World / Europe

Little let-up in fighting as Ukraine, Russia mark Orthodox Christmas 07 Jan 2023 - 05:20 pm

Kiev: Ukrainians and Russians on Saturday marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally...

Germany discourages non-essential travel to Covid-hit China 07 Jan 2023 - 02:50 pm

Berlin: Germany on Saturday discouraged non-essential trips to China, the world's most populous nation, which is struggling with a surge in Covid cases...

Netherlands to require covid tests from China arrivals 07 Jan 2023 - 12:14 am

The Hague: Air passengers arriving from China will need to show a negative covid-19 test to enter the Netherlands from next week, the...

Germany wants to deliver around 40 Marder vehicles to Ukraine in Q1 06 Jan 2023 - 07:04 pm

BERLIN/BREVIK, Norway:Germany said on Friday it wants to deliver around 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine before the end of March, and...

Britain produced record amount of wind power in 2022 -National Grid 06 Jan 2023 - 03:57 pm

LONDON: Britain’s wind farms contributed a record 26.8% of the country’s electricity in 2022 although gas-fired power plants remained the biggest source of...

Germany's BioNTech plans UK trial of mRNA cancer therapy 06 Jan 2023 - 03:04 pm

Berlin: German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a trailblazing Covid-19 vaccine, will trial a cancer treatment in Britain using the same mRNA technology,...

One dead, another injured after shots fired at Austrian barracks 06 Jan 2023 - 11:39 am

A soldier was killed and another injured after an exchange of fire at an airfield barracks in the Austrian town of Wiener Neustadt...

Airline, airport groups slam EU push for pre-flight Covid testing from China 06 Jan 2023 - 12:01 am

LONDON: A coalition of airline and airport groups on Thursday criticized new recommendations asking for passengers flying from China to the European Union...

US, Germany to send Ukraine armored vehicles, says White House 05 Jan 2023 - 11:10 pm

Washington: President Joe Biden and his German counterpart Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to help Ukraine...

Greece to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China 05 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm

ATHENS: Air travellers to Greece from China must show they have tested negative for COVID-19 48 hours before arrival, a new requirement that...

French winter sport events cancelled over 'lack of snow' 05 Jan 2023 - 10:01 pm

Lyon: Several winter sport events in France have been cancelled, postponed or moved because abnormally warm temperatures have stripped mountain slopes of their...

US, Turkey target financial network linked to Islamic State 05 Jan 2023 - 09:39 pm

Washington: The US Treasury Department said on Thursday it was taking joint action with Turkey against a network it said played a key...

UK barber jailed for sending Covid cash to IS in Syria 05 Jan 2023 - 08:58 pm

London: A barber who sent thousands of pounds of UK pandemic business support funds to the Islamic State group in Syria was jailed...

Highlights from Prince Harry's biography 'Spare' 05 Jan 2023 - 08:37 pm

MADRID: A Spanish-language version of Prince Harry's biography 'Spare' was being sold in bookstores in Spain on Thursday ahead of its official launch...

Ukraine rejects Putin call for Christmas truce 05 Jan 2023 - 07:44 pm

KYIV: Ukraine spurned an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin for a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, saying there would be no truce...

No end in sight for strikes in crisis-hit Britain 05 Jan 2023 - 07:28 pm

London: The worst wave of strike action to grip Britain in decades could persist deep into 2023 with no side willing to back...

Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas 05 Jan 2023 - 06:44 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russian troops must hold...

Erdogan asks Putin to declare 'unilateral' Ukraine ceasefire 05 Jan 2023 - 06:19 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday pressed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to declare a "unilateral" ceasefire in Ukraine. Erdogan spoke to...