Europe

‘The season of hate and conflict must come to an end as soon as possible.’

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has spoken out after a court barred her from running in the 2027 presidential election after she was convicted of embezzlement.

US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia as Ukraine ceasefire talks remain unresolved, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin he is ‘pissed off’, angry and ready to punish.

A limousine, part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official fleet, has exploded on a Moscow Street near Russia’s FSB secret service headquarters. 

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has refused to comment on a revised minerals deal proposed by the US as part of ceasefire negotiations, claiming the framework has changed.

Retiring Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has used her final speech in parliament to draw a line in the sand over support for Ukraine, warning of a ‘axis of dictatorship’.

US Vice President JD Vance has announced a surprise visit to Greenland this week, saying the US believes it can take the autonomous territory in ‘a different direction’. 

US and Russian officials are reportedly discussing a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea in the hope it could lead to wider peace talks on Ukraine.

Just four days after his arrest in a pre-dawn raid by hundreds of police, the powerful and popular opposition mayor was on Sunday stripped of his title and shipped off to Silivri prison on the mega-city’s western outskirts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump may have had more phone calls than has been reported, the Kremlin has admitted.

Ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited soldiers near a front-line Ukrainian city.

As the UK and its European allies ramp up their defence spending, Prince William has spent two days with British troops based in Estonia.

Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations that the other is responsible for blowing up a major European gas pumping supply station in an act of provocation.

Flights in and out of Heathrow are set to resume after a fire caused a power outage, shutting down Europe's busiest airport for a day with continuing worldwide flow-on effects.

Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry on her appointment as International Olympic Committee president as Russia seeks to have it’s Olympic ban lifted.