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The regulator suggested that the decision wasn’t just about protecting users' privacy but also to avoid the use of data "to influence voters' decisions to manipulate democratic choices", citing the upcoming 26 September parliamentary elections in Germany.

Italian police are searching for eleven suspects who posted threatening messages towards President Sergio Mattarella on social media. The offence carries a punishment of between one and five years in prison.

His temporary appointment brings an end to the tenure of Boyko Borisov, who had dominated Bulgarian politics since 2009.

Czech MPs have passed the first reading of a legal amendment that would criminalise social media firms if they ban content that is deemed to be in the public interest. It's being seen as an attempt by the Czech right-wing to fight back against the so-called cancel culture seen elsewhere in Europe

Following success in the recent parliamentary elections, a Finnish MP said he would push to make Scotland an observing member of the Nordic Council, but is there any substance to the initiative?

A woman stabbed a police officer at her home in Bordeaux on Monday and then was shot and injured by another official.

The Colonial Pipeline will not be able to resume full operations for several days due to the ransomware attack.

Queen Elizabeth II has formally opened the UK parliament but without the usual pomp and ceremony

China's population is growing at such a slow rate that it is prompting fears of an increasingly dependent population with fewer people available to work.

Following controversy over lack of diversity the Golden Globe Awards won't be aired by major TV network NBC in 2022

A safari park in eastern China has faced strong public criticism for concealing the escape of three leopards.

President Klaus Iohannis says that Moscow's recent military actions on the Ukrainian border have highlighted the need for Eastern Europe to remain vigilant.

Scenes of revelers partying in mass over the past weekend, in many cases without social distancing or masks, have infuriated many, including health workers, and created a new political quarrel.

Three Portuguese border police officers sentenced to prison for beating a Ukrainian man to death at Lisbon airport in March 2020.

Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, died in a hospital jail.