Europe

Putin warns Europe against Baltic Sea curbs, flags Hormuz-like disruption

Putin noted that Russia opposed curbs on navigation in the Baltic Sea, warning that interference with maritime transit could lead to a situation comparable to the disruption witnessed around Hormuz

Serbia's Vucic loses election after 14 years amid student-led protests

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. It was a seismic political shift in the Balkan country where Vucic, who had been endorsed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and who denounced the student movement as a foreign-led attempt to unseat him, led for 14 years.

Chinese carmakers overtake Japanese rivals in Europe for first time

Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region, led by hybrids, according to market researcher Dataforce

Soldiers guard centre of Milan as thousands protest across European cities

Thousands of young people marched on Saturday through the streets of several Italian cities, including Milan, Rome and Turin, as authorities deployed large numbers of police and soldiers in a largely-successful bid to stave off a repeat of the violent clashes and looting that marred similar protests last week. The demonstration in Milan remained peaceful, but there were brief clashes with police in both Rome and Turin. In Milan, thousands of young people marched the streets as soldiers were deployed and luxury boutiques were boarded up, but by late afternoon, most shops had opened, Italian media reported. Premier Giorgia Meloni announced a raft of measures, including sending an additional 500 soldiers to Milan and tougher penalties for minors, who police said made up a large part of the violent protesters last week. In Milan, police detained several minors as a preventive measure, media reported. While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstratio

Italy sends more soldiers to Milan as European cities brace for protests

Italy deployed soldiers to Milan as the nation's fashion and finance capital expected fresh protests on Saturday, one week after looting and clashes with police. Premier Giorgia Meloni announced a raft of measures, including sending an additional 500 soldiers to Milan and tougher penalties for minors, who police said made up a large part of the violent protesters. While protests in France have claimed most international attention, Milan is among the many other European cities where protests are also scheduled Saturday, from Portugal to Albania. Milan --------- The 500 soldiers deployed to Milan come in addition to hundreds already stationed there, and will support about 5,000 police and other law enforcement personnel. Authorities are conducting drone surveillance, checks at railway stations, rapid-response units and online monitoring for potential calls to violence. Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala has said he is concerned about a repeat of violence this weekend and expressed support fo

Europe's summer heat kills 50,000 people, shaves $18.9 billion off GDP

Those findings, from two separate studies, reveal the extent of Europe's vulnerability to rising temperatures in what's likely to be one of the hottest years in modern history

Not just France, Europe's political centre is crumbling amid discontent

Economic stagnation, inflation and rising inequality are eroding trust in Europe's centrist parties, fuelling support for populist movements on both the far right and far left

Trump warns Europe faces collapse without border closures, deportations

Donald Trump urged European countries to close their borders and deport people he said posed a threat, as France imposed curfews following weekend unrest

From France to Albania, social unrest sets Europe's streets ablaze

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe. Crowds have taken to the streets for weeks in major cities, resulting in arrests, looting, injuries, and violence across France, Italy and Albania. In Spain and Portugal, tent camps have sprung up in protests against unattainable rents and housing costs. Young people "feel disappointed with the (social) model and experience a strong sense of uncertainty and a lack of control," said Maria Silvestre, professor of sociology at the University of Deusto in Spain. "And when specific situations come together, a spark suddenly ignites that is capable of channelling that discontent and driving people into the streets." Cities have turned into battlefields as several top EU economies, including France, Italy and Spain, approach pivotal elections, while far-right parties have made electoral gains in Germany and could

French unrest raises alarm across Europe as protests turn violent

While France has a history of street demonstrations, the intensity of attacks on public buildings, shops, raised fears of repeat action during a campaign featuring both the far left and far right

Mass demonstrations in France spiral into worst violence in decades

While hundreds of thousands protested peacefully in street marches in scores of cities, violent fringe groups targeted public buildings, looted luxury boutiques and supermarkets and attacked police

Rioters loot stores, set fires in Italy during cost-of-living protest

Rioters clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday, emptying Piazza del Duomo and a luxury shopping arcade when the area would usually be teeming with shoppers. The march against wars and rising living costs began peacefully. But masked protesters threw stones, paving blocks and other objects at riot police and set fire to barricades made from bar tables. Images of the aftermath showed a severely damaged carabinieri car. Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. At least two police officers were injured and about 50 demonstrators, including many minors, were detained, the LaPresse news agency reported. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned the violence in a social media post. "Demonstrating is a right. Setting our cities ablaze is not," she wrote, citing "hooligans who exploit demonstrations to sow chaos, attack those responsible for ensuring security and hold entire cities hostage". Milan's centre-left mayor,

Tata-backed Tejas plans foray into new markets in Europe, Global South

The company also won a commercial end-to-end 5G network deployment order in a South American market in the quarter ended June

US, Russia discuss Nord Stream gas flows to Europe amid Ukraine war

US and Russian officials discuss bringing a US investor into Nord Stream pipelines, raising the prospect of renewed Russian gas flows to Europe after the Ukraine war.

Exporters to get an extra year on methane rules: EU's Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will give methane exporters an extra year to prepare for its methane regulation amid concerns over high energy costs

Heat deaths in western Europe top 34,600 during warmest summer ever

Spain saw its deadliest summer since records began in 2015, with 5,805 excess deaths attributable to heat between May 15 and Sept. 30, according to data

Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of ice volume in 2026, second-highest on record

Glaciers in Switzerland the home to the most in the Alps lost 5.5 per cent of their ice volume this year, the second-biggest percentage drop on record due to heat waves and low winter snowfall, experts report. "Alpine glaciers have no chance of surviving in the long term under such conditions," the GLAMOS Swiss glacier monitoring service and Swiss Academy of Sciences said in a statement released Thursday. The trend has worsened in recent years: Over the past five years alone, the volume of ice in Switzerland has declined by nearly a fifth, the experts say. The report testifies to the latest concerns that global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent. "The warming that we are experiencing now can be attributed 100 per cent to anthropogenic climate change. It's as simple as that," said Matthias Huss, who heads GLAMOS. "Without human emissions or fossil fuels, we wouldn't have any warming at the moment." This year's ice volume loss continues ...

Britain could rejoin the EU after next election, says PM Andy Burnham

Burnham outlined three options he would discuss at a UK-EU summit slated for later this year

EU seeks energy alternatives as W Asia war leads to $113 bn in extra costs

Jorgensen said the ministers would discuss plans to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels to electricity and expand electrical infrastructure across the bloc

Europe, India ties have achieved level of a political intensity: EU envoy

The Ambassador of the European Union to India further said that understanding India is also "seeing India and meeting Indians"