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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:30:06 GMT
EU leaders face crunch decision on loaning Russia's frozen cash to Ukraine
The leaders are to decide whether to loan tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:22 GMT
In this secret missile factory, Ukraine is ramping up its domestic arms industry
The BBC goes to a secret Ukrainian factory, where they are manufacturing new long-range missiles.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:33:23 GMT
French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life
A court finds Frédéric Péchier guilty of contaminating infusion bags with substances that caused cardiac arrest or hemorrhaging.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:25:58 GMT
Nato spending pledge is Trump's biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC
The Nato chief said it was thanks to Donald Trump that the alliance is "stronger than it ever was".

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:50:37 GMT
Spain to open network of climate shelters
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the shelters will be in public buildings across the country.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:28:36 GMT
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:09:08 GMT
UK will rejoin Erasmus student scheme in 2027
The UK left in December 2020 as part of the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU negotiated by Boris Johnson.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 04:34:05 GMT
Miss Finland's viral 'slanted-eyes' photo stirs racism firestorm
Ex- Miss Universe contestant Sarah Dzafce has drawn backlash in East Asia and in her own country.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:09:21 GMT
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:37:31 GMT
PSG ordered to pay Mbappe 60m euros
Paris St-Germain are ordered to pay former striker Kylian Mbappe 60m euros (£52.5m) in unpaid salary and bonuses by a French court.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:30:55 GMT
Portuguese university professor shot in Massachusetts dies
Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, a nuclear science and engineering professor was shot "multiple times" at his home.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:30:19 GMT
US offers Ukraine 'strong' security guarantees but territory still unresolved
While US officials talked up progress in Berlin, there was little detail on how the issue of Ukraine's sovereignty would be resolved.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:20:20 GMT
Balloons from Belarus are causing chaos in Lithuania. Is it smugglers or a hybrid attack?
Lithuania has declared an emergency after the balloons started to cross the border.

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:54:00 GMT
Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss
DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover.

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:21:59 GMT
What it would take to stop Putin fighting in Ukraine
As peace talks continue in Berlin, what - if anything - could potentially change Putin's mind? And could Europe do anything differently?

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:02:06 GMT
Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:34:33 GMT
A backstreet abortion nearly killed her. It became a story that shaped the rest of her life
Writer Annie Ernaux - whose work fearlessly examines her own life - went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:06:27 GMT
BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners
Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:35:40 GMT
'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans
Germany is introducing voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:26:08 GMT
Which countries are boycotting Eurovision and why?
Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest after it was decided Israel could compete.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:38:34 GMT
Sanna Marin: You can step up - even when you don't feel ready
The former Prime Minister of Finland talks to presenter Clare McDonnell about her rise to the top.

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