European lawmakers have voted to make it easier to send rejected asylum seekers to detention sites in third countries, similar to tactics used by the Trump administration. Some worry migrant protections are being eroded.

European leaders and other officials have ideas for bringing shipping back to the strait once the Iran war ends. But none of them are sure bets.

The already strained NATO alliance is showing further signs of fraying, as Donald Trump's allies resist getting involved in his war on Iran. Recent examples include Spain closing its airspace to US jets and Italy denying US military aircraft bound for the Middle East permission to land at a base in Sicily.

Iran’s firing of two missiles toward the joint U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean is putting Europe on notice that Tehran appears able to levy attacks previously considered beyond its reach. In the March 20 incident,

As war drives up gas and fuel prices, Europeans turn again to the issue of energy independence.

These mantises are increasingly posing a threat to local biodiversity through intense predation and competition for reproduction.

President Trump’s latest outbursts followed reports that European countries were imposing more restrictions on American aircraft in their airspace.

BBC News’ most senior representative in Europe and Central Asia, Richard will be responsible for both editorial and operational matters across the region

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he’s “absolutely” considering withdrawing the United States from the NATO military alliance — and that “I’ll be discussing my disgust with NATO” during a primetime Oval Office address about the Iran war.

Ukraine has now survived four winters of systematic Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure. This past winter was especially challenging. The United Nations documented near-daily strikes on