World / Europe

Turkey ready to push for 'local ceasefires' in Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 04:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey said Saturday it was ready to push for local ceasefires in Ukraine and warned that neither Moscow nor Kyiv had the...

Greek court drops spying charges against migrant rescuers 13 Jan 2023 - 06:29 pm

Lesbos Island, Greece: A Greek court on Friday dropped espionage charges against 24 activists involved in rescuing migrants, after a lengthy trial denounced...

NATO to send planes to Romania to track Russian moves 13 Jan 2023 - 05:12 pm

Brussels: NATO will send surveillance aircraft to Romania to bolster its eastern flank and "monitor Russian military activity", the alliance said on Friday....

Taiwan ready to assist Ukraine with digital reconstruction 13 Jan 2023 - 04:29 pm

VILNIUS: Taiwan is ready to help Ukraine upgrade its digital infrastructure in fields such as remote learning as part of rebuilding efforts after...

Germany to drop mask mandate in trains and buses from February 2 13 Jan 2023 - 03:15 pm

Berlin: Germanywill end the requirement to wear face masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2 as the coronavirus pandemic loosened its...

Ukraine resisting 'high intensity' offensive in Soledar 13 Jan 2023 - 12:03 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine said Friday it was resisting a "high intensity" Russian offensive in Soledar, a town in the eastern Donetsk region where...

Man kills one police officer, wounds two others in Budapest stabbing 13 Jan 2023 - 10:24 am

BUDAPEST: A man injured three police officers in Budapest late on Thursday with a knife, one of whom died in a hospital, police...

Spain drops sedition charge against ex-Catalan leader 13 Jan 2023 - 12:15 am

Barcelona: The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont over a failed 2017 independence bid that...

Ransomware group with links in Russia behind UK Royal Mail incident -Telegraph 12 Jan 2023 - 11:43 pm

London: A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail's international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that...

Portugal approves new vetting system after string of hiring scandals 12 Jan 2023 - 11:04 pm

Lisbon: Portugal's government said on Thursday future officials would from now on have to answer a questionnaire before they are appointed to prove...

French first lady backs controversial school uniform 12 Jan 2023 - 07:31 pm

Paris: France's first lady Brigitte Macron has waded into a contentious debate over school uniforms, backing their use at the very moment the...

UK paper group bids to throw out Prince Harry and others' privacy lawsuits 12 Jan 2023 - 07:00 pm

LONDON: The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper is applying to dismiss lawsuits brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other individuals...

Hungary blasts EU over blocked education grants 12 Jan 2023 - 06:49 pm

Budapest: Budapest on Thursday slammed the European Commission's decision to withhold grants from Hungarian universities as "unacceptable and intolerable" in the latest spat...

Violinists play last tunes before German coal village demolition 12 Jan 2023 - 06:30 pm

Luetzerath: Above the din of bulldozers and the shouts of hundreds of climate activists facing off against riot police in the western German...

Germany borrowed 115.4bn euros in 2022 - finance ministry sources 12 Jan 2023 - 06:08 pm

Berlin: The German government's net borrowing amounted to 115.4bn euros ($124.48bn) in 2022, finance ministry sources said on Thursday, as the COVID-19 pandemic...

UK review of 'golden' visas for millionaires finds links to corruption 12 Jan 2023 - 06:02 pm

LONDON: The British government said on Thursday that a small number of people who were granted so-called "golden visas" for millionaire investors might...

Europe's largest rare earths deposit discovered in Sweden 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm

Kiruna, Sweden: Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements, essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, has been discovered in Sweden's far...

King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry's memoir 12 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm

ABOYNE, Scotland: Britain's King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on Thursday since the release of the monarch's son Prince...