Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced her intention to seek a second term as president of the European Commission, the most powerful institution in Brussels.

French energy giant Veolia has agreed to buy a 430-megawatt, gas-fired power plant in Hungary from German company Uniper. It is the latest move by Paris to further its involvement in Hungary’s energy sector, which is largely dependent on Russia.

The European Union on Monday signed off officially on a naval mission to protect international ships in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Shtayyeh, has revealed that Russia has invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow on 26 February, adding that the administration in the West Bank is ready to engage with Hamas.

With national elections just months away, India has become the latest country to experience farmers’ protests. Tens of thousands of growers marched towards the capital this week, blocking motorways and disrupting transport as they demanded higher crop…

Ukraine’s fightback against Russian troops is being limited by a lack of long-range missiles and artillery shells, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, making a fresh appeal for more weapons.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Germany for the Munich Security Conference then travel to Spain and France in the coming days, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Negotiators have finally struck a deal after revisiting the European Union’s rules on platform work. But for Uber drivers, Deliveroo riders and others in the gig economy, concessions that diluted the reforms mean the future remains precarious – especi…

The annual Munich Security Conference, nicknamed the “Davos of Defence”, is underway. Over the next three days, more than 60 heads of state and 85 government officials are gathered in southern Germany to discuss the world’s most pressing security conc…