Top News Today : Europe

Kim Kardashian, the reality TV star and entrepreneur, was tied up and held at gunpoint. Jewelry worth millions was stolen in the incident.

Contestants gathered in Belgium to screech and move like gulls in a competition that is meant to “make sea gulls sexy again.”

A portrait of former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands might have been worth tens of thousands of dollars. It was probably thrown out during a renovation.

Iran proposes meeting with Europeans before next talks with US, diplomats say  The Jerusalem Post

Crucial meetings will be held this week in which contenders begin jockeying in earnest for the job of leading the Roman Catholic Church.

Ukraine has adapted strategies and weapons during its fight against Russia. It is now banking on expanding the use of domestically produced drones, even though American arms remain crucial.

European officials see the concern over the “safe haven” reputation of U.S. financial assets as a chance to attract investors.

The United States has been pushing Ukraine to accept a peace plan that seems in part a gift to Moscow. But the short meeting of the leaders, and subsequent comments, appeared to be a change in tone.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.

Europe opens in the green as earnings week kicks off  breakingthenews.net