Europe

Police are hunting for a gunman after a woman was fatally shot at a pub on Merseyside on Christmas Eve. Three other men are being treated for gunshot wounds in hospital after the attack in The Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, Wirral at…

Paris has witnessed a second day of violent unrest after Friday's deadly attack on the city's Kurdish community. Protesters who gathered on Saturday overturned cars, setting some on fire, and hurled objects at police. Officers responded…

Passengers at UK airports have been threatened with more disruption next year after a union said Friday’s strike by Border Force officials was likely to be the first of many. Workers kicked off eight days of walkouts stretching to New…

Germany opened its first state-chartered liquefied natural gas vessel as Europe’s largest economy races to replace Russian gas amid an energy crunch and freezing temperatures. “As of today, Germany and the EU will become a great deal more…

Nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are to go on strike from 08:00 on Thursday in the largest action of its kind in NHS history. Staff will continue to provide "life-preserving" and some urgent care but routine…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would lose his Parliamentary seat in a general election, according to polling by Savanta that puts the opposition Labour Party 20 points ahead of the prime minister’s ruling Conservatives. Labour would…

Belgian investigators searched offices at the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday, in a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar. It was the 20th search carried out in Belgium since Friday and the parliament…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government is planning for military staff and civil servants to cover for striking workers at air and sea ports as the UK braces for industrial action set to cause major disruptions in the coming weeks.…

Britain will be affected by strikes every day this month in the run-up to Christmas, with trade union leaders increasing threats to coordinate industrial action and cause maximum disruption in their quest for higher wages. Workers from the…

China’s controversial plan to build a new embassy near the Tower of London in Britain was rejected in a British council meeting on Thursday evening. Beijing wants to build its biggest European embassy on Royal Mint Court, the former home…