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The European Commission said on Wednesday Bulgaria can enter the euro zone and become the bloc's 21st member from 2026.
June 04, 2025The European Commission said on Wednesday Bulgaria can enter the euro zone and become the bloc's 21st member from 2026.
June 04, 2025
The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept all options on the table for its next meetings even as the case grows for a summer pause in
June 05, 2025
A soccer fan has died during the Nations League final after falling from an overhead level onto the media area below
June 09, 2025
US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to assault charge in UK court
June 20, 2025
Mass tourism, impossibly high rents, worker exploitation, inequality and elitism: Venice, Italy's protests in recent days against Jeff Bezos and Lauren
June 29, 2025
Following is the statement from the European Central Bank following its policy meeting.
July 24, 2025
Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of phone calls, in opaque deal-making with allies for more.
August 13, 2026
Three sisters posed for a photo on a beach in the 1980s. Over 40 years later they recreated it
September 04, 2025
Alphabet's Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) European Union antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech
September 05, 2025
Ferrari on Tuesday completed a refresh of its hybrid range with the new 849 Testarossa sportscar, a tribute to the famous original Testarossa model of the 1980s.
September 10, 2025
Following is the statement from the European Central Bank following its policy meeting.
September 11, 2025
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday as expected but offered no clues about its next move, even as investors continue to bet that more
September 11, 2025
The current account surplus of the 20 nations sharing the euro narrowed in July on a lower surplus for services and a smaller primary income, which typically includes the flow of
September 18, 2025
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the border with Poland,
September 20, 2025
A Jamaican man who was among five migrants deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa has been repatriated to his home country
September 23, 2025
The number of people out of work in Germany rose more than expected in September, labour office figures showed on Tuesday, as the job market
September 30, 2025
Kyrgyzstan voiced regret on Friday over the inclusion of several Kyrgyz entities in the European Union's latest Russia sanctions list, a move it called "one-sided sanctions pressure
October 24, 2025
Police have arrested suspects as part of the investigation into the theft of jewels worth tens of millions of dollars from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. CNN's Melissa Bell reports.
October 26, 2025
The International Monetary Fund and Serbia have reached a staff-level agreement on the second review under a 36-month arrangement to help support economic reforms in the Balkan
October 30, 2025
More than 10,000 of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's supporters rallied in the capital Belgrade on Wednesday to back the populist's policies after a year of anti-government
November 06, 2025
Italy's top court has approved the handover to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini
November 20, 2025
Tourists and residents fled villages in the Halkidiki region of northern Greece by land and sea on Thursday as a wildfire
August 13, 2026
President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders said was Russia's full capture of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory, but the Ukrainian
December 02, 2025
Passengers tell of ‘terrifying experience’ after train derails in UK
August 13, 2026
Manchester United midfielder Jack Fletcher has been suspended for six games for making a homophobic insult about an opponent
March 05, 2026
Ten horses — five black, five white — entered the sand ring first
March 05, 2026
It’s another scandal for curling, this time at the Paralympics
March 05, 2026
UEFA says it still plans for Qatar to stage the Argentina vs
March 05, 2026
Czech lawmakers have rejected a motion to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ immunity so prosecutors can press a fraud case
March 05, 2026
An attack on a major synagogue in Michigan has resurrected fears about violence at houses of worship
March 13, 2026
Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador on Wednesday to demand an explanation over shots fired at an Italian convoy in
April 08, 2026
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday but signalled its rising concerns over soaring inflation, bolstering bets it would lift
April 30, 2026
At least 65 Russian drone pilot cadets and an instructor were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on their training camp in the Russian-occupied town of Snizhne, Donetsk Oblast on Wednesday night, according to the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces. CNN has contacted the Russian Ministry of Defense for comment.
May 21, 2026
Romania said on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, an incident likely to increase tensions on
May 29, 2026
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday, by a quarter point to 2.25%, to try and curb inflation before a
June 11, 2026
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday, by a quarter point to 2.25%, to try and curb inflation before a
June 11, 2026
The Russian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 14.25% on Friday, a smaller move than the 50 bps that
June 19, 2026
European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?
June 23, 2026
Eleven people were killed on Sunday when a skydiving plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to a regional official.
June 28, 2026
France's National Assembly on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill allowing adults with an incurable illness to receive lethal medication, bringing France in line with
November 12, 2024
German investor morale rose much more than expected in July as a government reform package brightened the mood despite uncertainty
July 21, 2026
Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after strong
August 03, 2026
German exports and industrial production beat expectations in June, adding to signs that Europe's largest economy gained momentum in the second quarter,
August 07, 2026
Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety
August 14, 2026
Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe
August 13, 2026
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the results of Russian parliament elections next month in occupied areas of Ukraine would be invalid because the polls are illegal.
August 14, 2026
Why officials decided to smuggle Trump out of Turkey with a catering truck and a secret plane
August 14, 2026
Rome’s ancient Nero’s Bridge has reemerged from the Tiber River as exceptionally low water levels expose parts of the historic structure near St. Peter’s Basilica
August 13, 2026
This anti-war politician just fled Russia. He believes Putin knows the war is costing him support
August 14, 2026
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August 13, 2026
Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, after mounting strikes
August 13, 2026
Crimea bomb attack reportedly kills former Ukrainian submarine commander who defected to Russia
August 13, 2026
Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services
August 13, 2026
Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Friday because of ash from Mount Etna's ongoing volcanic activity, which has forced hundreds
August 13, 2026
Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days
August 13, 2026
Drugmakers are holding back applications for health insurance coverage in Switzerland over concerns that lower prices there could affect their U.S.
August 13, 2026
A blast at a storage facility for petroleum products at the Netherlands' Rotterdam port killed one person and wounded six
August 13, 2026
Swedish trade union IF Metall said on Thursday it was calling off its three-year-long industrial action against Tesla after the carmaker bought out all the union's
August 13, 2026
Second-quarter profit expectations for Europe's blue-chip companies have risen for an eighth consecutive week, putting the region on track for one of its strongest earnings seasons
August 13, 2026
British sprinter Amy Hunt has stormed into the spotlight at the European championships
August 13, 2026
At least one person has been killed and several injured in an explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam
August 13, 2026
24 of the world’s most unusual landscapes
April 22, 2025
A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing on whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody
August 13, 2026
Russia struck Ukraine's largest grain export port on the Danube on Thursday, causing damage and starting a fire, authorities said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that
August 13, 2026
The Antwerp diamond sector has rejected allegations there was a link between an 18-carat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds recently gifted to U.S.
August 13, 2026
Britain's economy is showing the clearest signs yet that it is benefitting from the global artificial intelligence boom, with data on Thursday
August 13, 2026
A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London
August 13, 2026
Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Burgas, Bulgaria
August 13, 2026
The Swiss government on Thursday recommended that parliament reject an initiative aimed at blocking a new agreement between Switzerland and the European Union that would
August 13, 2026
The European Central Bank will raise interest rates once more next month, as high energy prices push inflation further from the bank's 2% target, and
August 13, 2026
Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Wednesday he was joining the newly formed New Party, after a court order removed the leadership of his former Republican
August 13, 2026
Danish shipping group Maersk on Thursday raised its full-year earnings guidance for a second time this year and smashed profit forecasts as global
August 13, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's top container shipping companies, said on Thursday that the conflict in the Middle East, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, cost the
August 13, 2026
Britain's food industry warned in February that soaring energy costs following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran could push food price inflation towards 10% by
August 13, 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is increasingly unpopular among young voters, opinion polls show, a trend that could prove
August 13, 2026
Sell Ukraine 10% of US Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky tells CNN
August 13, 2026
Alpine resorts may have a new way to put their snowmaking equipment to work as Europe bakes through hot summers: helping douse forest fires
August 13, 2026
Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a fifth consecutive month in July, driven by robust growth in Europe while sales weakened in China and North America,
August 13, 2026
From the beginning, something didn't add up. During the closing hours of the NATO Leaders' Summit in Ankara in July, U.S.
August 13, 2026
A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto a
August 12, 2026
The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish
August 12, 2026
Ukrainian forces have recaptured 745 square km (288 square miles) of Russian-occupied land this year across a swathe of the southeastern front, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
August 12, 2026
Several close personal aides joined Trump on his secret flight from Turkey, source says
August 12, 2026
3 found dead, including child, inside Hopkins home daycare, police say
August 13, 2026
A rare sunset total solar eclipse dazzles the sky for millions of people
August 12, 2026
Formula 1’s newest outfit Cadillac has fired its first team principal Graeme Lowdon and replaced him with former Alpine director Marcin Budkowski
August 12, 2026
While in Turkey for the NATO Summit in July, President Donald Trump flew out of the country on an alternate military plane which he boarded by hiding in a catering truck
August 11, 2026
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels
August 12, 2026
Russia's human rights commissioner published on Wednesday a list of 224 Ukrainian prisoners of war that she said Moscow was ready to exchange but that Kyiv had rejected,
August 12, 2026
The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran's executions of protesters in a joint statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.
August 12, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian missiles and drones blitzed Russia's naval base on the Black Sea coast in a nighttime operation
August 12, 2026
More than 200 gold statuettes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have disappeared from Salzburg, officials said Wednesday
August 12, 2026
London's FTSE 100 closed lower on Wednesday for the third straight day, as investors cautiously monitored efforts to end the war in the Middle East, while Balfour Beatty soared to a
August 12, 2026
Flights at Sicily's Catania airport were suspended again on Wednesday as fresh ash emissions from Mount Etna forced authorities to extend airspace restrictions,
August 12, 2026
Germany's cabinet approved measures on Wednesday to grant intelligence services new powers to hack communications and disrupt foreign adversaries' operations to counter what
August 12, 2026
Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom stood trial in a London court on Wednesday, charged with trespassing at a diplomatic residence that he refused
August 12, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them "piracy."
August 12, 2026
The federal jail in Miami where social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are being held has suffered from cooling and water problems and a confrontation between
August 12, 2026
Longing to be reunited with her son, Ayten Elhaman was glued to the television
August 12, 2026
Erblin Ademi has long lost hope that his father, who went missing nearly 30 years ago, could still be alive
August 12, 2026
Britain's government will do what it can to help lower costs for business but against the backdrop of a "difficult financial outlook", Prime
August 12, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Global flash points tried hard to steal the spotlight from a U.S. inflation report that could set the tone for September's Fed
August 12, 2026
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a request from U.S.
August 12, 2026
ABN Amro lifted the guidance for its commercial net interest income after beating quarterly expectations on Wednesday, joining other major
August 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia
August 11, 2026
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says
August 11, 2026
Turkey's parliament has approved a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants, aiming to advance peace efforts with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK
August 11, 2026
After Trump plane ruse, WHCA presses White House on press pool safeguards
August 12, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine had handed proposals to U.S. negotiators for a plan to end the war with Moscow and suggested that Russia would use its
August 12, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife
August 12, 2026
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had carried out overnight strikes on military-related transport and logistics centres in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
August 11, 2026
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition called necrotizing fasciitis.
August 12, 2026
An ash cloud from Sicily's Mount Etna volcano drifted over Malta on Tuesday, forcing airlines to cancel some flights to the Mediterranean island at the height of the
August 11, 2026
Officials in Ukraine say Russian aerial attacks killed at least 10 civilians
August 11, 2026
Seven workers were killed at a Ukrainian steel plant on Tuesday during a Russian attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia in which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow
August 11, 2026
Spain will deploy its military to Ceuta to help restore order at its border with Morocco after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt
July 30, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian
July 30, 2026
Ukrainian drones struck two more warehouses belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries overnight, sparking fires at both sites, the company and a regional official
July 30, 2026
The Spanish government said it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants broke through the
July 30, 2026
Poland blames Russia for firing missile into its territory as Moscow unleashes deadly attack on Ukraine
July 30, 2026
Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people and injured over 50 others
July 30, 2026
George Clooney says his family has been forced to evacuate their home in southeastern France due to a nearby wildfire
July 30, 2026
Russia used a North Korean missile for a strike on a village that killed five members of the same family, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on
July 30, 2026
Russia pounded Ukraine with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones in overnight attacks on Thursday that killed nine people, and
July 30, 2026
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday,
July 30, 2026
Russian billionaire Valery Kustov, executives of his Efko company and a government official responsible for drone development have all been detained in a major fraud
July 30, 2026
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain's decision to ban campaign group Palestine Action as a
July 30, 2026
France has allowed 84,000 evacuees to return home after a massive wildfire, signaling progress in battling the flames
July 30, 2026
Pope Leo says his ancestors were both ‘slaves and slave owners’
July 30, 2026
A Russian missile slammed into a house in Ukraine. Four children are among the dead
July 30, 2026
German inflation rose in July on higher energy prices caused by the Iran conflict, while core inflation fell slightly.
July 30, 2026
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa cautioned that a major strategic overhaul would take time to bear fruit after the world's No. 4 automaker reported weaker-
July 30, 2026
4-year-old French bulldog dies while staying with sitter booked through Rover, family says
July 30, 2026
France, Spain and Greece battled major wildfires on Thursday, with Spain bringing one blaze under
July 30, 2026
Prague Zoo has provided tons of ice to help animals beat the heat as Europe swelters in a summer heat wave
July 30, 2026
The Michelin Guide has awarded stars for 100 years. These dishes tell its story
July 30, 2026
German inflation rose in July on higher energy prices due to the Iran conflict, threatening the long-awaited recovery of Europe's biggest economy.
July 30, 2026
Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is experiencing a humanitarian and security emergency after 1,500 migrants reached the city by swimming across from Morocco over the
July 30, 2026
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% on Thursday after a split 6-3 vote by its Monetary Policy Committee.
July 30, 2026
The European Union will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), the European Commission said on
July 30, 2026
The European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China
July 30, 2026
The Italian economy grew by 0.2% in the second quarter from the previous three months, preliminary data showed on Thursday, a slightly stronger reading
July 30, 2026
Russia said on Thursday that its forces had carried out big overnight strikes on military factories across Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv and in the western city of
July 30, 2026
Inflation rose in four key German states in July, according to preliminary data published on Thursday, suggesting the national inflation rate could also increase this month
July 30, 2026
L'Oreal plans to launch its first Gucci beauty products as early as 2028, the company's Chief Executive Nicolas Hieronimus said on Thursday, adding he was "super ambitious"
July 30, 2026
Tetiana Lishchynska was overcome with emotion when dozens of residents in one of Kyiv's districts hardest-hit by Russian strikes gathered this month to press
July 30, 2026
The euro zone economy grew faster than expected last quarter as surging investment in AI, ample government spending and several one-off factors more
July 30, 2026
Shell's adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, reached $9.84 billion in the second quarter, it said on Thursday, beating
July 30, 2026