At least seven police were injured in clashes with protesters, officials said, as tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after a series of corruption scandals. A small group of protesters tried to break through barr
Airbus and Air France were found guilty on Thursday of corporate manslaughter by a Paris appeals court over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew, three years after being acquitted in a lower court. Relatives of some of those who died when the Airbus A330 vanishe
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting is preparing to resign and could quit as early as Thursday, the Times reported on Wednesday, adding that he is likely to mount a formal challenge for the party leadership. Streeting had a brief meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday ahead of t
Sweden is issuing an early warning of a potential shortage of jet fuel stemming from the war in the Middle East, Energy Minister Ebba Busch said on Tuesday. "This is based on the Energy Agency's assessment," Busch told a press conference. Sweden could in a worst case scenario face rationing of av
The EU's mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, after the bloc's leaders asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how it would work amid doubts over Washington's commitment to NATO. President Donald Trump's criticism of NATO for failing to bac
The BBC said Wednesday that it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget - 500 million pounds ($677 million) - over the next two years. The layoffs announced during a call with staff are the biggest in more than a decade at the U.K. national broadcaster. "I know this creates
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Jordan on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour aimed at shoring up defence ties with countries in the region amid rising tensions over the Iran war. Zelenskiy is seeking support from Gulf states for Ukraine's war against Russia as Western mili
French authorities have arrested two more suspects over a foiled attack on Bank of America’s Paris offices, the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. “Two further individuals were taken into police custody last night as part of the investigatio
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organisation in north London were set ablaze overnight in what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called "a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack". The London Fire Brigade, which sent six fire engines and 40 firefighters to the scene, said
The Russian-installed head of Ukraine's Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, told Russian president Vladimir Putin at a meeting shown on state TV on Tuesday that Ukraine controls around 15-17 per cent of the region. Russia claims the whole of the Donetsk region as part of Russia and says
Greece hopes to wrap up talks and sign a deal for the purchase of Bergamini class frigates from Italy by April, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview released on Sunday. High-ranking officials from Greece and Italy last year signed memorandums for naval cooperation, opening
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday he would meet with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, as Slovakia and Hungary ramp up pressure on Ukraine to restart Russian oil flows, warning Slovakia could block a major EU loan to Kyiv. Russian oil flows through the Druzhba pipelin
The US embassy in Oslo was hit by an explosion early on Sunday, causing minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said. A loud blast was heard near the embassy compound in western Oslo at around 1am (0000 GMT), and smoke was seen rising from the area, eyewitnesses told local media. "We've de
