A French cyber security agency that helped expose Russian interference in Romania’s cancelled presidential vote last year has warned the same tactics could be used again, as the country prepares for a second round of elections on 18 May. 

Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war” during his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square in Rome since he was elected on 8 May.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed direct talks with Kyiv on 15 May, hours after European leaders threatened strong sanctions if Russia refused to agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. Kyiv described the proposal as a positive sign but …

Albanians head to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections seen as crucial to gauging the country’s democratic development, and its progress towards its goal of a European future. 

Several thousand people have demonstrated in Warsaw against illegal immigration and the pro-European government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a week before the EU member chooses a new president.

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday to ratchet up pressure on Russia to commit to a “full and unconditional” 30-day ceasefire. Their unprecedented joint visit comes the day …

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency was on Friday waiting for judges to decide if they could go ahead with their plan to classify the far-right Alternative for Germany party as an extremist movement.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday called on the cardinals who elected him for help to spread the Catholic faith during his first mass in Rome as pontiff.

Scientists in the UK have received government funding of almost €70 million to pursue geoengineering projects aimed at artificially cooling the Earth, in an attempt to slow the progression of climate change – but the projects are causing controversy i…