Europe

01:55 The detainees have been described as “hostages” by the French government, which confirmed in November that seven French nationals were being held. Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah was arrested in...

Unsanctioned energy provision also included public sports facilities, creches, universities, public libraries, some small businesses and homes that had been cut off from power.  The “Robin des Bois” operations – named after...

7:53am: Air raid sirens heard across Ukraine as authorities report missile attacks Ukraine declared an air raid alert over the whole country on Thursday, and senior officials said air defences...

“Just surviving every day is a battle,” said the 25-year-old. “It’s exhausting not eating enough, not sleeping under a roof, not feeling safe, experiencing racism.” He spends his nights camped...

Fuseproject, the San Francisco-based industrial design firm known for products ranging from Samsung Frame TVs to Tile trackers, has announced its first acquisition. The company acquired Mindshaker, a 15-person digital...

7:08am: Russia’s defence ministry says frigate tested 900km missile strike capacity The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested strike capability with Zircon missiles with...

Isaac Herzog is the president of Israel. We stand at a moment of peril for the family of nations, but also one of great opportunity. Our world order is under...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s government is under pressure on two fronts over immigration: from those who say he is failing to protect Britain’s borders from migrants arriving in small boats...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will announce at 10:00 am (1500 GMT) whether the time of the symbolic clock will change. The organization describes the clock as a “metaphor...

With European socialists reeling over the Qatargate scandal, the Continent’s mainstream conservatives are plotting to join forces with hard-right politicians they hope will help them keep power in Brussels for...