The Latest Breaking News from Western Europe

Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say.

In Western Europe, the total fertility rate – the average number of children born to women of childbearing age – is predicted to be 1.44 in 2050, dropping to 1.37 in 2100

Sahra Wagenknecht’s new party aims to transform German politics – but like its peers across western Europe, it may struggle, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

Across Western Europe, and the rest of the Global North, migrants do an increasingly large share of agricultural work. Though the issues caused by this vary among countries, there are universal problems such as workers being paid lower salaries than promised, and substandard, overcrowded housing that lacks sanitation and basic…

Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.

How did our species, Homo sapiens, arrive in Western Europe? Published in Nature Ecology Evolution, our new study analyses two skull fragments dating back between 37,000 and 36,000 years to conclude that our ancestors came from Eastern Europe and migrated westwards. These two individuals interbred with Neanderthals and with the very…

At least 12 people have been killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe with record winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, causing travel mayhem with closed ports, flight cancellations and rail disruption.

A China-based hacking group has broken into email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, Microsoft Corp. said this week

Microsoft was hit by another outage that prevented users from accessing their files across its Microsoft 365 services. The issue affected users based in Western Europe but has since been resolved.

China’s new Premier Li Qiang is currently on a visit to Germany, his first trip abroad since taking office in March. With France lined up as the next stop on his agenda, Li’s Western European excursion is the subject of much speculation amid strained relations between China and the EU.

PC shipments are down globally, with Western Europe particularly suffering - but there are opportunities for growth, and deals.