World / Europe

Scotland ex-FM Nicola Sturgeon says 'innocent' after arrest 11 Jun 2023 - 10:32 pm

Glasgow: Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted on Sunday that she had done nothing wrong after police arrested her as part of...

Montenegro votes in parliamentary elections 11 Jun 2023 - 06:27 pm

Podgorica, Montenegro: Montenegro headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in parliamentary elections aiming to end months of political gridlock after the...

EU offers Tunisia over €1bn to boost economy, reduce migrant flows 11 Jun 2023 - 06:18 pm

Tunis: The European Union on Sunday offered Tunisia more than one billion euros in aid to boost its crisis-hit economy and reduce the...

Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested by police investigating governing party's finances 11 Jun 2023 - 06:00 pm

London: Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested Sunday by police investigating the...

Ukraine retakes village in southeast, first gain of offensive 11 Jun 2023 - 05:28 pm

Kyiv: Kyiv announced on Sunday that Ukrainian forces have retaken a village in the war-torn country's southeast, the first reported gain of the...

Third of Germany men find violence against women 'acceptable': survey 11 Jun 2023 - 02:54 pm

Frankfurt, Germany: More than a third of men in Germany find violence against women "acceptable", according to survey results that campaigners described as...

Greta Thunberg holds final school climate strike after 251 weeks 11 Jun 2023 - 12:20 pm

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg announced that her era of "school strikes for the climate” is winding down after 251 weeks as she...

Boris Johnson's career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows 10 Jun 2023 - 04:26 pm

London: He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau visits Kyiv 10 Jun 2023 - 03:46 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday as Ukrainian forces were engaged in fierce fighting...

UK shock: Boris Johnson resigns as lawmaker 09 Jun 2023 - 10:45 pm

LONDON: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned...

Russia working to produce Iranian drones: White House 09 Jun 2023 - 05:39 pm

Washington: Russia is receiving materials from Iran to build a drone factory on its territory that "could be fully operational early next year,"...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway 09 Jun 2023 - 02:49 pm

Oslo: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been detected thousands of kilometres away in Norway this week, the Scandinavian country's Climate and Environmental Research...

Greta Thunberg marks last 'school' strike as she graduates 09 Jun 2023 - 02:05 pm

Stockholm: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Friday she was marking her last "school strike" as she was graduating high school, but said...

Two children 'still critical' after France knife attack 09 Jun 2023 - 10:56 am

Paris: Two children were fighting for their lives a day after being stabbed by a man in a park in the French Alps,...

Messi mural to cover student dormitory in Tirana, make Albanians happy 08 Jun 2023 - 08:01 pm

TIRANA, Albania: One side of a dormitory for medical students in downtown Tirana has been covered by a mural of Lionel Messi. Argentine...

Deadly shelling in flood-hit Ukraine region after Zelensky visit 08 Jun 2023 - 05:13 pm

Kherson: Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling in the flood-hit Kherson region on Thursday even as rescuers raced to save people...

EU offers firefighters to help battle Canada blazes 08 Jun 2023 - 02:25 pm

Brussels: EU nations offered to send nearly 300 firefighters to help Canada battle blazes that have shrouded US cities in smoke, European Commission...