Far-right French mayor causes outrage after cancelling play about migrant
Writer says ‘Trumpish’ decision to ban staging is warning of what may happen if National Rally runs countryIn the Anglo-French playwright Alexis Michalik’s play Passeport, a young…
Russia ‘mounted drone surveillance of European nuclear sites over 18 months’
Researchers say Moscow acted with ‘substantial impunity’ in 144 incidents, including over RAF LakenheathThe Kremlin orchestrated a concerted surveillance campaign using drones lau…
Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 13 – Europe live
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that at least 20 sites were attacked overnight, with ‘most of them ordinary residential buildings’Over in Germany, chancellor Friedrich Merz has laid out …
At least 13 killed in large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv
Russia launched its biggest strikes on the city in weeks with children among the "significant number" of casualties, Ukrainian officials say.
EU-approved pesticide found to have potential effects on brain development
New study on fluazinam’s neurotoxicity comes up with different findings from earlier report based on manufacturer’s dataResearchers who re-ran a crucial fungicide study on neuroto…
What is the ESS and how is it affecting visitors to EU nations this summer?
Security checks due to new digital entry and exit system have caused delays and missed flights for holidaymakersTravellers to the EU have faced additional border security checks s…
‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record
His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk a…
Ukraine war briefing: More than 2 million military casualties caused by Russia’s invasion, study finds
Number of Moscow’s forces killed, wounded and missing far higher than Kyiv’s during war, says thinktank; Russian attack triggers hotel fire in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,590Russi…
Russia targets Kyiv with missiles and drones, setting buildings ablaze and causing injuries
Multiple explosions heard in Ukraine capital with a hotel and several residential buildings on fireRussian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missile…
Turkish police beat us with iron rods before we lost limbs to frostbite, Afghans say
The young migrants heading to Europe say they were stripped and had their hands tied in freezing temperatures.
Maltese businessman paid hitmen €150,000 to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, jury hears
Yorgen Fenech, heir to property empire, on trial for alleged involvement in murder of journalist, which he deniesOne of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen plotted to kill the investig…
Greek politician's mother dies of wounds after arson attack
Three separate attacks involving petrol bombs and other improvised devices took place in Thessaloniki in the early hours of Wednesday.
Man guilty of attempting to murder three children in attack that triggered Dublin riot
Jury also finds Riad Bouchaker guilty of assaulting two other children and a childcare worker in 2023 stabbingsA man has been found guilty of attempting to murder three children d…
Albania warned EU accession at risk over Jared Kushner-backed resort plans
Proposed development of protected shorelines and wildlife zones violates EU environmental policy, says MEPMEPs have warned Albania that EU accession talks are at risk if the gover…
Ukrainian charged in Germany over Nord Stream blasts
Ukraine denies involvement in the case which may have serious implications for its relationship with Germany.
Businessman goes on trial over murder of Maltese journalist
Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
How extreme heat is exposing extreme inequality
The climate crisis and worsening disparity could be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year in Europe, which should set off alarm bells for policymakers• Don’t get This Is…
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church
Thousands of worshippers attended a ceremony in the Swiss Alps as part of the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X.
Bayeux tapestry tickets generate nine-hour online queues as public scramble for access
Reports say up to 80,000 people waiting by mid-afternoon for chance to see historic artwork at British MuseumPeople keen to see the Bayeux tapestry faced online queues of up to ni…
At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims
Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politiciansAt least 3.3 million people were enslaved in the Netherlands during …
Canada to join Eurovision song contest from 2027
Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’Canada will join the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the firs…
EU urged to exempt UK from car rules that could be worst Brexit impact yet
Bloc’s ‘made in Europe’ regulations risk shutting out British manufacturers in ‘most spectacular own goal in history’The EU’s car industry has called for the UK to be fully includ…
Businessman accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia murder stands trial in Malta
Yorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalist’s deathThe businessman accused of ordering the murder of the Maltese journalist D…
How Paris became a nexus for Black culture
It’s got Europe’s largest Black population, the world’s second-biggest rap scene and a long literary history. But even as diasporic culture takes hold in Paris, some ask when comm…