Denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the center of Copenhagen has been engulfed by fire.
The 17th Century Børsen is one of the city's oldest buildings and onlookers gasped as its iconic spire collapsed in the flames.
Everyone inside the (...)
European Union countries willing to recognize the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said.
Speaking to (...)
The Foreign Office should be abolished and replaced by a new Department for International Affairs with "fewer colonial era pictures on the wall", a group of former senior diplomats and officials has said.
They have written a pamphlet proposing (...)
Denmark has announced plans to extend military conscription to women for the first time and increase the standard service time.
It also wants to boost its defense budget by nearly $6bn (£4.6bn) in the next five years to meet NATO targets.
"We do not (...)
The first fatal attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea since Iran-backed Houthi rebels began targeting ships late last year has laid bare the enormous challenge of restoring safe passage along one of the world's most important trade routes.
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Iranians started voting on Friday in legislative elections that analysts say could see a record low turnout as Iranians grapple with an ailing economy, growing political distrust and a quashed protest movement.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, (...)
Donald Trump's suggestion the US would not protect NATO allies failing to spend enough on defense "undermines all of our security", the Western military alliance's chief has said.
Jens Stoltenberg also suggested it put US and European troops at (...)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, following accusations that several staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks against (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an unannounced visit to Lithuania, a key ally of Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said in a statement he was welcoming Zelensky to his country, where the two (...)
Norway could become the first country in the world to push ahead with deep sea mining after it voted Tuesday to open its waters for exploration, provoking an outcry from environmental groups.
In a major step towards kicking off commercial deep sea (...)
The Swedish armed forces have delivered food and water to up to 1,000 cars and lorries stuck in heavy snow for over 24 hours.
Rescuers said they were working to free people stuck on the main E22 road in the Skane area of southern Sweden.
Many of (...)
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has said British forces are ready to act against Houthi rebels that target cargo ships in the Red Sea.
In a newspaper article, he said the UK was "willing to take direct action" to protect the key shipping (...)
A beluga whale widely speculated to be an alleged Russian "spy" has entered Swedish waters, according to OneWhale, an organization set up to protect the animal's health and welfare.
The whale, nicknamed Hvaldimir, garnered international fame in 2019 (...)
The Czech Republic observed a minute's silence at midday (11:00 GMT) to commemorate those killed in Thursday's mass shooting at a Prague university.
Flags on official buildings were flown at half-mast to mark a day of national mourning.
Fourteen (...)
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday announced a new US-led operation focusing on the "security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden" following recent attacks by Houthi forces on commercial marine traffic in the (...)
Oil giant BP will pause all shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.
The firm blamed the "deteriorating security situation" in the region as Iran-backed Houthis target ships they believe are bound for (...)
While some of the world's poorest countries are welcoming refugees "with great hospitality", the international community must match that generosity with far greater solidarity, UN chief António Guterres said on Friday.
Speaking at the closing of the (...)
OSLO — Members of the ministerial committee from the joint Arab-Islamic Summit, chaired by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, held an official meeting on Friday in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The meeting was (...)
Scientists now have good numbers to describe the true scale of the world's biggest iceberg, A23a.
Satellite measurements show the frozen block has a total average thickness of just over 280m (920ft).
Combined with its known area of 3,900 sq km (...)
If Ukraine is going to get anything out of an EU leaders' summit on Thursday, it will need the grudging backing of Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban.
He has strongly resisted Kyiv's bid to join the EU and its pleas for aid.
"We are the voice of (...)
Dozens of people have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, authorities say.
Fifty-three people were hurt in the attacks, including six children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Kindergarten and (...)
Some of the world's richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to new data published by UNICEF.
The Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth report card showed shocking results, with some of the richest (...)
A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan's Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, with eight people on board, according to a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard received information (...)
Ten northern European states that form the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) decided on Tuesday to activate a "defence clause" enabling the deployment of additional military assets to protect infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
The move comes after (...)
A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
Abdullahi Mire grew up in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in (...)