World / Europe

Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing ultra-nationalist's daughter 22 Aug 2022 - 04:03 pm

Russia's Federal Security Service on Monday accused Ukraine's secret services of killingDaryaDugina, the daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist, Russian news agencies reported. Dugina,...

Trial lawyers in England and Wales back indefinite strike action from Sept 5 22 Aug 2022 - 11:41 am

London: Lawyers in England and Wales involved in criminal trials have voted to begin striking indefinitely from next month, the Criminal Bar Association...

Albania investigates military factory intruders from Russia and Ukraine 21 Aug 2022 - 07:56 pm

TIRANA: Albania said on Sunday it was investigating why two Russians and a Ukrainian had tried to enter a military factory and police...

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa region as war nears half-year mark 21 Aug 2022 - 06:36 pm

MOSCOW: Artillery shells rained down on a city close to Europe's biggest nuclear plant overnight and Russian missiles hit targets near Odesa, a...

Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as 'Putin's brain' 21 Aug 2022 - 05:50 pm

MOSCOW:The daughter of an influential Russian political theorist often referred to as "Putin’s brain” was killed in a car bombing on the outskirts...

Strike at biggest shipping port adds to UK industrial chaos 21 Aug 2022 - 03:26 pm

LONDON: The first day of a planned strike at Britain's biggest container port started Sunday, joining a series of walkouts by transportation workers...

UN Secretary-General: More than 50 thousand tons of grain shipped from Ukraine since Istanbul agreement 21 Aug 2022 - 12:42 pm

Istanbul:United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that more than 50,000 tons of grain have been shipped so far from Ukrainian ports since the...

Daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack: Investigators 21 Aug 2022 - 12:34 pm

Moscow: The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow...

Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy 21 Aug 2022 - 11:22 am

HAVANA: Cuba confirmed its first case of monkeypox late on Saturday, the country's Public Health ministry said, after detecting the viral disease in...

12 People injured in Russian bombing of Voznesensk, Southern Ukraine 21 Aug 2022 - 10:18 am

Kyiv: Twelve people were injured in a Russian bombing of the city of Voznesensk, which is close to a nuclear plant in southern...

Workers at UK's largest container port to join rail strikes 20 Aug 2022 - 06:50 pm

LONDON:Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.'s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute, the latest industrial action...

Europe's drought exposes ancient stones, World War Two ships as waters fall 20 Aug 2022 - 02:42 pm

Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures...

London’s rent frenzy expected to continue until the end of the year 20 Aug 2022 - 09:38 am

Higher mortgage rates, landlords selling up and canny tenants who locked in low rates during the pandemic are combining to send rents in...

Rare toxic algae behind fish deaths in river Oder, say researchers 19 Aug 2022 - 08:07 pm

BERLIN/WARSAW: A large overgrowth of toxic algae linked to industrial pollution is the most likely culprit behind mass fish deaths in the river...

Russia's watchdog imposes measures against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, Pinterest 19 Aug 2022 - 06:38 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday that it was taking punitive measures against a string of foreign IT companies, including...

Electricity at Russian-held nuclear plant belongs to Ukraine: UN chief 19 Aug 2022 - 05:32 pm

KYIV: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the electricity generated at the Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine's southern region of...