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How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past

How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past1 day agoSteve RosenbergRussia Editor in St PetersburgBBCIn a wood on the edge of St Petersburg they're reading out a...

China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row

China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row1 hour agoHarry SekulichReutersBeijing has said it will loosen a chip export ban it imposed after Dutch authorities took over Nexperia -...

Russia's new nuclear weapons - real threat or Putin bluster?

Russia's new nuclear weapons - real threat or Putin bluster?17 hours agoLaura GozziEPAOn Wednesday, over tea and cakes with veterans of the Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had...

Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case

Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case23 minutes agoAndrew HardingParis correspondent, ParisAFP via Getty ImagesThis week's trial of three undercover operatives,...

Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes world's tallest church

Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes world's tallest church19 hours agoTabby WilsonThe Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the first part of a cross at...

Sixty years after tourist stole skull from cathedral, he sends it back

Sixty years after tourist stole skull from cathedral, he sends it back10 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorSt Stephen's Cathedral"It's not something you expect," says Franz Zehetner, who opened...

Latvian vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence prompts outcry

Latvian vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence prompts outcry6 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorEPA/ShutterstockLatvian MPs have voted to withdraw from an international...

Thousands witness climax of Europe's biggest Halloween carnival

Thousands witness climax of Europe's biggest Halloween carnival2 hours agoGerry BradleyBBC News NIBBCThousands of people have been witnessing the climax of Europe's biggest Halloween festival, in...

France hit by second major heist as thieves target gold refinery

France hit by second major heist as thieves target gold refinery28 minutes agoHenri AstierAFP via Getty ImagesSix suspects have been arrested near the French city of Lyon in connection with the...

Hotel owner and 10 others jailed for life over deadly Turkish fire

Hotel owner and 10 others jailed for life over deadly Turkish fire28 minutes agoDearbail JordanThe owner of a Turkish hotel and 10 others have been sentenced to life in prison following the deadliest...

Russian activity increasing around key Ukrainian town, army chief says

Russian activity increasing around key Ukrainian town, army chief says1 day agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondentReutersThe commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces has warned Russian activity...

Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72

Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 729 minutes agoPatrick JacksonAFP via Getty ImagesFrench actor Tchéky Karyo, who had a starring role in the film Nikita and the TV series The...

Andrew's move out of Royal Lodge may not happen until new year

Andrew's move out of Royal Lodge may not happen until new year38 minutes agoRuth ComerfordGetty and BBCAndrew Mountbatten Windsor will not have to leave Royal Lodge immediately and could move to...

Why Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie can't escape the taint of family scandal

Why Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie can't escape the taint of family scandal8 minutes agoNoor NanjiCulture reporterGetty ImagesThe scandal that has engulfed Andrew is of his own making, but it...

France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case

France enshrines need for consent into rape law in wake of Gisèle Pelicot case2 days agoLaura GozziReutersThe French parliament has ratified an amendment to add consent to the legal definition of...