Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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PROFILE: Zapatero, titan of Spanish left under suspicion
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero spearheaded landmark social reforms during a seven-year premiership that endeared him to the Spanish …
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Austria earn World Cup win against debutants Jordan
Austria were given a scare by World Cup debutants Jordan on Tuesday before securing a 3-1 win rounded off by a penalty in added ti…
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Corruption hearing of Spain's former PM begins
Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will begin two days of unprecedented court hearings on Wednesday suspec…
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Paris store to part ways with Shein after ownership change
French department store BHV Marais will end its partnership with Shein after its operating company said it was selling the Paris o…
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Zapatero appears at National Court as first ex-PM charged in Spain's democracy
The former president is set to testify this Wednesday and Thursday over the Plus Ultra bailout and the jewels found in his Ferraz …
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France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster
Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the loss of 31 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest small-boat crossing acci…
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Newsletter: G7 aligns on Ukraine in rare moment of unity
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G7 leaders agree to increase weapons deliveries for Ukraine, step up pressure on Russian economy
G7 leaders pledge more weapons for Ukraine, including air defence and long-range systems, and signal readiness to tighten sanction…
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Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Far-right AfD backs Elon Musk in row with German public broadcaster, fuel prices fall, Serena Williams loses match in Berlin ahead…
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Tashkent International Investment Forum opens amid high-level diplomacy and business talks
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected in Tashkent as Uzbekistan hosts investors, business leaders and foreign deleg…
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Washington's Lincoln Memorial pool turns green days after renovation
An algae bloom has turned Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green just days after a $14 million makeov…
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Iranian oil tankers pass US blockade ahead of peace deal signing ceremony
The naval blockade began on 13 April and targeted all vessels entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.
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Activists denounce Israeli miner ICL in Spain and its links to white phosphorus
An activist camp and the documentary ‘Salt in the Wound’ denounce environmental damage by ICL in a Catalan mining basin and its ti…
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Oil sinks to three-month low on hopes of Hormuz reopening
Oil prices fell below $80 per barrel as markets grew increasingly confident that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is …
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Oil falls below $80 as OECD oil reserves drop to lowest level since 1990
Oil prices fell below $80 per barrel as markets grew increasingly confident that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is …
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G7 leaders press Trump on Ukraine as summit wraps up
The eyes of the world are on Evian-les-Bains, where G7 leaders are gathering for their third day and final day of talks. Beyond th…
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Swiss US-Iran deal venue a playground of world leaders, movie stars
The uber-plush Burgenstock resort perched high above Switzerland's Lake Lucerne provides the dramatic setting for Friday's planned…
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Spanish actor Javier Bardem leaves his mark on Hollywood Boulevard
Spanish star Javier Bardem made his mark in Hollywood on Tuesday, leaving his hand- and foot-prints in the cement outside the Chin…
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Swiss employers will no longer be required to monitor for wage equality; an SBB app helps commuters keep cool; and more news in ou…
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Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Snap election proposal rejected, man in Valencia arrested on suspicion of murdering son's speech therapist, students in Bilbao pro…
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Hands, feet and even nose: Bardem leaves his mark in Hollywood and honours his family's legacy
The actor takes centre stage at a moving ceremony in Los Angeles, paying tribute to his mother Pilar Bardem. Besides his hand and …
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The City of London's vanishing analysts
The annual Extel survey shines a light on the fortunes of equity analysts covering the U.K. stock market.
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Fisherman wrestles great white shark to free it from hook
A veteran fisherman accidentally hooked a nearly nine-foot great white shark off Nantucket, Massachusetts, then hauled the apex pr…
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky and Trump’s ‘very good’ meeting at G7 boosts hopes for peace
G7 leaders agreed that Putin was not winning the war, Zelensky says