Environmental activism in Europe has – until recently – long been defined by headline-grabbing stunts like blocking highways or climbing to the top of tall structures. But now, conservative European political parties and think tanks are increasingly ...

KASTRO, Greece — Farmers in Greece escalated nationwide protests Thursday, launching a 48-hour blockade of major highways, junctions and toll stations over soaring production costs and a contentious European Union trade deal with South American nations.

Protests erupted in several Greenlandic cites and in Denmark as President Trump intensified his efforts to take control of the Arctic island.

Overnight trains across Europe have been facing a slow and gradual decline in recent years due to the rise of high-speed rail and low-cost flights - and campaigners are responding to the 'drastic' reduction by protesting in their pyjamas. The latest ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced support for the demonstrators, ​saying ‌the U.S. was prepared to ‍take action if ⁠Iran continued to kill protesters. U.S. officials said on Friday that Trump was reviewing his options but had not decided whether to strike Iran.

The European Union has sanctioned Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi Azad, as well as Iman Afshari, a presiding judge, the Council of the European Union said on Thursday.