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VAR denies Arsenal late penalty in draw against Atletico

  • Sports
  • Apr 29, 2026

Viktor Gyokeres puts Arsenal ahead from the spot before an equalising penalty from Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez in the second half. A third penalty call for the Gunners is overturned by VAR which...

Europe has a fuel problem: It doesn’t know how much it has

  • Politics
  • Ben Munster, Martina Sapio, Tommaso Lecca
  • Apr 29, 2026

Fears about supplies are growing faster than the EU’s ability to measure them.

Goalkeeper, 70, set to feature for Spanish fifth-tier club

  • Sports
  • Apr 29, 2026

When he pulls on the gloves for CD Colunga against CD Praviano in the fifth tier of Spanish football on Sunday, Angel Mateos Gonzalez will become the oldest player to appear in an official match in Sp...

Keir Starmer’s stack of unfinished business

  • Politics
  • Dan Bloom, Mizy Clifton, James Fitzgerald
  • Apr 29, 2026

After 22 months and more than his share of strife, Starmer ends his first session of parliament with plenty still to be done.

Berlin deepens military ties with Washington while Merz-Trump rift grows

  • Politics
  • Ibrahim Naber, Paul McLeary
  • Apr 29, 2026

The U.S. military is placing a colonel in the German army's Operations Division in an unusually close collaboration.

Comment la galaxie libérale rêve de peser sur 2027 

  • Politics
  • Paul de Villepin
  • Apr 29, 2026

Faute d’incarnation incontestée, leur stratégie repose moins sur la conquête du pouvoir que sur une bataille d’influence, avec l’espoir d’imposer leurs idées aux candidats plutôt que d’en porter un ju...

Merz lashes out at Trump and Brussels as Germany’s economy falters

  • Politics
  • James Angelos
  • Apr 29, 2026

The German chancellor is casting around for someone to blame abroad as growth stalls and his popularity nosedives at home.

Estonia wants Europe to shut the door on Putin’s ex-fighters

  • Politics
  • Eva Hartog
  • Apr 29, 2026

Critics warn the measure could punish those coerced into frontline service.

Hungary’s Magyar meets von der Leyen to game-plan unlocking frozen EU funds

  • Politics
  • Zoya Sheftalovich, Max Griera, Gregorio Sorgi
  • Apr 29, 2026

Budapest's next government is drawing up a fast-track reform plan to claim billions in EU cash.

'Tottenham messed up' - A win at last for Spurs, but is it too late?

  • Sports
  • Apr 28, 2026

Speaking on the Monday Night Club, football writer Mark Ogden and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton discuss how Tottenham are heading towards relegation from the Premier League, despite beati...

Trump’s Voice of America: The free-speech crusader pushing MAGA on Europe

  • Politics
  • Tim Ross, Nahal Toosi, Stefanie Bolzen
  • Apr 28, 2026

U.S. diplomat Sarah Rogers is pledging $500 million to fight online “censorship” and ripping into European elites over mass migration. 

Higgins beats O'Sullivan, Trump loses to Vafaei

  • Sports
  • Apr 27, 2026

Four-time winner John Higgins produces a sensational recovery from 8-3 and 9-4 down to defeat Ronnie O'Sullivan 13-12, but world number one Judd Trump is eliminated on a thrilling day at the Crucible.