World / Europe

Russia working to produce Iranian drones: White House 09 Jun 2023 - 05:39 pm

Washington: Russia is receiving materials from Iran to build a drone factory on its territory that "could be fully operational early next year,"...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway 09 Jun 2023 - 02:49 pm

Oslo: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been detected thousands of kilometres away in Norway this week, the Scandinavian country's Climate and Environmental Research...

Greta Thunberg marks last 'school' strike as she graduates 09 Jun 2023 - 02:05 pm

Stockholm: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Friday she was marking her last "school strike" as she was graduating high school, but said...

Two children 'still critical' after France knife attack 09 Jun 2023 - 10:56 am

Paris: Two children were fighting for their lives a day after being stabbed by a man in a park in the French Alps,...

Messi mural to cover student dormitory in Tirana, make Albanians happy 08 Jun 2023 - 08:01 pm

TIRANA, Albania: One side of a dormitory for medical students in downtown Tirana has been covered by a mural of Lionel Messi. Argentine...

Deadly shelling in flood-hit Ukraine region after Zelensky visit 08 Jun 2023 - 05:13 pm

Kherson: Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling in the flood-hit Kherson region on Thursday even as rescuers raced to save people...

EU offers firefighters to help battle Canada blazes 08 Jun 2023 - 02:25 pm

Brussels: EU nations offered to send nearly 300 firefighters to help Canada battle blazes that have shrouded US cities in smoke, European Commission...

Safety equipment maker Autoliv to cut up to 8,000 staff 08 Jun 2023 - 12:45 pm

Stockholm: Swedish-American car safety equipment maker Autoliv said Thursday that it would cut its global staff by up to 8,000 positions, as it...

Zelensky praises rescue efforts in Kherson 08 Jun 2023 - 12:20 pm

Kherson, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday praised the efforts from rescuers and volunteers who were evacuating residents from the Kherson region,...

Knife attack in French town Annecy injures six children: security source 08 Jun 2023 - 12:08 pm

Paris: A total of seven people including six children have been injured in a mass stabbing in the town of Annecy in the...

Swedish schools to reduce screens, increase books 07 Jun 2023 - 10:57 pm

Doha, Qatar: Swedish schools are backing away from screen tablets and instead opting for more traditional paper books, reported French publication Le Monde....

Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications 07 Jun 2023 - 09:18 pm

Rome:Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who...

Germany smashes human trafficking ring 'that smuggled hundreds' 07 Jun 2023 - 02:12 pm

Berlin: German police said they smashed a human trafficking network Wednesday accused of smuggling hundreds of people in "inhumane" conditions, with six suspects...

Ukraine, Russia say over 2,700 evacuated from Kakhovka dam flooding: officials 07 Jun 2023 - 01:49 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: More than 2,700 people have been evacuated on both sides of the Dnipro River from flooding caused by the destruction of...

Spain recorded 'hottest spring on record' this year: weather agency 07 Jun 2023 - 12:09 pm

Madrid:Spainhas experienced its hottest spring in over 60 years of recordkeeping, with average temperatures almost two degrees Celsius above average, the national weather...

Louvre safeguarding Ukraine art treasures 07 Jun 2023 - 11:59 am

Paris: The Louvre in Paris is hosting 16 works of art, including 1,500-year-old Byzantine icons, from a museum in Kyiv in order to...

EU approves first vaccine against common respiratory virus 07 Jun 2023 - 10:09 am

London: The European Commission has followed the United States in approving the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, to be used...