World / Europe

Protesters pour black liquid on Klimt painting in Vienna: Museum 15 Nov 2022 - 03:26 pm

Vienna: Climate activists on Tuesday poured a black liquid over Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's masterpiece "Death and Life" at Vienna's Leopold Museum, a...

Russia's Lavrov says Ukraine's terms for negotiations 'unrealistic' 15 Nov 2022 - 03:06 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Ukraine's conditions for restarting talks with Moscow were "unrealistic," speaking at the...

Czech Republic considering bid to host COP29 climate summit 14 Nov 2022 - 11:49 pm

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The Czech Republic is considering throwing its hat in the ring to host the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit in 2024,...

King Charles asks UK parliament to allow brother and sister to act in his place 14 Nov 2022 - 10:24 pm

LONDON: King Charles asked the British parliament on Monday to amend the law to allow two more of his siblings to act on...

Victims' families want judges to clarify Russian role in MH17 downing 14 Nov 2022 - 04:50 pm

AMSTERDAM: Relatives of the 298 people who died when Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 hope that judges issuing a...

Ukrainian president visits Kherson, celebrates Russian retreat 14 Nov 2022 - 04:34 pm

KHERSON, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the southern city of Kherson on Monday to celebrate its recapture from Russian forces with joyful...

UN chief hopeful Russia to extend grain deal 14 Nov 2022 - 04:05 pm

Nusa Dua, Indonesia: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced hope Monday that Russia would extend an expiring deal that gives safe passage to...

Spanish truckers start new strike over freight rules, cost of living 14 Nov 2022 - 03:59 pm

MADRID: Truck drivers, who brought Spain to a halt earlier this year, began a new strike on Monday as hundreds marched through the...

UK's King Charles celebrates 74th birthday with new role 14 Nov 2022 - 03:07 pm

LONDON: Britain's King Charles celebrated his 74th birthday on Monday, with the occasion marked by him replacing his late father as The Ranger...

Melania Trump lawyer elected Slovenia's first woman president 13 Nov 2022 - 11:09 pm

Ljubljana: Slovenians on Sunday elected a lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump as the country's first woman president, according to...

Climate activists splash liquid on Barcelona mummy exhibit 13 Nov 2022 - 10:56 pm

Barcelona: Climate activists splashed a viscous liquid over a glass case housing a replica mummy at Barcelona's Egyptian Museum on Sunday in the...

Sledgehammer execution of Russian mercenary who defected to Ukraine shown in video 13 Nov 2022 - 10:49 pm

London: Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that a former mercenary who was filmed being executed...

Ukraine's Kherson races to restore power, water after Russian retreat 13 Nov 2022 - 09:55 pm

Kherson, Ukraine: Utility companies in Kherson were working to restore critical infrastructure damaged and mined by fleeing Russian forces, with most homes in...

Hundreds of thousands rally to defend Madrid public healthcare 13 Nov 2022 - 09:19 pm

Madrid: Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday in defence of the region's primary care services, warning that plans to...

Cross-Channel migrants top 40,000: UK 13 Nov 2022 - 05:00 pm

London: More than 40,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain so far this year, a new record, the UK government said Sunday...

UK must raise taxes and cut spending, Hunt says ahead of budget 13 Nov 2022 - 03:03 pm

LONDON: Finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he will set out tax rises and spending cuts this week to show Britain can fix its...

One body found after buildings collapse in France's Lille 13 Nov 2022 - 02:16 pm

Lille, France: Rescue workers retrieved one body early Sunday in the northern French town of Lille, following an hours-long search through the rubble...