Europe

The 2026 Tour de France faces unprecedented stage cancellations as a 44°C European heatwave threatens rider safety, marking a new era of climate disruption in elite sport.

The postponement of KNDS's stock market flotation halts Germany's planned 40% stake acquisition in the Franco-German tank maker, raising questions about European defense integration amid rising security concerns.

Ryanair has urged European governments to delay the new Entry/Exit System, warning it will cause severe congestion at EU borders during peak travel periods.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, a nation shaped by war, ethnic complexity, and competing international influences, steps into the global spotlight with a rising soccer team and unresolved political tensions.

Russia launched its most devastating attack on Kyiv, deploying nearly 500 drones and over 70 missiles, killing at least 27 people in what city mayor Vitali Klitschko called the worst assault in four years of war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged retaliation after Russian strikes killed at least 21 people in Kyiv, surveying a devastated apartment block while promising a firm response.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored twice as European champions Spain dominated Austria in a commanding World Cup knockout stage victory, advancing confidently to the round of 16.

France leads Europe in campsite numbers, but the soul of camping is shifting. From aristocratic origins to glamping wars, is the simple tent becoming a relic of the past?

The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X after the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four new bishops, deepening a rift that began in 1988.

Andy Burnham emerges as likely next UK Prime Minister following Keir Starmer's resignation, pledging to tackle stagnating living standards amid challenging public finances.

The global race to build the first commercially viable nuclear fusion reactor is heating up, with German startups joining American and international giants backed by billions in private and corporate investment.

A parcel bomb detonated in Monaco, seriously injuring three people including a child, as authorities launched a manhunt for the suspected attacker still at large.