Denmark's prime minister praised the people of Greenland on Thursday for showing resilience in the face of what she called great pressure from President Donald Trump's administration for Washington to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Opinion polls have shown that nearly all Gr
Sanctions-hit Belarusian flag carrier Belavia is on the cusp of adding three Airbus planes to its depleted fleet after repurposing aircraft that had previously belonged to Gambian airline Magic Air , three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Western sanctions imposed on Belarus and its l
Britain's government on Tuesday pledged 2 billion pounds ($2.58 billion) to build up to 18,000 social and affordable homes in England as part of its efforts to deliver 1.5 million properties by the end of parliament and boost economic growth. Construction is set to start in March 2027, with an aim
Heathrow bosses on Monday defended their response to a fire that shut down Europe's busiest air hub for almost a day, after Britain's energy system operator suggested the airport had enough electricity from other sources to keep running. More than 1,300 flights were cancelled on Friday after a fir
Turkish authorities have detained nine journalists who covered overnight protests in several cities against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Journalists Union of Turkey said on Monday. It was not immediately clear why the journalists were detained. A Turkish court on Sunday jailed
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after surviving a five-week battle in hospital against double pneumonia that became the most serious health crisis of his 12-year papacy. The 88-year-old pope, who also made his first public appearance since Feb 14 before being discharged from Rome's
A Turkish court on Sunday jailed President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, pending trial on graft charges, in a move likely to stoke the country's biggest protests against the government in more than a decade. The decision to send Imamoglu to jail comes after
Ukrainian and US officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia late on Sunday to discuss a possible partial ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, part of an escalating diplomatic push by US President Donald Trump to end three years of war. The meeting will precede talks between the US and Russian
Germany's Bundesrat upper house of parliament on Friday approved plans for a spending splurge that aims to revive growth in Europe's largest economy and scale up the military, clearing the final hurdle for the historic fiscal policy shift. The vote in the Bundesrat, which represents Germany's 16 s
Russia pounded Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odesa late on Thursday with one of its biggest drone attacks, injuring three teenagers and sparking fires as the Czech president visited, Ukrainian officials said. The attack comes as the United States is pushing for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russi
Ivik Knudssen-Ostermann, whose company runs boat tours to see Greenland's glittering blue icebergs, says his bank has told him to expand ahead of an expected influx of tourists after US President Donald Trump put the island in the global spotlight. Trump's comments, coupled with the opening of a n
Turkey's government warned on Friday against "illegal" calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, after thousands demonstrated across the country in the last two days. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 53 people were detained and 16
Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk have lost ground in recent days but are not encircled by Russian forces, contrary to recent comments by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to three US and European officials familiar with their governments' intelligence assessments.
