United Kingdom Unionists block new Northern Ireland government over Brexit trade rule The Democratic Unionist Party's move deepens Northern Ireland's political deadlock, which is fueling a UK-EU feud.
Italy Eurovision: Who are the five hot favourites? The bookmakers have shortened the odds on five very different acts which are predicted to do well in Torino. 13/05/2022
Ukraine 'This building is like a monument from Russia’s world' They were the words of a civil servant as he stood in the remains of a bombed government building in southern Ukraine. 13/05/2022
Croatia Currency call: MPs back law introducing euro in Croatia from 2023 It will eventually replace the Croatian kuna. 13/05/2022
Ukraine Boy, 15, survives the attack that killed his father in front of him Yura Nechyporenko, now 15, and his father Ruslan were on their bicycles in Bucha near Kyiv when they were stopped by a lone Russian soldier. Yura survived. Ruslan did not. 13/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Defence minister says 'no swift end to war in sight' Writing on social media, Oleksii Reznikov said that Western weapons would take some time to begin turning the tide in Ukraine’s favour. 13/05/2022
world news Malta remains best European country for LGBT+ rights, says report Denmark rose seven places to second in the index rankings, while Belgium was third. 12/05/2022
Austria Austrian government dismantles international migrant smuggling group The network had allegedly trafficked thousands of Syrian refugees to Western Europe. 12/05/2022
United Kingdom London police have issued over 100 fines in 'Partygate' investigation The revelations have angered voters and triggered calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign. 12/05/2022
Kosovo Kosovo's government says it will apply to join the Council of Europe Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said that his government will strongly object to Kosovo joining the organisation. 12/05/2022
Germany Boy, 16, arrested over alleged plot to attack local school "The police probably prevented a nightmare," said Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the regional state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 12/05/2022
Slovenia Several feared dead after chemical factory explosion in Slovenia The blast was reported at around 08:30 CEST in the town of Kocevje. 12/05/2022
Croatia Croatian woman allowed to have abortion after public outrage Mirela Cavajda initially had her abortion request denied by doctors, even though her foetus had developed a serious illness. 12/05/2022
Romania Court jails eight people over deadly Romania nightclub fire in 2015 They were given final jail sentences totalling 61 years. 12/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over gunning down of cyclist It's related to the alleged gunning down of an unarmed civilian, 62, as he rode his bike, just four days into the war. 12/05/2022
Finland 'Finland must apply to join NATO without delay,' say country's leaders The war in Ukraine has sparked debates in Finland and Sweden over whether they should join the NATO military alliance. 12/05/2022
North Korea North Korea declares first COVID-19 outbreak, imposes strict lockdown Although the hermit state claimed it successfully kept the virus out for more than two years of the pandemic, experts widely doubt it. 12/05/2022
Ukraine Ukraine: President Zelenskyy says he's ready to talk to Vladimir Putin Zelenskyy told an Italian TV interview “we must find an agreement,’’ but with no ultimatums as a condition. 12/05/2022
Slovenia Slovenia's largest party says it has agreed a coalition government Robert Golob is set to be appointed Prime Minister next month after winning April's election. 11/05/2022
world news Ukraine halts Russian gas exports to Europe at eastern transit point Kyiv has accused Russian-backed forces of siphoning off gas and has halted exports, threatening future European supplies. 11/05/2022
Germany EU-wide ban on Russian oil would threaten German refinery's future "Our existence is in play," one worker told Euronews. 11/05/2022
