Europe

The head of the EU’s executive branch is proposing “associate membership” for Canada, as Ottawa also pursues new trade deals with China.

A court has sentenced former Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia.

The champion of the inaugural season of the hit TV singing competition was tragically found dead in a lake.

Ukraine's rail operator confirmed a Russian drone hit a train travelling to Poland shortly after senior European dignitaries used the same route.

The passenger was travelling in first-class when they became aggressive and allegedly ‘bit’ and ‘fought off’ flight attendants.

Prosecutors claim the injuries were inflicted on the woman while she was “extremely intoxicated” in a grim case being likened to that of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot.

The 31-year-old man has faced court charged with engaging in conduct to materially assist a foreign intelligence service.

The central bank for 21 member countries cited its decision as a response to inflation fuelled by high oil prices from the Iran war.

The leaked dossier prepared for Five Eyes intelligence agencies claims Australian special forces soldiers veterans are helping train Russians to fight in the Ukraine.

Norway's late King Harald V has arrived at his final resting place after a funeral procession through Oslo attended by European royalty.

LATIKA M BOURKE: A cast of countries led by the UK has declared a ban on Israeli goods from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank — with Australia a notable omission.

A royal has been rushed to hospital for the third time this year, forcing a major change to their plans this week.

Ulrich Siegmund, has harnessed his online popularity to come closer to power than any other far-right politician in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945.

The seizure of the Russian vessel is part of a global effort to enforce a $5.9b arbitration award.

An infant is believed to be among those who perished at sea after a small fishing vessel bearing 128 people lost its way.

‘Shut up or I’ll come up and punch you.’

The 34-year-old was allegedly attacked a number of times at the luxury hotel where she had been staying with her partner and child.

The explosion and discovery of a second suspicious device at a train station came just hours after the European nation blamed Russia for a failed drone attack.