Europe

A man has been arrested over the rape and murder of the journalist Victoria Marinova, Bulgarian authorities have said, adding that they do not believe the attack was linked to Marinova’s work. The body of Marinova, 30,...

Many countries have struggled to deal with the issue of homelessness but Hungary may be the first to put a constitutional ban on living on the streets. From next week, being homeless in Hungary will violate the constitution....

It must go down as one of the most embarrassing months ever for Russia’s military intelligence. In the 30 days since Theresa May revealed the cover identities of the Salisbury poison suspects, the secretive GRU (now...

The Cologne Central Mosque has been making headlines recently, and the effects have not all been negative. On the contrary: An especially large number of curious, non-Muslim visitors attended this year’s mosque Open Day. “If not...

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called on Germany to stop delaying EU decisions about taxes and the eurozone budget. The people of Europe are running out of patience, he warned, while populists love EU indecision....

Israel and Germany have restarted bilateral consultations after longstanding disagreements about settlement building. Angela Merkel has said she agrees that Israel faces an increased threat from Iran. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

By pretending that a prominent Kremlin critic had been killed in Kyiv, Ukrainian intelligence says it wanted to expose a genuine Russian plot to murder the investigative journalist. But many questions remain unanswered. Many reactions poured...

After the UK and Australia accused Moscow of worldwide hacking attacks, the Netherlands has revealed an attempted attack on the UN chemical weapons watchdog. Russia says its accusers are living in a fantasy. Dutch authorities thwarted...

Theresa May has made a bold pledge to bring a decade of austerity to a close, as she appealed to the public over the heads of her squabbling party to back her to deliver a Brexit deal...

A coroner has said he will write to Michael Gove to suggest he considers changing food labelling regulations to prevent another incident like the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse. Natasha, 15, from Fulham, south-west London, collapsed on...