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Iceland set for change of government as polls close in snap election
COPENHAGEN - Iceland's centre-left Social Democrats looked on course to win the most votes when polls closed in a snap election on...
Dec 1, 20242 min read


Iceland set for change of government as surging prices dominate election
COPENHAGEN - Iceland holds a snap election on Saturday with voters likely to topple the ruling coalition in their quest to escape a...
Nov 30, 20242 min read


Police, pro-EU Georgians clash for second night at protests over accession freeze
TBILISI - Police deploying water cannon, tear gas and pepper spray confronted thousands of pro-European protesters erecting barricades in...
Nov 30, 20242 min read


Facts-Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral set to reopen: what to expect
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday ahead of its reopening on...
Nov 29, 20243 min read


Serbian court frees ex-minister detained over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE - A Serbian higher court on Wednesday released former minister Goran Vesic, who had been detained last Thursday in connection...
Nov 29, 20241 min read


Explainer-What is at stake in the Swiss-EU trade talks
ZURICH - Switzerland and the European Union have been in talks since March to update their trading relationship after a previous effort...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Soccer-Spain draw Netherlands in Nations League quarter-finals, Germany play Italy
Reigning Nations League champions Spain will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals while former tournament winners France take on...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


UK's Starmer to meet Macron in France to discuss Ukraine support after Trump win
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to discuss ways to help Ukraine, after...
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Analysis-Hungary's Orban gears up to be Europe's 'Trump whisperer'
BUDAPEST - As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. "A much needed...
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Germany faces snap election as Scholz's coalition crumbles
BERLIN - Germany's ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a...
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Europe's leaders congratulate Trump, amid worries over trade, Ukraine
PARIS - European leaders congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on his U.S. presidential election victory, saying they were ready to...
Nov 6, 20243 min read


NATO's Rutte congratulates Trump, says allies spending more on defence
BRUSSELS - NATO chief Mark Rutte congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for being elected president of the United States, and emphasised...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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