Europe

Thales strikes deal for controlling stake in sea drone maker Exail

Trump’s rhetoric toward Nato since his return to the White House has unnerved allies and prompted a rethink of defense spending in Europe. 

Europe has replaced most US cuts within Nato, top commander says

Germany, France and Italy all reported softer-than-expected inflation readings, while Spain was the only large economy where inflation did not ease. 

Inflation cools in biggest euro economies, easing rate hike urgency

From left: Amity’s AI Research & Application Center chair Touchapon Kraisingkorn; founder and executive chair Korawad Chearavanont; and group CEO Keng Teik Koay.

Thai tech startup Amity to use Singapore as a hub for its global expansion ambitions

The EU’s internal electricity market uses a marginal pricing model, whereby the most expensive megawatt hour needed to meet all demand sets the price for the entire market.

Is a European single market for energy such a good idea?

Tourists at the Louvre Museum during high temperatures in Paris, France, June 26, 2026.

Europe on high alert as killer heat spreads

June is set to become one of the hottest on record in Switzerland, amid a heatwave that has swept across Europe. 

Swiss cinemas offer seniors a refuge as heatwave hits

French President Emmanuel Macron says that Europe knows what it has to do to remain competitive in an increasingly cut-throat global economy.
THE BROAD VIEW

Europe cannot afford another lost year

BYD is stepping up investment in Europe.

BYD to send hot-selling SUV to Europe, pressuring incumbents

Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy