
Spain is to legalize the status of 500,000 illegal migrants. What Madrid presents as a pragmatic solution could send a dangerous s…

NATO may still possess enormous military power, but recent conflicts have exposed serious weaknesses, from depleted ammunition sto…

Markets are being driven higher by euphoria over artificial intelligence and the prospect of a deal with Iran. But the bill for th…

Raids on a secluded Crewe compound and interim anti-slavery orders against five members have thrust a little-known religious group…

Donald Trump has threatened, with theatrical thunder, to withdraw US forces from Germany. That is neither politically nor strategi…

After two months of war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a surge in fuel prices, the warring sides have moved closer to a …

Three passengers have died after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, with patients being treated in South Africa, Switzer…

A new series of history textbooks is set to become the only approved material in Russian schools, despite widespread reservations …

Kazakh oil matters more to Europe than it appears. Russia’s decision to halt supplies to Germany looks political – but Moscow has …

Roblox has tightened protections for underage users and is losing millions of daily players. The new age controls highlight how di…

Shoplifting in Britain is rising, but the bigger shift is who is doing it. More middle-class consumers now see theft as low risk a…

Romania’s pro-European government has collapsed after a no-confidence vote, opening a period of political uncertainty with possibl…

Russia’s Federal Protective Service has significantly tightened security around the Russian head of state, according to a European…

The motive behind the car attack in Leipzig remains unclear after two people were killed and several others seriously injured. The…

The disconnect is widening: AI-driven gains are pushing Wall Street to record highs even as inflation and the Iran conflict weigh …

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has divided Gulf states into those benefiting from higher oil prices and those losing out beca…

The European Commission plans to access Google’s most sensitive user data. Officially, the aim is to promote competition. In pract…

Iran said on Monday it had forced a US warship to turn back before entering the Strait of Hormuz. A US official denied a report th…

The pace of Russia’s advance has been steadily declining since November 2025. In April, Moscow lost 116 sq km of occupied Ukrainia…

The Shiite militant movement has been entrenched in southern Lebanon since the 1980s. Against the backdrop of a showdown between m…

As peace efforts between Washington and Tehran remain stuck over Iran’s nuclear program, the US is sending military support to one…

Rising costs of benefits and youth unemployment are pushing Labour toward tougher rules, highlighting a widening debate over the s…

While Beijing relies on access to open sea routes, Moscow and Pyongyang are creating facts on the ground. The project illustrates …

The European Union is pushing for a unified definition of rape based on the principle that “only yes means yes”. However, because …

The church fire in Montenach appears to have been an accident. Yet it has revived a wider anxiety in France, where Christian sites…

The Kaliningrad region, on the Baltic Sea, has been part of Russia since the end of World War II. It lies between Poland and Lithu…