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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. Both leaders said the EU needs to be included in peace talks with Russia. Merz also expressed doubts that Russia is serious about seeking a truce.
King Charles III told the heads of 56 Commonwealth countries on Tuesday that he has a greater understanding of the horrors of slavery, calling it a "shameful chapter of history". This comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was open to the United Kingdom apologising for the transatlantic slave trade.
Donald Trump's Republicans will no longer control the US Congress after the Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. The outcome could impact conflicts in Europe and the Middle East.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he sees no sign Russia is serious about negotiating a ceasefire. He and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say Europe must help shape any lasting peace in Ukraine.
Cold stores in supermarkets across Europe have been targeted in a cyberattack with no clear culprit.
The banned UK group, which targets Israel's war machine, has inspired activists in Europe and beyond.
Europe’s Hera spacecraft has captured its first clear view of two asteroids involved in NASA’s historic 2022 experiment to redirect a potentially dangerous space rock. Now approaching the pair, Hera will investigate the mysterious aftermath of the collision and uncover why the asteroid shifted far more than scientists predicted.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that Poland prevented an attempted "provocation" on its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad overnight. He gave few details but said Polish security forces prevented any incident from happening.
Supermarkets have reported problems from Estonia and Sweden to Portugal and Italy and many retainers have been forced to discard food.
Cyberattack disrupts supermarkets across Europe
European supermarkets have become the center of another cyberattack, with hackers remotely heating fridges and spoiling food.
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, November 3: We look at reactions and analyses in Poland, where pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk is involved in a standoff with the nationalist president over the composition of the constitutional court. In other news, there's fresh outrage at big tech, after Google went rogue in Finland and cut down 250,000 trees for data centre projects. Finally, cheese is France's most stolen food product, and it's the stuff of cold, calculated crime.
Europe is scrambling to develop infrastructure to support the rollout of AI amid high energy and land costs.
Although French high schoolers may have taken the lead in the youth protests that have since spread to Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, they acted like "a catalyst" for their shared concerns over their future, researchers say, pointing to higher living costs, unaffordable housing and the uncertainty of their employment prospects.
Intense fighting between Russia and Ukraine again picked up after a rare ceasefire allowed for a humanitarian mission to reach the war-torn, Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in the southern Kherson region. While Russia accused Kyiv of sending hundreds of drones toward Moscow overnight into Tuesday, Kyiv said Russia had killed dozens of civilians lining up for aid in Zaporizhzhia.
Russia killed at least 26 people in strikes on a village in southern Ukraine on Monday, including civilians collecting humanitarian aid, emergency workers and police officers. The attack came hours after a rare ceasefire ended, extinguishing hopes of progress towards peace.
Around 2,800 troops from 10 European countries will take part in a military exercise in southeastern Poland from November 9 to 22, testing a multinational force designed to support Ukraine after a potential ceasefire. Led by France and Britain, the force aims to bolster Ukraine's security without taking on an offensive role.
Cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems on Monday in several European countries – including Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden – have highlighted the risks of connecting industrial infrastructure to the internet.
The expanded industrial action comes amid a wave of strikes and protests that have sparked unrest across Europe.
This week on arts24, we're bringing you a double dose of European punk. Elias Bender Rønnenfelt is a singer with Copenhagen's finest post-punk export, Iceage. The group is currently touring Europe, and he is stopping off in Paris this week to play the Pitchfork festival solo. We also welcome Chris Hughes from Fat Dog. Born in South London in 2020 during lockdown, Fat Dog have just released their second album "Cancel Me (I'm Tired)", which will thrill synth lovers and punk rockers alike. They are currently touring France and Europe.
