World / Europe

Spain evacuates 2,000 people as crews race to check wildfire 09 Jun 2022 - 03:02 pm

MADRID:Emergency agencies deployed almost 1,000 firefighters, military personnel and support crews Thursday to fight a wildfire in southern Spain that has forced the...

Ukraine says troops hold on Sievierodonetsk, advance in south 09 Jun 2022 - 01:21 pm

KYIV/SLOVIANSK, Ukraine: Ukrainian troops claimed on Thursday to have pushed forward in intense street fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, but said...

Greece plans to reduce state energy consumption by 30% by 2030 09 Jun 2022 - 12:52 pm

Athens: Greece on Thursday urged state entities to reduce use of air conditioning, install window shields and shut computers after working hours, to...

Berlin driver's 'confused' statements under investigation 09 Jun 2022 - 12:29 pm

Berlin: Investigators are trying to make sense of "confused” statements by a man who drove into a school group in Berlin in what...

14 school children from German state of Hesse among those hurt in Berlin car crash 08 Jun 2022 - 08:54 pm

BERLIN:Fourteen school children from the central German state of Hesse were among those hurt when a 29-year-old man drove into a crowd in...

Monkeypox reporting requirement stepped up as UK cases rise 08 Jun 2022 - 03:59 pm

The UK designatedMonkeypoxas a notifiable disease, requiring stepped-up reporting from doctors and laboratories if they suspect or identify cases. The move will speed...

Ukraine files eight more war crimes cases to court 08 Jun 2022 - 03:24 pm

KYIV: Ukraine has filed eight more war crimes cases to court in addition to three sentences that have already been handed down to...

Europe braces for travel disruptions as UK blame game escalates 08 Jun 2022 - 03:04 pm

Europe is bracing for further travel disruption from airport bottlenecks and threatened rail strikes, as airline lobbyist Willie Walsh stepped up a war...

Russian airline S7 freezes plan to launch low-cost carrier 08 Jun 2022 - 02:50 pm

Russia's largest private airline S7 Group said on Wednesday that it was putting plans to launch a low-cost carrier on hold after aircraft...

1 dead, 8 injured after driver hits pedestrians in Berlin 08 Jun 2022 - 02:42 pm

BERLIN:A man drove a car into pedestrians in a popular Berlin shopping district on Wednesday, killing at at least one person and injuring...

Moderna says Omicron-specific booster generates strong immune response 08 Jun 2022 - 02:41 pm

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine booster that targets both the original coronavirus strain and Omicron produced a better immune response...

Car drives into crowd on Berlin shopping street, one dead 08 Jun 2022 - 02:08 pm

Berlin: A car drove into a crowd of people in Berlin on Wednesday, killing one person and leaving five with life-threatening injuries, a...

Russia's Lavrov says Ukraine needs to de-mine ports to allow grain shipments 08 Jun 2022 - 12:27 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said he hoped issues relating to grain shipments from ports in Ukraine could be resolved, provided...

Vehicle drives into a crowd in Berlin, about 30 injured: Fire brigade 08 Jun 2022 - 12:11 pm

Berlin: A car drove into a crowd of people in western Berlin on Wednesday, killing at least one person, a spokesperson for the...

Eight accused of stealing Banksy tribute to Bataclan victims go on trial 08 Jun 2022 - 11:53 am

Paris: Seven Frenchmen and an Italian go on trial in Paris on Wednesday for stealing a work by graffiti artist Banksy that had...

France lifts poultry farming curbs as bird flu crisis fades 07 Jun 2022 - 09:16 pm

PARIS- France's farm ministry said on Tuesday it would remove bird flu-related restrictions on poultry farming across the country, citing a halt in...

Irked by critics, airline chief assails Boris Johnson COVID response 07 Jun 2022 - 08:09 pm

A leading airline industry official on Tuesday blasted British politicians for criticizing long airport lines and canceled flights as COVID-19 cases eased and...