Ukraine crisis: Xi backs Putin as von der Leyen pledges ‘robust’ sanctions
High-stakes diplomacy continues in a bid to avert a war in Eastern Europe as the Russian military build-up on its border with Ukraine continues to Read more
High-stakes diplomacy continues in a bid to avert a war in Eastern Europe as the Russian military build-up on its border with Ukraine continues to Read more
Montenegro’s governing coalition collapsed on Friday night amid internal disputes after parliament backed a no-confidence motion tabled by a junior coalition partner. The 81-strong assembly Read more
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recommended on Friday that observers be sent to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary. Some Read more
A conservative MP’s bizarre voting error, which allowed the left-wing government to save its labour market reform at the last minute, caused a political storm Read more
It was already dark, with a snowstorm in the forecast, when a few dozen delivery vans, motor homes and private cars rolled into Helsinki city Read more
YouTube has shut down the accounts used by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the platform has confirmed. A number of channels linked to the separatists Read more
An avalanche in Austria’s Tyrol region killed four people on Friday, with a fifth still missing, rescue services said. The victims were “off-piste” when they Read more
Three members of an Iranian opposition group have been found guilty in Denmark of spying for Saudi Arabia. The suspects were accused of promoting terror Read more
Russia will face “severe consequences” and “massive costs” if there is any military aggression against Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned in Read more
Rescue teams in Iceland are searching for a small tourist plane that is thought to have crashed on a sightseeing trip. The aircraft is thought Read more
A Russian man has been sentenced to life in prison over the two deadly bombings on the Moscow metro in 2010. Prosecutors say Magomed Nurov Read more
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will become Norway’s next central bank governor, the government announced on Friday. Stoltenberg’s tenure at NATO ends later this year and Read more
The Ukraine crisis reached a new stage this week when US president Joe Biden approved the deployment of around 3,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe. Read more
Just six months ago, Vladimir Putin opened a 7,000-word manifesto on the historical ties between Ukraine and Russia with the claim that Russians and Ukrainians Read more
On 24 November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II, marking four decades on the throne, took the unusual step of admitting publicly that she had not had Read more
Europe is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge told Read more
The European Union has used World Cancer Day to warn that without decisive action deaths from the disease could increase by one-third by the year Read more
The United States has accused Russia of fabricating an attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext to invade. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Washington has Read more
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been sworn into office to serve a second seven-year term. The 80-year-old agreed to remain as head of state after Read more
Four senior aides to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday in the wake of the Downing Street ‘Partygate’ scandal. Downing Street announced in Read more
Former Greek President Christos Sartzetakis has died aged 92 following a long period in hospital. Sartzetakis had been in the intensive care unit of Athens’ Read more
The Spanish parliament ratified by a single vote Thursday a landmark labour reform devised by the country’s Socialist-led coalition government, unlocking billions of euros in Read more
The expulsion this week of the French ambassador from Mali has increased tensions between the two countries. But these difficulties go beyond the simple bilateral Read more
A 27-year-old man from northern Denmark has been detained in a psychiatric facility for planning several attacks on schools. The man was found guilty of Read more
One migrant died, and at least 16 others are missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands. Forty migrants were Read more
Sweden said Thursday it would lift most of its coronavirus restrictions on February 9 as the pandemic enters a “whole new phase” with the highly Read more
An enormous container ship ran aground off a German island in the North Sea, authorities said on Thursday. According to its shipping company, the 400-metre Read more
A sick whale calf that had been rescued off the coast of Athens has now been found dead, Greek authorities said. The body of the Read more
Northern Ireland’s first minister Paul Givan resigned on Thursday amid unionist discontent with post-Brexit customs arrangements, which they say threaten the province’s place in the Read more
The Council of Europe has launched unprecedented proceedings against Turkey for failing to release philanthropist Osman Kavala. The European human rights body has repeatedly condemned Read more
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