France hails a young heroine: Violette, conqueror of the waves
The 23-year-old has become the youngest solo sailor to race around the world. Now it’s hoped her example will inspire a more intrepid generation When...
Month : February 2025
Teenage boy dies and five injured in knife attack in Austria
A suspect was detained in the city of Villach after a 14-year-old boy died A 14-year-old boy has died and five other people have been...
Athens resists as investors swoop on the city’s ‘neighbourhood of the gods’
The district of Plaka dates to neolithic times but a new wave of development is luring more tourists – and local people are fighting back...
Zelenskyy calls for European army as Germany hits back at US over Vance tirade – Europe live
Olaf Scholz says Germany ‘will not accept’ people who ‘intervene in our democracy’ after US vice-president’s speech in Munich JD Vance stuns Munich conference with...
Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks
Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiations Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said...
‘I fear free speech is in retreat,’ JD Vance rebukes Europe’s leaders – video
In a chastising speech on Friday that openly questioned whether current European values warranted defence by the US, the US vice-president painted a picture of...
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...
French citizens would fail language tests for foreigners seeking residency
Stricter requirements could lead to 60,000 people being refused permission to remain in France, report finds Europe live – latest updates The French government has...
Ukraine war: Macron warns against ‘capitulation’ as Trump suggests Russia may not make concessions
French president says yielding to Vladimir Putin would be ‘bad news for everyone’ amid fears of US and Russia deciding continent’s future security Emmanuel Macron...
Trump’s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality
Statements that there can be no negotiations without Kyiv ring hollow when the US president has just sidelined it Europe live – latest updates In...
