Europe

LATIKA M BOURKE: US President Donald Trump says he no longer believes NATO is a rip-off now that European leaders have pledged major increases to their defence spending. 

US President ‘Daddy’ Trump appears to be lapping up his bizarre new nickname from NATO chief Mark Rutte as he took to social media to share a wrap-up video of his time in The Hague.

The billion-dollar celebration hit a snag when Venice campaigners pushed back, forcing Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to shift their star-studded wedding.

Appalling footage has emerged showing the moment an 18-month-old boy was picked up and hurled headfirst into the floor at a Russian airport. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT.

US President Donald Trump was all smiles as he arrived in the Netherlands following his furious outburst on the White House lawn, where he said Israel and Iran didn’t know ‘what the f**k they’re doing’.

From Murano glass to a $500M yacht, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his new partner Lauren Sánchez’s Italian wedding is shaping up as one of the most extravagant events of 2025.

Jeff Bezos’s $10M wedding week includes luxury hotels, a foam-filled yacht party, and mounting protests across Venice’s ancient streets.

Four people have been arrested after a fake wedding involving a nine-year-old girl took place at Disneyland Paris.

With the French city of Metz packed for World Music Day, reports of syringe attacks on 10 minors have led to at least one arrest.

Russia's military says its forces have captured another Ukrainian village as its slow, deadly advance through the Donetsk region continues.

A priceless oil painting at an Italian art gallery has been damaged after a tourist taking a selfie tore a hole through the centuries-old canvas.

Fourteen dissidents, including Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski have been released from prison after attempting to run for presidency in 2021.

Opera legend Andrea Bocelli and tennis world number one Jannik Sinner have released an unexpected musical duet blending sport, song and storytelling.

A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv building is a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping have slammed Israel's strikes on Iran, according to the Kremlin, saying they ‘violated international law’.