A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain......
Unless you’re visiting a major city for your holidays, the last leg can be the worst of the whole journey. When you emerge from a busy airport, tired from your flight, the last thing you need is to try and......
German commercial pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has called on its members at Lufthansa group airlines to stage two days of strike action on Monday and Tuesday. Set to begin on 13 April at 12:01 am......
In Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland, archaeologists have recovered a shipload of more than 1,000 very well preserved ceramic artefacts and swords dating from 20 to 50 AD. To avoid looting, the spectacular find was initially kept secret....
A malnourished nine-year-old boy was rescued after being locked in his father’s van since 2024 in eastern France, a prosecutor said.A neighbour alerted police to “sounds of a child” coming from a vehicle in......
Peace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries meeting face to face at the highest level for the first time since 1979, in the presence of......
Donald Trump’s addiction to framing every event in the most apocalyptic terms is what allows conservative commentators such as Mark Levin to praise him as “a once-in-a-century president”.But Trump cannot play......
The way we travel is constantly evolving. We’ve gone from capturing memories in photos to short-form videos, from beach escapes to city breaks, from tried-and-tested places to the relentless pursuit of the......
With summer approaching, late flights are still an issue across Europe. In its latest annual report, pan-European air traffic management coordinator Eurocontrol urged airports and airlines to tackle system......
Cruise travel has surged significantly in the last few years, with an estimated 37.7 million passengers expected to have sailed in 2025, according to the State of the Cruise Industry Report issued by the......
Published on 09/04/2026 - 10:18 GMT+2 Swiss researchers are testing a semi-autonomous robot that could be used to explore Mars without constant human guidance, speeding up......
The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked uncertain on Wednesday as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran......
Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.
The announcement of a two-week ceasefire has allowed Donald Trump to hail the reopening of the Hormuz strait as a victorious dawn of a new golden age, but it is Iran that now enters peace talks with the......
A new study covering 160 countries compares Europe's stress levels with those of the rest of the world, finding a mix of good and bad news for the old continent's employees and employers.
The European bison is making a comeback across the continent, bringing with it a wealth of wildlife benefits. Once widespread, Europe’s largest wild land mammal was driven to the brink of extinction in the......
Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran's bridges and power plants has raised the prospect of war crimes. The EU insists all sides should respect international law and exercise "maximum restraint".
Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny nation on Australia’s doorstep, raising concerns about global spread of online fraud industry...
Under the new law, German men aged 17 to 45 must obtain authorisation for extended stays abroad. The obligation is not new, but critics say it should have been communicated more clearly.
Since the war in Iran began on 28 February, energy has returned to international headlines. The conflict and Iran’s subsequent decision to heavily curb shipments through the Strait of Hormuz—a vital route......
