Desperate journeys - the migrant trail across Italy and France  - BBC News

Desperate journeys – the migrant trail across Italy and France – BBC News

Italy’s prime minister has warned that Europe will be overwhelmed by migration unless the EU finds solutions. Most of the people smugglers’ boats carrying migrants into Europe arrive in Italy. More than 130,000 people have arrived there so far in…

President Zelensky criticises NATO “weakness” for denying Ukraine membership - BBC News

President Zelensky criticises NATO “weakness” for denying Ukraine membership – BBC News

President Zelensky has accused Nato of weakness and uncertainty over the reluctance of some members to set a timetable for Ukraine to join the military alliance. Nato leaders meeting in Lithuania have agreed that Ukraine can join but only when…

Austria back in full Covid lockdown despite protests as cases surge - BBC News

Austria back in full Covid lockdown despite protests as cases surge – BBC News

Austria has returned to a full national lockdown because of its rising number of coronavirus infections. Austrians have been told to work from home and non-essential shops have been closed. Protests against new restrictions have been growing in several european…

German election exit polls place Social Democrats narrowly ahead - BBC News

German election exit polls place Social Democrats narrowly ahead – BBC News

Exit polls suggest the tightest of races in the German election with little separating the two main parties in the race to succeed Angela Merkel. The latest projections show her party, the centre-right Christian Democrats led by Armin Laschet, is…

Angela Merkel bows out as Germany witnesses end of a political era - BBC News

Angela Merkel bows out as Germany witnesses end of a political era – BBC News

It’s the end of a political era in Germany, as elections take place for a new leader to replace Angela Merkel as Chancellor after 16 years. A whole generation of young Germans have known no other leader. One o f…