World / Europe

Catherine, Princess of Wales praised for cancer video 10 Sep 2024 - 07:05 pm

London: A slick video by Catherine, Princess of Wales announcing that her chemotherapy has finished marks a dramatic shift in communications for the...

Four Italian, Korean climbers found dead on Mont Blanc 10 Sep 2024 - 06:36 pm

Lyon: Four climbers from Italy and South Korea were found dead on the Alps' highest peak of Mont Blanc on Tuesday after they...

Google and Apple have to pay billions in fines and back taxes after EU rejects their final appeals 10 Sep 2024 - 06:21 pm

London: Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday on...

BMW recalls 1.5 mn vehicles over brake problem, cuts outlook 10 Sep 2024 - 03:05 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes, prompting the German luxury carmaker...

France shocked by footage of preschool teacher beating child 10 Sep 2024 - 02:31 pm

Paris: A video showing a preschool teacher beating a three-year-old child in class in France has sparked a wave of indignation Tuesday after...

EU scores top court wins against Apple, Google 10 Sep 2024 - 12:35 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle against tech giants by ruling against Apple...

UK releases thousands of prisoners to ease jail overcrowding 10 Sep 2024 - 11:37 am

London: Thousands of prisoners in British jails were due to be released early on Tuesday, as part of government moves to ease overcrowding....

Starmer to become first UK PM to address trade unions in 15 years 10 Sep 2024 - 08:30 am

London:British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will become the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain's trade unions in 15 years...

Blinken arrives in London on week of US-UK diplomacy 09 Sep 2024 - 11:28 pm

London: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived late Monday in London at the start of a week of diplomacy with the new...

Catherine, Princess of Wales says she has completed chemotherapy 09 Sep 2024 - 08:05 pm

London: Catherine, Princess of Wales announced Monday that she had completed her course of chemotherapy following a shock cancer diagnosis earlier this year....

Paris to slap low speed limit on congested ring road 09 Sep 2024 - 04:06 pm

Paris: Drivers on Paris' vital, congested ring road will be limited to speeds of 50 kilometres (30 miles) per hour from October, the...

Eiffel family will fight Olympic rings staying on Paris tower 09 Sep 2024 - 12:36 pm

Paris: The descendants of the Eiffel Tower's designer say they will fight to stop the Olympic rings being left on the tower as...

UN rights chief warns world risks 'dystopian future' 09 Sep 2024 - 11:37 am

Geneva: The UN rights chief warned Monday that the world needed to change paths to avoid a future filled with military escalation, repression,...

At least 10 migrants hurt after Croatia police chase 09 Sep 2024 - 11:29 am

Zagreb: At least 10 people were injured after a van carrying illegal migrants crashed in eastern Croatia Monday after a police chase, according...

Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini 08 Sep 2024 - 06:07 pm

Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that a fee of 20 euros will be imposed on cruise passengers visiting the...

Thousands protest in France against new prime minister 07 Sep 2024 - 07:10 pm

Paris: Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier...

French tennis player takes legal action over online abuse 07 Sep 2024 - 07:04 pm

Paris: French tennis player Alice Tubello has filed a complaint over online abuse from sports bettors following 300 hateful messages she received after...