Results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government The conservative opposition has won the most votes in Germany’s general election, but a dramatic surge by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is likely to complicate the formation of […]

Macron says knife attack is ‘without any doubt an act of Islamist terrorism’ A 69-year-old man who intervened when a suspected terrorist attacked police officers with a knife shouting “Allahu Akbar” has died in eastern France. Two police officers were also seriously injured in the suspected Islamist terrorist act, which […]

Kyiv ‘must be at the heart of negotiations’ says PM as foreign secretary announces new Russia sanctions Keir Starmer has raised the stakes before a crucial meeting in Washington with the US president, Donald Trump this week, by insisting that Ukraine must be “at the heart of any negotiations” on […]

Pontiff in hospital for complex lung infection and has received high flows of oxygen and blood transfusions Pope Francis was in critical condition on Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope, who […]