Netherlanders seem like such a clever bunch but, in the cities, they cycle as if they’ve got Antisocial Personality Disorder
Group also working with Chinese criminals to move large sums of money
Jim Crawford’s side hoping to find happiness in Tampere
While Spain, Germany and the UK have all introduced laws protecting renters’ rights, Luís Montenegro’s centre-right government is empowering landlords As Storm Charles reached Portugal’s shores this week, flights were aborted, schools were closed, and the global Web Summit in Lisbon was forced to cancel a whole day of lucrative events. But even the promise of some very bad weather was not enough to deter housing protesters from setting up camp for another night on the streets. Since 14 Octobe...
Defence minister says extent of sexual misconduct found by study is ‘unacceptable’, as military tries to attract more recruits Germany’s defence minister has promised a “zero tolerance” approach to sexual abuse in the armed forces after a study found soldiers, particularly women, faced extensive harassment within the ranks. The first comprehensive study of its kind into the Bundeswehr, conducted by the Centre for Military History and Social Sciences in Potsdam and released this week, comes as...
Backed by MPs from across the political divide, Bavarian Ilse Aigner offers an approachability and warmth the chancellor lacks Germany has had 12 presidents since the end of the second world war, all of them men. Now, for the first time, the federal republic is on the brink of getting a female head of state. But Ilse Aigner, the lead candidate for the post, is unusual in more ways than one. “No law degree. No marriage. No penis,” is how the left-leaning Taz newspaper put it this week – a wry,...
One price, home and away: from a traditional cottage in Ballyhaunis to a town house in a French village
L’Américaine a fait de cette théorie du complot un podcast à plus de 30 millions de vues. Elle est aujourd’hui au centre d’une bataille judiciaire inédite portée par le couple Macron.
Wines for the Weekend: This Spanish white would go well with tapas, while the French red would be perfect with roast lamb
Boycott, or speak to a wider audience? French politicians from the left, center, and even the right have debated for years about how to deal with the channel owned by ultra-conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré.
A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams worldwide, with reports from scores of countries and territories. Problems from 74 countries and territories within about an hour.
Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot suffered a worldwide outage on Thursday, disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries and territories. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services, but recovery remained limited hours later.
Jared Kushner says move will allow talks to address ‘broader postwar European security arrangements’; Putin refuses to soften territorial demands. What we know on day 1,724 Ukraine and Russia have agreed to expand the next round of peace negotiations to include European countries , Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said late on Thursday, after meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin. “This will allow us to address the broader postwar European security arrangements alongside t...
Commission spokesperson says the proposal will come 'as soon as possible', but gives no December date
Dublin summit debate on fast-moving tech squeezed by Ukraine and EU budget talks
France is training with commercial actors to deploy troops and equipment
As European leaders discuss the revolutionary technology, institutions struggle to manage the new workload
Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries, French exports to Algeria have suffered an unprecedented decline. Algerian authorities have particularly targeted sectors such as steel and food products.
Regional authorities complain that hospital wards are closing and patients wait months for appointments
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya defends Angela Merkel’s record on Russia and says Europe indulged Alexander Lukashenko as “our son of the bitch."
The question of who speaks for Europe has never been more consequential, but the EU doesn't have an answer.
Leaders will discuss Europe’s AI ambitions. But who speaks for Europe in Ukraine talks, how to fund Kyiv, and who replaces Christine Lagarde are also in play.
Teddy Riner wants to be president of France. If he wins, could he be the one to get through to Vladimir Putin?
A rare outbreak of cross-party unity has interrupted months of infighting surrounding Friedrich Merz’s embattled coalition in Berlin. His nomination of Ilse Aigner — a respected conservative from Bavaria — has united his own party and received support from the Social Democrats and the Greens. She is all but certain to become the country’s first […]
Judge orders office shut and accounts blocked after 14 arrests and the seizure of more than 20 firearms.
The informal meeting of the European Council comes a day after the Irish capital hosted the European Political Community summit.
The informal meeting of the European Council comes a day after the Irish capital hosted the European Political Community summit.
Darth Vader's lightsaber sold for nearly $5 million, breaking the record set by Luke Skywalker's in July. The hilt, made from a 1950s camera flash attachment, was used in two of the original trilogy's duels.
US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Thursday Russia and Ukraine agreed to expand the next round of talks to include European nations and that Washington was working toward what Kushner called the war's "largest prisoner exchange." Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
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