Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as Moscow has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. In comments to reporters released on Tuesday, he said he was happy for talks to be held anywhere, except in Russia itself or on the
Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far-left of the Irish political spectrum, was set to be elected the country's next president on Saturday as members of the governing parties conceded defeat. Early tallies of votes after counting began at 0800 GMT showed a wide lead for Connolly, 68, a
Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel
Portugal 's parliament on Friday approved a bill banning face veils worn for “gender or religious” reasons in public, in a move seen as targeting the face coverings worn by some Muslim women. The measure was proposed by the far-right Chega party and would prohibit coverings such as bur
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next week in a visit seen as a sign of closening ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent separation. The British royals will arrive on Oct 22 for the two-day state v
The European Commission on Thursday proposed four European flagship defence projects - including a counter-drone system and a plan to fortify the eastern border - as part of a drive to get the continent ready to defend itself by 2030. The proposals, in a defence policy "roadmap", reflect fears fue
For decades, the story of southern Italy has been one of departure, of generations leaving the hills of Calabria and the shores of Sicily in search of opportunity in the industrial north or abroad. Now however, growing numbers of migrants are being lured back by improving job prospects and infrast
Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia on Monday, derailing an engine and a carriage and injuring at least 20 people, emergency services and local media reported. Police footage posted on Facebook showed mangled wreckage, and a locomotive and a carriage that had come off the tracks lying on the s
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign and blasted his opponents on Monday, as his latest government was threatened by two no-confidence motions that could bring it down by the end of the week. France is in the midst of its worst political crisis in decades as a succession of mi
British finance minister Rachel Reeves plans to build up a bigger buffer against her main fiscal rule at next month's budget in an effort to better insulate government finances from future shocks, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Reeves said in her March spring statement that her spending and tax pl
The heroic images of three Confederate leaders carved into the granite face of Georgia's Stone Mountain have towered over the countryside outside Atlanta since the 1970s, paying silent homage to the Southern cause in the US Civil War. Its supporters say the monument - often compared with Mou
Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he has joined US tech giant Microsoft and AI startup Anthropic as a senior adviser. Sunak, who stepped down as the leader of the opposition Conservative Party following a defeat in the general election last July, continues to serve as a me
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the leaders of five Central Asian states to boost their trade with Russia, as Moscow seeks to build back its influence in a region that is also being courted by China. Russia's total trade turnover last year with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkme
