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UK Conservative Party loses two seats in by-elections, retains former PM Johnson's
The UK Conservative Party lost control of Somerton and Frome and Selby and Ainsty in July 20's by-elections while retaining Uxbridge and South Ruislip
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Sinn Féin becomes largest party in Northern Ireland local government after 2023 elections
Sinn Féin won the most seats in the local elections across Northern Ireland's 11 councils as counting ended Saturday.
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Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk recounts Near East expedition in Verkhorechye, Crimea
On January 22, Russian Wikinews attended a talk by Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk in Verkhorechye village, located 18 kilometers from Bakhchysar
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Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk presents book Third African trip in Bakhchysarai, Crimea
Russian Wikinews attended Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk's March 4 presentation at the Alexander Pushkin Library in Bakhchysarai , Crimea on hi
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Russian missiles strike buildings in Sloviansk, Ukraine, killing at least 11
On Saturday, authorities in Sloviansk, Ukraine said at least 11 people were dead and 21 injured after seven Russian S-300 missiles hit the city on Fri
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Russian government: Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin recorded on plane that crashed without survivors
Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, a Russian businessman whose Wagner Group private military company briefly clashed with government forces and advanced on Moscow
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Russia: Kremlin drone attack was Ukrainian assassination attempt on Putin
Yesterday, Russia said Ukraine launched a nighttime drone attack to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's Kremlin. Authorities repo
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Russia sentences opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in penal colony
On Monday, a Moscow, Russia judge sentenced political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in a "strict regime correctional colony" on charges of
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Paris judge acquits Airbus, Air France of involuntary manslaughter in 2009 crash that killed 228
Monday, a judge in Paris, France found Air France and Airbus not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 (AF447)
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Nationwide unrest continues for sixth night in France following fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk
Unrest over the police shooting of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a Tuesday traffic stop in Nanterre, a suburb o
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Microsoft, Nware sign 10-year cloud gaming deal
Microsoft and Spanish cloud-gaming platform Nware signed a 10-year agreement on Friday to allow Nware to stream Microsoft gaming titles.
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Mark Rutte Dutch caretaker cabinet announces election in November
Following Interior Minister Hanke Bruins Slot's recommendation, an election is to take place in the Netherlands on November 22, Prime Minister Mark Ru
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Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, announces abdication
During her annual New Year's Eve address on Sunday, Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, informed the public that she planned to step down on January 14. C
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Loreen wins Eurovision for Sweden for second time
On Saturday, Swedish singer Loreen, 39, won her second Eurovision Song Contest victory at Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Loreen's Tatto
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Labour becomes largest party in UK local government after 2023 English elections
Surpassing the Conservatives, Labour became the largest party in UK local government Friday after Thursday's local elections in England.
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Italy: Former PM Silvio Berlusconi dies at age 86
Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister of Italy, died yesterday in the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan at the age of 86.
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Holyday of wandering mzungu, presentation of the book by Russian adventurer took place in the Crimean capital
Russian Wikinews attended Russian travel writer Viktor Pinchuk's April 8 presentation at the Crimean Republican Library for Youth in Simferopol, on hi
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Germany: Esslingen am Neckar hosts first Christopher Street Day
On June 17, the town of Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany held its first Christopher Street Day (CSD) in celebration of LGBT pride. Wiki
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France: Quimper, Finistère hosts second pride festival
Quimper, a city in Finistère, France, hosted the second iteration of its annual pride festival, "Pride of Quimper" ((fr))French language: Pride de Qu
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European Council agrees to crypto asset regulations
The European Council, representing European Union (EU) member states, approved the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations on Tuesday, which Reute
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European Commission, five EU members agree to permit members to ban domestic sale of some Ukrainian agricultural products
On Friday, the European Commission (EC) reached a deal with European Union (EU) member states Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia on impo
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Estonian parliament passes legalization of same-sex marriage
Tuesday, Estonia's parliament voted 55–34 to amend its Family Law Act to allow same-sex marriages from January 1. Estonia would be the first former So
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England: West Midlands region floods amid heavy rain, high winds
On Monday, storms caused flooding in the West Midlands region of England. The Met Office placed the region under an "amber" weather warning, with fore
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England: Parts of Birmingham area flood; music festival evacuates
Parts of the Birmingham, England area flooded on Saturday amid heavy downpours, following a Met Office yellow weather warning for its region. Moseley'