Europe - Western Europe
UK flights delayed after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch
Flight delays will continue on Wednesday after an air traffic control problem in the UK cancelled hundreds of journeys. Tens of thousands…
Germany’s far-right AfD scores its biggest win with Saxony-Anhalt landslide
Germany’s far right claimed its biggest electoral success since World War II in Sunday’s regional vote in Saxony-Anhalt, with the Alternative for…
Netherlands moves gold reserves to UK amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
The Dutch central bank (DNB) said on Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold stock out of the United States…
UN says global warming likely to exceed 1.5C within a few years
Global temperatures are likely to exceed the key 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming threshold within a few years, the United…
Berlin Links Drone Strike to Russian Hybrid Ops, Closes Consulate and Cultural Centre
The German government said on Tuesday that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport…
Switzerland intends to build military drone battalion by 2028
Switzerland announced its intention to build a military drone battalion on Thursday, amid a rearmament trend across Europe. "From 2028, the army…
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block their…
Brussels mayor demands more police as gun violence grips Saint-Gilles
Brussels’ Saint-Gilles municipality is facing a renewed wave of gun violence linked to suspected drug trafficking, prompting Mayor Jean Spinette to demand…
Belgian physician enters race to lead WHO
Belgian doctor Hans Kluge, head of the World Health Organization's Europe region, is running for director-general of the agency. In an email…
German authorities uncover gun stash and see link to Russian intelligence operations
German security authorities discovered handguns stashed in a forest near Berlin last year and believe the weapons were to be used to…
Warning of potentially the strongest El Niño in living memory
Britain’s Met Office said Friday that the developing El Niño weather pattern was likely to be the strongest in living memory and…
Swiss opposition to tighter neutrality grows ahead of vote
Swiss voters look likely to reject a more restrictive form of neutrality, which would block the country from cooperating with NATO or…