Russia on Monday warned it would go after any European state that sought to take its assets after reports that the European Union is looking for new ways to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. The US and its allies prohibited transactions with the Rus
Italy plans to maintain forecasts for GDP growth of 0.6 per cent this year and 0.8 per cent in 2026 in the budget plan to be announced in the coming weeks, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Sunday, despite uncertainties linked to US import tariffs. The government estimates for growth in
The European Commission will bring forward a review of its 2035 CO2 emission targets to the end of this year from 2026, EU sources said on Friday after the bloc's executive chief hosted auto executives to discuss the industry's future. The EU has set a target of a 100 per cent reduction of CO2 emi
Poland flatly rejected on Friday a suggestion by US President Donald Trump that drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, describing them as "a deliberate Russian attack". Poland, backed by aircraft from its NATO allies, shot down drones that had violated its airspace on Wednes
Peter Mandelson, Britain's urbane ambassador to the US, was sacked by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with the late convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Known for his behind-the-scenes manoeuvring during a career lasting over thr
The Dutch government has summoned Russia's ambassador to the Netherlands over the violation of Poland's airspace by Russian drones earlier this week, Foreign Minister David van Weel said on X, confirming an earlier report by Dutch news agency ANP. "Russia's reckless violation of Polish airspace th
The criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course begins with opening statements on Thursday, with defendant Ryan Routh representing himself in a proceeding set to showcase the increasing prominence of political violence in the US.
Peter Mandelson, Britain's smooth-talking ambassador to the US, was sacked on Thursday after his long-term association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became a further distraction for under pressure Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Mandelson, dubbed the 'Prince of Darkness" for his behind-
Poland will completely close its border with Belarus starting at midnight on Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. "For national security reasons, we will close the border with Belarus, including railway crossings ... on Thursday at midnight, from Thursday to Friday," Tusk said ahe
Pope Leo, who typically refrains from speaking off the cuff, expressed unusually forceful concern on Tuesday about the consequences of Israel's strike in Qatar. "There's some really serious news right now: Israel's attack on some Hamas leaders in Qatar," the pontiff told journalists outside his su
Benoit Vasselin has no problem saying he will take part in France's "Block Everything" protests this week. But he won't specify what he and fellow protesters will do when they pitch up outside a trade union HQ in the northern town of Lille early on Wednesday morning. The mystery over what proteste
Commuters in London turned to bikes, buses and boats on Tuesday as a staff strike shut down the capital's underground "Tube" network for a second day. With almost no underground trains running until Friday, demand for shared bike services and river transport surged as Londoners looked for alternat
Pig heads appeared outside several mosques around Paris on Tuesday, authorities said, decrying the insult to Muslims. France has Europe's largest population of Muslims, over 6.0 million, for whom pigs are considered impure. "An inquiry has been immediately opened," Paris police chief Laurent Nune
