Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican amid US-Holy See tensions
The visit by Washington's top diplomat come after US President Donald Trump's extraordinary criticism of the Pope.
Norway lifts key rate to 4.25 per cent as Middle East war stokes inflation
In a statement on Thursday, Norges Bank governor Ida Wolden Bache said: "Inflation is too high and has run above target for several years."
EU bans AI ‘nudifier’ apps and delays wider AI Act rules
European Union lawmakers and member states have agreed to ban artificial intelligence systems that generate sexualised deepfakes.
EU weighs US kerosene as Middle East war squeezes Europe’s jet fuel supply
The European Commission has said the European Union (EU) is not yet facing jet fuel shortages, but is readying contingency measures.
Starmer’s Labour braces for heavy losses as Britons vote in local elections
Polling stations have opened across the United Kingdom in local elections widely expected to deliver a punishing verdict on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government…
Korea University and Moderna have been working on mRNA hantavirus vaccine since 2023
Korea University's Vaccine Innovation Center and US biotech firm Moderna (formerly ModeRNA Therapeutics), made world-famous by its multibillion-dollar Covid-19 vaccine profits.
Lufthansa warns of hefty fuel cost hit, preparing for shortages
German airline giant Lufthansa said today its 2026 fuel bill would be 1.
Men ‘bad for the planet’, new academic paper declares
A new academic paper has declared that male behaviour is damaging the planet, with elite white Western men singled out as a particular obstacle to action on climate change.
European Parliament urges Spanish Government to reconsider Almaraz nuclear plant closure
The document explicitly states in its conclusions that the nuclear facility should not be shut down, describing the decision as one driven solely by political and ideological…
Reform UK heads for major gains in British local elections
Led by pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, Reform UK has surged in opinion polls largely due to its hardline stance on immigration.
Brussels urges Washington to restore 15 per cent tariff cap before summer
European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has urged the United States to return swiftly to the terms of the trade pact agreed by both sides in July 2025.
France moves to extend detention of dangerous irregular immigrants
The bill would allow authorities to hold foreigners subject to deportation orders for up to seven months.
Leipzig car-ramming suspect had recent psychiatric care, German authorities say
A 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man, both German citizens, died at the scene.
Romania’s parliament ousts pro-EU PM Bolojan in no-confidence vote
The motion, initiated jointly by the left-wing Social Democrats (PSD) and the right-wing Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), received 281 votes in the 464-seat parliament.
EU and Armenia sign connectivity deal at first Yerevan summit
The partnership is to focus on transport, energy and digital links between the EU and Armenia, supporting the country's economic development.
Man known to police rams car into Leipzig pedestrians in suspected deliberate attack
A 33-year-old man already known to police has driven a car into a crowd of pedestrians on a busy shopping street in the eastern German city of Leipzig, killing two people…
Mass migration fuels Sweden’s gang shootings as 23 innocent bystanders killed in three years
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, in a televised address to the nation in 2023, said the violence was the result of "an irresponsible immigration policy and a failed integration".
Russia expands ban list of European officials after new EU sanctions
Russia has significantly expanded its list of European officials and representatives banned from entering the country, in retaliation for the European Union's twentieth package…
EU eyes US jet fuel imports as Middle East disruption bites
European transport ministers have met in emergency session to discuss options for importing jet fuel from the United States and other alternative suppliers, as disruptions…
Former Finnish PM Marin: Europe cannot ‘rule out’ war with Russia
Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin has said Europe cannot rule out the prospect of war with Russia.
EC proposes full revival of EU-Syria co-operation agreement
Von der Leyen travelled to Damascus in January, alongside European Council President António Costa.
EC energy chief warns of ‘pretty tough’ summer ‘as Iran war drives up prices’
Jørgensen cautioned that air travel would become more expensive and that, in some cases, the bloc could even see flight cancellations as carriers struggle with soaring fuel…
Gimme the money: Post-USAID, political grifters shift their focus to Brussels
(Editor’s note: On April 23, Politico published an article by David Koranyi, a political activist who is a Hungarian-American dual national, claiming that the Hungarian…
Trump is not the only American conservative to face threat of assassination
When I was a boy, I remember being told not to point my finger in accusation, because that meant I had three other fingers pointed back at me.
The electoral sociology of “Macronism” has sunk like a stone
The 2017 presidential election marked a major reshuffle in French politics, with the election of the youngest President of the 5ème Republic, who had broken into politics…