Crimea mourns after fatal college attack

A teenage gunman shot dead at least 20 people and injured 40 more before killing himself at a technical college where he was a student in Russian-annexed Crimea.

Was the 'lone-wolf' school shooter in Crimea acting alone?

The Kerch Bridge, symbolically linking Crimea to Russia, was deeply opposed by Ukraine. While investigators have yet to uncover the motives behind the attack, what will this mean for Crimea?

Greek foreign minister quits after cabinet spat over Macedonia

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has resigned after a dispute over the country's controversial name deal with Macedonia.

Fears of further Orthodox Church rifts after Russia-Constantinople split

Constantinople's decision last week to end more than 300 years of Moscow's control over Orthodox churches in Ukraine was met with the Russian Orthodox Church's decision to split from Constantinople.

Russian investigators identify Crimea attacker after 19 killed

The Russian Investigative Committee says an 18-year-old student identified as Vladislav Roslyakov arrived a vocational college in the Crimean city of Kerch with a rifle and killed 19 people.

EU leaders prepare hardball Brexit summit choice for UK's May

British Prime Minister Theresa May will address 27 EU national leaders at a summit with summit chair Donald Tusk warning of a "no deal" risk.

Armenian PM resigns for early election

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan came to power in May after spearheading weeks of mass anti-government rallies that toppled veteran leader Serzh Sarkisian.

Kremlin says deal over Syria's Idlib still on despite missed deadline

A deal to create a buffer zone in Syria's Idlib is going ahead, despite militants missing a deadline to leave the area the day before, the Kremlin says.

UK shoe businesses worry over no Brexit deal scenario

The English shoe industry is heavily reliant on trade with the EU, and the uncertainty over Brexit is making businesses nervous.

Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople in row over Ukraine

Ukraine is in the process of establishing an independent church, which Russia sees as a split in Orthodox Christianity, prompting it to retaliate against Constantinople for backing the Ukrainian church.

Man takes woman hostage in Cologne's main train station

Cologne police said they caught a man who had taken a woman hostage in a pharmacy inside the city's central railway station.

Greek coalition ally threatens to quit if Macedonia deal goes to parliament

Panos Kammenos, leader of the Independent Greeks party, says he won’t offer his backing for a deal between Greece and its northern neighbour to change the country’s name to North Macedonia.