ReutersUrsa Major was seen listing heavily on Monday afternoon before sinking overnightA Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion...

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin - becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian president...

Suspect in German market attack appears in court as anger grows over security lapsesOn Friday evening, a man ploughed a car into a crowd of shoppers at a Christmas...

ReutersUkrainian officials said Moscow had launched a fresh attack on KyivRussia says five people have been killed in a Ukrainian strike in the western Kursk region.Ukrainian officials reported earlier...

EPAMarcin Romanowski had failed to attend a court hearing before it emerged he had sought asylum in HungaryPoland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting...

CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFPIt was Gisèle Pelicot's decision to open the case to the public that has given the trial international significanceJudges in the French city of Avignon have sentenced Dominique...

Getty ImagesThe 34th Dáil is to meet on Wednesday for the first time since the elections in NovemberPoliticians in the Republic of Ireland are meeting for the first time...

Russian general killed by bomb in residential Moscow buildingA high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant have been killed in Moscow by Ukraine's security service, a...

Getty ImagesMany houses had sheet-metal roofs which were easily blown awayResidents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes" caused by by the worst storm in 90 years to hit...

Cars smashed and walls knocked down following Mayotte cycloneFrance's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been struck by the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century.At...

EPAProtesters outside Parliament held red cards and kicked footballsA former Manchester City footballer has been appointed president by Georgia's disputed parliament, after 17 days of pro-EU protests that have...

GettyPresident Macron has turned to a fellow centrist, and one of France's most experienced politicians, to extricate the country from its crisis of government.But if François Bayrou commands plenty...