The River Danube burst its banks in Budapest on Thursday (28 December), with water levels at their highest in a decade as heavy rain and snow followed by mild weather triggered unusually early winter floods.

Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately.

US sanctions pose a major obstacle to Russia's plans to increase exports of seaborne liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset the decline in pipeline gas exports to Europe, analysts said, as expectations mount of delays to a flagship project.

Maine on Thursday (28 December) disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s US presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar the former president for his role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol.

An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has laid bare divisions in France over the #Metoo reckoning with sexism.

There are thousands of photos of Jacques Delors in the European Commission archives, and on many of them appears a poster of the film “Citizen Kane”, which hung on the wall of his Berlaymont office. Considered one of the greatest movies...

As an action-packed year draws to a close, it is only fair to share with you, dear readers, the stories that most tickled your fancy in the past 12 months. Here they are, from geopolitics and migration to the Green Deal, Farm to Fark, and Artificial Intelligence.

Poland's culture minister has decided to put its state television, radio and news agency into liquidation, he said on Wednesday, deepening a dispute over the future of publicly- owned media after a momentous change in government.

Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of the European Union's historic single currency project, died on Wednesday at the age of 98.

US President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new maritime force, but a week after its launch many allies don't want to be associated with it, publicly, or at all.

Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO due to its proximity to the former, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Thursday.

Europe's efforts to boost arms production and help Ukraine to fend off Russia's invasion are facing an unexpected obstacle in a German local government.

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air in March 2024, the Romanian government said Wednesday (27 December).