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Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:10:57 GMT
Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm
The law funds troops who want to freeze their eggs or their sperm, as Ukraine's population plummets.

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:48:14 GMT
Five young people die in Spain apartment block fire
Firefighters say they do not know why the victims could not escape the blaze in the building's upper floor.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:39:01 GMT
Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast
European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:56:27 GMT
Austrian man faces terror charges over Taylor Swift concert attack plot
The 21-year-old could be jailed for up to 20 years over a plot to attack the US singer's concert in 2024.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:01:28 GMT
Navalny's mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding
On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not "simply die in prison".

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:41:36 GMT
Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
The popular tourist attraction was a proposal spot for couples and featured on postcards.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:02:29 GMT
Student death puts French far-left under pressure
Quentin Deranque, 23, died on Saturday after being beaten up on the street by a group of young men.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:17:20 GMT
Five injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow
One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:11:49 GMT
Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country
His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:04:02 GMT
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:55:21 GMT
Two Britons among three dead in French Alps avalanche
The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d'Isère.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:52:25 GMT
World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns
"Our freedom is not guaranteed" in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich's security summit.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:27:53 GMT
Orban rival accuses opponents of blackmail plot ahead of Hungary election
Peter Magyar suspects there are plans to release a sex tape of him from August 2024.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:41:38 GMT
Ukrainian slider's Olympics over as helmet appeal dismissed
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed his appeal to wear a helmet depicting images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:06:49 GMT
Leak damages 19th Century painting in latest Louvre setback
A catalogue of incidents at the world's most visited museum have placed museum bosses come under increasing scrutiny.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:37:32 GMT
Norway's former PM charged with gross corruption over Epstein links
The charge was brought after the Council of Europe lifted his immunity, which he had as its former secretary general.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:15:47 GMT
Russia orders block on WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown
WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:27 GMT
Motorway collapses as deadly storms hit France, Portugal and Spain
Storm Nils batters several European countries, leaving one person dead and several others injured.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:32:44 GMT
French coin found near Culloden may have been used to pay Jacobite
Ian Deveney made his find on land between Inverness and the 280-year-old battlefield.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:11 GMT
Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror - but I don't feel anger
In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France's biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:55:11 GMT
Rubio speech signals US-Europe relations are bruised but still friendly
The US Secretary of State sounds a conciliatory tone as he addresses European leaders in Munich.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:05 GMT
The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?
The Netherlands has the lowest working hours in Europe, but some say it is harming its economy.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:36:45 GMT
Meet France's controversial ice dance Olympic champions
There was plenty of intrigue on the ice heading into the Milan-Cortina ice dance finals - and that was nothing compared to the drama off it.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:18:35 GMT
Investigation brings closure for long-lost family after WW2 Nazi kidnap
Jozef Domanski's family spent decades wondering what had happened to him in Wolverhampton.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:49:32 GMT
Biathlete apologises to ex-girlfriend and team-mate
Norwegian medal-winning biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid apologises again for cheating on his ex-girlfriend.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:17:39 GMT
Ukrainian mother's joy after phone call with son she thought had been killed
Nazar Daletskyi's family were sure he had been killed and had buried what they thought was his body in 2023.

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:59:59 GMT
Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv
Russia's gains on the battlefield have forced Natalia to rebury her husband.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:10:12 GMT
Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle
A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:21 GMT
Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight
Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:25:19 GMT
How ciabatta was created to rival the baguette
Witness History's Rachel Naylor explains.

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:40:50 GMT
'My son is dead': Swiss bar owners confronted by fire victim families
Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under criminal investigation for involuntary manslaughter, as well as bodily harm and arson through negligence.

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:35:05 GMT
Aerial footage shows flooded cities as storms hit Spain
Storms Marta and Leonardo have caused widespread flooding in Spain as thousands have been displaced.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:14:32 GMT
BBC at scene where Russian general was shot in Moscow
Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports from the outskirts of the Russian capital, where Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and wounded.

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