Europe

Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian ‘fortress belt’ cities.

The World Health Organisation has questioned Russian officials on reports of a second pneumonia case linked to a Siberian plague research lab already under scrutiny after the death of a young researcher.

THE WASHINGTON POST: The former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has been arrested on suspicion of ‘treasonous espionage,’ including seeking to hand state secrets to foreign governments.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early election for November 29 after Spain's parliament rejected his government's key housing decrees.

It’s understood a 25-year-old woman was struggling in rough water when her boyfriend rushed into the sea to try and save her.

The infection linked to a 28-year-old lab worker’s death is caused by the same bacteria as the bubonic plague, or Black Death.

The horrifying moment was captured during a reporter’s live-cross about a separate child killed by a car.

Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested, officials say, in French student protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings.

A rare look inside one of five boarding schools opened by Ukraine’s government reveals a facility that’s part grief counselling and part boot camp.

The child had spent almost 24 months of life battling severe medical conditions and uncontrollable seizures, according to a medical review board.

Pope Leo addresses the importance of unity during his final day of a landmark visit to France.

Police have issued a grim update regarding an alleged knife rampage at a Catholic convent.

Putin’s forces target communication infrastructure, with the latest round of deadly strikes matching the intensity of the opening days of Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

The air attack hit an oil refinery in Moscow, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets.

The 82-year-old man reportedly died after an argument over a beach lounge at a popular tourist spot turned physical.

The couple who were tragically found dead in a hot tub will holidaying in Spain have been farewelled in an emotional service.

Latika M Bourke in Kyiv: A grim way of measuring life speaks to a new reality in Ukraine, now trapped in its fifth year of war following Russia’s illegal invasion in 2022.