Europe

Several European countries and NATO allies send troops ...

Military personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden...

Ukraine: Zelensky declares energy emergency after Russi...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" wil...

European troops arrive in Greenland for training after ...

European troops are arriving in Greenland for training in the territory followin...

France to send more forces to Greenland, says Emmanuel ...

President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more "land, air, ...

NATO at a 'crossroads': Does the IGO military alliance ...

Emmanuel Macron is convening an ⁠emergency defence cabinet to discuss Donald's T...

What will Europe actually do to defend Greenland?

European countries - including France - have begun deploying troops to Greenland...

Sweden's classic IKEA bag is being discontinued – but a...

Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea announced on its website this morning tha...

Social Democrats back plan to strip citizenship for 'ha...

The Social Democrats will now back a government proposal to allow Swedish citize...

Ericsson to lay off one in ten workers in Sweden

The Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson has announced plans to lay off one...

France to send troops for European security mission to ...

France and Germany announced Wednesday they will deploy troops to Greenland as p...

Hungary sets parliamentary election date

Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election wi...

Why Greenland? Trump ups pressure as Denmark dispatches...

No Oval Office made-for-TV drama as U-S vice president JD Vance joined U-S Secre...

France to open consulate in Greenland in a ‘political s...

‍French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday said France will ​open a ...

Portugal: meet the DJ priest evangelising through elect...

Priest by day, DJ by night: that's the life of Guilherme Peixoto, a Portuguese p...

France bans 10 British far&right activists for attackin...

The French interior ministry on Wednesday banned 10 members of the British far-r...

Swedish Migration Agency temporarily halts all deportat...

The Swedish Migration Agency is temporarily halting all deportations to Iran for...

Number of people granted Swedish citizenship drops 40 p...

The number of people awarded Swedish citizenship fell by more than 40 percent in...

'People who have done everything by the book are being ...

This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Niels Pa...

Hungary sets April 12 election date as Orbán faces toug...

Hungary's parliamentary election will take place on April 12, with the country’s...

'I’m not valued': The reasons foreign residents are lea...

The decision to bring in stricter citizenship rules is by far the chief factor p...

'Cultural, political, social phenomenon': Surge in supp...

In a turbulent political landscape marked by disillusionment and shifting loyalt...

As Trump threatens US takeover of Greenland, NATO downp...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on January 12 that the alliance was takin...

Tracking the ships delivering sanctioned Russian LNG to...

Since late August 2025, China has taken delivery of at least 24 liquefied natura...

Marine Le Pen plays last card for presidential candidac...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen begins a crucial appeal in Paris on Januar...

Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on Fre...

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down ...

Russian strikes on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill at le...

A Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed four...

Italy, a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence

Italy has become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Last autu...

'A bait&and&switch': The reasons foreign residents are ...

The decision to bring in stricter citizenship rules is by far the chief factor p...

FACT CHECK: Will track changers really be able to retur...

Migration minister Johan Forssell has dismissed calls to reconsider abolishing t...

Two&metre 'killer icicles' threaten Gothenburg pedestrians

Rescue services have warned people in Gothenburg to keep a look out for icicles ...

US lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump renews threats o...

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers will travel to Denmark this week amid escalat...

Police of the sky: How the French airforce helps NATO m...

✈️ Above the #BlackSea, a silent and high-stakes contest is rewriting the rules ...

Russian attack on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kills two, ...

A Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed two ...

Key figure in Sweden's Foxtrot gang seized in Iraq

A 21-year-old described by as "very close to the top leader" of the Foxtrot gang...

Calf dance and boiled bread: The weirdest Swedish foods...

Sweden is battling to win Norrland and East Coast Baltic herrings EU 'Protected ...

PM says Denmark faces ‘decisive moment’ as Trump renews...

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday her country faced a “d...

Greenland welcomes all to explore its lands, while hono...

European powers, including Greenland, are pushing back against what many see as ...

Swiss court orders Crans&Montana bar owner held in prev...

A Swiss ​court on ⁠Monday ordered the co-owner ​of a ‍bar in the ​ski resort of ...

Russia says hypersonic Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian a...

Russia has said that the hypersonic Oreshnik missile it launched last week hit a...

'Pig cold': How to talk about the winter weather in Swe...

Swedes are famously not fans of small talk, but if you find yourself forced into...

Sweden plans to publish bill easing rules for researche...

Sweden's government has said it intends to push forward with a long-delayed plan...

Denmark warns of ‘decisive moment’ as Trump renews thre...

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday her country faced a “d...

Kyiv residents endure freezing cold after Russian strik...

Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartmen...

Storm Goretti kills man in UK and leaves 100,000 French...

Strom Goretti barrelled through northern Europe on Friday killing one man in the...

Crans&Montana bar owner says service door was locked du...

The owner of the bar where 40 people died at a New Years eve party in Crans-Mont...

Ukrainian drones targeting energy infrastructure spark ...

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire in southern Russia, local authorities sa...

Inside Sweden: How Sweden is waking up to the impact of...

The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the we...

Iranian nurse couple facing deportation from Sweden gra...

Zahra Kazemipour and Afshad Joubeh, the Iranian couple whose impending deportati...

Greenlanders voice concern after Trump reiterates goal ...

Greenlanders are voicing concern after US President Donald Trump on Friday again...

‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s parties re...

In a response to US President Donald Trump's latest threat to seize control of G...