35 h. ago Oldest human FACE is discovered: Ancient man nicknamed 'Pink' lived in Spain up to 1.4 million years ago, scientists say

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially re-writing the story of human evolution.

Science

36 h. ago Poland 'requests US nukes' over Putin invasion fears as WW3 tension grows at NATO border

Polish President Andrzej Duda called on Trump to move American nuclear weapons kept in Western Europe or the US to Poland - in a bid to to deter Russian aggression potentially sparking WW3

Events

53 h. ago Archaeologists discover oldest known human face fossil in western Europe

Scientists say a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old

Politics

54 h. ago Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old

Politics

54 h. ago Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain

Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers sayBone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.The fossilised remains make up the left cheek and upper jaw of an adult member of an extinct human species who lived and died on the Iberian peninsula between 1.1m and 1.4m years ago. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere

Politics

6 d. ago Trump’s polarising appeal leaves European populists in a tight spot

Nationalist parties have tended to praise the US president’s politics, but many voters dislike his treatment of UkraineEurope’s rightwing populist parties are split over how far to distance themselves from Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, with some fearing unflinching solidarity with the US president’s brand of nationalism will damage their efforts to widen their domestic support.Broadly, unease over Trump’s treatment of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the ominous encroach of authoritarianism by the new US administration, is strongest among the populist parties in western Europe and some Nordic countries. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce

State department also looks into merging some bureaus in Washington amid Trump effort to slash US governmentThe US state department is preparing to shut down a number of consulates that are mainly in western Europe in the coming months and looking to reduce its workforce globally, multiple US officials said on Thursday.The state department is also looking into potentially merging a number of its expert bureaus at its headquarters in Washington that are working in areas such as human rights, refugees, global criminal justice, women’s issues and efforts to counter human trafficking, the officials said. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago US 'in secret talks with Putin ally to restart Nord Stream 2 pipeline' two years after it was blown up in sabotage attack

The talks aim to rescue the controversial undersea pipeline which funnels Russian gas to western Europe. It once symbolised Europe's energy reliance on Russia before being sabotaged in 2022.

Politics

2 w. ago Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live

Stay of lower court ruling comes as Trump administration said it is eliminating $60bn worth of US assistance around the worldUK prime minister Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today where he will have his first meeting with President Trump since the inauguration.With Trump aligning with Moscow even more explicitly than he did during his first administration, and threatening to wind down the Nato guarantees that have underpinned the security of western Europe since the second world war, the stakes could not be higher. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Western Europeans say immigration is high and poorly managed, survey finds

Significant proportion in seven nations surveyed for YouGov poll believe immigration has had negative effectMost western Europeans think immigration over the past decade has been high or too high and their governments have handled it badly, with more believing immigration has been negative for their country than not, a survey has shown.Days after the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) doubled its score in a German election dominated by the question, the YouGov poll found majorities in all seven countries surveyed felt immigration had been high. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago As Western brands eye a return to Russia, new challenges are emerging

The landscape has significantly altered since the brands left the country

Politics

3 w. ago Russian ship under sanction over N Korea arms sails for Europe

Entry of notorious Maia-1 into European territory waters would pose fresh challenge to western sanctions system

Politics

3 w. ago Russian ship under sanctions over N Korea arms sails for Europe

Entry of notorious Maia-1 into European territory waters would pose fresh challenge to western sanctions system

Politics