World / Europe

Merkel hopes May can find a way out Brexit maze by EU summit 04 Apr 2019 - 09:37 pm

DUBLIN/LONDON: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hoped discussions between Prime Minister Theresa May's government and the opposition Labour Party could...

Brexit? It's all Greek to me, says PM Tsipras in Athens 04 Apr 2019 - 08:48 pm

ATHENS: Greece's prime minister said on Thursday he was struggling to understand Britain's Brexit machinations and was surprised its political system could not...

Pompeo warns France against new tax on digital giants 04 Apr 2019 - 05:41 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned France to drop plans for a tax on digital giants such as Facebook...

NATO seeks new ways to counter Russia 'aggression' 04 Apr 2019 - 05:15 pm

Washington: The 29 NATO nations looked Thursday for new ways to counter what they described as rising aggression by Russia as the alliance...

Pilot-less air taxi takes off in Vienna demonstration flight 04 Apr 2019 - 04:23 pm

VIENNA: As carmakers push ahead with self-driving vehicles, an Austrian aerospace company and its Chinese partner showed off their pilot-less "flying taxi" for...

British PM scrambles to avoid chaotic Brexit finale 04 Apr 2019 - 02:14 pm

London: Britain's government redoubled its efforts Thursday to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to avoid a chaotic exit...

Daimler opens Mercedes-Benz plant in Moscow region 04 Apr 2019 - 01:28 am

ESIPOVO: German automaker Daimler officially opened a Mercedes-Benz factory near Moscow on Wednesday at a ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin, marking a...

EU parliamentary committee backs visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit 03 Apr 2019 - 10:54 am

BRUSSELS: A European Parliament committee on Wednesday backed giving Britons the right to travel to the European Union without visas after Brexit, following...

Assange 'repeatedly violated' asylum agreement: Ecuador president 03 Apr 2019 - 10:45 am

Quito: Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said Julian Assange has "repeatedly violated" the conditions of his asylum at the country's embassy in London, where...

May grapples with Brexit deadlock as EU warns of no-deal 02 Apr 2019 - 09:23 pm

London: Prime Minister Theresa May spent Tuesday locked in crisis talks with her ministers to try to resolve the months-long Brexit crisis, as...

Pope warns against hate-fomenting 'fake news' 02 Apr 2019 - 08:37 pm

Vatican City: Internet-based "fake news" is fomenting prejudice and hatred, Pope Francis said on Tuesday, warning our culture "has lost its sense of...

Facebook CEO visits Ireland to discuss reform pledge 02 Apr 2019 - 08:37 pm

Dublin: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is meeting Irish lawmakers on Tuesday after calling for more action from governments to regulate social media. Facebook...

Comedian faces scrutiny over oligarch ties in Ukraine presidential race 02 Apr 2019 - 08:37 pm

KIEV: Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is leading the race to become Ukraine's next president thanks to an insurgent campaign that rails against corrupt politicians...

EU cannot be 'held hostage' to Brexit crisis: Macron 02 Apr 2019 - 05:42 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned the European Union could not "be held hostage" to the Brexit crisis and said that...

Ukraine's says Tymoshenko won't challenge vote results 02 Apr 2019 - 03:55 pm

Kiev: Ukraine's former prime minister Yuliya Tymoshenko on Tuesday denounced the results of a "rigged" vote that eliminated her from the presidential race,...