Ursula von der Leyen has proposed opening the door for Canada to become the EU’s first ‘associate member’, although such a status does not currently exist. As Mark Carney listened, she called for…

Ukraine is prepared to agree to an energy ceasefire with Russia if Moscow commits to ending its attacks on Ukrainian power and gas infrastructure, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. When the proposal was raised…

Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s United Russia expected to retain control of the 450-seat State Duma. Critics describe Russia’s political system as…

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, winning 43.8% of the vote but falling three seats short of an outright parliamentary majority. The party is…

Fourteen men have gone on trial in Paris over the 2021 English Channel disaster in which more than 30 migrants died or disappeared while attempting to reach Britain. The defendants face charges including…

A specialist Turkish naval team has begun searching deep waters for the wreckage of a ferry which capsized off northern Cyprus, leaving twenty people missing. At least eight people died after the twin-hulled…

NATO and European leaders have warned that Russia is becoming increasingly reckless, a day after Germany formally blamed Moscow for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport, in which a drone carrying explosives…

Palestinian students and researchers awarded scholarships at Belgian universities may be unable to begin their studies this autumn because Belgium’s coalition government cannot agree on evacuations from Gaza. Palestinians cannot currently leave Gaza…

On 25 August, a tornado struck the village of Pomas in south-west France, injuring 39 people and causing extensive destruction. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, two in critical condition, while more than…

Andy Burnham has rejected Russian threats after Moscow warned that the UK would ‘pay’ for supplying Ukraine with drones reportedly used in strikes deep inside Russia. British ministers said the government would not…