Hackers can hijack grocery store freezers. What about our homes?
Large-scale hacks targeting grocery stores in Europe and France's blood banks are renewing concerns about the vulnerabilities of everyday "smart" devices.
King faces calls for apology, slavery reparations in Caribbean
King Charles III faces renewed calls for a slavery apology and reparations on a visit to the Caribbean, as protesters demand: "Pay us what you owe us."
Europe's surging populist right reshapes establishment politics
A wave of anti-immigration populism is bringing new parties to the fore in many European nations, at the expense of the entrenched center-right.
Sally Rooney books off U.K. shelves over Palestine Action support
Irish author Sally Rooney's books are no longer being supplied to U.K. retailers over her support for the banned group Palestine Action.
U.K., Israel both claim a moral win with apparent truce in diplomatic feud
Israel had threatened to close the U.K.'s century-and-a-half-old Jerusalem consulate over new British sanctions, but they found a way to avoid "blowing the whole relationship up."
5 EU nations planning to follow U.S. with deportations to third countries
Five European countries are moving ahead with plans to send rejected asylum applicants to "return hubs" in countries outside the bloc under new EU rules.
Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
Dutch doctors decided to euthanize a child just under the age of 2 under new rules allowing the procedure for children suffering unbearably.
Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekers
Residents of Piddington voted overwhelmingly to leave the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum over plans to house asylum seekers nearby.
Sweden's election exit polls show center-left opposition ahead of populist right
The election pits Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's center-right coalition against a center-left bloc led by former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats.
U.K. anti-migrant protests condemned as "thuggish and intimidating"
Masked British protesters snarled traffic at a busy passenger ferry port and tried to block buses carrying newly arrived migrants, drawing criticism from virtually all corners.
Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in scandal over undercover report
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.'s populist Reform party, have stepped down in the wake of an investigative news report.
Spain's leader says Russia and Israel fueled immigration "disinformation"
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says "networks linked both to Russia and to Israel" helped spread rumors about immigration "to attack Europe and divide it."
Star Cambridge professor resigns amid plagiarism allegations
Jason Arday, who joined Cambridge in 2023 at the age of 37, became one of Britain's most high-profile academics after sharing an extraordinary life story.
France becomes first EU country to ban social media for kids under 15
As lawmakers approve a social media ban on kids and phones in high schools, Macron says France is "leading the way in Europe when it comes to protecting our children."
Who is Andy Burnham, the man becoming Britain's next prime minister?
The man replacing U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is Andy Burnham, known as the "King of the North."