World / Europe

Kazakh leader seeks political capital in constitutional reform vote 05 Jun 2022 - 12:05 pm

Almaty: Kazakhstanvotes on a constitutional reform on Sunday promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as a step toward liberalising the Central Asian republic, though...

Putin warns West: Russia will strike harder if longer-range missiles supplied 05 Jun 2022 - 12:01 pm

London: President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles,...

Shakira confirms split with soccer star Piqué 04 Jun 2022 - 03:44 pm

Madrid: Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said in a statement released...

Putin says Ukrainian grain can be exported through Belarus 03 Jun 2022 - 09:25 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied Moscow was preventing Ukrainian ports from exporting grain and said the best solution would be to...

Two Reuters journalists injured, driver killed in east Ukraine 03 Jun 2022 - 08:48 pm

Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to...

Spain's monkeypox case tally rises to 186, Health Ministry says 03 Jun 2022 - 08:26 pm

MADRID- Spanish health authorities reported 30 new cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total tally of infections to 186, the highest of...

KLM cancels up to 50 flights a day this weekend due to overcrowding at Schiphol 03 Jun 2022 - 07:18 pm

AMSTERDAM- Dutch airline KLM is cancelling up to 50 flights a day during this upcoming long weekend due to overcrowding at Amsterdam Schiphol...

Queen Elizabeth thanked for being 'still in the saddle' after 70 years 03 Jun 2022 - 06:38 pm

LONDON- Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth was thanked for being "in the saddle" for 70 years as head of state at a service on Friday...

UK's Johnson jeered on arrival at Platinum Jubilee service 03 Jun 2022 - 06:30 pm

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was greeted with a chorus of boos and jeers as he arrived at a Service of Thanksgiving...

Spain to grant more work visas to combat labour shortages 03 Jun 2022 - 06:14 pm

MADRID -Spain plans to relax work permit rules for foreigners, its social security and migration minister said on Friday, seeking to address labour...

Four killed, 30 injured after train derails in southern Germany - police 03 Jun 2022 - 05:42 pm

BERLIN- Four people were killed and 30 injured when a busy regional train derailed near a popular ski resort and hiking destination in...

European shares open higher with eyes on U.S. data 03 Jun 2022 - 10:32 am

European shares opened higher on Friday, with investors awaiting U.S. non-farm payrolls data to make bets about central bank tightening, while also bracing...

Hungary hopes for EU recovery fund deal by end of 2022 03 Jun 2022 - 10:08 am

Hungary hopes to reach an agreement with EU authorities by the end of the year on gaining access to billions of euros worth...

UK says on 100th day of Ukraine invasion Russia misses objectives 03 Jun 2022 - 09:45 am

Britain's defence ministry said that on the 100th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that Moscow failed to achieve its initial objectives to...

Queen Elizabeth to miss Friday Jubilee event due to mobility discomfort 02 Jun 2022 - 09:56 pm

LONDON- Queen Elizabeth will no longer attend Friday's Service of Thanksgiving for her seven decades as monarch after experiencing some mobility discomfort when...

Queen Elizabeth gets Jubilee gift of a horse from France's Macron 02 Jun 2022 - 07:05 pm

PARIS- Britain's Queen Elizabeth, known for her love of horses, will receive one of French President Emmanuel Macron's prize thoroughbreds as a gift...

EU to send more than 200 firefighters to Greece for the summer season 02 Jun 2022 - 06:32 pm

ATHENS- More than 200 firefighters and equipment from Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Romania and Norway will be stationed in Greece to provide immediate...