Europe News
Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’
- Politics
- Nicholas Vinocur
- Mar 9, 2026
As the Iran conflict enters its second week, European Commission president is overstepping her role and wading onto their turf, national diplomats say.
UK ordered to rethink block on return of mother and son in Syrian camp
- Politics
- Sam Blewett
- Mar 9, 2026
Home Office says it is "considering the judgement" after fresh legal blow to its bid to stop the return of a now-severely disabled woman who joined Islamic State in 2014.
Le Pen’s far right eyes local elections as launchpad for French presidential bid
- Politics
- Victor Goury-Laffont
- Mar 9, 2026
The National Rally's strong polling numbers don't guarantee victory.
Germany’s Greens set to win key state vote in blow to Merz’s coalition
- Politics
- Ferdinand Knapp
- Mar 8, 2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany party made the biggest gains in vote share in Baden-Württemberg, tapping into anxieties about the state’s struggling auto industry.
'Sloppy' England display against Italy shows 'lack of confidence'
- Sports
- Mar 8, 2026
Rugby Special's John Barclay and Sam Warburton believes there is a "lack of clarity" within the England squad after a "disjointed" performance against Italy, which saw Steve Borthwick's side lose 23-1...
The EU’s fightback against right-wing populism starts here
- Politics
- Ali Walker
- Mar 8, 2026
Slovenia’s Prime Minister Robert Golob tells POLITICO that his right-wing election rival Janez Janša wants to break up the European Union.
Liverpool and Man Utd complain to X about 'sickening' Grok posts
- Sports
- Mar 8, 2026
The UK government says it is "sickening and irresponsible" that X's AI tool Grok generated explicit posts about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters, the death of Diogo Jota and the Munich air disast...
Mercedes 'hit ground running' with new F1 car regulations
- Sports
- Mar 8, 2026
On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestly credits Mercedes for the way they have managed to "hit the ground running" on integrating new F1 car regulati...
Why Spanish businesses fear escalating clash with Trump
- Politics
- Aitor Hernández-Morales
- Mar 8, 2026
When it comes to economic warfare, Washington is spoiled for choice.
Trump vows harder strikes against ‘loser’ Iran
- Politics
- Jacob Parry
- Mar 7, 2026
American military will be ramping up its attacks, Trump said, posting: "Today Iran will be hit very hard!"
Germany’s pro-business liberals risk death blow in regional vote
- Politics
- Ferdinand Knapp
- Mar 7, 2026
The Free Democratic Party has played a key role in German politics for most of the postwar era, but a poor result in a state vote on Sunday could mean its demise.
Hungary’s election campaign is about to get even dirtier
- Politics
- Stephan Faris
- Mar 7, 2026
Now that the candidates are locked in, analysts expect smear campaigns and influence operations to intensify.