Europe

Far-right support rose in Europe in 2024

Support for far-right parties in Europe continued to grow in 2024. Analysts say the trend was driven by concerns over immigration, inflation and the war in Ukraine. Henry Ridgwell has more.

VOA Russian: Anti-war group helps those who fled Russia adapt

VOA Russian: Chechen opposition activist on Putin’s impunity in Chechnya

France's Macron expected to name new PM

President cuts short visit to Poland to make announcement

ETA terrorists jailed in Spain for attempted murder of journalists

More than 20 years later, four men face justice for the attempted murders of journalists

As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses

More than 600,000 people annually visit the site, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi on the edge of the Arctic Circle

Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali

Human Rights Watch says Malian armed forces and the Russia-backed Wagner Group deliberately killed at least 32 civilians

NATO chief: Russia preparing for long-term confrontation with Ukraine, Europe

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Chechnya region, its leader says

Serbia's president says he won't flee his country like Syria's Assad did despite growing protests

Vučić's opponents in Serbia have compared him to Assad and other world dictators

Democracy tested in Eastern Europe amid accusations of Russian meddling

Georgia, Moldova and Romania held crucial elections against backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia

The sanctions target Russia’s shadow fleet of ships

VOA Russian: How Moscow's propaganda narrative on Syria changed after Assad's fall