World / Europe

Rescue ship saves 438 migrants in Mediterranean: NGO 26 Aug 2023 - 11:42 am

Marseille: Rescue ship Ocean Viking has saved 438 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean over the last two days, the organisation that runs...

France heatwave sets another late-summer temperature record 25 Aug 2023 - 09:51 pm

Paris: France this week recorded its hottest late-summer day ever, breaching the record yet again in the now-ebbing heatwave, weather authorities said on...

Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items 25 Aug 2023 - 08:39 pm

LONDON: The director of the British Museum said on Friday that he would step down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance...

Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libyan corruption 25 Aug 2023 - 08:02 pm

Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to...

Red Cross receives mysterious gold bars left on Swiss train 25 Aug 2023 - 04:48 pm

Geneva: A mysterious stash of 120 gold bars found on a Swiss train nearly four years ago has been given to the Red...

'Absolute lie': Kremlin rejects Prigozhin killed on its orders 25 Aug 2023 - 04:35 pm

Moscow: The Kremlin on Friday dismissed rumours it orchestrated the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed dead in a plane crash two...

Heat in southern Europe set to give way to cooler temperatures 25 Aug 2023 - 02:35 pm

Parts of southern Europe will get a final few days of hotter-than-normal temperatures before a broad pattern of colder weather is poised to...

German business morale falls again in August 25 Aug 2023 - 12:55 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: German business sentiment fell for the fourth month in a row in August, a key survey showed Friday, deepening the sense...

Greek fires rage unabated for a week 25 Aug 2023 - 12:47 pm

Athens: Greek firefighters struggled on Friday to contain scores of blazes stretching nationwide -- the largest fires in the European Union this year....

EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in 25 Aug 2023 - 12:42 pm

Brussels: The world's major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from Friday, when far-reaching EU...

UK energy price cap falls but millions set to see higher bills 25 Aug 2023 - 09:51 am

UK energy bills are set to fall from October though millions of households could still face higher costs in the coming months, following...

What we know - and don't know - about the crash of a Russian mercenary's plane 24 Aug 2023 - 11:58 pm

The head of a Russian mercenary group who launched a rebellion against Moscow’s military leadership in June is presumed dead after a mysterious...

Putin offers 'condolences' after Russia plane crash kills Wagner boss 24 Aug 2023 - 09:23 pm

Kuzhenkino, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence on Thursday on the plane crash a day earlier that killed infamous mercenary boss...

Norway tries to stop costly reindeer escapades into Russia 24 Aug 2023 - 04:00 pm

Oslo: Norwegian authorities said Thursday they would mend a fence near Norway's border with Russia in the far north to stop its reindeer...

King Charles III to visit France in September 24 Aug 2023 - 02:40 pm

London: King Charles III will travel to France for a state visit next month, Buckingham Palace and the Elysee said Thursday, several months...

Greece struggles to tame wildfires raging for a sixth day 24 Aug 2023 - 01:47 pm

Acharnes, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to tame major wildfires burning for a sixth day, leaving 20 dead and prompting...

Mercenary leader Prighozin aboard plane that crashed, no survivors: Russian agency 23 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard the plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing everyone on board, according to Russia’s...