World / Europe

Turkey may accept Finland into NATO: Erdogan 29 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said for the first time on Sunday that Ankara could accept Finland into NATO without its Nordic...

New Czech leader talks to Zelensky, plans Taiwan call 29 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm

Prague: Czech president elect Petr Pavel talked to Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, a day after winning the election, and is planning...

Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm

PARIS: Labour union strikes in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport on Tuesday, the transport...

Russian shelling of Kherson leaves at least three dead 29 Jan 2023 - 08:24 pm

Kherson: Russian shelling of residential areas in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson left at least three people dead, local authorities said on Sunday....

Government bears some blame for Grenfell fire, UK housing minister says 29 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm

London: The British government is partly to blame for the Grenfell fire which killed 72 people in 2017 as building regulations were deficient...

Mourners honour British volunteer killed evacuating civilians on Ukraine frontline 29 Jan 2023 - 06:20 pm

Kyiv: Mourners gathered at a Kyiv church on Sunday to honour Andrew Bagshaw, one of two British volunteers who died as they were...

French PM says no dice on pension age as strikes loom 29 Jan 2023 - 02:16 pm

Paris:France's prime minister on Sunday ruled out backtracking on a plan to raise the retirement age as unions prepared for another day of...

Iberia solves IT problem that delayed dozens of flights 29 Jan 2023 - 12:38 pm

MADRID: Spanish flag carrier Iberia said on Sunday it had solved an IT problem in the airline's booking and boarding system that disrupted...

UK PM Sunak fires party chairman Zahawi after breach of ministerial code 29 Jan 2023 - 12:24 pm

London: London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday after an investigation found he committed a serious...

Russia rejects talks with Japan on fishing near Kurils Islands 29 Jan 2023 - 12:01 pm

Moscow: Russia said on Sunday it will not hold annual intergovernmental consultations on marine fishing cooperation in the area of the southern Kuril...

Turkey issues retaliatory travel alert for US, EU 29 Jan 2023 - 12:05 am

Istanbul: Ankara on Saturday issued a travel warning for the United States and Europe in seeming retaliation for similar alerts by Western powers...

Strong earthquake strikes Turkey-Iran border 28 Jan 2023 - 10:54 pm

Dubai: An earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.9 struck the Turkey-Iran border region on Saturday, destroying houses in a main provincial...

Tens of thousands of teachers march in Lisbon to demand better pay and conditions 28 Jan 2023 - 09:53 pm

Lisbon: Tens of thousands of public school teachers and other staff marched in Lisbon on Saturday to demand higher wages and better working...

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in 'deliberate' strike on hospital 28 Jan 2023 - 09:17 pm

Moscow: Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday in what it...

Ukraine denies report it intends to get 24 jets from allies - media 28 Jan 2023 - 09:09 pm

Kiev: Ukraine's air force on Saturday denied a newspaper report saying it intended to get 24 fighter jets from allies, saying talks about...

Former NATO general Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential vote 28 Jan 2023 - 08:34 pm

Prague: Retired NATO general Petr Pavel beat a billionaire former prime minister in an election run-off on Saturday to become the fourth president...

Sweden tells citizens to avoid crowds in Turkey after Koran burning 28 Jan 2023 - 06:28 pm

Stockholm: Sweden's foreign ministry on Saturday warned Swedes in Turkey to avoid crowds and demonstrations following protests there over the burning of the...