A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for the rape of three women. On Wednesday evening, the former Oxford University professor was found guilty of all three counts that took place between 2009 and 2016, marking his latest fall from grace.
The turnout to what was billed as the "Patriots' Grand Assembly" in Hungary wasn't exactly overwhelming. Despite the presence of some of Europe's best-known far-right politicians, only around 2,000 people gathered in Budapest’s Millenaris Park last Monday afternoon.
Where does legitimate criticism of the State of Israel's policies end, and antisemitism begin? This question has come up because of a resolution adopted by a regional branch of Germany's Left Party addressing Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
From drought and record-breaking heat to floods and storms, the consequences of climate change are becoming all too familiar. The German government has responded with a new climate protection program designed to help mitigate even more extreme impacts of human-caused emissions in the future.
Two men have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on ambulances serving a Jewish community in north London, police said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said counterterrorism officers detained the men, ages 47 and 45, at separate London addresses. Both remain in custody.
After the first round of the French municipal elections in mid-March, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, spoke of an "historic victory" that would serve as a springboard for the 2027 presidential election. But the results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, have put a damper on that.
Germany's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said on Tuesday that two people have been taken into custody and accused of spying for Russia. The two suspects were a 45-year-old Romanian woman, who was detained in the northwestern German city of Rheine, and a 43-year-old Ukrainian man, who was arrested in the southeastern Spanish city of Elda.
A military drone that crashed on a frozen lake in Lithuania hailed from Ukraine and was aimed at attacking Russian oil assets before going astray, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on Tuesday.
The state election in Rhineland-Palatinate was a success for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party: With 19.5% of the vote, the AfD more than doubled their result from the previous state election five years ago. That number was even slightly higher than the percentage the AfD got in the Baden-Württemberg election two weeks ago.
If you spend a day soaking up the Cypriot sun, you'll notice a few subtle signs that this Mediterranean island was once a British colony. You have to drive on the left side of the road here. Power outlets have three holes, unlike most other parts of the EU.
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized the US and Israel's attacks on Iran at an event in Berlin on Tuesday, with Steinmeier calling the war a "politically fateful mistake" that constituted a "breach of international law."
Following a suspected arson attack on high-voltage power poles that left 50,000 without electricity in Berlin last September, investigators have launched raids across the country on Tuesday morning.