The Latest Breaking News from Europe

Defeat in Paris will complete a rare winless European tour and mean Joe Schmidt’s side finish 2025 as, statistically, the worst ever Wallabies

Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerable

Alleged drug boats targeted by the Trump administration in the Caribbean are likely seeking to smuggle cocaine into Europe and not fentanyl in the United States, according to a new report.

Alice and Ellen Kessler, who died by joint assisted suicide this week, entertained – and occasionally scandalised – Europe with their glitzy and subversive pop music and classically informed dance

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Italy for its use of the so-called 'golden power' rule, a new chapter in the story of the failed takeover of Banco BPM by UniCredit.

TNT Sports outbid in expensive battle for UK broadcasting rights to Europe’s top club competition

France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has called for sweeping new European Union sanctions to take on the increasingly globalised world of organised drug crime – a trade he says is surging across the continent and demanding a firmer collective response.

The European Union is joining the accelerating global effort to secure supplies of critical minerals. Its latest effort is mirroring the U.S. strategy of combining equity stakes, domestic development, and targeted partnerships across resource-rich regions. With Beijing keeping a close eye on export controls, Brussels is moving to diversify its…

A criminal network that trafficked stolen artefacts worth nearly €1 billion across Europe has been dismantled, resulting in 35 arrests and the recovery of 3,000 items.

US president says ‘Thursday is an appropriate time’ in radio interview as Ukrainian leader weighs up US proposal

A leaked US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine has unsettled European governments by calling for Kyiv to cede the whole Donbas region to Russia and sharply reduce its armed forces. The move comes as Ukraine says it is ready to work with Washington.