World / Europe

World leaders mark 100 years since WWI Armistice in Paris 11 Nov 2018 - 03:13 pm

Paris: World leaders gathered under driving rain in Paris on Sunday to lead global commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World...

Macron urges leaders at WWI ceremony to 'build hope, not fear' 11 Nov 2018 - 02:48 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged dozens of world leaders marking a century since the end of World War I to...

Softly, softly for now, British PM May's enforcers gear up for big Brexit vote 11 Nov 2018 - 12:00 pm

LONDON: Less than five months before Britain leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May's parliamentary enforcers are on the prowl. For now,...

Police clash with Catalan separatists in Barcelona 10 Nov 2018 - 04:20 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Police in Barcelona have briefly clashed with Catalan separatists who are protesting a rally by Spain's national police forces in the...

UK ex-minister says other officials may resign over Brexit 10 Nov 2018 - 03:58 pm

LONDON: A former U.K. minister says others may step down from the government to protest Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan. Jo Johnson...

Tapping Trump's thigh, Macron seeks to defuse tensions 10 Nov 2018 - 03:14 pm

PARIS: First the never-ending handshake, then the dandruff brush - and now the thightap? U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron...

Macron hosts Trump amid row over European defence 10 Nov 2018 - 03:11 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron attempted to defuse a row with visiting US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday, hailing the "great solidarity" between...

UK's Europeans want to know: should I stay or should I go? 10 Nov 2018 - 11:43 am

London: EU nationals who have settled in Britain are facing a dilemma as Brexit looms: pack their bags, apply for citizenship or stay...

UK PM May dives into diplomacy in bid to clinch Brexit deal 08 Nov 2018 - 07:09 pm

LONDON/BRUSSELS: Prime Minister Theresa May steps up attempts to court European support for a Brexit deal on Thursday as negotiations on securing a...

New demolitions halt search in deadly French building collapse 08 Nov 2018 - 12:06 pm

Marseille: Two dilapidated buildings next to those which collapsed in southern France were to be demolished Thursday, forcing rescue workers to call off...

Britain seeks to soothe Brexit tensions with France 08 Nov 2018 - 11:37 am

Paris: Britain's foreign minister will seek to ease tensions with France caused by Brexit on Thursday with a speech that will pay tribute...

Britain's Prince Charles says: I won't meddle when I am king 08 Nov 2018 - 11:11 am

LONDON: Britain's Prince Charles said he will stop speaking out on issues he feels strongly about when he becomes king as he is...

Warsaw bans nationalist march marking Polish independence centenary 07 Nov 2018 - 11:32 pm

WARSAW: Warsaw's mayor has banned a far-right march planned for Sunday to mark the centenary of Polish independence, citing the risk of violence...

France and Comoros agree to end migration row 07 Nov 2018 - 04:21 pm

MORONI: France and the Indian Ocean state of Comoros have agreed to resolve a row linked to immigration and territorial disputes, they said...

Macron praises WWI general who later collaborated with Nazis 07 Nov 2018 - 02:36 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has waded onto controversial ground by praising a World War I general who subsequently collaborated with the Nazis...

2 trains evacuated in Barcelona after possible bomb found 07 Nov 2018 - 11:36 am

MADRID: Police in Barcelona say they have evacuated two trains in the city's main station and are conducting checks for explosives after a...

Macedonia pledges action after girl drowns fleeing dog pack 06 Nov 2018 - 11:28 pm

SKOPJE, Macedonia: Macedonia's government has pledged to revise legislation on stray animals after a teenage girl drowned in a river while trying to...

Ukraine activist's death from acid attack deepens crisis 06 Nov 2018 - 07:36 pm

Kiev: Ukraine faced a deepening political crisis on Tuesday after an anti-corruption campaigner died from a brutal acid attack that critics have accused...