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A Ukrainian drone attack reportedly destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, according to Ukraine officials.

At least 12 Ukrainian service members were killed and more than 60 were injured in a Russian missile strike on the location of a Ukrainian army training unit Sunday, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda, the German government said Saturday.

A small plane crashed into the terrace of a residential building in western Germany on Saturday and two people were killed, police said.

The European Union’s diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas said Saturday the continent was beefing up defence spending after “tough love” from the Trump administration, as she called for stronger ties to counter China’s “economic might”.

Man charged with multiple counts of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm by ramming a vehicle into a crowd was ordered held in custody.

Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court to rape and sexual assault charges dating back more than 25 years.

EUs most high-profile political figure was called “embodiment of the European spirit” by King Felipe of Spain during the ceremony.

The Czech government has identified China as being “responsible” for cyberattacks against a a communication network of the Czech Foreign Ministry, officials said on Wednesday.

An apparent shootout among rival migrant groups near an asylum camp in Bosnia has left six people wounded, including five seriously.

A top Kremlin official on Monday scoffed at a report that Russia could be involved in recent arson attacks on the private home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a building where he once lived and a car that he had owned.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that Germany along with Ukraine’s other key Western backers had lifted range restrictions on weapons they send to Kyiv to fight against Russia

A court in Vienna on Monday acquitted former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his government, reversing a verdict from last year in which Kurz was given a suspended prison sentence.

French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to push her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembarked from their plane to start a tour of Southeast Asia this weekend. President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the gesture – caught on camera – as just horseplay, but it caused a stir back home.

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.

Striking taxi drivers in Paris are threatening to take their protest to the French Open and block access to Roland-Garros on Monday if the government does not listen to their demands.

Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war.

Germany may reinstate compulsory military service if a revamped volunteer system fails to meet recruitment goals, the defense minister said in comments published Saturday.

The 39-year-old female suspect in the Hamburg attack was sent to a psychiatric ward after appearing before a judge on Saturday.

A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize.

Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight and into early Saturday that left at least 15 people injured, according to Ukrainian officials. Explosions and machine gun fire were heard throughout Kyiv as many sought shelter in subway stations.

Exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine underway Friday, a senior Ukrainian official said.

Irish rappers Kneecap on Thursday denied supporting a proscribed group and vowed to defend themselves.

Russia and Ukraine have no direct peace talks scheduled, the Kremlin said Thursday, nearly a week after their first face-to-face session.

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest winner called for Israel to be excluded from next year’s competition in an interview published Thursday.

A second man was charged Tuesday over a series of fires that targeted properties linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said.

France is “determined” to recognise a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel.

Lineker will leave his role after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism which featured a picture of a rat.

France’s civil aviation authority asked airlines to reduce flights by 40% at Paris-Orly airport on Sunday evening after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown.

A second suspect was arrested Saturday on arson charges in connection with a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said.

Russia overnight into Sunday launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire.

Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist.

British police said on Saturday they have charged three Iranian men with spying offenses after an investigation by counterterror detectives.

A Russian drone on Saturday hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring seven, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.

Three killed in a blaze at a former British military base that is now used to commemorate the history of aviation and motor sports.

Germany’s interior minister said Thursday that the number of people turned back at the country´s borders increased by nearly half.