
The more the state takes from citizens in taxes and levies, the larger its share of the economy becomes. New figures from Eurostat…

The Hungarian foreign minister was responding to a report by the Washington Post that the two politicians had spoken by phone duri…

When tolerance turns into retreat, freedom erodes. Developments in Vienna’s schools show how pressure to conform to religious norm…

The director of the office that co-ordinates US intelligence has long denied that the Shia government in Tehran poses the most pre…

An AI error cost an innocent woman nearly six months in jail for a crime she did not commit. Facial recognition identified her as …

The Washington Post reported that Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto regularly briefed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavr…

Politicians with little understanding of technology are putting free software at risk and unsettling open-source communities with …

After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a familiar question has returned: does adoption offer an alternative to abortion? Behind the…

The ruling Freedom Movement and the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party finished neck and neck in Sunday’s parliamentary electio…

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating sharply. After US President Donald Trump warned of military action within 48 hours, Ira…

‘Nudify’ apps are used for blackmail and humiliation. The EU plans to ban tools that generate sexualised images without consent as…

The US president warned of strikes on Iranian power plants if the strait is not fully reopened within 48 hours. Tehran said it rem…

Finland remains on top, Germany climbs the ranking. Yet behind the figures of the World Happiness Report a deeper trend is taking …

Around 250,000 people gathered on Prague’s Letná Plain for the largest anti-government protest since 2019, criticising cuts in def…

The family announced on Instagram that he passed away suddenly, surrounded by his loved ones. He had just celebrated his 86th birt…

Documents by gender identity, not biological sex. This is the verdict of the Court of Justice of the EU in the case of a Bulgarian…

Governments across Europe are taking action on high energy costs, though their approaches differ widely, with some opting for swif…

Since February, Russian-language narratives have circulated on social media calling for the creation of a pro-Russian ‘People’s Re…

The protracted conflict continues to push up commodity prices. The Fed has adopted a wait-and-see attitude, Australia is already t…

The upper house has voted to decriminalise self-induced abortion up to birth and to maintain access to pills by post. The shift to…

The US’s closest allies are keeping their distance from a war they see as uncertain and risky. From Berlin to Madrid, criticism of…

The German chemical industry, long a pillar of the country’s economy, remains under mounting pressure. New figures from the German…

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has undermined a key argument used to justify the war with Iran – but appeared to contradict t…

Washington is weighing a broader military campaign against Iran, including possible troop deployments, efforts to secure the Strai…

Concerns about cyberbullying, sexual abuse and harmful online content are pushing governments towards stricter regulation. New age…

The U-turn by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on nuclear energy raises questions as Germany insists its nuclear…