Mark Armstrong

Italy

At least 59 dead including a baby in migrant boat tragedy off Italy

At least 59 people including a baby and other children have died after a boat attempting to land them in southern Italy broke up and sank

26 February 2023

World News

Groom dies returning from stag party on a bus crash in Austria

One person died and 32 more were hurt, two of them seriously, when a bus rolled off the road in northwestern Austria

26 February 2023

Portugal

Thousands protest in Portugal over the country's cost of living crisis

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Portuguese capital Lisbon calling on the government to act on the country's cost of living crisis

26 February 2023

World News

World shows solidarity with Ukraine on anniversary of Russian invasion

Countries across Europe and the world have held services to show solidarity with Ukraine on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion

24 February 2023

Estonia

Estonia Independence Day overshadowed by Ukraine war

Russia's invasion of Ukraine hung over ceremonies marking Estonia's Independence Day that was attended by the European Commission president and the NATO chief

24 February 2023

Ukraine

War and sport: the Ukrainian athletes forced to fight or flee

A year of war has devastated Ukraine's sports facilities and forced its competitors to fight or leave their families behind to train abroad

24 February 2023

Austria

Delegates walk out of OSCE meeting over presence of Russian lawmakers

Ukraine and several other countries protested the presence of Russian delegates at a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Vienna

23 February 2023

Israel

More mass protests in Israel over plans to reform the judicial system

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested in front of parliament in Jerusalem as the vote began on judicial reforms that critics say will undermine democracy

20 February 2023

World News

Seventh week of protests in Israel over planned judicial reforms

Seventh week of protests in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reforms that would allow the government to overrule the Supreme Court

19 February 2023

World News

Arrests in Bulgaria after 18 Afghan migrants found dead in a truck

Bulgarian police say they have arrested seven people in connection with the deaths of 18 Afghan migrants, including a child, in the back of a truck

19 February 2023

Germany

Ukraine repeats call for more weapons and ammunition

At the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine again insists the only way for it to continue to confront Russian aggression is with more weapons and ammunition

19 February 2023

Syria

Drone footage reveals devastation of earthquake in northwest Syria

Drone footage reveals the devastation of the earthquake in northwest Syria as the number of victims continues to climb and the search for answers goes on

18 February 2023

Culture news

Sean Penn's Ukraine documentary 'Superpower' receives standing ovation

Actor Sean Penn's 'Superpower' documentary about the war in Ukraine receives a standing ovation at the Berlin International Film Festival

18 February 2023

United Kingdom

Hopes grow for new trade agreement between UK and EU

Northern Ireland Protocol: Hopes on all sides that a fresh post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the EU will be reached soon

18 February 2023

Russia

Russia attempts to justify illegal invasion of Ukraine

Russia has attempted to justify its illegal invasion of Ukraine, saying it had no choice for its actions while it acknowledged that it had failed to implement the 2015 Minsk agreement.

18 February 2023

Kosovo

Kosovo celebrates 15 years of indepedence

Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence from Serbia but relations with Belgrade are still tense and the official status of the Balkan nation continues to divide the world

17 February 2023

World News

Israel backs 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen expresses his country's commitment to the 'sovereignty and integrity' of Ukraine after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Dymitro Kuleba.

17 February 2023

France

Strike action over pensions once again brings cities in France to a standstill

Cities across France were brought to a near stand-still again in the latest strikes over pension reforms planned by President Macron's administration

31 January 2023

USA

Google sued over allegations of monopolising online advertising

The US Justice Department and eight states are suing Google, alleging that the tech giant's dominance in digital advertising harms competition

25 January 2023

USA

Classified documents found at Mike Pence's home

Around 300 documents with classified markings have been discovered in former US Vice-President Mike Pence's Indiana home, but his lawyer says Mr Pence was unaware of the fact

25 January 2023