STRASBOURG, France — Prominent Iranian attorney and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was named the recipient of the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize on Monday, honoring her decades of legal defense on behalf of political…
Renewed volcanic activity from Mount Etna has forced Sicily’s primary air transit hub to halt flight operations once more, stranding thousands of travelers and disrupting regional transport networks across southern…
SpaceX launched its mammoth Starship vehicle into Earth orbit for the first time Monday, navigating early propulsion trouble to deliver advanced satellites to space before concluding with a controlled Pacific Ocean…
ISTANBUL — A Turkish court on Monday handed popular stand-up comic Deniz Goktas a prison sentence exceeding 19 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and offending religious values, concluding a…
The seismic legal struggle between Manchester City and the Premier League over financial compliance has reverberated well beyond English borders, striking at the core of the debate defining the future of German soccer.…
A fast-growing youth movement that previously rattled the government by forcing a cabinet minister from office has turned its attention to a new target: India’s chief election commissioner. Leaders of the Cockroach…
FRANKFURT — German biotechnology giant BioNTech announced plans to shut down three major manufacturing facilities across Germany, a sweeping retrenchment that will affect roughly 1,800 workers as the company dismantles…
BUDAPEST, Hungary — In a historic parliamentary action, Hungarian lawmakers voted to lift the legal immunity of Prime Minister Peter Magyar and two former cabinet ministers who served under long-ruling nationalist…
LOURDES, France — In a direct confrontation with the gravest crisis facing the modern Catholic Church, the pontiff condemned the lingering scourge of clerical sexual abuse during a high-stakes visit to France. The trip…
BRUSSELS — A sharp surge in diesel prices is sweeping through Europe, driving transportation expenses higher and imposing severe cost strains on farmers, logistics operators, and commercial businesses. The sudden spike…
The arrival of Jürgen Klopp at the helm of the German national team represents more than a conventional coaching change; it serves as a referendum on whether force of personality can heal deep-rooted structural flaws.…
DEBRECEN, Hungary — The Republic of Ireland secured an emphatic 3-0 victory over Israel in a UEFA Nations League encounter, navigating an intense atmosphere shaped by boycott demands, silent pre-match protests, and deep…
Sweden entered a fresh phase of political paralysis after the center-left bloc, despite securing a narrow majority in the recent general election, failed to assemble a workable governing coalition. Social Democratic…
Eight centuries after a young medieval merchant stripped off his fine garments in a public square to embrace total poverty, his name resonates across international diplomacy, ecological activism, and global tourism.…