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UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021 30 Jan 2024 - 04:18 pm

Geneva: The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8...

Armed attack on Italian church in Istanbul, one dead: minister 28 Jan 2024 - 03:06 pm

Istanbul: Two assailants launched an armed attack on an Italian church in Istanbul during a religious ceremony on Sunday, leaving one person dead,...

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa 28 Jan 2024 - 02:55 pm

Paris: Two protesters on Sunday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to...

Farmers vow Paris 'siege' in pay, conditions battle 27 Jan 2024 - 11:07 pm

Paris: Farmers in the Paris region on Saturday promised to mount a "siege" on the French capital next week to pressure the government...

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds in England to protest airport's private planes expansion 27 Jan 2024 - 08:48 pm

London:Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined a march in southern England on Saturday to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of...

New German leftist party urges Russia talks to end Ukraine war 27 Jan 2024 - 07:06 pm

Berlin: The co-leader of a new German left-wing populist party on Saturday called on the government to negotiate with Russia to halt the...

King Charles spends second day in London hospital after surgery 27 Jan 2024 - 06:30 pm

London: Britain's King Charles III spent a second day in hospital on Saturday where he was visited by his wife Queen Camilla following...

French farmers vow to continue protesting despite the government's offer of concessions 27 Jan 2024 - 04:21 pm

Paris: Frenchfarmers vowed Saturday to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads a day after the government announced...

Exhausted by war, Ukraine's frontline troops seek 'bit of rest' 27 Jan 2024 - 10:22 am

Near Kupiansk, Ukraine: After spending another night on watch duty, a Ukrainian soldier near the country's northeastern front crashed out on a bunk...

New French immigration law promulgated by Macron 27 Jan 2024 - 09:05 am

Paris: The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron published the formal text of a new immigration law in its Official Journal on Saturday,...

Bodies of 77 Ukrainian soldiers repatriated to Kyiv 26 Jan 2024 - 05:09 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Kyiv said Friday the bodies of 77 soldiers had been returned to Ukraine, days after the downing of a Russian military...

Three lions find refuge from Ukraine war in France 26 Jan 2024 - 02:46 pm

Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, France: Three lions kept in captivity in Ukraine arrived at a wildlife park in France on Friday, rescued from the war-ravaged country,...

Ukraine opens criminal probe into downing of Russian plane 25 Jan 2024 - 12:38 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine's SBU security service on Thursday opened a criminal probe into the downing of a Russian military plane that Moscow said...

Fuming French farmers pile pressure on Paris 25 Jan 2024 - 12:24 pm

Paris: France's government scrambled on Thursday to come up with answers to farmers blocking motorways and demonstrating at public buildings across the country,...

Uruguay hinterland basks in art 'revolution' 23 Jan 2024 - 12:52 pm

Jose Ignacio, Uruguay: In a seaside village in eastern Uruguay, well-heeled tourists saunter through a crowded art fair sipping crisp local rose wine...

Amazon French warehouses unit fined 32 million euros 23 Jan 2024 - 11:44 am

Paris: France's data protection agency said Tuesday it had fined Amazon's French warehouse management unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for an "excessively...