Although the Patriots are highly effective against Russia's ballistic missiles, they also have lengthy production times.

The German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.

Mark Rutte says Nato is stronger than ever, and that he is 100% convinced of the US president's commitment to the alliance.

The US president lashes out at fellow Nato member Spain, repeating an earlier threat to cut off trade relations.

Police said a major operation was under way in the area of Welfen-Gymnasium secondary school in Schongau, Bavaria.

The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.

Even in Moscow, authorities are unable to guarantee fuel supplies, but will economic pressure lead to talks or escalation?

The country's main state TV channel displayed a message saying it was "sorry" for lying on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will convene around a dozen leaders to discuss the programme in Ankara.

Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.

France forward Kylian Mbappe condemns a Paraguayan senator as "despicable" and unworthy of her position after she made a number of racist remarks mocking his origin and education.

Within hours of a court of appeal confirming a guilty verdict, Marine Le Pen had already launched her presidential campaign.

Hard-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing her case to France's top civil court, but it could backfire.

A profile of France's hard-right leader who leads the polls - but now faces a court challenge to her conviction for embezzlement.

Now president of National Rally, Bardella could become the party's candidate for next year's presidential election if Marine Le Pen is barred.

Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

Thousands of French fans are planning to watch the contest.

The National Rally leader also said she will attempt to appeal an embezzlement conviction.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.

Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.

The phenomenon formed over a Lake Constance near the southern German city of Friedrichshafen.