Europe

There are many differences between Sunday’s London marathon and the one run in Boston, Massachusetts last Monday, not least the weather. While Boston’s runners struggled in wintry conditions, London’s race is predicted to be the hottest...

The Basque terrorist group Eta, which killed more than 800 people during its four-decade armed campaign, has apologised for the suffering it caused and asked for the forgiveness of victims and their families as it prepares to...

Expectations that UK interest rates will rise in May could be overblown, the governor of the Bank of England has indicated. Mark Carney said that while more rate increases would be coming over the next few years, some of...

Five Manchester City players have been named in the Professional Footballers’ Association Premier League Team of the Year. Having been confirmed as champions on Sunday after second-placed Manchester United lost 1-0 to West Bromwich Albion, the Etihad celebrations continue...

A fresh study by a German automotive research center has shown that Norway and China remain at the forefront of nations facilitating e-car market penetration. Germany is catching up only slowly. Norway and China remain the...

One year into his term, French President Emmanuel Macron has set out to reform his country and the EU. Now he’s learning that progress in Europe moves at a snail’s pace, says DW’s Barbara Wesel. He...

A theater is under investigation for promising free entry to spectators who wear a swastika to a play named after Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” The theater has defended the move as a social experiment. German prosecutors...

Two Jewish men were physically assaulted in Berlin after being jeered and insulted by the attacker and his friends. In the video of the attack, the youth is heard repeating “Yahudi,” meaning “Jew” in Arabic. A...

  Russia has been accused of consistently obstructing efforts to investigate alleged chemical weapons attacks, including in Syria. But at an emergency meeting of the global chemical weapons watchdog, Moscow fired back. The Organization for the...

By Sam Leith Forget all that horse manure about sanctifying your relationship before God and in the presence of your loved ones. The real, practical value of the institution of marriage is that it’s a stress...