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Israel’s war against Hamas is exposing fault lines in French society — home to the world’s largest Jewish community after Israel and the US.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to bring the economies of the Western Balkans and the European Union 'closer' on Monday as she began a four-day tour of the region. #EuropeNews

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

France is ready to put up a fight to defend ‘la langue de Molière’ in front of EU court.

Meta said the subscription offers were to comply with the "evolving" European regulations after it was slapped with a fine this year over data law breaches.

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday (27 October) he would be interested in succeeding Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general of NATO, although he only saw a small chance of being picked for the job.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the West wants to expand the conflict in the Ukraine to the Asia-Pacific region, Russian state media reported, citing comments made at a Beijing defence forum on Monday (30 October).

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is currently touring Africa with the hope of striking a gas deal with would-be supplier Nigeria.

The EU has fallen behind the US and China in terms of economic growth and innovation, the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) warns in its latest paper, calling for a deeper integration of the EU's single market, a capital markets union, and better incentives to invest in Europe.

A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying Monday it could take years until negotiations resume.

President Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution by next year.

The deal on cross-border data flows should drive business and may help shape global rules for data, the European Commission said.

The lower house of Switzerland's parliament has given final legislative approval to a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women.

There are now over 5.6 million Italians who cannot afford the cost of bare essentials like food, shelter, education and healthcare, according to a recent report by ISTAT.

Engineering group in talks with German ministers to secure 80% of an initial €10bn funding tranche

Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he supported granting a controversial amnesty to those involved in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, in the hope of persuading the region's parties to back him in government.

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon is reported to have deleted messages relating to the pandemic.

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A lynch mob has stormed the airport in Dagestan, Russia to look for Jewish passengers after finding out that a plane from Tel Aviv is about to land. People entered the airport after hearing that the plane taking off from Israel had landed in the country. Russian security forces are working to pacify...

Switzerland is suspending its financial support for eleven Palestinian and Israeli non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Musk was reacting to a clip of Scotland’s first ethnic minority first minister listing senior public posts held by white people

A shootout between migrants at an abandoned warehouse complex has left three people dead and one person seriously injured. It came in an area known to be used by people smugglers.

A historic proposal by the Austrian Ministry of Justice sees €33m set aside to compensate those who were wrongly convicted - but critics say the amount on offer is not enough.

Sweden has reportedly withdrawn the residence permit of an Iraqi man who staged a series of public desecrations of the Quran this year but has put his deportation on hold, saying his life would be in danger if he were returned to Iraq.

The UK is a significant supplier of weapons to Israel, though watchdogs say a lack of transparency means it is difficult to determine what exactly is being sent.

MPs voted for a new law on public information and media and amendments to the law governing electronic media despite widespread criticism by watchdogs and media experts who claim the changes could boost government control over television.

Robert Jenrick says process of revoking visas of foreign nationals who spread ‘hate and division’ has already begun

Campaigners for a citizens' service initiative submitted 107,764 signatures validated by the authorities to the Federal Chancellery on Thursday.

But not everyone is happy with Brandenburg becoming a production car hub.

It’s now the left-wing France Unbowed party, not the far right, that strikes fear into the Jewish community.

The drills come as Moscow pulls out of a treaty banning physical nuclear weapons tests.

The announcement came as the French president concluded his whirlwind Near East tour that included visits to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt.

The EU high court’s decision on access to text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Albert Bourla is set to drop not long before the European elections.

The ‘leaning’ Garisenda tower in Bologna has been closed off as scientists monitor the medieval structure for sounds of cracking.

The continent’s eagerness to regulate global tech companies could backfire on its own.