Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Europe

Europe|News

Evan Gershkovich, the Russia reporter who became the story

Evan Gershkovich landed what he told friends he regarded as a dream assignment in Moscow in 2022 - reporting for a famous newspaper on one of the world's

Evan Gershkovich, the Russia reporter who became the story
Crime|Europe|News|Political

Echoes of Cold War in Paul Whelan's detention and release

On Dec. 28, 2018, agents with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a little-known former U.S. marine named Paul Whelan in Moscow's Metropol Hotel,

Echoes of Cold War in Paul Whelan's detention and release
Crime|Europe|Political

UK rocked by far-right riots fueled by online disinformation about Southport stabbings

UK rocked by far-right riots fueled by online disinformation about Southport stabbings

UK rocked by far-right riots fueled by online disinformation about Southport stabbings
Europe|Sports

Four-time French Open champion and world No. 1 Iga Świątek loses in semifinals of women’s tennis singles tournament

Four-time French Open champion and world No. 1 Iga Świątek loses in semifinals of women’s tennis singles tournament

Four-time French Open champion and world No. 1 Iga Świątek loses in semifinals of women’s tennis singles tournament
Crime|Europe

Stephen Lawrence's body to return to UK three decades after racist murder

The body of Stephen Lawrence, a Black teenager killed in an unprovoked racist attack in London three decades ago, will be returned to Britain from Jamaica where he was originally

Stephen Lawrence's body to return to UK three decades after racist murder
Europe|News|Political|World

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Three newly freed Americans are back on U.S. soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
Europe|Travel

New tourist limits get warm welcome in Venice

Venetians and visitors alike welcomed new rules introduced on Thursday to limit the size of tourist groups in the latest effort to reduce overcrowding.

New tourist limits get warm welcome in Venice
Business|Economy|Europe

EU seeking feedback on draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses

The European Commission said on Thursday it had launched a public consultation inviting all interested parties to comment on draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance,

EU seeking feedback on draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses
Economy|Europe|Finance

The Czech central bank cuts its key interest rate as inflation falls and the economy slowly recovers

The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the sixth time in a row as inflation falls and the economy recovers more slowly than expected

The Czech central bank cuts its key interest rate as inflation falls and the economy slowly recovers
Europe

Fresh Russian advances in eastern Ukraine send locals fleeing

Sitting in a spartan, third-class train carriage about to leave Pokrovsk's railway station in eastern Ukraine, Volodymyr Arkhipov reflected on the grinding

Fresh Russian advances in eastern Ukraine send locals fleeing
Economy|Europe

ECB's Stournaras raises risk of too low inflation, Platow reports

A weak euro zone economy may drag inflation below the European Central Bank's 2% target, ECB policymaker Yannis Stournaras said in an interview published on Thursday, reaffirming

ECB's Stournaras raises risk of too low inflation, Platow reports
Business|Economy|Europe

Ferrari lifts forecasts on pricier models and personal touches

Pricier models such as the Daytona SP3 and growing demand from buyers for personal touches helped Ferrari beat second-quarter results forecasts on Thursday and

Ferrari lifts forecasts on pricier models and personal touches
Entertainment|Europe

Water dilemmas in Olympic triathlon are nothing new, from stray boats to shark watches to bacteria

There are no sharks in the Seine, contrary to a recent action/horror movie made on the subject

Water dilemmas in Olympic triathlon are nothing new, from stray boats to shark watches to bacteria
Europe|Political

Italian opposition claims support for regional reform referendum

Elly Schlein, the leader of Italy's main opposition party, said on Thursday that the required 500,000 signatures in 10 days had been collected to push for a

Italian opposition claims support for regional reform referendum
Europe|News|Political

Italy's plan to open migrant camps in Albania faces more delays

A controversial plan in Italy to set up detention camps in Albania for migrants picked up at sea has again been delayed, with a source close to the matter saying on Thursday it was a

Italy's plan to open migrant camps in Albania faces more delays
Environment|Europe|Travel

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism

Venice limits tour groups to 25 and bans megaphones in fightback against overtourism
Economy|Europe

North Sea oil and gas producers say UK windfall tax is a 'wrecking ball'

Britain's decision to increase a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help pay for its push to grow renewables will lead to a sharp drop in

North Sea oil and gas producers say UK windfall tax is a 'wrecking ball'
Europe|News|Political

Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom

Warsaw has come to a standstill on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising

Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising, honoring heroes of doomed fight for freedom
Business|Economy|Europe

AB InBev bucks series of gloomy earnings in booze sector

Anheuser-Busch InBev outshone rival alcohol producers who had struck a downbeat tone in their quarterly results, but even the world's biggest brewer was cautious on

AB InBev bucks series of gloomy earnings in booze sector
Europe|News|Political

Georgia aims to 'reset' relations with U.S. after Washington pauses aid

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday proposed a "reset" to mend relations with the United States, Interpress news agency reported, after Washington paused more

Georgia aims to 'reset' relations with U.S. after Washington pauses aid
Europe|News|Political

Stripping of jailed opposition lawmaker's status invalid, Turkey's top court rules

Parliament's decision to strip a jailed opposition lawmaker of his seat is "null and void", Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled, prompting calls by his lawyer and the

Stripping of jailed opposition lawmaker's status invalid, Turkey's top court rules
Business|Economy|Europe

UK manufacturers show fresh signs of life after election, PMI shows

British factories recorded their best month for two years during July, with output and hiring rising and optimism building after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's landslide

UK manufacturers show fresh signs of life after election, PMI shows
Crime|Europe|News|Political

British prime minister announces policing plan to deal with violence after fatal stabbing of girls

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will set a national policing capability to crack down on violent protesters after clashes with police across England the past two nights

British prime minister announces policing plan to deal with violence after fatal stabbing of girls
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Travel

Don't panic! Taylor Swift warned fans to expect sirens for WWII anniversary in Warsaw before concert

Taylor Swift warned fans traveling to her first concert in Warsaw this week to not panic when they hear sirens marking a World War II anniversary

Don't panic! Taylor Swift warned fans to expect sirens for WWII anniversary in Warsaw before concert
Economy|Europe

Euro zone factory activity stuck in a rut, July PMI shows

Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in contraction in July amid a broadbased malaise, with output declining at its fastest pace this year, according to a survey which

Euro zone factory activity stuck in a rut, July PMI shows

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