Europe

A German federal police Bundespolizei officers stops a vehicle during a patrol along the German-Polish border to prevent illegal migration near Forst, Germany, October 12, 2023. REUTERS
World+Biz

European countries tighten borders

Schengen rules allow such action "as a last resort" in cases that are deemed serious threats to internal security or public policy.

Turkey sidelined as EU prepares to open door to others
Europe

Turkey sidelined as EU prepares to open door to others

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with participants of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council and the Council of CIS Heads of Government meetings, in Sochi, Russia June 9, 2023. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Politics

Russia's Putin to stay in power past 2024, sources say

File photo of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen
Bangladesh

To beat China, come with baskets of money, not intimidation and advice: Momen

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Racism Kills" during a Black Lives Matter protest in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
Europe

Anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany, study finds

FILE PHOTO: General view of the snow-covered mountains of the Bernese Alps, Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau, as seen from Bern, Switzerland October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Politics

Swiss turn to right at election as immigration fears weigh

Rescuers disembark a migrant baby from a Spanish coast guard vessel, in the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 21, 2023. REUTERS/Borja Suare
Europe

More than 1,400 African migrants reach Spain's Canaries

Emergency services assist in the evacuation of people from their homes in Brechin, amid floods during "Storm Babet", in Scotland, Britain 20 October 2023. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Storm Babet triggers flooding, power cuts in northern Europe

Israel-Hamas war is stoking fear and divisions in Europe
Hamas-Israel war

Israel-Hamas war is stoking fear and divisions in Europe

Donald Tusk, leader of the largest opposition grouping Civic Coalition (KO), speaks after the exit poll results are announced in Warsaw, Poland, October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Politics

Polish opposition poised to oust ruling nationalists in major political shift

Wheat kernels are displayed with farmer miniatures in this illustration picture taken June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

UN held talks in Russia on Monday on grain, fertiliser exports

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend the Weimar Triangle Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Europe

Strained France-Germany ties slow EU decision making

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are on their way for a private dinner at the "Kochzimmer" restaurant in Potsdam outside Berlin, Germany, June 6, 2023. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

Germany, France hold unprecedented cabinet retreat to oil creaky EU motor