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Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, right, talks on the phone next to Russian Army General Vladimir Zurbenko, center, during the visit of a Russian Army delegation to the Bosnian town of Banja Luka in October 1995. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)
August 27, 2026, 7:13 pm
Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies at 84
Wartime commander was serving life sentence for Srebrenica massacre and siege of Sarajevo; reports say he died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague
By Jovana Gec and DUSAN STOJANOVIC
Members of a bomb disposal unit, Dieter Schwaetzler, left, and Rene Bennert sit next to 1.8 ton World War II bomb after defusing it in Frankfurt, Germany, September 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
August 22, 2026, 10:16 am
Amid European wildfires, buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII resurface
Fires, fueled by climate change, are uncovering, exposing, and in some cases exploding, long-buried munitions across the continent, posing a threat to crews responding to flames
By Sam McNeil
A man walks on dried grass in a park, amid drought conditions in London, in London, August 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
August 10, 2026, 4:06 pm
UK, France brace for another heat wave as western Europe sets temperature records
Temperature set to hit 40°C from Tuesday in southeastern France, 36°C in England; record-breaking heat contributes to wildfires and droughts across continent
By STEFANIE DAZIO and Sylvie Corbet
Greek firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Athens in the region of Viotia, on August 2, 2026. (Angelos TZORTZINIS/AFP)
August 2, 2026, 3:19 pm
Extreme heat wave across Europe fuels wildfires in France, Greece, drought in Hungary
Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant to shut for the first time in over four decades due to drying out of the Danube; in Israel, temperatures in Jordan Valley hit 113°F on Saturday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Faithful shelter from the hot sun as they wait for the weekly general audience with Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 24, 2026, 3:09 pm
France reports 50 weather-related deaths as record heat wave sweeps Western Europe
48 drowned seeking respite from heat, two children died in car, French authorities say; two elderly people killed by heatstroke in Spain
By Reuters
People walk past a G7 banner in Evian-les-Bains, eastern France, on May 28 , 2026, where the G7 summit is set to take place June 15–17. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
June 11, 2026, 3:27 pm
Iran and Ukraine loom over G7, as France hopes Trump will at least stay for duration
No breakthroughs expected during June 15–17 summit, where Zelensky and Mideast mediators will join France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and US as efforts to end wars stall
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier stands guard during the inauguration ceremony for the newly legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, near the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 22, 2026, 5:53 pm
European powers urge Israel to end W. Bank settlement expansion, tackle settler violence
Italy, France, Britain and Germany say Jerusalem is ‘undermining stability’ and harming prospects for a two-state solution
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Lufthansa aircraft approaches the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, April 28, 2026. (Michael Probst/AP)
April 29, 2026, 11:26 am
European airlines face biggest crisis since COVID as Iran war drives up fuel costs
Aviation experts warn European carriers may begin rationing jet fuel supplies during summer holiday season, after prices surged nearly 84 percent since start of war
By Joanna Plucinska and Alessandro Parodi
US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 3, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump’s ire at NATO leaves European partners bracing for potential US exit
American president stopped short of condemning alliance in recent speech, but tensions over potential Strait of Hormuz operations have officials fearing gap no longer bridgeable
By Gram Slattery, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Gray and John Irish
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the "Defender of the Fatherland Day" in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
February 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Four years after invading Ukraine, Russia is isolated and broken – but not done
Despite a shattered economy, severe labor shortages and a failed pivot to Asia, Putin refuses to yield, dragging the entire region deeper into a bloody war of attrition
By Ksenia Svetlova
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro celebrates after defeating far-right populist André Ventura in the second round of Portugal's presidential election in Lisbon, February 8, 2026. (AP/Ana Brigida)
February 9, 2026, 12:20 pm
Center-left candidate heavily defeats hard-right rival in Portugal’s presidential elections
António José Seguro, who positioned himself as a moderate, wins 66.7% of votes, compared with 33.3% for populist André Ventura
By Barry Hatton
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a television interview at the White House, December 16, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 7, 2026, 7:59 am
White House says military ‘always an option’ for seizing control of Greenland
European leaders emphasize ‘inviolability of borders,’ as Republican congressmen join Democrats in pushing against administration’s calls for US to grab Danish territory
By Danny Kemp
Illustrative: Employees work in an office in the UK. (Tom Merton/iStock)
December 23, 2025, 10:15 pm
Israeli tech firms expanded their workforces in Europe during war, study shows
Workers employed in Europe by Israeli tech firms has grown by an average 5% annually, while tech employment in Israel faces a slowdown, according to a new study
By Sharon Wrobel
People protest at Independence Square outside Parliament in Vilnius, Lithuania, against the inclusion of the Nemunas Dawn party and Remigijus Zemaitaitis, accused of antisemitism, into the country's ruling coalition, November 21, 2024. (AP/Mindaugas Kulbis)
December 9, 2025, 6:59 pm
Lithuanian party whose leader convicted of anti-Jewish hatred to stay in coalition
Ruling party says it will wait until appeal to decide future of populist Nemunas Dawn, whose head was found guilty last week of incitement against Jews, Holocaust revisionism
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers walk at Terminal 1 of Berlin Brandenburg BER Airport Willy-Brandt in Schoenefeld, southeast of Berlin, on September 20, 2025, after major European airports were hit by "cyber-related disruption" affecting automated check-in and baggage drop systems and causing delays. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
September 20, 2025, 10:08 pm
Cyberattack sparks chaos at several European airports, with delays and cancellations
Attack hits airport software by RTX firm, affecting electronic check-ins and baggage drops; London’s Heathrow, airports in Berlin, Brussels disrupted
By Sabine Siebold, Christoph Steitz and Muvija M
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