Berlin and Moscow announced on Sunday that Germany had provided 12 million euros to help Russian World War II veterans and siege survivors but Moscow said it was not enough. The announcement came as Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the end of a World War II siege of Leningrad that...

Ever since the Brexit vote, Ireland has had the rest of the European Union behind it in insisting there can be no hard border with Northern Ireland when Britain leaves. But with a draft UK-EU deal that would guarantee an open border looking increasingly frail, and the growing risk that...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives. Saint Petersburg -- formerly known as Leningrad -- will plunge into the atmosphere of a wartime city under...

For 11 Saturdays, France’s “Yellow Vests” have paralysed much of the country with road blockades and by thronging the streets of Paris and other cities. On Sunday, the growing “Red Scarves” and “Blue Vest” counter movements are set to demonstrate. With slogans like...