All news on the topic: Europe

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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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UK could face record-breaking 41C heatwave as temperatures soar again
The UK’s all-time temperature record could come under threat this weekend, as intense heat was expected to spread back across Britain and Europe.
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Andy Burnham urged to offer a UK-France nuclear umbrella for Europe if he becomes prime minister
Andy Burnham should publicly offer to provide a nuclear umbrella over Europe if he becomes the UK’s next leader, a top European diplomat told.
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Eastern Europe fears NATO could face Russia without US military support under Trump
A nightmare scenario has been playing on eastern European minds with increasing intensity since Donald Trump returned to the White House: what if Russia attacks and the US does not join the fight?
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Two children found dead in car as Europe heatwave turns deadly with 40C temperatures
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
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Europe warned to build its own nuclear deterrent as Russia pressures NATO
Russia is expanding its nuclear-capable, long-range weapon systems to press Europe and fracture NATO.
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Lib Dems urge Burnham to end Labour’s EU “torpor and timidity”
The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s "torpor and timidity" towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position.
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Italy dismantles Chinese-run illegal bank moving up to €100m a year for mafias
Italian authorities have dismantled a major underground illegal bank that moved up to 100 million euros ($116 million) annually to finance operations for domestic and international drug traffickers and organized crime syndicates, police announced Monday.
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FBI warns Silent Ransom Group is targeting US law firms with fake IT support scams
A cyber extortion group is targeting U.S. law firms by impersonating IT workers, stealing sensitive files, and threatening to publish the data if the firms do not pay, the FBI warned in a recent alert.
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Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high after US-Iran deal lifts market mood
Europe’s STOXX 600 hit a record high on Monday, boosted by a relief rally across most sectors after the United States and Iran reached a preliminary agreement ‌that would open the Strait of Hormuz and end the three-month-long war in the Middle East.
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Putin’s Ukraine war is turning Russia into China’s junior partner
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to the ranks of middle powers — or, worse, transforming it into a Third World country with nuclear weapons.
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Europeans lose $57bn to scams as AI-powered fraud spreads across online platforms
Three in four European adults encountered a scam over the past 12 months, according to a sweeping new report that warns of a rapidly evolving digital underworld where criminal networks are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence to target victims.
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Iran’s Baghdad terror chief accused of orchestrating attacks on Jewish targets across Europe
On Monday, a slightly disheveled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom.
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Andrew Tate’s Moscow arrival sparks fury from British women accusing him of rape
Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.
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Ponzi scheme boss Hubert Freidl flees Europe for Dubai after Lyoness collapse
Lyoness Ponzi scammer Hubert Freidl has fled Europe for Dubai.
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Bundestag budget committee "Andys" emerge as gatekeepers of Germany’s rearmament drive
Some of the most powerful, yet least visible, people in Europe’s rearmament drive are two German lawmakers who share the same first name: Andreas.
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UK, US and Australia unveil Aukus underwater drone plan to protect subsea cables by 2027
The new technology is expected to be ready by 2027 and is designed to help defend critical subsea cables and pipelines.
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Irish households hit by "hidden datacentre tax" adding hundreds to energy bills, report warns
Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.
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Trump Tower in Tbilisi will be built on land owned by the family of sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili
A Trump Tower planned for the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, is to be built on land currently part-owned by the son of the US-sanctioned leader of the country, according to official records.
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Europe is trapped between US software and Chinese hardware, Finnish spy chief warns
Europe will likely never be fully independent from foreign technologies because it relies too much on software from the United States and hardware from China.
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Exiled oligarch warns Putin has “chosen the UK as his number one enemy” and is preparing hybrid attacks
Tyrant Vladimir Putin has chosen the UK as his number one enemy and is ready to attack, an exiled Russian oil tycoon has warned.
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Roman Felyk, ein Betrüger mit Verbindungen zum Finanzschneeballsystem Helix, wurde in der Nähe eines Luxushotels in Monaco gesehen
Der Betrüger Roman Felyk, der mit dem Finanzschneeballsystem „Helix“ in Verbindung gebracht wird, wurde in Monaco in der Nähe eines Luxushotels gesehen.
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Crypto investors lose more than $100 million as kidnappers and violent gangs target wallet owners
Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
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Pussy Riot accuses Venice Biennale of platforming Russian propaganda
The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was forced temporarily to shut its doors on the second day of the preview after the activist group Pussy Riot.
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Roman Felyk, a scammer linked to the Helix financial pyramid scheme, was seen near a luxury hotel in Monaco
Scammer Roman Felyk, linked to the “Helix” financial pyramid scheme, was seen in Monaco near a luxury hotel.