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United Kingdom

Four people to know in UK PM Keir Starmer's new cabinet

New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed his cabinet. Who's in it?

Europe News

Germany’s proposed tax rebate for foreign workers 'socially explosive'

Germany's Economics Minister Robert Habeck's plan for a gradual tax relief for foreign workers has drawn explosive criticism from across the political spectrum, with arguments that it discriminates against German nationals.

USA

Biden insists he's staying in presidential race

In a letter sent to congressional Democrats, US President Joe Biden insisted he was the best person to beat Donald Trump despite increasing questions about his mental fitness.

USA

Supreme Court rules Trump has some immunity, delays trial

The Supreme Court have ruled that Donald Trump has immunity for some of his actions in a case where he is charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.

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USA

Biden stumbles and Trump dodges facts during first election debate

The incumbent US president gave a disjointed performance against his Republican rival, Donald Trump, who repeated false claims as both fought to gain control of the political narrative in a tense debate.

United Kingdom

What would a Labour UK election win mean for Europe?

Labour's leader Keir Starmer has ruled out any radical re-haul of the UK-EU relationships but has made clear his distaste for Boris Johnson's post-Brexit arrangements.

Europe News

Residents evacuated from Athens suburb as wildfire season hits Greece

Over 70 firefighters and 13 planes and helicopters worked to control the blaze, which closed traffic along a main highway connecting Athens to its airport.

Europe News

Austrian heiress lets fifty random citizens give away her €25m fortune

Austrian-German heiress Marlene Engelhorn allowed fifty members of the public to donate her inheritance to various organisations, including a homeless aid charity and a nature conservation association.

Greece

Three missing tourists found dead in just one week on Greek islands

An American tourist who went missing on Mathraki was found dead on Sunday, according to Greek broadcaster Skai news, the third in a week.

Switzerland

Western leaders reject Russia's peace offer

Vladimir Putin had said that Russia would end its war if Ukraine withdrew troops from four regions annexed by the Kremlin and didn't join NATO.

Europe News

Switzerland to host Ukrainian Peace Summit, but without Russia

About 90 countries and organisations will attend the summit in Buergenstock, but Russia's absence looms over the event.

United Kingdom

Nigel Farage’s populists overtake Conservatives, polls show

Reform, which is run and largely funded by multimillionaire businessman Richard Tice, has a largely populist agenda that aims to attract voters on both the far left and the far right.

Europe News

Why did Olaf Scholz’s coalition do so badly?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered their worst result in a national vote in more than a century, renewing questions over the government’s stability.

Europe News

Hungary: Newcomer Peter Magyar shakes Orban's hold on power

In early predictions Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party holds onto power but does worse than expected, as newcomer Péter Magyar displays wide appeal.

Europe News

Poland exit polls: PM Tusk keeps upper hand over PiS in EU elections

Tusk's political alliance, Civic Coalition, maintained its lead over the right-wing populist Law and Justice or PiS, with the far-right Confederation party entering the European Parliament for the first time.

Europe News

EU elections: German conservatives lead as support for Scholz slumps

Exit polls on Sunday evening indicated that the government's "traffic light" coalition underperformed, while the far-right AfD party made gains despite scandals.

Europe News

Exit polls: Austrian far-right FPÖ comes out on top in party first

In a forecast carried out for the country's national broadcasters, the Freedom Party (FPÖ) will take a clear first place with 27% of the vote, marking the first time the party won a nationwide election.

Europe News

Scholz says Germany will deport criminals even to high-risk countries

The German chancellor's comments on toughening up deportation policy come after a series of violent incidents in the country, including a stabbing at a far-right rally in Mannheim.

Europe News

Far-right AfD local candidate stabbed in another Mannheim attack

A police officer was killed in another stabbing in the city in Germany's southwest.

Germany

Germany's head coach blasts public broadcaster for 'racist' survey

A survey of 1304 people by the country's public broadcaster ARD found that 21 per cent would prefer more players with white skin playing for Germany.

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