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An outspoken supporter of a second EU referendum who has criticised Boris Johnson for his “borderline racist” comments is emerging as the frontrunner to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as European commission president. Frans Timmermans, a self-confessed anglophile who is fluent in seven languages, appears to be in pole position to head the commission from 1 November …

Firefighters in central Spain are battling strong winds and high temperatures as they struggle to control a fire that has already destroyed over 5,000 acres in the provinces of Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid. The fire broke out in Almorox near Toledo on Friday just as the one in Tarragona province in north-east Spain was brought …

The scene is Europe, about 40 years from now. Climate change has turned the Netherlands into a swamp and Portugal into an economic powerhouse, thanks to wave-energy plants paid for by wealthy Brazilian investors. Across the continent there are fears about Christian fundamentalist terrorists carrying out arson attacks on abortion clinics. Europol use walkable holograms …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Countries across Europe are sweltering under the heat France has recorded its all-time hottest temperature amid a European heatwave that has prompted governments to issue health alerts, urging people to keep cool. Several people have lost their lives amid the soaring temperatures. The heatwave has also caused flash floods and …

PARIS — Europeans aren’t breathing a sigh of relief just yet following a day of record-breaking heat, with temperatures soaring once again on Saturday. The unusual heat has left many struggling to cope in the French capital where homes and buildings are not designed for steamy conditions or equipped with air conditioning. “We were not …

The captain of a rescue ship carrying 42 people has been arrested for breaking a naval blockade by an Italian military vessel that was trying to stop the vessel from disembarking in Lampedusa. After a two-week standoff with Italian authorities, Carola Rackete, docked the German boat Sea-Watch 3 in the Sicilian port on Saturday in …

In a country so heavily dominated by so few banks, it’s hard to feel any independence when it comes to your credit card. Most are limited to one in four with the exception of the growing number of those with the bright orange ING cards. We get it, you’ve read The Barefoot Investor … So …

Demolition experts brought down the two remaining towers of the highway bridge in dramatic fashion just after 9:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET), making way for a new structure to be built on the site. 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes to clear the area, AFP reported, and explosives were attached to the …

Three teenage sisters who killed their father after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse are facing murder charges in Russia in a case that has sparked protests and a debate about domestic violence. Maria, Angelina, and Krestina Khachaturyan bludgeoned and stabbed their 57-year-old father, Mikhail, to death as he dozed in an armchair at …

Merkel, 64, appeared to clutch her arms together to keep herself still as she attended an event with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday. The incident, at a farewell ceremony for Justice Minister Katarina Barley, was captured on a live feed by the Reuters news agency. At one point she was handed a glass of …