Abandoned for decades after war, fire and disaster, Spain's Canfranc station has reopened as a luxury hotel – with plans to restore the long-lost international train route.

Britain is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Erin next week, though forecasters are still uncertain if the storm, or what remains of it by then, will strike directly. It is non

An obvious plot offers itself to the deft diplomat: could Europe, the continental home of the Nobel prizes, dangle the prospect of a shiny medal and an Oslo banquet as a sort of carrot to lure Mr Trump onto their side when it comes to Ukraine?

Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 rocket as a launch vehicle, a Japanese space agency official said on Friday.

The UK is bolstering its air defense capabilities with a new contract for missile systems, as European military planners work to map out a post-peace plan for Ukraine that could see its skies protected by western allies.

Heatwaves roasted northern Europe in June, and the south in August. According to the European Forest Fire Information System, wildfires in the European Union had burnt almost 10,000 square kilometres by August 19th.

Europe's STOXX 600 closed higher on Wednesday boosted by consumer and healthcare stocks, while declines in tech and defence stocks limited gains, ahead of a crucial meeting of global central bankers.

The US' Basque immigrants turned to sheepherding in order to survive. Today, their legacy can be found in unique wooden tree carvings they left throughout the American West.

The holiday hotspots most at risk from wildfires have been revealed as blazes continue to sweep Europe amid scorching temperatures. As many Britons jet off for the bank holiday weekend, experts have also issued a health warning over the potentially deadly fires.