U.S. food delivery app DoorDash has agreed to acquire British rival Deliveroo for 2.9 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) in cash.

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces.

The European Union is launching a drive to attract scientists and researchers with offers of grants and new policy plans.

U.S. health officials say they'll urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught.

Sony says it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing global economic turmoil.

China and the West should join in supporting multilateralism and open cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Spain’s visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, underscoring China’s opposition to U.S. demands amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic U.S. tariff policy.

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he says is a misguided plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops based in Europe.

Cyprus says it will make money available to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels on the tourism-reliant island nation as dwindling fresh water reserves in 108 dams are reaching alarmingly low levels.

Hundreds of flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport have been canceled after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization.

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere.

Inflation in Europe eased to 2.4% in February, supporting the case for another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank but leaving open how far the central bank will go in lowering borrowing costs.

Officials say the bodies of 12 out of at least 16 Pakistanis who died this month when a boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off Libya’s coast have been repatriated to Pakistan.

A trial has begun in Germany for four alleged Hamas members suspected of organizing weapons caches across Europe.

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A new study finds that extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions.

Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security.

A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park.

Officials say more than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa’s Atlantic coastline.

Pakistan’s national airline says that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The European Union's top migration official says deportations of migrants who entered the bloc illegally will be a priority this year.

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in 2024.

Britain's top diplomat says Europe’s security “is on a knife-edge” and President-elect Donald Trump is right to say NATO member nations must increase military spending.

The European Court of Human Rights in a landmark ruling has found that Greece illegally deported a woman back to neighboring Turkey.

Heavy snow and freezing rain have brought widespread disruption across Europe particularly in the U.K. and Germany with several major airports suspending flights.

Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal.

Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the Champions League.

The European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point amid signs of weakening growth and concern about the impact of political chaos in France and the possibility of new U.S. import tariffs.

Travel expert Gabe Saglie and his team compiled a list of top travel destinations for 2025. First on the list is the beautiful island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden administration leaves office next month.

World shares are mixed after losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Ford is cutting its workforce by 4,000 in Europe and the U.K. by the end of 2027, citing headwinds from the economy and pressure from increased competition and weaker-than-expected sales of electric cars.

Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” has died.

Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year.

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription.

Manchester United secured its first win in Europe in more than a year by beating PAOK 2-0 in the Europa League.

PPG Industries plans to lay off about 1,800 employees amid efforts to cut costs, with the paints and coatings maker also inking a deal to sell a sizeable chunk of its architectural business.

Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three years.

Russia’s top diplomat warned against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power.”.

The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.

Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy.

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon.

The World Health Organization has issued a stark warning about a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country faces its third winter of war.

With inflation subsiding, the European Central Bank is cutting its benchmark interest rate to prop up tepid growth with lower borrowing costs for companies and home buyers.

The U.S. has imposed sweeping sanctions against hundreds of firms across Russia, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aiding its ability to evade sanctions.

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A Pentagon official won't say whether U.S. military bases in the Middle East, Africa or the Indo-Pacific are at increased force protection levels similar to bases in Europe.

The Norwegian government has signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary.

U.S. stocks hung around their record levels as Wall Street remained relatively quiet following another slide in Europe.

Inflation ticked up to an annual 2.6% in Europe in May.

President Emmanuel Macron has started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years.

Europe’s far right political parties have unofficially launched their campaign for the European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy.

European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum system.

Most countries in the European Union are making efforts to “de-risk” their economies from perceived threats posed by China.

One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said.

A senior Ukrainian military official says the situation on the front line in eastern Ukraine is worsening but local defenders are so far holding firm against a concerted push by Russia’s bigger and better-equipped forces.

Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

Drug regulators in Europe have found no evidence that popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are linked to a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.

Big banks warned of an uncertain year ahead after mixed financial results during the first quarter in an environment of stubbornly high inflation and geopolitical clashes in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere.

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Russia and Ukraine are trading fresh accusations over renewed threats to Europe’s largest nuclear plant that has been caught up in the war.

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed.

Russia's economy is holding up despite massive Western sanctions and foreign businesses pulling out of the country.

Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe.

Denmark has joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Germany's businesses remain mired in pessimism despite a small uptick in the latest survey, as Europe’s largest economy struggles with shortages of skilled labor, slower global trade, and political squabbling.

The German government says Europe’s largest economy is in “troubled waters.”.

Swedish officials say they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because they don’t have jurisdiction.

Thirteen children are dying everyday of severe malnutrition at the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Northern Darfur as a consequence of the 10 month war in their country, Medical charity Doctors without Borders or MSF said Monday.

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, envisioning resilient growth led by the United States and a slower pace of inflation.

Europe’s economy failed to expand at the end of 2023.

Amazon has called off its purchase of iRobot, blaming "undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles" after the European Union signaled its objection to the deal.

Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa.

The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal.

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NATO will launch next week its biggest war games in decades with around 90,000 personnel set to take part in monthslong military exercises.

Germany’s economy shrank 0.3% last year as Europe’s former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher interest rates, a lack of skilled labor and a homegrown budget crisis.

Tesla says it’s temporarily halting most of production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor.

Inflation is on the rebound in Europe.

Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects.

The European Union has paid the final tranche of a multibillion-euro support package to Ukraine to help keep its war-ravaged economy afloat this year.

European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the main parts of an overhaul of the bloc’s outdated asylum rules.

Adobe’s planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns.

Germany's central bank says the country's economy is likely to shrink again slightly in the current fourth quarter.

A barrage of Russian missiles has targeted Kyiv and wounded at least 53 people as Ukraine's president seeks more military support in Europe.

Matteo Garrone's migration odyssey “Io Capitano” played at the Marrakech International Film Festival this weekend, returning to the country where pivotal scenes were shot.

Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin.

The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory.

A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings.

One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at auction.

In the face of human-caused climate change impacting water access and weather patterns in the Willamette Valley — a region known for hops growing — farmers are using all the new strategies they can get to stay afloat and provide for large and small breweries alike.

Olive oil is continuing its staggering rise in prices in Europe.

Automaker Stellantis says that the autoworkers strike in North America is expected to cost the company around 750 million euros ($795 million) in profits — less than its North American competitors.

McDonald’s said Monday it’s pumping the brakes on higher prices and focusing more on value meals after seeing a drop-off in visits by some customers.

The European Central Bank has taken a break from interest rate increases.

Prince William will travel to Singapore next month to name the winners of his Earthshot Prize, a global competition to find solutions to the challenges of climate change.