A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.

Ukraine is considering a law that would effectively ban foreigners from accessing surrogacy in the country.

The energy giant's profits jump by nearly a quarter as it benefits from the recent volatility in the oil price

Trains are being cancelled and delayed with disruption expected to last to the end of the day, National Rail says.

BRUSSELS — A controversial €3.6 million plan to build a 450-seat conference hall at the Committee of the Regions’ Brussels headquarters has been put on hold. CoR President Kata Tüttő told POLITICO Brussels Playbook the proposal is “off the agenda” while political leaders assess its viability. Politicians on the CoR became aware of the plans, drawn up by the institution’s administration, only when they were presented to them for approval. “Now it’s off the table because all of us felt that we need to understand more,” Tüttő said, adding that trade unions would be included in the redevelopment plans. Given wider financial constraints, “we see all the problems that we don’t have enough budget for,” Tüttő said. The CoR, an EU body representing local and regional authorities, is seeking more information and is consulting with the European Economic and Social Committee, which also uses the building, Tüttő said. POLITICO revealed the planned redevelopment in March, with the conference hub added to a wider €49 million redevelopment of the institution. The hub was omitted from public disclosure, prompting trade unions and staff to suggest a lack of transparency. An official at an EU staff union, granted anonymity to speak freely, described the project as “this megalomaniac plan.”

“Violent left-wing extremists” and “extremist transgender ideology” are among the most concerning threats facing the country, according to the Trump administration counterterrorism strategy released Wednesday. The strategy, the first released in President Donald Trump’s second term, underscores how Trump’s priorities differ from predecessors, listing “violent left-wing extremists” as one of its top three focuses, alongside “narcoterrorists” and “Islamist terrorists.” It’s a sharp departure from the Biden administration, which concentrated on extremism on the right. Former President Joe Biden called white supremacy the “most dangerous terrorist threat” to the nation in 2023. The Trump team is also looking at how domestic online activities could incite violence, a focus that follows an increase in political violence, such as the multiple attempted assassinations of Trump and the killing of Charlie Kirk. “We see a threat, we will respond to it, and we will crush it, whether it is the cartels, the jihadists, or violent left-wing extremists like antifa and like the transgender killers, the non-binary, the left-wing radicals who killed my friend Charlie Kirk, we will take them on, head on,” senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka told reporters on a call Wednesday. Gorka stressed that the counterterrorism team is focused on all online groups that are “inciting violence against innocent individuals” on both sides of the aisle. “It’s also about the ideology, whether it’s against Western Civilization, America, the U.S. Constitution, our friends, our allies, peace in general, you fit under that rubric,” he said. “Our national counterterrorism activities will prioritize the rapid identification and neutralization of violent, secular political groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-gender or anarchist such as antifa, we will use all the tools constitutionally available to us to map them at home, identify their membership, map their ties to international organizations,” Gorka said of the modes the administration will use to target the left-wing groups. The Trump administration formally designated antifa as a terror group in September., Short for anti-fascists, antifa is an umbrella description for far-left-leaning militant groups that resist neo-Nazis and white supremacists at demonstrations and other events.

Iran says it is reviewing a US proposal that Donald Trump says could bring the war to an end.

Sana's first birthday is shadowed by loss; her father Yahya was killed in an Israeli attack hours after her birth.

François Villeroy de Galhau warns policymakers to focus on ‘second-round effects’ of energy shock

Bank says move will hit profits by up to €3.3bn

UK polling stations opened Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists. Opinion polls predict grim results for Labour, which could amplify calls for Starmer, 63, to resign or face a long-rumoured party leadership challenge.

In a classroom in Bria in the unstable eastern Central African Republic, former child soldiers were learning to sew. It is a way to help the 14- to 17-year-olds move on from the violence they suffered at the hands of the country's many armed groups. The east of the CAR, whose subsoil is rich in diamonds, has been torn apart by years of armed conflict.

The newly signed agreements cover areas including aviation, tourism, education, transport and agriculture. Kagame’s visit marks one of the first state visits hosted by President Boko since taking office, underlining Botswana’s push to expand diplomatic and economic partnerships across Africa.

Ivory Coast on Wednesday dissolved the authority responsible for organising elections following sustained opposition criticism over its handling of polls, but did not say what would replace it.