U.S. President Donald Trump pressed NATO allies to sharply raise defense spending as leaders gathered in Ankara, singling out Spain as a "terrible partner" for refusing to commit to a 5% GDP target by…
The European Parliament voted on July 7 to open negotiations on a legal framework for a digital euro, clearing a key legislative hurdle for the proposed central bank currency. Lawmakers in Strasbourg…
Global equities fell sharply and oil prices surged on Wednesday after the United States launched airstrikes on more than 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared an end to a temporary ce…
Western Europe recorded its hottest June in history in 2026, with an average temperature of 20.74°C that exceeded the 1991–2020 baseline by more than 3°C and surpassed the previous regional record set…
Polestar delivered 30,423 vehicles in the first half of 2026, a marginal 0.4% increase from a year earlier, as the Swedish-Chinese electric vehicle maker navigates an impending exclusion from the US m…
President Donald Trump pressed NATO allies on Tuesday to channel rising defence budgets into American weapons systems, casting a shadow over a summit in Ankara where economic commitments dominate the…
The BMW iX3 and Zeekr 7GT have become the first vehicles to secure five-star safety ratings under Euro NCAP's comprehensively revised 2026 testing protocols, the organization announced on Wednesday. T…
Italy has arrested two former intelligence officers and expelled two Russian military attachés over what officials described as a systematic espionage operation funnelling state secrets to Moscow. The…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for lethal autonomous weapons to be outlawed under international law, describing them as "morally repugnant" in a speech on artificial inte…
A Greek F-16 fighter jet caught fire after making an emergency landing at Zakynthos International Airport on Thursday, prompting a temporary airport closure and flight diversions during the height of…
Tadej Pogacar launched a devastating solo attack in the Pyrenees on Wednesday to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France by two minutes and 38 seconds over rival Jonas Vingegaard, seizing control of…
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose powerful, husky voice defined the 1980s power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75. She passed away on 8 July 2026 in a hospital in Portu…
Digi Spain Telecom has priced its initial public offering at €5.60 per share, giving the telecommunications operator a market capitalisation of roughly €1.66 billion as it prepares to list on Spanish…
The European Union is weighing a diluted proposal to bar Russian military personnel from entering the bloc after France and Italy pushed back against a broader initial plan from the European Commissio…
Hisense, an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026, announced its latest laser display innovations aimed at enhancing home viewing during the tournament, the company said on Wednesday. The new li…
The House of the Carbonized Furniture at Herculaneum reopened to the public on Wednesday, ending nearly three decades of closure at the ancient Roman site buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 7…
MFE-MediaForEurope has sharply raised the synergy benefits it expects from its takeover of ProSiebenSat.1, projecting €160 million in savings this year against an earlier estimate of just €30 million,…
The Barcelona International Motor Show will move from its longtime Montjuïc home to the Gran Via exhibition centre in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat for its 44th edition in April 2027, organizers said Thur…
Mario Orfeo announced his resignation as editor of La Repubblica on Wednesday, stepping down from the role he held since October 2024. He will become editorial director of QN Media on 9 September, whi…
Almada Mayor Inês de Medeiros declared a state of alert on July 8 after days of water shortages disrupted daily life in the municipality south of Lisbon. The crisis has provoked street protests and cl…
A Milan court has convicted a defendant to four months in prison, suspended, and ordered €1,500 in damages for online racist abuse targeting Senator Liliana Segre, marking the first conviction in a sw…
A 66-year-old German tourist died on Wednesday after plunging roughly 300 metres from a ridge in South Tyrol, the latest in a series of fatal accidents on high-altitude paths in the region. The man an…
A severe heat wave that gripped Germany from mid-June has cost roughly 5,100 lives, according to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, already exceeding the annual heat-related death tolls recorded…
The European Union plans to postpone the launch of its ETIAS travel authorisation scheme until 2027, following a turbulent rollout of the bloc's biometric border system. The Entry/Exit System, which b…
Britain's National Energy System Operator issued an electricity margin notice for Thursday evening, the third such alert this year, as extreme temperatures strain generation capacity across Europe. Th…
A severe heatwave gripping Spain has been linked to at least 20 deaths in the past week, as temperatures exceeded 45°C in parts of the country. In the Valencian Community, 16 people died between July…
A global law enforcement operation targeting fraud and financial crime has resulted in the arrest of nearly 5,800 people and the seizure of close to $300 million, Interpol announced Wednesday. The ope…
Fast Retailing raised its full-year profit and revenue forecasts on Wednesday after a robust third quarter, positioning the Uniqlo parent to overtake H&M in annual sales for the first time. The Japane…
Danish industrial group Danfoss has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alfagomma, an Italian manufacturer of hydraulic and industrial hoses serving the mining, oil and gas, and shipbuilding sect…
A lawyer for former police commissioner José Manuel Villarejo testified Thursday that an intermediary offered to arrange meetings with Spain's attorney general to challenge what she called an unfair p…