Europe

Prince William's wife Kate gives birth to baby boy
Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a boy on Monday at a hospital in London, the third child for the British royal couple.
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam convicted over 2016 Brussels shootout
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam convicted over 2016 Brussels shootout
French rail and flight disruptions overlap as labour unrest continues
Striking French rail workers disrupted train services for the ninth day this month on Monday, turning a deaf ear to the centrist government’s insistence that the state-run SNCF…
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam convicted over Brussels shootout
A Belgian court on Monday found Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, guilty of terrorism-related attempted murder over a shootout with police in…
Germany's Social Democrats elect first female leader
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats on Sunday elected Andrea Nahles, a combative and outspoken former labour minister, as the first woman leader of the 155-year-old party.
Tens of thousands turn out for new protests against Orban
Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets in Budapest for a second consecutive Saturday to protest against newly reelected Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Far-right activists block Alps pass used by migrants
Around 100 far-right activists on Saturday tried to block a French alpine pass used by migrants in a bid to "ensure that no illegal immigrant can return to France".
World must rethink aid to 'fragile' states, report says
A new LSE-Oxford report on growth and development released Thursday says the number of people living in “fragile states” is rising sharply and calls on the international…
Cocktail of anger lacks punch at Paris anti-reform protest
Under a hot sun on the boulevard Montparnasse, with union-run mojito stands and a brass band playing "Hasta Siempre, Comandante", Paris’s latest anti-reform demo had an air of…
Macron pushes EU reform agenda in Berlin talks
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Berlin Thursday for talks with Angela Merkel aimed at winning support from the German chancellor for his ambitious reform plans for…
Suspected Brussels Jewish museum killer to stand trial
Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche was ordered Thursday to stand trial in Brussels for allegedly killing four people at a Jewish museum four years ago in a jihadist attack, his lawyer…
'Macron has come to put Merkel in his pocket, but he won't succeed'
Markus Kerber, a professor political economy at the Technical University of Berlin, says French President Emmanuel Macron will find little support for his EU…
Ramadan's multiple sclerosis 'compatible with detention'
The prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is in French custody over several rape allegations, can remain in jail despite suffering from multiple sclerosis, a French…
European firm wins contract for UK's post-Brexit passports
A Franco-Dutch company on Wednesday won a contract to make British passports after the country leaves the EU, in a blow for Brexit campaigners.