Earlier this year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect.

Traders are piling into bets that Wednesday’s UK Budget will push the pound lower against the dollar, and the pharmaceutical industry saw some promising — and not so promising — clinical trial results. Plus, US tech stocks leapt on Monday and Ireland’s military neutrality has created a weak spot in Europe’s defences.

In an extraordinary journey, a Palestinian man used a jet ski to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe after he fled the war in Gaza.

Macron and Trump's complex relationship mixes rivalry with diplomacy as France pushes for European independence from U.S. influence in defense and foreign policy.

Like other European leaders, British Labour politicians are borrowing from Denmark’s restrictive asylum policy. One of its architects cautions that “balance” is necessary.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he had made clear to U.S. President Donald Trump in a long phone call on Friday evening that Europe needs to be a part of any process to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The realities of Latin America’s drug trade challenge the administration’s stated rationale for its strikes against suspected drug smuggling boats.

Tesla’s European sales almost halved last month, undermining hopes that the revamped Model Y will revive the company’s fortunes in the region. The electric-vehicle maker sold 6,964 cars in Europe in October,

Volkswagen plans to export cars developed and made in China to more overseas markets, an executive said on Tuesday, as the German automaker looks to leverage its growing know-how in Chinese technologies to compete with Chinese rivals abroad.

Europe should "reconsider" taxes on big tech firms if it wants lower US tariffs on steel exports, the US Commerce Secretary says.