Europe

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row. Now it’s planning a masterclass to teach people it’s a skill — not a mindset.

Russia told the U.N. Security Council that Moscow has “no trust” in the investigations being carried out by Denmark, Sweden, and Germany, but “fully trusts” the U.N. to establish an independent investigation.

High energy prices linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine have paved the way for coal’s comeback in some parts of Europe.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed shelling and is now relying on emergency diesel generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that the plant’s link to a 750-kilovolt line was cut at around 1 a.m. Saturday. It cited...

Italian voters have shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first far-right-led government since World War II.

Record temperatures in Europe this summer have disrupted transportation, displaced thousands of people and resulted in hundreds of heat-related deaths.

Major wildfires in Europe are starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent, doing more damage and getting harder to stop.

The operator of a major pipeline from Russia to Europe says natural gas has started flowing again after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance.

Britain’s first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe moves north. The high heat is disrupting travel, health care and schools. Two airports were forced to close when their runways buckled. The temperature Monday reached 38.1 C (100.6 F) at Downham in eastern England, just shy of...

The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House announced Friday.

The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States

Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children.

The outing comes a day after the couple visited Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, in England.

As the number of people leaving Ukraine for points west slows, authorities in Poland and other neighboring nations are encouraging refugees from the war to find jobs, especially in health care and education.

Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer believes investors should emphasize a different yield curve to predict the stock market’s direction.

Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change before Russia’s war in Ukraine.

It comes amid concern that energy-importing countries continue to top up President Vladimir Putin’s war chest with oil and gas revenue on a daily basis.

President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week for face-to-face talks with European leaders about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday

Italian paper mills that make everything from pizza boxes to furniture packaging have ground to a halt as the Russian war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing

Citing high vaccination rates and the mildness of most omicron infections, Europeans nations are dropping rules deemed no longer effective against Covid-19.