King Harald V of Norway is in an "extremely serious" condition in hospital, the country's royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince Haakon, have...

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe has met Russia's intelligence services during his visit to Moscow, the Kremlin has said. Ratcliffe travelled to the...

The third stage of the Vuelta a España cycle race, which was taking place in the Aude area of south-western France, had to be cancelled when a hail storm...

Sixteen people have been injured as a coach carrying German high-school students collided with a delivery van in the eastern Netherlands, Dutch police have said.Eight people including the van...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be asked questions about corruption in his government, his sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has told the BBC.Fedorov, a popular minister who modernised the...

Rescuers in Ukraine are continuing their search for survivors in the wreckage of a big shopping centre hit by a Russian drone strike on Friday.Sixteen people were killed and...

Five people are missing and eight others injured after a restaurant with apartments was "completely destroyed" by fire in the Swiss town of Thusis, police have said.Initial investigations indicate...

German investigators believe they have now identified an arsonist who set fire to a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.For decades the man's identity remained...

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany.The suspect is alleged...

Local prosecutors warn that Germany's amended legal provision is, so far, largely untested.Lawyer Bernhard Schmeilzl, who specialises in UK-German law, points out that the legal situation is essentially as...

An American tourist has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Mount Etna in Sicily.The 30-year-old, who has not been named by authorities, was on the active...

Six people have been injured at a market in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the country was hit by a series of Russian strikes. Five people were reportedly killed...