World / Europe

Regional de-escalation a priority as Britain's Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary travel to Middle East 31 Jul 2024 - 11:17 am

Doha, Qatar: The UK Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have arrived in Qatar to drive forward efforts to bring the conflict in Gaza...

Hundreds at vigil mourn 3 girls killed in stabbing at UK dance class 30 Jul 2024 - 11:08 pm

LONDON: Three young girls killed in a stabbing rampage at a dance class on the first day of summer vacation were mourned on...

Belarus pardons German man facing execution 30 Jul 2024 - 09:45 pm

Moscow: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to pardon a German man facing the death penalty, his office said Tuesday. Lukashenko "took the...

French D-Day veteran dies ages 105: presidency 30 Jul 2024 - 08:50 pm

Paris: One of the last surviving French veterans of the June 1944 D-Day landings has died aged 105, only weeks after he helped...

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog 30 Jul 2024 - 05:06 pm

London: Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's looking into Google's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money...

Third child dies after UK knife attack: police 30 Jul 2024 - 03:04 pm

Southport, United Kingdom: A third child died on Tuesday after a mass stabbing in Southport, northern England that had already killed two children...

UK police question teen held after deadly mass stabbings 30 Jul 2024 - 01:19 pm

Southport, United Kingdom: UK police on Tuesday questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested after a "ferocious" knife attack which killed two children and critically...

Paris put on major storm alert during Olympic Games 30 Jul 2024 - 12:49 pm

Paris: France's meteorological service on Tuesday put Paris and its surrounding suburbs on a major storm alert as the city hosts the Olympic...

Drought in Sicily threatens grain fields, animal herds 30 Jul 2024 - 08:33 am

San Cataldo, Italy: Acrushing drought in Sicily has withered fields of grain, deprived livestock of pasture land and fanned a spate of wildfires,...

Two children dead, six critically injured in UK knife attack 29 Jul 2024 - 11:12 pm

Southport, United Kingdom: Two children have been killed and nine more injured, six critically, in a knife attack at a dance class in...

Children reported wounded in UK knife attack 29 Jul 2024 - 08:34 pm

Southport, United Kingdom: An attacker wielding a knife wounded at least eight people in northern England on Monday, reportedly including children, with police...

Ex-BBC presenter Edwards charged with making indecent images of children: police 29 Jul 2024 - 08:15 pm

London: Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, has been charged with three counts of...

Children reported wounded in suspected UK knife attack 29 Jul 2024 - 06:25 pm

London: A suspected knife attack in northernEnglandon Monday left at least eight people injured, believed to include children, emergency services said. Police said...

Fire at Germany's BASF plant leaves 14 injured 29 Jul 2024 - 04:54 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: An explosion and subsequent fire Monday at the main plant of German chemical giant BASF left 14 workers slightly injured, the...

Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France 29 Jul 2024 - 04:07 pm

Paris: France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of...

Eight climate activists arrested at UK airport 29 Jul 2024 - 01:18 pm

London: Police said they arrested eight climate protesters at London's Gatwick Airport on Monday after they tried to block departure gates in the...

New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development: WHO 29 Jul 2024 - 11:04 am

Geneva: The World Health Organization announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of vaccines for human bird flu...

French train services back to normal after sabotage 29 Jul 2024 - 10:26 am

Paris: France's high-speed train network was back to normal on Monday, three days after coordinated acts of sabotage heavily disrupted travel before the...