European Union negotiators reached a deal on new rules that pave the way for gene editing, a technique that will help farmers produce healthier animals and crops as they adjust to climate change.

LONDON — WhatsApp faces an antitrust investigation in the European Union, where regulators said Thursday that they’re looking into the messaging service’s artificial intelligence policy. The European Commission said it opened the formal investigation because of concerns about WhatsApp’s move to limit access for third-party AI providers.

The European Council — the EU's strategic decision-making body — and representatives from the bloc's parliament agreed on regulations that will introduce a legally binding prohibition on both liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas imports from Russia, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

The European Commission has fined X $140 million for not verifying its "verified" users, lack of transparency in ads and not allowing access to data.

The EU has fined Elon Musk’s platform X €120 million for violating the Digital Services Act, citing deceptive paid blue checkmarks, insufficient ad transparency, and restricted researcher access to public data.

The European Union’s defense chief has proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattl

Europe faces “crunch time” on the war in Ukraine, a former European president said, as it battles internal division, Russian threats and U.S. hostility.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that all member states are obliged to recognize so-called “homosexual marriages” contracted in another country.

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) appears to be headed for yet another full-year delay following growing political pressure, concerns about the readiness of the European Commission’s (EC) information technology (IT) systems,

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the European Union may be forced to take “strong measures” against China, including potential tariffs, if Beijing fails to address its widening trade imbalance with the bloc.