Hormuz and hyperscalers
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook While U.S.-Iran talks have stalled, and next to no oil is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, stock markets'
April 27, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook While U.S.-Iran talks have stalled, and next to no oil is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, stock markets'
April 27, 2026
Demand for alternative satellite services from U.S. businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite SpaceX's request to U.S. regulators to restrict access
April 27, 2026
South Korea's Kia Corp has reduced price gaps with Chinese rivals in Europe this year, its CEO said, signalling a price war as Chinese carmakers ramp up their push into a
April 27, 2026
Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people
April 26, 2026
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting
April 26, 2026
More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists
April 27, 2026
King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by
April 26, 2026
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon in a huge moment in sports history
April 26, 2026
Arsenal has benefited from two defensive blunders to rally for a 2-1 win over Lyon in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals and keep on course to defend its title
April 26, 2026
Chelsea’s season might be unraveling but it will still include an appearance in the FA Cup final
April 26, 2026
Bernd Wiesberger is finally a winner again on the European tour
April 26, 2026
Ukraine commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on Sunday, amid fears that Russia's four-year war could spark a repeat of the world's
April 26, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S.
April 26, 2026
Switzerland will charge Rome for the costs its health system sustained to treat Italian nationals wounded in the New Year's Eve fire at the Crans-Montana ski resort,
April 26, 2026
Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday he would go to Brussels on Wednesday for informal talks with European Commission President Ursula von der
April 26, 2026
Bombers have targeted a police station in Northern Ireland for the second time in less than a month
April 26, 2026
Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago
April 26, 2026
A climber left his girlfriend to die on Austria’s tallest mountain. Now other stories of ‘Alpine divorce’ are emerging
April 26, 2026
King Charles III embarks on a state visit to the U.S. on Monday, aiming to strengthen ties between the two nations
April 25, 2026
In the weeks after the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it was difficult to get any information about the scope of the disaster, aside from terse announcements from the government of the Soviet Union
April 26, 2026
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) rose to a record 28% in the latest weekly INSA voting intention poll published on Saturday, widening
April 26, 2026
Russian forces pounded the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday in waves of attacks with drones and missiles that also
April 25, 2026
Manchester City is headed back to another FA Cup final
April 25, 2026
Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not take his seat in parliament after a landslide election loss
April 26, 2026
Romania recovered fragments of two drones after an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, its defence ministry said in statements on Saturday, while the
April 25, 2026
China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed "firm opposition" to the European Union's inclusion of Chinese entities in its 20th round of sanctions against Russia,
April 25, 2026
Slovenia was left without a prime minister-designate in the wake of last month's election after President Natasa Pirc Musar said on Saturday she would not nominate one
April 25, 2026
Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least five people and wounded 46 in Dnipro and other areas of Ukraine
April 25, 2026
A Ukrainian drone hit a multi-storey apartment building in Russia's fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, the regional governor said on Saturday, in the first attack on the city
April 25, 2026
A $40 hotel room in central London? Of course there’s a catch
April 25, 2026
Romania recovered drone fragments in the southeastern city of Galati after an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, with an electricity pole and a household
April 25, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey could consider taking part in demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement
April 25, 2026
The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested
April 24, 2026
Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick combined for a seven-under 65 in alternate shot play Friday to pull them within one stroke of leaders Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer through two rounds at the Zurich Classic
April 25, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran
April 24, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in
April 25, 2026
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April 25, 2026
Argentina's government on Friday reiterated its willingness to resume bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom in regards to a sovereignty dispute over the
April 25, 2026
Nottingham Forest has taken a huge step toward ensuring its Premier League survival by beating Sunderland 5-0 away from home
April 25, 2026
Scott McTominay has scored and missed a penalty and Napoli has beaten relegation-threatened Cremonese 4-0 in Serie A
April 25, 2026
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner of war swap on Friday, sending back 193 captured personnel each in an exchange both sides said was facilitated by the United
April 24, 2026
Trading stocks round-the-clock, seven days a week could damage markets by fragmenting liquidity, German exchange operator
April 24, 2026
Carlos Alcaraz won’t play for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury
April 24, 2026
European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week,
April 24, 2026
France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defending its "pragmatic" decision to keep climate change off the agenda to avoid a clash with the U.S. U.S.
April 24, 2026
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
European shares posted a sharp weekly loss on Friday, as investors worried about risks to growth and inflation with energy supplies still
April 24, 2026
The PGA of America has confirmed an AP report that Jim Furyk is the next U.S. Ryder Cup captain
April 24, 2026
Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible
April 24, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Friday that the European Union could ease sanctions on Tehran as part of a comprehensive deal that would end the Iran war,
April 24, 2026
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said it had opened an investigation into Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the U.S. and an ex-EU
April 24, 2026
A court in Pristina on Friday convicted three men on terrorism charges over a 2023 attack in northern Kosovo when Serb gunmen stormed a village and battled police in a
April 24, 2026
Luxury group Brunello Cucinelli has strengthened its controls to monitor compliance with European Union sanctions on Russia, its 2025 annual report shows, following
April 24, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced the Iranian regime’s killing of protesters but stressed that, “as a pastor,” he cannot support the US-Israeli war with Iran.
April 24, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is declining to engage in a dispute with the U.S. over reports that the Pentagon is considering punishing NATO members who don't support U.S. operations in the Iran war
April 24, 2026
Donald Trump’s ire and Russian criticism are helping Giorgia Meloni at home
April 24, 2026
Norway should use some of the income from its $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, to help civilians suffering from the war in Iran,
April 24, 2026
The chief of Europe’s securities regulator said the risks from and potential speed of cyberattacks are growing, joining a chorus
April 24, 2026
The ancient mountain kingdom where fantasy comes to life
April 24, 2026
Poland will file a complaint to the European Union's top court about the bloc's free trade agreement with South America, Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz
April 24, 2026
Porsche will sell its stakes in sports car makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund linked to Egypt's billionaire Sawiris family, the companies
April 24, 2026
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel defended the central bank's investment approach on Friday, after campaigners from Minneapolis called on the
April 24, 2026
Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country's parliamentary election, slowing
April 24, 2026
The United States could seek to punish Britain for its lack of support on the Iran war by reviewing its position on London's claim to the Falkland Islands
April 24, 2026
First came the racist abuse against Vinícius Júnior
April 24, 2026
The following are key comments from European Central Bank policymakers in the run-up to the April 30 meeting.
April 24, 2026
Russia said on Friday that new European Union sanctions on its oil and gas would hurt developing countries and the EU itself, and promised to retaliate.
April 24, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has fallen for a seventh week in a row to 65.6%, its lowest level since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,
April 24, 2026
Moldova's parliament voted to lift the country's energy state of emergency from Saturday, which had been imposed after Russian attacks in neighbouring Ukraine knocked
April 24, 2026
Europe's "biggest, most important question" is whether the United States is ready to be a loyal NATO partner in case of a Russian attack, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
April 24, 2026
EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc's previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work,
April 24, 2026
Electrolux shares plunged 24% on Friday as weak U.S. demand hit its first-quarter results, hours after it announced a $1 billion rights issue and
April 24, 2026
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's Federal Security Service's spy academy to carry the name of "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the
April 24, 2026
A Russian drone attack overnight on Ukraine's southern city of Odesa killed an elderly married couple and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Porsche has agreed to sell its stakes in sportscar makers Bugatti and Rimac to a consortium led by a U.S. fund co-
April 24, 2026
Czech power company ČEZ has signed a deal with U.K. company Rolls-Royce SMR to prepare for building the first small modular nuclear reactor in the Czech Republic
April 24, 2026
German business morale fell more than expected in April, as the Iran war made companies more pessimistic and threatened the long-awaited recovery of
April 24, 2026
British motorists worried about fuel price increases rushed to the pumps immediately after the start of the Iran war, pushing up total sales volumes
April 24, 2026
A spike in energy costs caused Spanish industrial prices to rise at their fastest rate in a year in March after falling for four consecutive months, the National Statistics
April 24, 2026
The Middle East conflict will lead to slower economic growth and higher inflation in Switzerland, but the Swiss National Bank has unrestricted scope to target
April 24, 2026
Forvia said on Friday that a sharp sales decline in China caused a 2.2% drop in the French car parts supplier's first-quarter revenue, excluding currency translation effects.
April 24, 2026
Stellantis will focus the majority of its investment on its core Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat brands under CEO Antonio
April 24, 2026
French consumer confidence fell sharply in April, recording its largest drop since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, the INSEE official statistics agency said on Friday.
April 24, 2026
Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said the outlook for Switzerland's economy hinges on how long conflict-driven energy price pressures persist, warning that
April 24, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. weapon deliveries to Ukraine haven't stopped despite the Iran war
April 23, 2026
Europe's largest software maker SAP on Thursday reported a 17% increase in first-quarter profit, beating estimates, due to strong growth in its cloud business.
April 24, 2026
Firefighters have brought under control a blaze that broke out at Russia's Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack, local officials said on Thursday.
April 24, 2026
Four European states have accused Russia of trying to destroy the memory of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's crimes against his own people after a monument to
April 24, 2026
Ukraine has developed interceptor drones that can be directed from a distance and are capable of hitting targets hundreds or thousands of kilometres away, Defence Minister
April 24, 2026
Jurors at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition said on Thursday they would not consider artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges
April 24, 2026
Two trains have collided in Denmark, critically injuring five people
April 23, 2026
Greece will cease to be the euro zone's most indebted country by the end of this year as its public debt will fall below
April 23, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was "increasingly concerned" about a growing use of proxies by foreign states to carry out attacks in Britain,
April 23, 2026
Sales and deliveries by Italian luxury sports carmaker Lamborghini in the Middle East are at a standstill as conflict in the region forces dealership closures and blocks
April 23, 2026
France investigates suspected tampering with weather sensors after Polymarket bets
April 24, 2026
The European Union has approved a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years
April 23, 2026
Britain's Prince Harry made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday and called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to end the war - a week after a massive
April 23, 2026
Two Russian LGBT organisations said on Thursday they had been designated by separate courts as "extremist", part of a widening crackdown on the gay and transgender community.
April 23, 2026
European Union leaders will discuss the bloc's mutual assistance clause at a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S.
April 23, 2026