G7 finance ministers gather in Paris amid Iran tensions and tariff concerns
Finance ministers from G7 economies gathered in Paris for a second day of talks focused on global economic pressures, including the Iran conflict, US tariffs and disruptions linked to the…
Gulf states talk Trump out of Iran strikes in a show of regional influence
Trump said he suspended imminent US military strikes on Iran “for two or three days” after the Gulf states intervened to gain more time due to ongoing negotiations and concerns…
World Cup stadium workers demand ICE stay out
Workers at SoFi Stadium protested outside the venue demanding guarantees that personal data collected during FIFA accreditation would not be shared with US immigration authorities. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | May 19th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this May 19th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Member’s Only: The secret of Florentino Pérez’s Real Madrid power base
Money talks. Especially at Real Madrid. If you can’t personally guarantee €187 million and boast 20 years of club membership, there’s no way to take over the club, which has…
Pint or pichet? Beer consumption overtakes wine for the first time in France
For the first time in France’s recorded history, beer has overtaken wine as the drink of choice. Oh. Mon. Dieu. Read More
NATO fighter jet downs stray Ukrainian drone over Estonia
For the first time, a NATO fighter jet shot down what is believed to have been a stray Ukrainian drone over the Baltic country. Ukraine apologised for the “unintended incident”,…
New film charts the life and times of Zurita de Oliveira, the mother of Portuguese rock
Francisca Marvão directs a documentary full of music and energy with a mostly female cast, in which artists and bands of today bring back the music of the first person…
US lawmakers raise alarm over legality of Pentagon’s lethal drug boat strikes
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have questioned whether the military has the legal authority to use lethal force against civilian-style vessels in international waters outside of a declared theatre of…
‘A perfect storm for our industry and our jobs,’ foresees MEP if EU-US trade deal not completed
European People Party MEP Željana Zovko warned that US “ideological fights” and EU “complex process procedures” could inhibit an EU-US deal from being reached at tonight’s high stakes talks in…