Tag: Europe

Left-leaning Social Democratic Party to hold parliament, but Alliance for Uniting Romanians makes big gains.Romania’s governing left-wing party is set ...

Video: Norwegian minister pushes for European action to recognise Palestine

NewsFeedNorway’s foreign minister says his country is taking the lead in pushing to establish a Palestinian state. He was attending ...

Patricia Scotland on the Commonwealth’s future and its colonial past

The Commonwealth, a 56-nation group of mostly former British colonies, faces growing questions about its relevance amid global challenges like ...

Social Democrats win Iceland’s snap elections as incumbents punished

Social Democratic Alliance wins the largest share of votes but will need to form a coalition to govern.Iceland’s centre-left Social ...

Georgia protests spread as prime minister dismisses call for new elections

Demonstrators in Georgia have taken to the streets for a fourth night in growing protests against the government’s decision to ...

Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers

Commemoration prompts renewed calls for an investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.Senegal has ...

Syrian rebels push towards Hama as government forces launch counterattacks

Rebel groups in northwestern Syria say they are pushing towards the city of Hama after taking control of nearby Aleppo ...

It’s time to tax fossil fuels and shipped goods to fund climate resilience

A few days after the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku concluded, I reflected on the consequences of Hurricane Beryl ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,011

Here is the situation on Sunday, December 1: Fighting A Russian missile attack on a town in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk ...

Riot cops fire tear gas at Georgia protesters hurling fireworks in 3rd night of violence against ‘pro-Putin’ regime

RIOT cops fired tear gas and beat up men as they battled raging protesters who gathered across Georgia for a ...

Romanians vote in parliamentary elections as far right hopes to make gains

Parliamentary elections come a week after a right-wing candidate won most votes in the first round of the presidential election.Romanians ...

Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister?

Louise Haigh’s resignation as the UK’s transport secretary has brought new scrutiny to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, marking the ...

New Zealand vs England: Bethell, Carse guide visitors to eight-wicket win

Debutant batter Bethell’s quick 50 and fast bowler Carse’s six-for help the visitors seal an emphatic win on day four ...

Georgia’s president will not step down until ‘illegitimate’ election rerun

Pro-EU critic of governing Georgian Dream party says she won’t leave office next month as parliament elected fraudulently.Georgian President Salome ...

Kosovo PM blames Serbia for explosion at canal supplying power plants

Serbia calls the allegations ‘baseless’ and condemns the blast as action that threatens ‘fragile stability we are striving to maintain’.A ...

Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN

Sexual violence against Ukrainian men in Russian detention is significantly underreported due to the “stigma and perceived emasculation” attached to ...

Iceland holds parliamentary election after government’s collapse

The legislative election takes place after the collapse of a fragile coalition, with the economy being a top concern.Icelanders are ...

Vote counting under way in Ireland as exit poll shows tight three-way race

Exit poll put left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein at 21.1 percent of votes, slightly ahead of two centre-right parties.Ireland is tallying ...

North Korea’s Kim says Russia has right to self-defence against Ukraine