World / Europe

Wildfire still raging in southwestern France, more evacuations 14 Sep 2022 - 03:29 pm

PARIS: A wildfire raging since Monday in southwestern France prompted authorities to evacuate an extra 500 people on Wednesday, bringing the total to...

France is not falling into recession, Le Maire says 14 Sep 2022 - 10:36 am

Paris: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the economy was not facing recession after the government lowered its economic...

United Nations: More than seven decades of action promoting its global prestige 14 Sep 2022 - 09:19 am

The United Nations (UN) went through several historical phases before it formally came into existence in 1945 on the ruins of a previous...

UN calls for Azerbaijan, Armenia to de-escalate 14 Sep 2022 - 09:06 am

New York: The United Nations called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to take immediate steps to de-escalate cross-border tensions, exercise maximum restraint, and resolve...

Norway PM to meet gas producers to discuss gas sales to Europe 13 Sep 2022 - 09:26 pm

OSLO: Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere will meet on Thursday with gas producers to discuss long-term supply contracts that may help to...

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal 13 Sep 2022 - 08:51 pm

Moscow: A group of St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces...

Denmark says it will host training of Ukrainian soldiers 13 Sep 2022 - 08:23 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark has agreed to train Ukrainian soldiers on Danish soil, Ritzau news agency quoted Defence Minister Morten Bodskov as saying after a...

Ukraine pushes to liberate all land from Russia, calls for Western arms 13 Sep 2022 - 08:10 pm

BALAKLIIA: Ukraine handed out aid in a battle-scarred town on Tuesday after driving back Russian forces in the northeast and vowed to liberate...

EU lawmakers support ban of goods linked to deforestation 13 Sep 2022 - 08:02 pm

BRUSSELS: European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products...

Scottish police charge man who heckled Prince Andrew during procession 13 Sep 2022 - 07:15 pm

LONDON: A man who heckled Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Andrew as he walked behind his mother's coffin during a solemn procession in Edinburgh...

Queen's coffin leaves Edinburgh cathedral for London return 13 Sep 2022 - 07:04 pm

EDINBURGH: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried on Tuesday from an Edinburgh cathedral as the late monarch began a final journey...

Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops 13 Sep 2022 - 05:47 pm

KHARKIV: Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow...

German man gets life sentence for murdering cashier in COVID mask row 13 Sep 2022 - 05:19 pm

BERLIN: A German court sentenced a 50-year-old man to life behind bars on Tuesday for last year murdering a petrol station worker who...

Lights out early for Eiffel Tower as Paris saves energy 13 Sep 2022 - 04:11 pm

Paris:Pariswill switch off the Eiffel Tower's lights an hour earlier than normal, lower the water temperature in municipal pools and delay heating public...

Ukrainians face even tougher winter due to power disruptions: UN migration agency 13 Sep 2022 - 04:02 pm

KIEV: Any damage inflicted on Ukraine's power and heating systems will seriously exacerbate living conditions this winter, especially for an estimated 6.9 million...

King Charles in Belfast, queen's coffin to return to London 13 Sep 2022 - 03:48 pm

BELFAST: King Charles III flew to Northern Ireland on Tuesday on the latest leg of his tour of the four parts of the...

New Wave film director Jean-Luc Godard has died: Paper 13 Sep 2022 - 12:35 pm

Paris: Film directorJean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, died on Tuesday aged 91, newspaper Liberation said, citing people close to...