Andriy Parubiy, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, was shot dead in western city of Lviv on Saturday. Prosecutors have opened a murder investigation and said police were still searching for the shooter but have not mentioned possible motives at this stage. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

Permanent border controls are illegal under Schengen rules, which govern much of Europe. The system allows for temporary “exceptions” if countries justify them as a last resort. In practice, the European Commission has normalised granting these exemptions, and since they are time-limited, officials can insist Schengen is intact even as…

Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on a site along with vulgar and sexist captions. A pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy. The…

At least 23 dead in overnight Kyiv attack as UK and EU summon Russian envoys. Missile strikes on Ukrainian capital hit EU and British Council offices in deadliest assault in months. The UK have summoned their Russian envoys after overnight missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people and…

The idea is one of several proposals European officials are considering as they scramble to establish a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow. European leaders are weighing the creation of a 40 kilometer buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian frontlines as part of a peace deal, a last-ditch idea…