A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Markets still want to believe that neither the U.S. nor Iran is aiming to escalate their conflict.
May 11, 2026
The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a
May 11, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a visit to Kenya ahead of a two-day Africa Forward Summit
May 11, 2026
Watched by its grieving coach, Barcelona has won its second straight Spanish league title and 29th overall with a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Camp Nou
May 10, 2026
Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been moved to a hospital in the capital, Tehran, and has been granted a suspension of her sentence on heavy
May 11, 2026
Union Berlin’s Marie-Louise Eta became the first female head coach to win a game in European soccer’s top five men’s leagues as she oversaw a 3-1 victory against Mainz in the German Bundesliga
May 10, 2026
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was in the dugout for Sunday’s clasico against Real Madrid following the death of his father, with the Catalan club winning its second consecutive Spanish league title
May 11, 2026
Tenerife port home to scenes of worry and relief as passengers depart hantavirus-hit ship
May 11, 2026
Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds resigned on Sunday, after
May 10, 2026
Israel has deported two activists detained for over a week after leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of Gaza
May 10, 2026
A U.S.-mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine appeared under serious strain on its second day on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the
May 10, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after poor local election results for his Labour Party
May 10, 2026
Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to
May 10, 2026
Russia accused Armenia on Sunday of providing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with "a platform for anti-Russian remarks", in a further sign of a chill in relations
May 10, 2026
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is considering selling a 15% stake in three equal parts following the designer's death, potentially bringing in three buyers he had
May 10, 2026
Germany dismissed on Sunday a suggestion from Russian President Vladimir Putin that former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder could coordinate talks with the European Union to
May 10, 2026
Rebels jeered Putin’s troops out of a key African town. Now his regional grip is slipping away
May 10, 2026
Germany is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of Berlin's strategy.
May 10, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just
May 10, 2026
WHO chief reassures ‘worried’ Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus ship arrival expected Sunday
May 08, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 09, 2026
Hungary's Péter Magyar has taken his oath of office to become the country's new prime minister, ending Viktor Orbán’s autocratic 16-year rule
May 09, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, reeling from a crushing local election defeat, faced a new setback to his leadership on Saturday when a former minister
May 09, 2026
Manchester City has kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after beating Brentford 3-0
May 09, 2026
Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus that is due to anchor near Tenerife early on Sunday,
May 09, 2026
The superyacht where Jackie Kennedy found new love can be yours for 42 percent off
May 09, 2026
At the Venice Biennale, everyone’s lining up for the toilets
May 09, 2026
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of
May 09, 2026
Russia holds scaled-down Victory Day parade as temporary ceasefire in Ukraine war takes effect
May 09, 2026
Centre-right leader Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, propelled into office on promises of change after years of
May 09, 2026
Ukrainians welcomed a three-day ceasefire brokered by the U.S. as a much-needed break from years of attacks from Russia as it came
May 09, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday Europe wanted to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite differences with the United States
May 09, 2026
Geopolitical tensions have spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition
May 09, 2026
The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way
May 09, 2026
Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa has defended players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, saying their apologies for having scuffled were enough to settle the incident that led the club to fine both of them a whopping 500,000 euros
May 09, 2026
Three of the United Kingdom's four nations are set for the first time to be governed by pro-independence
May 08, 2026
Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory
May 09, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had to put in plenty of work to compile 39 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a 115-108 victory in Game 3 that gave the San Antonio Spurs a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves
May 09, 2026
With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of
May 09, 2026
Ryanair will close its operating base at Greece's Thessaloniki airport this winter and cut the number of flights in and out of the
May 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will
May 08, 2026
Putin’s scaled down Victory Parade getting smaller by the day
May 09, 2026
Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 09, 2026
A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has eased tensions over a potential Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow
May 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year
May 09, 2026
Porn website at center of CNN investigation into sexual abuse taken offline
May 08, 2026
Novak Djokovic has been beaten by a Croatian qualifier 18 years younger than him at the Italian Open
May 09, 2026
Rubio downplays Germany troop withdrawal plan amid Trump’s threats
May 09, 2026
Real Madrid has fined Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni $588,000 each for their altercation during practice
May 08, 2026
The king of Denmark has asked Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to explore the formation of a potential centre-right government following the breakdown of negotiations
May 08, 2026
U.S.
May 08, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged European allies to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican
May 08, 2026
Olivia and Liam have topped the list of baby names in the United States for 2025, marking the seventh consecutive year
May 08, 2026
Poland has signed its loan agreement under a European Union defence financing programme, securing 43.7 billion euros to strengthen its military as the bloc steps up efforts
May 08, 2026
Pope Leo asked that God would inspire world leaders to calm global tensions and reduce hatred in an address to mark his
May 08, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States can have a productive relationship with the Catholic Church despite tensions over President Donald
May 08, 2026
King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will give evidence in an English court in July at the trial of a man charged with using threatening or abusive words
May 08, 2026
Farage’s Reform UK wins big in local elections, splintering two-party system and piling pressure on Starmer
May 08, 2026
At least one suspect is at large after taking hostages and then fleeing the scene at a savings bank branch in the western German town of Sinzig, police said on
May 08, 2026
Musée d’Orsay opens gallery dedicated to still-unclaimed works stolen by Nazis in WWII
May 08, 2026
Russia has increasingly focused its aerial attacks on small Ukrainian power substations, with increased drone capacity allowing it to
May 08, 2026
Ukraine is considering sending experts to help strengthen air security over the Baltic states, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, after two supposedly Ukrainian
May 08, 2026
Porsche AG said on Friday that it planned to cut more than 500 jobs as it discontinues three subsidiaries to focus on core business.
May 08, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to carry on as leader after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections that have deepened doubts over his ability
May 08, 2026
A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S.
May 08, 2026
The head of Acerinox on Friday kept a door open for a possible New York listing of its U.S. business, which makes the bulk of the Spanish steelmaker's earnings
May 08, 2026
On her trip to northern Italy next week, Britain’s Princess of Wales will see how in the years after World War Two communities transformed abandoned military
May 08, 2026
EU regulators are giving Alphabet's Google a little bit more time to sooth their concerns after a previous proposal from the company fell short, the European Commission
May 08, 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
May 05, 2026
Fashion retailer Zara has denied infringing Estee Lauder's Jo Malone trademark, saying in UK High Court filings that it uses the perfumer's name on fragrances
May 08, 2026
European Union foreign ministers are expected to adopt new sanctions on Monday related to the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, two EU sources said on Friday.
May 08, 2026
Rain has raised water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling vessels to sail with more cargo after shallow water hindered shipping this week, but sailings with full
May 08, 2026
European shares slipped on Friday in broad-based losses as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict hit risk sentiment at the end of a week dominated by
May 08, 2026
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday there was no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova's accession to the bloc, although the EU
May 08, 2026
British house prices fell in April for a second month in a row as concerns about the impact of the war in Iran hurt buyer demand and in annual terms they
May 08, 2026
German exports rose unexpectedly in March, official data showed on Friday, lifted by higher demand from Europe, as industrial output fell despite a forecast
May 08, 2026
Commerzbank plans to cut 3,000 jobs to help it reach more ambitious profit targets as part of a strategy to fend off a takeover by Italy's
May 08, 2026
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed scepticism on Friday over the need for stablecoins pegged to the euro, saying they may hamper the ECB's own
May 08, 2026
A man has pleaded not guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behavior toward the former Prince Andrew near his home at King Charles III’s Sandringham Estate
May 08, 2026
While Pope Francis opened his pontificate with a flurry of reforms and appointments to shake things up, Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing
May 08, 2026
Péter Magyar takes office as Hungary's prime minister on Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule
May 08, 2026
A cross-party delegation of British lawmakers will visit China this month, two
May 08, 2026
Britain will summon the Chinese ambassador following the conviction of two men for spying on behalf of Hong Kong and ultimately China,
May 07, 2026
Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
May 08, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia's proclamation of a limited ceasefire for its World War Two commemorations exposed the "strange and inappropriate
May 07, 2026
Rubio and Pope Leo discuss areas of disagreement after weeks of tensions with Trump
May 06, 2026
John McGinn scored twice as Aston Villa routed Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the Europa League to reach its first major European final in 44 years
May 07, 2026
The parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-European President Maia Sandu's party, curbed the use of the Russian language in the chamber on
May 08, 2026
Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has suffered a head injury, the club said, in an altercation with teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni ahead of a weekend match against fierce rival Barcelona
May 08, 2026
Paris' public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform, a new step in a probe over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent
May 08, 2026
Georgia sentenced ten people, including a prominent opera singer, to lengthy prison sentences on Thursday after finding them guilty of attempting to overthrow
May 08, 2026
A U.K. border official and a former Hong Kong police officer have been convicted of assisting China’s spy agency by conducting “shadow” policing operations in Britain
May 07, 2026
One of the European Central Bank's top policymakers warned on Thursday of the rising risk of higher inflation in the wake of the Iran war and
May 07, 2026
European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Thursday that there appeared to be a disconnect between record stock market valuations and the risks facing the
May 08, 2026
Spanish police have seized 30 tons of cocaine from a ship off the Canary Islands and detained its 23-member crew without bail in Europe's largest-ever bust of the drug, the
May 07, 2026
Airbus said it delivered fewer aircraft in the year to April than in the same period a year earlier, underscoring the pressure on the European planemaker to accelerate handovers to
May 07, 2026
Residents worry about impacts after Fort Smith chemical spill kills fish downstream
'They're ruining it for everybody': Bishop Ward parent frustrated after vandalism, postponed graduation
Fire reported on natural gas platform off Santa Barbara coast
Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China
Israel is worried that Trump will strike a ‘bad deal’ with Iran, leaving war objectives unmet
New Orleans icon Neuty the Nutria dies after cancer battle
Police searching for man who stole over $9,000 worth of Pokemon cards from Pennsylvania shop