Catalonia president vows to quit politics after disastrous polls showing

Spain’s Socialists deliver a historic upset to Pere Aragones’ independence movement

France nets €15bn in foreign investment pledges

The presidency says the investments could lead to the creation of 10,000 jobs

Morgan Stanley to create 100 jobs at new European office in Paris

Bruno Le Maire unveils investments by US, German and Swiss firms ahead of President Macron's 'Choose France' event

Putin approves extra duties for defence and energy officials

Russian president retains finance and economy ministers

Russia marks victory in World War 2

President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia’s strategic forces are always in a state of combat readiness

Boeing cargo aircraft lands in Istanbul without front landing gear

Airport rescue and fire-fighting teams were scrambled before landing, but no one was injured

Russia launches biggest strike in weeks against Ukraine power grid

Missiles and drone attack causes blackouts in several regions

China and Serbia plan ‘shared future’ as Xi visits

Trip aims to strengthen ties with eastern European countries that are pro-Russia and large recipients of Chinese investment

Second Conservative MP in two weeks defects

Natalie Elphicke criticises ‘broken promises’ of a ‘tired and chaotic government’

Sweden’s Riksbank makes first rate cut in eight years

Central bank predicts two more cuts in 2024 as it diverges from the Fed

Sunak blames ‘malign actor’ after reports China hacked into UK armed forces database

Beijing is behind the cyberattack on the payroll system used by Britain’s ministry of defence containing names and bank details of serving members, the media ...

Ukraine detains Russian agents over alleged plot to assassinate Zelensky

Murder of Ukrainian president 'was planned as gift for Putin’

Putin challenges West at his US-boycotted inauguration

The Russian president says West must choose between confrontation and co-operation

Bugging devices found in Polish government meeting room

Security agents discovered the listening devices in a room where ministers were due to meet

SNP veteran John Swinney voted in as Scotland’s new leader

Swinney’s key challenge will be to halt the slide in the SNP’s popularity