Spain and England will bring to a close a month of festival football at the Euros, where current and former icons have fallen while new stars have risen. The European Championships were first staged in 1960, when the former Soviet Union defeated the then Yugoslavia 2-1 in Paris after extra…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes the plan, says it is ‘something of deterrence and it’s securing peace’. The United States’s decision to station long-range missiles in Germany could lead to a Cold War-style “direct confrontation”, Russia has warned, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed the move. The White House announced the…
NATO leaders have pledged to provide Ukraine with at least $43bn in military aid within the next year to bolster its defences against Russia and formally declared Kyiv on an “irreversible path” to membership in the Western military alliance. The pledges, included in a final communique following a NATO summit…
As the war enters its 867th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, July 11, 2024: Fighting Russia launched 20 drones and five missiles at Ukraine, killing two people in the Black Sea region of Odesa, damaging port infrastructure and hitting an energy facility in…
As the build-up grew before Euro 2024, the limelight shone brightly on the past and present of Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe. Could the former, now with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, inspire Portugal one last time at a European Championships or would the latter live up to…
Spain and Germany meet in a battle of the two of the best sides in Euro 2024’s first quarterfinal. The pair are jointly the most successful sides in Euro history with three titles apiece. Who: Spain vs Germany What: Euro 2024 quarterfinals Where: Stuttgart Arena in Stuttgart, Germany When: 6pm…
As the war enters its 859th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Fighting Russian attacks on the central Ukrainian city of Nikopol killed two women aged 61 and 86, and wounded nine other people, according to regional Governor Serhiy Lysak. The…
In a major upset, Switzerland knocked out Euro 2020 champions Italy 2-0 in their last-16 match in Berlin. Switzerland dumped reigning champions Italy out of Euro 2024 with a stunning 2-0 victory to reach the quarterfinals for the second time in their history. Murat Yakin’s supremely well-drilled side outplayed the…
Alternative for Germany came in second in European Parliament elections earlier this month. Large protests have been taking place as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party opened its convention in the western city of Essen, with demonstrators attempting to block roads and clashing with police. Police used pepper spray…
Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated for a second term as head of the European Commission while Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has been tapped as foreign policy chief after European Union leaders reached a late-night deal on the institution’s top jobs. Under the agreement, reached despite resistance from…
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