Germany's now former Chancellor Angela Merkel went to her new office early in the morning on her first day as a retiree, German tabloid Bild reported on Friday

UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace has accused three lawmakers from the Labour party and the Scottish National Party (SNP) of "disrespecting" the armed forces for getting inebriated during a trip to visit soldiers in Gibraltar, media reported

Hundreds of people seeking asylum in the United Kingdom were unlawfully held by the UK government at a disused military camp in southern England which failed to meet minimum accommodation standards, the UK High Court ruled on Thursday following a claim brought by six of the refugees

Three police officers who managed to deter a crowd from breaking into the German parliament building during the weekend protests met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday

Some 18,000 people have gathered in downtown Berlin on Saturday to take part in a rally against coronavirus restrictions but the police are not allowing the demonstration to begin due to violations of safety regulations related exactly to the ongoing pandemic

Russian company Taiga Organica, whose honey was tried by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok in 2018, has showcased its product at the ongoing SIAL CHINA 2019 food and beverage exhibition in the Chinese city of Shanghai, the firm's CEO Tatiana Kapustina told Sputnik

Members of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Italy's Lega and Belgium's Vlaams Belang will attend a campaign rally for the Alternative for Sweden (AfS) party in Stockholm, the Swedish party said Friday in a statement.