Global celebrations and protests mark International Women’s Day
From Istanbul and Warsaw to Athens and Madrid, activists demand equality and the end of gender-based violence Women took to the streets of cities across...
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Zelenskyy calls for ‘real security guarantees’ before any peace talks; Vance says European leaders failing to defend democracy – live
Ukrainian president tells US vice-president JD Vance Ukraine wants peace but needs proper assurances; European leaders criticise Vance speech in Munich Pope Francis has been...
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far right On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René...
Rediscovered, a young English novelist’s warning of the Nazi threat
Crooked Cross, Sally Carson’s ‘electrifying masterpiece’ from 1934, to be republished Sally Carson was not an oracle or a prophet, just a young woman from...
Global stock markets come under pressure amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’
Markets recover some losses after Trump agreed to delay new duties on Mexico goods, sparking hopes of a reprieve Global stock markets came under pressure...
German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right
Plan to tighten migration policy was brought by the opposition leader Friedrich Merz with the help of AfD The German parliament has rejected a bill...
Europe live: deadlock in German parliament over draft law aimed at controlling migration
Greens and SPD refusing to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with far-right AfD in Berlin The Bundestag...
Europe live: German parliament to hear proposals on asylum law change after Aschaffenburg killings
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz will bring the controversial plans before parliament today Merz vows to push asylum law change after killings Angela Giuffrida writes from...
Serbia’s PM resigns after student protests linked to government corruption – Europe live
Miloš Vučević steps down following wave of demonstrations sparked by the deaths of 15 people who were killed when a railway station roof collapsed Speaking...
Auschwitz survivors return to camp as they and world leaders mark 80th anniversary of its liberation – live
Holocaust survivors return for memorial ceremony on 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp ‘I waved at my mother and she waved back. That...
