Europe

Eurovision vows tight security at Vienna contest

Tight security will be enforced at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, organisers and police have said, following tensions over Israel's participation.

Music • 26 Feb

Danish prime minister calls general election

Danish Prime Minister calls snap general election

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a general election for 24 March, against a backdrop of tensions with both the United States and Russia.

World • 26 Feb

A general view of the French National Assembly in Paris

French govt wins two no-confidence votes on energy law

The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in parliament after it decided to adopt, through decree, a new energy law, without giving the National Assembly the final say.

Europe • 25 Feb

Louvre museum chief resigns months after jewel heist

The head of France's world-famous Louvre Museum has resigned, the office of the French presidency has announced, following a months-long string of scandals - including a brazen jewel heist.

Europe • 25 Feb

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer takes part in a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing via video link

As it happened: Russia urged to agree to ceasefire

Follow live updates as today marks the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 24 Feb

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Supreme Court on February 20 ruled against Trump's use of emergency powers to implement internatio

Trump warns higher tariffs for countries who 'play games'

US President Donald Trump has warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals with the US after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, saying that he would hit them with much higher duties under different trade laws.

Business • 23 Feb

A yellow tariff sign in front of blurred EU and US flags

EU 'expects' US to honour trade deal amid tariffs hike

The European Commission has called for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.

US • 23 Feb

Protesters hold portraits of far-right activist Quentin Deranque during a march in France

Heavy security amid march for French far-right activist

Thousands of people have marched in southeastern France under heavy security in tribute to a far-right activist whose killing has put the country on edge.

Europe • 21 Feb

Screengrab of Thomas P in court in Austria

Climber guilty over girlfriend's death on Austrian peak

An Austrian court has found a 37-year-old amateur mountaineer guilty of manslaughter over his girlfriend's death of cold near Austria's highest summit after he left her to fetch help when she could not go on.

Europe • 20 Feb

Ukrainian man Maksym speaks to reporter Liam Nolan in Poznan, Poland

Ukraine's young men on moving abroad during wartime

Last August, Ukraine's government allowed men aged 18-22 leave the country for the first time during the war. Our Eastern Europe Reporter Liam Nolan has spoken to some of those young men about their reasons for leaving - and their plans for the future.

Ukraine • 18 Feb

The Swedish, NATO and Latvian flags are displayed as Swedish soldiers stand during a ceremony in their honour as they joined the NATO Multinational Brigade during a visit of the Swedish prime minister to Adazi military base near Adazi, northeast of Riga

Russia increasing hybrid threats, says Sweden's military

Russia has stepped up its hybrid threat activities and seems willing to take greater risks in the area surrounding Sweden, the head of Sweden's military intelligence said.

World • 17 Feb

Gisele Pelicot's memoir retraces the mass-rape case that turned her into a global symbol in the fight against sexual violence

'Hell and back': Gisele Pelicot recounts rape ordeal

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman whose husband was convicted of ⁠inviting dozens of men to rape her unconscious body, has released her memoir, recounting the horrors she endured and why she chose to go public in a trial that shocked the world.

Europe • 17 Feb

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