World / Europe

Estonia begins naval patrols to protect cables with Finland 27 Dec 2024 - 01:12 pm

Tallinn: Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect a cable supplying electricity from Finland following suspected sabotage of another one on Christmas Day,...

Azerbaijan believes Russian missile caused plane crash: reports 26 Dec 2024 - 08:16 pm

BakuAzerbaijani authorities believe the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile,...

Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident 26 Dec 2024 - 08:02 pm

Oslo: A bus went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten...

Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024: NGO 26 Dec 2024 - 07:38 pm

Madrid: At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said Thursday, more than...

Membership of UK's anti-immigration Reform party overtakes Conservatives 26 Dec 2024 - 06:32 pm

London: Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigrationReform UK party has overtaken that of the centre right Conservative Party for the first time, the party...

Serbian students protest in Belgrade over train station tragedy 25 Dec 2024 - 06:40 pm

Belgrade: Hundreds of students protested on Wednesday in Serbia's capital Belgrade demanding that the authorities take responsibility for the collapse of a train...

Russia asserts using all possibilities to protect its property in reaction to frozen-asset transfers to Ukraine 25 Dec 2024 - 05:51 pm

Moscow: Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday said that Russia will surely use all possibilities to protect its rights and the rights...

Romania says no violation of airspace by Russian missile 25 Dec 2024 - 05:42 pm

Bucharest: NATO member Romania said Wednesday it had not detected any Russian missile passing through its airspace to target Ukraine as claimed by...

Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead: president 25 Dec 2024 - 05:31 pm

Paramaribo, Suriname: Desi Bouterse, the former dictator of Suriname who was a fugitive from justice for the murder of political opponents four decades...

Train driver suicide causes massive rail delays in France 25 Dec 2024 - 03:19 pm

Paris: The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France's rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some...

Pope's sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war 25 Dec 2024 - 12:29 pm

Rome: Christians across the world celebrated Christmas Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and chaos and a plane crash in Kazakhstan. With...

'Massive' ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv: mayor 25 Dec 2024 - 08:16 am

Kyiv, Ukraine: A "massive missile attack" pummelled Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Wednesday morning. "Kharkiv is under a...

Cyclone death toll in Mayotte rises to 39 24 Dec 2024 - 10:48 pm

Mamoudzou: The death toll from cyclone Chido in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has reached 39, according to the latest count...

Over 200 skiers rescued by helicopter from chairlift in French Alps 24 Dec 2024 - 09:31 pm

Lyon: Some 240 skiers were airlifted to safety Tuesday after a chairlift in the French Alps broke down, officials said. The skiers were...

Russian army casualties in Ukraine rise to 777,720 since start of war 24 Dec 2024 - 08:39 pm

Kyiv: The total combat losses of Russian forces in Ukraine since February 2022, have reached approximately 777,720 personnel, including 1,630 killed or wounded...

Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria's famed emperor Franz Joseph 24 Dec 2024 - 02:40 pm

Vienna: A long-lost carriage once used almost daily by Austria's longest-serving monarch Franz Joseph for his commute from the Schoenbrunn palace to his...