Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months in May as waning demand for goods and services — a key gauge of economic health — dragged output
June 03, 2026
Meta Platforms lost its fight on Wednesday against the EU's labelling of its Messenger app as a powerful 'gatekeeper', which places
June 03, 2026
Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed to his position, the new government said as it prepared to take office on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed last year would be unacceptable, senior EU lawmaker said on Wednesday, rejecting U.S. claims the EU
June 03, 2026
Germany's service sector contracted for a second straight month in May as subdued demand and high energy and other costs due to the war in the Middle East weighed on
June 03, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has read long-term ally Armenia the riot act: persist in wanting to join the European Union and you can kiss goodbye to cheap
June 03, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff
June 03, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Notwithstanding fresh hostilities in the Middle East, AI shares drove equity markets in Asia to new records on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
Russia downed 50 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow overnight and continues to repel the suspected Ukrainian attacks, Governor Alexander
June 03, 2026
Swiss voters look set to reject a referendum proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million people, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.
June 03, 2026
British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed
June 02, 2026
Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer
June 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris to honour the victims of the 1994 genocide against the
June 03, 2026
Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early on Tuesday, killing 23 people and wounding 130, and
June 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces could again launch a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
June 03, 2026
The opening of the temporary installation by French artist JR "La Caverne du Pont Neuf" in Paris has been postponed after the giant cave inflated around the capital's oldest
June 03, 2026
Russia slams key Ukrainian cities in one of deadliest offensives in months
June 02, 2026
Sweden should introduce a minimum age of 15 for the use of social media, a government-appointed commission recommended on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corp has sought EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
The future presence of U.S. troops in Lithuania is "under review", the Baltic country's defence minister said on Tuesday, adding that although Washington
June 02, 2026
Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and officials say at least 22 civilians were killed and 138 were wounded
June 02, 2026
Germany's Federal Employment Agency (BA) faces a deficit of more than €8 billion euros ($9.3 billion) this year, more than twice the shortfall previously planned, according
June 02, 2026
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against General Gheorghita Vlad, the Army's Chief of Staff, on suspicion
June 02, 2026
Mette Frederiksen is set to begin a third term as Denmark’s prime minister by leading a center-left coalition of four parties
June 02, 2026
A right-wing U.S. influencer, a serving U.S. official and a German retail billionaire are due to attend President Vladimir Putin's "
June 02, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's new centre-left government will resist U.S. pressure over the future of Greenland, tackle
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open
June 02, 2026
Fancy a summer-long treasure hunt? A $23,000 gold prize awaits in Finland
June 02, 2026
Marta Kostyuk dedicates historic French Open quarterfinal win to ‘the Ukrainian people’
June 02, 2026
Chinese automakers are expanding in Europe, betting on their competitive pricing and advanced technology to break into a market traditionally dominated by European and American
June 02, 2026
Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime
June 02, 2026
A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the
June 02, 2026
When a large explosion shook Olha Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world.
June 02, 2026
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Tuesday he was ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to
June 02, 2026
The U.S. and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the
June 02, 2026
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to increase deportations and establish detention centers abroad
June 02, 2026
Government support in emerging economies affected by the Middle East conflict should be temporary and targeted, the head of the European Bank for
June 02, 2026
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine had entered a "different paradigm" due to what it called "inhumane acts of terror" carried out by Kyiv's military against
June 02, 2026
Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provide erotic content for accounts on OnlyFans and other
June 02, 2026
The rise in the global role of the euro currency has been circumstantial up to now and the bloc needs to act deliberately to carve out a greater market share, European
June 02, 2026
The global role of the euro currency hardly budged last year, disappointing some hopes that erratic economic policy in the United States could give it a big boost, as
June 02, 2026
A European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove EU import duties on many U.S. goods, a step to comply with the trade deal
June 02, 2026
An Estee Lauder merger with Jean Paul Gaultier-owner Puig failed to go through because of the price tag, Stephane de La Faverie, President and CEO of the U.S. cosmetics maker said
June 02, 2026
European shares rose on Tuesday, as a strong forecast from STMicroelectronics boosted technology stocks and investors assessed
June 02, 2026
Euro zone inflation accelerated further last month, driven by energy and services, bolstering the already strong case for a small European Central Bank
June 02, 2026
How to stop Russian drones flying undetected across the Black Sea to attack Ukraine's port city of Odesa?
June 02, 2026
The following are key quotes from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the June 11 policy meeting.
June 02, 2026
When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended
June 02, 2026
British budget airline easyJet has caught the eye of U.S. investment firm Castlelake for a possible takeover.
June 02, 2026
Bosnia seeks new peace envoy after sudden Schmidt exit
Strain grows on shipping industry with vessels stuck inside Hormuz
US asset managers fall as investors brace for updates on private credit fund withdrawals
Romania says allies preparing to bolster air defences after Russian drone strike
Many airlines hit hard by jet fuel price swings, not all can hedge, IATA says
Officer saves boy from drowning at pond