted a 50% drop in nine-month net profit to 846 million euros ($989 million) on Thursday and lowered the top end of its full-

November 13, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd pledges to address costs as nine-month profit drops 50%

Business|Economy|Europe|Travel|World

Airbnb turns to Spain's villages as cities tighten rules

Vacation rental firm Airbnb will invest in the promotion of inland towns across Spain over the next three years to tap into rural tourism, as major cities restrict short-term rentals

November 13, 2025

Airbnb turns to Spain's villages as cities tighten rules

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

ACS, BlackRock to seal $27 billion data centre deal, report says

Spain's ACS is close to striking a 23 billion euro ($26.8 billion) partnership with BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners to develop data centres, newspaper Expansion reported

November 13, 2025

ACS, BlackRock to seal $27 billion data centre deal, report says

Business|Economy|Europe|World

German companies abroad are more optimistic than those at home, survey shows

Confidence among German firms outside Germany is rising significantly while it remains subdued among those at home, a survey by the association of German Chambers

November 13, 2025

German companies abroad are more optimistic than those at home, survey shows

Crime|Economy|Europe|World

German crackdown pushes Dutch ATM bandits towards Austria

For years, it was a common occurrence: Dutch bandits would drive to Germany and in the dead of night blow up ATMs, grab cash and speed back home on the Autobahn.

November 13, 2025

German crackdown pushes Dutch ATM bandits towards Austria

Holiday test looms as luxury brands chase elusive rebound

A surge in luxury stocks has piled pressure on fashion houses including LVMH and Gucci owner Kering to show that signs of recovery in the third quarter can translate

November 13, 2025

Holiday test looms as luxury brands chase elusive rebound

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Italy’s Bending Spoons ready for IPO, warns of AI bubble

Italian tech company Bending Spoons could list as early as next year, when it expects to double adjusted earnings after buying video streaming platform Vimeo and web

November 13, 2025

Italy’s Bending Spoons ready for IPO, warns of AI bubble

Crime|Europe|US

What’s inside the thousands of Epstein estate documents released by House committee

November 13, 2025

Russia's Lavrov: We hope Washington will take no steps to escalate Ukraine conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published late on Wednesday that he hoped Washington would take no actions liable to escalate the Ukraine conflict.

November 13, 2025

Russia's Lavrov: We hope Washington will take no steps to escalate Ukraine conflict

G7 diplomats publicly show support for Ukraine but avoid contentious issues like trade

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan

November 12, 2025

G7 diplomats publicly show support for Ukraine but avoid contentious issues like trade

Business|Economy|Europe|World

EU aims to accelerate crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels, FT reports

The European Union has called for a bloc-wide handling fee on small packages ordered online from platforms such as Shein, Temu and Alibaba to be imposed in early 2026, over two years

November 12, 2025

EU aims to accelerate crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels, FT reports

Crime|Europe|Political|US|World

British Police want to speak to a MAGA influencer and partner after London incident

November 12, 2025

Arts|Europe|Sports|World

Jannik Sinner seals semifinal spot at ATP Finals with win over Alexander Zverev

Defending champion Jannik Sinner sealed a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev before his home fans

November 12, 2025

Jannik Sinner seals semifinal spot at ATP Finals with win over Alexander Zverev

Volkswagen says Rivian JV tech could extend to combustion cars in future

Volkswagen Group said on Wednesday the technology it is developing with U.S. electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive could eventually be used in

November 12, 2025

Volkswagen says Rivian JV tech could extend to combustion cars in future

Crime|Europe|World

Ukraine corruption scandal 'extremely unfortunate,' EU's Kallas says

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Reuters on Wednesday that an energy corruption scandal in Ukraine was “extremely unfortunate” and it was

November 12, 2025

Ukraine corruption scandal 'extremely unfortunate,' EU's Kallas says

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Italy seeks faster introduction of EU levy on low-value parcels

The European Union needs to adopt "strong and fast" rules against the invasion of cheap and unregulated products, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Italy seeks faster introduction of EU levy on low-value parcels

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Spain's top prosecutor defends his innocence in leak trial

Spain's top prosecutor, Alvaro Garcia Ortiz, who is on trial for allegedly leaking confidential information about a tax fraud case, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that he did

November 12, 2025

Spain's top prosecutor defends his innocence in leak trial

Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday

November 12, 2025

Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

UK PM Starmer's authority shaken as rift with Labour lawmakers deepens

On the eve of a visit to London by U.S.

November 12, 2025

UK PM Starmer's authority shaken as rift with Labour lawmakers deepens

Arts|Crime|Economy|Europe|World

Chasing the Louvre loot: Inside Antwerp's jewellery underworld

In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for

November 12, 2025

Chasing the Louvre loot: Inside Antwerp's jewellery underworld

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

Czech president tells prime minister hopeful Babis to show how he will end conflicts of interest

Czech election winner, billionaire Andrej Babis, must tell the public how he will eliminate conflicts of interest stemming from his business activities before he is appointed prime

November 12, 2025

Czech president tells prime minister hopeful Babis to show how he will end conflicts of interest

Business|Europe|Technology|World

Irish media regulator opens investigation into Musk's X

Ireland's media regulator began an investigation into social media platform X on Wednesday over concerns it is not giving users a chance to appeal content moderation decisions and

November 12, 2025

Irish media regulator opens investigation into Musk's X

Business|Europe|Sports|World

Winter Olympics sports resist push to add cyclocross and cross-country running to their program

Organizers of traditional snow and ice sports said Wednesday they do not want events from summer federations added to their Winter Olympics program

November 12, 2025

Winter Olympics sports resist push to add cyclocross and cross-country running to their program

Crime|Europe|World

No longer a prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gains a hyphen in his name

The former Prince Andrew has officially changed his name to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, adding a hyphen to align with the royal family’s surname style

November 12, 2025

No longer a prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gains a hyphen in his name

Economy|Europe|Health|Political|World

Kazakhstan follows Russia in banning ‘LGBTQ propaganda’

November 12, 2025

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Algerian president pardons writer Boualem Sansal after German request

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a pardon to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the

November 12, 2025

Algerian president pardons writer Boualem Sansal after German request

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Polish president to block judicial appointments in bid to stifle government reforms

Poland's president said on Wednesday he would refuse to nominate or promote judges who question the status of colleagues appointed under a contested system introduced by the previous

November 12, 2025

Polish president to block judicial appointments in bid to stifle government reforms

Europe|World

Ukraine says it pulled back troops from southeastern village, stopped Russian advance

Ukraine's military said on Wednesday that it had pulled back troops from near a settlement on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia front, but that it has stopped Russian advances in the area.

November 12, 2025

Ukraine says it pulled back troops from southeastern village, stopped Russian advance

Economy|Environment|Europe|Health|World

Ukrainians flee southeastern front as fighting worsens

Bundled in layers of clothing and clutching her cane inside an evacuation van, 84-year-old Polina Plyushchii said the threat of drones and other weapons had made it too

November 12, 2025

Ukrainians flee southeastern front as fighting worsens

Crime|Europe|World

Ukraine moves to quell $100 million energy corruption scandal

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for the dismissal of two cabinet ministers on Wednesday amid a probe into an alleged $100 million corruption scheme involving a

November 12, 2025

Ukraine moves to quell $100 million energy corruption scandal

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Developer fee cuts not passed on to EU users, Apple says

Lower developer fees implemented by Apple to comply with European Union tech regulations have not reduced prices for users, the iPhone maker said on

November 12, 2025

Developer fee cuts not passed on to EU users, Apple says

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Rumors swirl of a plot to oust Keir Starmer as the embattled British leader denies attacking his rivals

November 12, 2025

Education|Environment|Europe|Science|World

Food-snatching seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say

Researchers have found that shouting is more effective than speaking when trying to scare off seagulls

November 12, 2025

Food-snatching seagulls are more likely to leave you alone if you shout at them, researchers say

Business|Europe|Technology|World

EU looks to Big Tech, influencers to fight hybrid threats, fake news

Europe is looking to online platforms and influencers to help fight disinformation and promote democracy according to a European Commission strategy

November 12, 2025

EU looks to Big Tech, influencers to fight hybrid threats, fake news

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Georgia charges ex-PM, opposition leader Gakharia in deepening crackdown

Georgian prosecutors on Wednesday charged Giorgi Gakharia, an exiled opposition leader and former prime minister, with offences related to his time in office, amid an escalating

November 12, 2025

Georgia charges ex-PM, opposition leader Gakharia in deepening crackdown

UK's FTSE 100 hits record close as US shutdown nears end

London's FTSE 100 logged a third consecutive record close, supported by gains in utilities and mining shares as investors welcomed signs of a potential end to the prolonged U.S. government

November 12, 2025

UK's FTSE 100 hits record close as US shutdown nears end

Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|World

Sanctions stymie Lukoil drilling plans in Romanian Black Sea

Oslo-listed Vantage Drilling cancelled a contract to drill next year, which two industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday was with

November 12, 2025

Sanctions stymie Lukoil drilling plans in Romanian Black Sea

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in Paris

The trial of Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun in Paris over atrocities committed during the Second Congo War

November 12, 2025

Trial of former Congolese rebel leader Lumbala over wartime atrocities opens in Paris

Asia|Business|Europe|Political|World

Xi pitches closer ties to Spanish king as Madrid courts Chinese investment

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday offered Spain's King Felipe VI a vision of cooperation with "

November 12, 2025

Xi pitches closer ties to Spanish king as Madrid courts Chinese investment

Economy|Europe|World

Turkey says 20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash; black box found

Turkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia, with all but one of the bodies recovered, marking the

November 12, 2025

Turkey says 20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash; black box found

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

ECB's Lagarde replaces Fed's Powell on two key BIS committees

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is to take over from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell as head of two of the Bank for International Settlements' key economic

November 12, 2025

ECB's Lagarde replaces Fed's Powell on two key BIS committees

Europe|Lifestyle|World

Jesus did not appear on hill in France, Vatican says

Jesus may answer prayers but he has not made special appearances in a small town in the north of France, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Jesus did not appear on hill in France, Vatican says

Polestar's losses widen, aims to keep Nasdaq listing with reverse stock split

Polestar reported a wider third-quarter loss on Wednesday and said it would conduct a reverse stock split - reducing the number of its existing shares

November 12, 2025

Polestar's losses widen, aims to keep Nasdaq listing with reverse stock split

Americas|Business|Europe|Political|World

BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump’s legal threat

November 12, 2025

Arts|Entertainment|Europe|World

Pope Leo shares his all-time favorite movies

November 12, 2025

Crime|Education|Europe|World

UK counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent sees sharp rise in referrals

Britain's counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent recorded a 27% rise in referrals last year, with about a third of those concerning individuals without an ideology, showing the scale

November 12, 2025

UK counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent sees sharp rise in referrals

Business|Economy|Europe|World

German exports get welcome boost from Eastern Europe, says business group

Germany's export business, struggling under high U.S. tariffs and a slump in China, got a welcome shot in the arm from trade with Eastern Europe in

November 12, 2025

German exports get welcome boost from Eastern Europe, says business group

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

How could British Prime Minister Keir Starmer be ousted by unhappy lawmakers?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was battling to maintain his authority over his party on Wednesday after one of his most senior ministers criticised the "toxic" culture in his

November 12, 2025

How could British Prime Minister Keir Starmer be ousted by unhappy lawmakers?

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Euro zone inflation risks may be tilted to upside, Schnabel argues

Euro zone inflation is unlikely to fall too low and risks may actually be skewed toward higher than forecast readings, but the European Central Bank can tolerate small target

November 12, 2025

Euro zone inflation risks may be tilted to upside, Schnabel argues

Economy|Europe|Political|World

Russia makes gains in southern Ukraine as it expands front-line attacks

A Ukrainian commander says the Russian army has overrun three settlements in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region

November 12, 2025

Russia makes gains in southern Ukraine as it expands front-line attacks

Former Rep. Elaine Luria mounts a comeback for her old Virginia seat

November 12, 2025

Europe|Political|World

Kremlin says contacts with Britain failed to develop

The Kremlin said on Wednesday there had been contact between Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, and Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov but that the dialogue

November 12, 2025

Kremlin says contacts with Britain failed to develop

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Ex-Polish justice minister offers to be questioned abroad, lawyer says

A former Polish justice minister accused of abuse of power has offered to be questioned in Hungary or Belgium, his lawyer told Rzeczpospolita daily in comments published late on

November 12, 2025

Ex-Polish justice minister offers to be questioned abroad, lawyer says

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Italy industry output rebounds after August slump

Italian industrial output rebounded 2.8% in September after a 2.7% drop in August, data showed on Wednesday, offering some hope to the country's long-struggling manufacturing sector.

November 12, 2025

Italy industry output rebounds after August slump

Europe|Political|World

Turkish military plane crash in Georgia kills all 20 on board

Turkey's defense minister has announced that all 20 personnel on board a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have died

November 12, 2025

Turkish military plane crash in Georgia kills all 20 on board

Crime|Europe|World

France honors victims 10 years after attacks at Bataclan concert hall, cafes and national stadium

France is paying tribute to victims of the 2015 Paris attacks, marking 10 years since the tragedy

November 12, 2025

France honors victims 10 years after attacks at Bataclan concert hall, cafes and national stadium

Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|World

Chinese firms say EU business conditions have deteriorated for sixth year

Chinese companies in the European Union say business conditions in the bloc have deteriorated for a sixth consecutive year, with rising labour costs and political challenges

November 12, 2025

Chinese firms say EU business conditions have deteriorated for sixth year

Europe|World

Russia is ready to resume talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, foreign ministry official says

Russia is ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russian state news agency TASS cited a foreign ministry official as saying on Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Russia is ready to resume talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, foreign ministry official says

Business|Economy|Europe|World

German inflation confirmed at 2.3% in October

German inflation slowed slightly in October to 2.3%, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday, confirming preliminary data.

November 12, 2025

German inflation confirmed at 2.3% in October

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

PayPal re-launches in the UK after nearly two years

-PayPal said on Wednesday it is re-launching in the United Kingdom for customers to shop online and in stores, nearly two years after it restructured its operations there following Brexit.

November 12, 2025

PayPal re-launches in the UK after nearly two years

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|World

Sweden's finance minister sees signs of economy picking up

Sweden's economy is picking up speed after a period of sluggish growth, but uncertainty remains high, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said on Wednesday.

November 12, 2025

Sweden's finance minister sees signs of economy picking up

Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|World

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse

Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat,

November 12, 2025

Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse

Business|Economy|Europe|World

China and Spain sign agreements to strengthen cooperation on Spanish king's visit

Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation

November 12, 2025

China and Spain sign agreements to strengthen cooperation on Spanish king's visit

This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers

Drone warfare exploded following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

November 12, 2025

This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers

Irish corporate taxes to avoid tariff hit but risks rise, watchdog says

Most of Ireland's big corporate taxpayers have so far escaped the direct impact of U.S. tariffs, but American trade policies have made the outlook for this critical source of

November 12, 2025

Irish corporate taxes to avoid tariff hit but risks rise, watchdog says

Africa|Crime|Europe|World

European Union and Indian navies take over ship used by pirates off Somalia to seize tanker

The European Union and Indian navies have taken over a ship used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to seize a Malta-flagged tanker called the Hellas Aphrodite

November 12, 2025

European Union and Indian navies take over ship used by pirates off Somalia to seize tanker

Crime|Europe|World

Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia

A Turkish military cargo plane has crashed in Georgia near the Azerbaijan border, according to Turkish and Georgian authorities

November 11, 2025

Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia

Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff

U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to bring a billion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC has cast a shadow over the British broadcaster’s future, but it could also be a bluff with little legal merit

November 11, 2025

Trump's $1B lawsuit threat casts shadow over the BBC, but it could also be a bluff

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle

In ‘Sentimental Value,’ Stellan Skarsgård could’ve sought revenge. Instead, he could be looking at an Oscar

November 11, 2025

Asia|Business|Europe|Sports

WNBA star Alyssa Thomas joins new Project B league, promising higher salaries and global competition

WNBA MVP finalist Alyssa Thomas became the second player to join Project B, the new women’s basketball league that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026

November 11, 2025

WNBA star Alyssa Thomas joins new Project B league, promising higher salaries and global competition

Business|Europe|Political|World

Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows

Russia said its forces had pushed deeper into the eastern Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk and Kupiansk on Tuesday, with one video showing Russian

November 11, 2025

Russian forces roll 'Mad Max'-style into battered Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, video shows

Europe|World

Ukraine's top commander: Situation has worsened in Zaporizhzhia region

Ukraine's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Tuesday that the army's situation has "significantly worsened" in parts of southeastern Zaporizhzhia region amid fierce fighting

November 11, 2025

Ukraine's top commander: Situation has worsened in Zaporizhzhia region

France to help Palestinians draft constitution for future state, Macron says

France will help the Palestinian Authority draft a constitution for a future state, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in

November 11, 2025

France to help Palestinians draft constitution for future state, Macron says

Business|Economy|Europe|World

French central bank sees slight growth in Q4 as political uncertainty weighs

France's central bank said the economy "will grow slightly in the fourth quarter" as high political uncertainty contributes to a slowing pace of expansion in November, although it did

November 11, 2025

French central bank sees slight growth in Q4 as political uncertainty weighs

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says

Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy will be eligible for help dealing with migratory pressures under a new EU mechanism when the bloc's pact on migration and asylum enters into force

November 11, 2025

Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Italy eligible for new help dealing with migration, EU says

Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium

November 11, 2025

Crime|Europe|US|World

British journalist Sami Hamdi expected to be released from ICE detention and return to UK

November 10, 2025

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russian court extends jailing of teenage singer over street performance of anti-war songs

A Russian court has extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs

November 11, 2025

Russian court extends jailing of teenage singer over street performance of anti-war songs

Lithuanian foreign minister refuses Lukashenko offer of talks on reopening border

Lithuania's foreign minister said he would refuse talks with Belarus on reopening their border, after its President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday ordered

November 11, 2025

Lithuanian foreign minister refuses Lukashenko offer of talks on reopening border

Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Google to invest $6.4 billion in cloud infrastructure in Germany

Alphabet's Google will invest 5.5 billion euros ($6.41 billion) in Germany in the coming years in a push to expand its

November 11, 2025

Google to invest $6.4 billion in cloud infrastructure in Germany

Business|Economy|Europe|World

European stocks close at record high, led by buoyant healthcare shares, hopes for end to US shutdown

European shares closed at a record high on Tuesday, led by healthcare stocks, as investors anticipated an end to the U.S. government shutdown and

November 11, 2025

European stocks close at record high, led by buoyant healthcare shares, hopes for end to US shutdown

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia with at least 20 on board

A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board crashed in Georgia on Tuesday after taking off from Azerbaijan but the number of casualties

November 11, 2025

Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia with at least 20 on board

'Mellon Blue' diamond sells for $25.6 million at Swiss auction

A blue diamond weighing nearly 10 carats has sold at auction in Switzerland for $25.6 million including fees

November 11, 2025

'Mellon Blue' diamond sells for $25.6 million at Swiss auction

Swiss could clinch deal for lower US tariffs by end of this week, says source

Switzerland could clinch a deal with the United States to lower U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods to 15% as soon as Thursday or Friday, a Swiss source told

November 11, 2025

Swiss could clinch deal for lower US tariffs by end of this week, says source

Europe|Political|World

What are the key claims made in the leaked internal BBC memo?

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November 10, 2025

What are the key claims made in the leaked internal BBC memo?

Europe|Political|World

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits heavily bombarded frontline city of Kherson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the frontline city of Kherson on Tuesday, which is only a few kilometres from Russian positions across the Dnipro river, and faces

November 11, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits heavily bombarded frontline city of Kherson

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Bulgaria has one month of gasoline supplies as US sanctions loom, state reserve agency says

Bulgaria has one month of gasoline supplies left as it braces for the start of U.S. sanctions on Russia's Lukoil, which owns the country's largest oil refinery and most storage and

November 11, 2025

Bulgaria has one month of gasoline supplies as US sanctions loom, state reserve agency says

Crime|Economy|Europe|Political|World

Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul

A Turkish prosecutor demanded on Tuesday a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for Ekrem Imamoglu, the jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul,

November 11, 2025

Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000 years for jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul

Russian teenager who sang anti-Kremlin songs in street gets more jail time

By Andrew Osborn ST.

November 11, 2025

Russian teenager who sang anti-Kremlin songs in street gets more jail time

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

JPMorgan employs 120 at digital retail bank in Germany, to grow over time

JPMorgan has moved 120 employees for its upcoming digital retail bank into its new central Berlin headquarters and expects to hire more people in the years to come in a building

November 11, 2025

JPMorgan employs 120 at digital retail bank in Germany, to grow over time

Business|Economy|Europe|Fashion and Beauty

Levi's to sell $300 jeans in more stores to tap growing demand for premium denim

Levi's will sell its new line of $300 jeans in more stores next year as it looks to boost growth by tapping into strong demand for premium denim, Chief Financial

November 11, 2025

Levi's to sell $300 jeans in more stores to tap growing demand for premium denim

Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World

G7 foreign ministers to tackle Ukraine, Middle East peace at meeting in Canada

Group of Seven foreign ministers will meet in Canada on Tuesday, with Ukraine and the Middle East set to be high on the agenda as U.S

November 11, 2025

G7 foreign ministers to tackle Ukraine, Middle East peace at meeting in Canada

Biggest IKEA retailer reports profit rise as it tries to sway budget-conscious buyers

The world's biggest retailer of IKEA furniture reported a rise in annual profit on Tuesday, while it tries to bring back cash-strapped

November 11, 2025

Biggest IKEA retailer reports profit rise as it tries to sway budget-conscious buyers

Crime|Europe|Political|World

UK council loses bid to remove asylum seekers from hotel at centre of protests

A British regional council on Tuesday lost its bid to have asylum seekers removed from a hotel targeted by protests after a resident was charged with sexual assault, a

November 11, 2025

UK council loses bid to remove asylum seekers from hotel at centre of protests

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Portuguese AI data hub

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure at a data centre in Portugal's port city of Sines over the next few years, marking one of the largest

November 11, 2025

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Portuguese AI data hub

Business|Economy|Europe|World

Germany to spend €26.5 billion on clothes for soldiers, armoured vehicles

Germany plans to allocate nearly 19 billion euros ($22.16 billion) to kit out soldiers with new clothes and personal equipment in the coming years, in addition to 7.5 billion for new

November 11, 2025

Germany to spend €26.5 billion on clothes for soldiers, armoured vehicles

Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

Six months in office, Germany's Merz faces plunge in popularity

Six months after taking office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is struggling to fulfill pledges to revive Europe's largest economy and fend off the far right, with

November 11, 2025

Six months in office, Germany's Merz faces plunge in popularity

Business|Europe|Political|World

Thousands in Serbia protest law to speed Kushner development of old army compound

Thousands of protesters circled a former army headquarters in Serbia on Tuesday over a new law to speed its conversion into a luxury compound leased to an

November 11, 2025