LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP Ursula von der Leyen’s text messages with the boss of Pfizer are at the centre of the case The European Commission was wrong to refuse to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer during negotiations to secure Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s top court has ruled. The … Read moreEuropean Commission wrong to deny release of von der Leyen messages, court says
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seized on a May 9 video of a train car meeting among three European leaders to claim they had used drugs and were trying to hide it. The video showed French President Emmanuel Macron sitting at a table with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. On … Read moreFact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz?
Jacobo Ramon scored deep into stoppage time as Real Madrid rallied to beat Mallorca 2-1 and delay Barcelona’s title celebration. Madrid needed the victory on Wednesday to keep Barcelona from clinching its 28th league title without winning another match. The Catalan club remains four points ahead and can still lift the trophy with a win … Read moreReal Madrid keep Barcelona waiting for La Liga by beating Mallorca
Police in the United Kingdom say three men have been convicted of planning to carry out an attack on mosques or synagogues in anticipation of a coming race war. Brogan Stewart and Marco Pitzettu, both aged 25, and Christopher Ringrose, 34, all pleaded not guilty but were convicted of all charges by jurors at Sheffield … Read moreUK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack
It was part of JD Vance’s first international trip as United States vice president: The former senator from Ohio was taking a tour of Europe, representing the second administration of President Donald Trump on the world stage. A major point on his itinerary was a speech he would give to the 61st annual Munich Security … Read more‘It’s not Europe bad, America good’: JD Vance returns to Munich meeting
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a renewed partnership with France to help Europe confront its “enormous” security and economic challenges. At a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday, Merz outlined a joint vision for deeper European integration, calling for a “new push for Europe” grounded in closer … Read moreChancellor Friedrich Merz calls for renewed Franco-German cooperation
Thick black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signalling that the cardinals sealed off inside have failed to elect a new pope in their first conclave vote. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square to await the smoke, which came about three hours and 15 minutes after the … Read moreBlack smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope in first ballot
Paris Saint-Germain weathered one attack after another and showed remarkable adaptability to hold off and defeat an inspired Arsenal 2-1 to reach the Champions League final. Deprived of the ball possession they so often enjoy, PSG looked in trouble early on but found the right answers to hurt the Gunners in the match on Wednesday. … Read morePSG defeat Arsenal to set up Champions League final with Inter Milan
The United Kingdom’s Prince Harry has said he wants to reconcile with his family, but his father, King Charles III, will not speak to him amid a row over his security detail, as the fallout from his quitting the British royal family in 2020 continues. In an interview with the BBC on Friday, Harry, who … Read morePrince Harry says he wants to reconcile but King Charles won’t speak to him
Romanians will head to the polls on Sunday, May 4, to elect their next president in the first round of a “do-over” election, the second such poll within six months. The Eastern European country previously held a presidential election on November 24, 2024, from which far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who was polling in single digits … Read moreRomania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?