Sue Gray has stepped down as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff, and will be replaced by the prime minister's chief adviser and former Labour election campaign leader Morgan McSweeney.

Germany has reportedly stopped approving export licenses for weapons to Israel amid internal legal challenges. However, Germany's Economy Ministry said on Thursday that there was no ban on arms exports to Israel in place, nor would there be one.

Irish police have arrested at least 15 people after protesters clashed with officers on Monday at the construction site of a new housing project in north Dublin that would accommodate up to 500 asylum seekers.

The Dutch city of The Hague has become the world's first city to ban street advertising for fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint. The legislation, passed on Thursday, takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of the ruling Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) party Sunday tendered his resignation following his party's defeat in the federal elections.

Following suit with decisions from the European Commission and the EU Council last week, the European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices, underlining mounting unease over allegations that the social media app allows the Chinese government to harvest users' data.

Europe's 26-member free-travel zone welcomed Croatia as its latest member on Thursday, but opposition led by Austria is preventing Romania and Bulgaria from also joining amid criticism of growing unauthorized immigration.