Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto The man expected to be Germany’s next chancellor has said Europe must act swiftly to increase its defence capability in the face of a US administration whose motto is moving towards “America […]

Watchdog recommends use of ‘hash-matching’ to allow images to be identified at scale wherever they are shared Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, according to new guidance being drawn up by […]

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 […]

Government ruled out giving £10bn to women born in 1950s whose pensionable age was raised to be equal with men Campaigners have threatened the government with legal action unless it reconsiders its decision to rule out spending £10bn compensating “Waspi” (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women hit by the change […]

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 […]

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 […]