Earlier this year, Armin Papperger opened a new factory that will allow his company to produce more of an essential caliber of artillery shell than the entire U.S.…
Read more The Outspoken CEO Behind the World’s Fastest-Growing Arms MakerUTENA, Lithuania—Some 1,500 paramilitaries descended on this industrial city in northeastern Lithuania late last month, taking up positions at government buildings and around critical infrastructure to prepare for…
Read more Paramilitary Expansion Shows Scale of War Preparations on NATO’s Eastern FrontierPARIS—French authorities said they’ve detained four more people in connection to the Louvre heist, including a man suspected of being the only thief to remain at large after…
Read more France Detains Last Suspected Louvre ThiefThe German economy may be showing signs of a life after more than half a decade of stagnation. Europe’s largest economy has suffered a series of recent blows,…
Read more German Economy Shows Signs of RevivalGermany’s largest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall RHM -3.85%decrease; red down pointing triangle, expects its sales will be five times as much as they were last year by the end…
Read more Rheinmetall Turns to Former Auto Workers to Fuel Hiring SpreeMoody’s boosted Italy’s sovereign-credit rating on expectations for a decline in government debt. The ratings agency on Friday upgraded Italy’s rating one level to Baa2 from Baa3. The…
Read more Moody’s Ratings Upgrades Italy on Expectation of Declining DebtBERLIN—Europe is moving to relax some of the world’s tightest digital regulations in a bid to boost growth and reduce its reliance on U.S. tech. Germany and France…
Read more Europe Aimed to Set Standards for Tech Rules, Now It Wants to Roll Them BackThe Dutch government handed back control of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to its Chinese owner, moving toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto…
Read more Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese OwnerWSJ ProNov. 18, 2025 7:14 am ET The European Commission plans to restrict exports of aluminum scrap amid concerns that rising outflows of the resource could leave Europe…
Read more EU Plans to Curb Aluminum Scrap Exports Next YearWilmer Chavarria was living the good life after faking his own death. For four years, the Ecuadorean drug boss allied with Mexico’s Jalisco cartel moved among Dubai, Morocco…
Read more A Drug Kingpin Who Faked His Own Death and Fled Justice Runs Out of LuckUkraine agreed to buy 100 Rafale fighter jets as part of a larger military equipment deal that triggered a jump in the share price of the French aerospace…
Read more Dassault Aviation Rises After Ukraine Agrees to Buy 100 Rafale Fighter JetsEurope is trying to get itself on the global rare-earths map, and a new facility on Russia’s border is its opening bid. The city of Narva in Estonia,…
Read more A New Rare-Earths Plant in Europe Shows How Tough Breaking China’s Grip Will BeFrance denounced the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats as a violation of international law. Canada and the Netherlands have stressed they aren’t involved. Colombia has vowed…
Read more U.S. Boat Strikes Are Straining the Counterdrug AllianceBRUSSELS—The European Union is racing against the clock to overcome Belgium’s objections to a plan to fund Ukraine’s defense using Russian money. Ukraine is on course to run…
Read more Ukraine’s $200 Billion Lifeline From Europe Stumbles on Pushback in BelgiumBERLIN—Germany will build a database of young people detailing their fitness, aptitude and outlook to help it pick whom to draft should the country be attacked. The proposed…
Read more Germany’s Answer to Its Conscription Dilemma: a Database of Young Men Fit for WarLONDON—The U.K. has long been torn between two mutually exclusive desires: Voters want European levels of welfare with American levels of taxation. By accident or design, that debate…
Read more Britain Is Preparing Tens of Billions in New Taxes—AgainBarely 24 hours had passed since thieves had broken into the Louvre Museum and stolen France’s crown jewels when the mayor of Langres, a walled medieval town in…
Read more Why It’s Easier to Rob a Museum Than a Jewelry Store in FranceWSJ ProUpdated Nov. 12, 2025 6:45 am ET The European Central Bank’s key interest rate is unlikely to change unless the eurozone economy is hit by another big…
Read more ECB’s Key Interest Rate Is in a Good Place, Says SchnabelIf you want to see what a “living constitution” looks like, go to Europe. On Tuesday, in Vainik v. Estonia, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that…
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