Europe news on The Boston Report covers governments and elections from Berlin to Paris and London, the European Union’s debates in Brussels, NATO’s European members, and Russia’s war in Ukraine. This page lists World News desk reports that name European countries, EU institutions or the major European security stories we file each week.
It is an archive of our reporting, not a live wire or a scoreboard. Casualty figures, protest turnout and budget totals appear only in the sourced stories themselves, or on specialized trackers that chart those numbers over time. For the war, use the Ukraine war tracker. For street protests, turnout and arrests, use the Europe protest tracker and the France protest tracker.
Longer analysis of alliances and negotiations sits in Geopolitics. A NATO or EU story may also appear under International Organizations. Country pages below collect reports that are clearly about Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France or the United Kingdom.
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Showing 10 matching stories (page 2 of 13), newest first, from the World News archive—not only the latest desk window.
Russia Launches 310 Drones at Ukraine Overnight, Targeting Energy in 6 Regions; 6 Killed in Past Day
Russia launched 310 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight into Nov. 4, hitting energy sites in six regions and forcing emergency power cuts, including in…
What a Democratic Congress Means for Trump’s Foreign Policy: Iran, Ukraine, Israel and Tariffs
Democrats will control Congress from January. They say they want to end the Iran war and roll back tariffs, but analysts say Trump will…
UK, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg Tell Households to Keep 72 Hours of Supplies as EU Issues New Guidelines
The EU issued 72-hour preparedness guidelines Nov. 3 after the UK, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg launched campaigns telling households to keep water, food, medicine…
Poland Says It Foiled a “Flashlight” Provocation on the Kaliningrad Border Overnight
Tusk says Poland stopped a possible Russian provocation on the Kaliningrad border after border guards saw people with flashlights near Sępopol just after midnight.…
Kyiv Loses Water After Russian Grid Strikes Knock Out 3 of 5 DTEK Power Plants; Zelensky Wins Winter Aid Pledge in Berlin
Ukraine war: Kyiv loses water after Russian strikes knock out three of DTEK's five thermal plants, the Komyshuvakha toll rises to 33, and Merz…
Russia-Ukraine War Update, Nov. 3: 365 Drones and Missiles Hit Ukraine’s Grid and a Kharkiv Hospital
TBR War Room, Nov. 3: Russia fires 289 drones and 76 missiles at Ukraine, injuring at least 73 at a Kharkiv hospital and cutting…
Poland Launches Kaliningrad Border Operation Over Sabotage Warnings as German Tanks Build Up in Lithuania
Poland sends police, soldiers and counterterrorism units to the Kaliningrad border after warnings armed groups could cross, while Germany's Leopard tank brigade builds up…
Zelensky Warns Russia Is Preparing a Massive Strike After 364 Drones in a Day; Ukraine Hits Samara Oil Hub Again
Zelensky says Russia is preparing a massive strike on Ukraine's energy grid as the U.S. votes, after 364 Russian drones in about 25 hours…
Geopolitics & Business Report: $170 Jet Fuel Could Lift Europe’s Airfares 20%, Nov. 2, 2026
Geopolitics and business report, Nov. 2, 2026: Ryanair warns of 20% fare hikes, Gulf money backs Apollo and OpenAI, and Binance bleeds $3.64B after…
AI Chatbots Repeated Russian Propaganda Claims in 70% of Test Answers, Study Finds, as Hackers Hijack War Alert Apps
A Global Disinformation Index study found two AI models repeated Russian state claims in 70% of answers, as Russia and Ukraine reported alert-app hacks.
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