Category: 3. Europe

Downing Street officials argue the 10 percent tariff on U.K. exports — the joint-lowest Trump applied to any country — “vindicates” Britain’s approach, and many feared worse, given the U.K.’s Value Added Tax on most sales is 20 percent. The EU, which Britain only left five years…

North Macedonia has made a clear warning of growing Russian influence in the Western Balkans if the EU does not commit quickly and clearly to enlargement.

“We changed our flag, we changed our currency, we changed the constitution several times, we even changed the name of our…

At least 50 people have been killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospital officials have said, a day after senior government officials said Israel would seize large areas of the Strip to establish a new security corridor.

Officials in the southern city of Khan Younis said…

Turtle doves returning to Europe this spring face a less hospitable welcome, as the EU has just voted to let hunters resume shooting the birds. 

The species – which migrates from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe every year – has benefited from a hunting ban since 2021, helping its…

One person’s doorstop is another’s life-altering treasure… 

A 3.5kg reddish chunk of ‘rock’ was found in a stream bed in southeast Romania by an elderly woman. She brought it home and used it to keep a door open for decades.  

After her death in 1991, a relative inherited…

Brits planning travel to Europe are being warned by an industry body not to fall for scams amid confusion over entry and exit rules.

With the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)coming into force this week, scammers are busy taking advantage of the uncertainty. The…

It’s been more than three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States and the European Union rallied behind the country providing financial and military support, while a cultural boycott saw Russia banned from multinational events like Eurovision.

Russian artists and…

In announcing what he has called reciprocal tariffs, Trump was fulfilling a key campaign promise by raising US taxes on foreign goods to narrow the gap with the tariffs the White House says other countries unfairly impose on US products.

Trump’s higher rates would hit foreign…