World / Europe

Bosnian Serbs rally over alleged vote-rigging by Dodik 09 Oct 2022 - 10:21 pm

SARAJEVO: Thousands of people rallied on Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader...

Scholz, Biden agree Kremlin's nuclear threats 'irresponsible' in phonecall 09 Oct 2022 - 09:20 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Sunday and agreed the Kremlin's latest nuclear threats were...

Putin says Ukraine planned Crimea bridge explosion, calls it terrorism 09 Oct 2022 - 09:10 pm

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the explosion on a key bridge linking Crimea and the Russian mainland was a terrorist...

Scholz's Social Democrats seen winning state vote in Germany 09 Oct 2022 - 08:05 pm

Berlin: Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats were set to win a German state election on Sunday in which the environmentalist Greens and...

Power supply restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 09 Oct 2022 - 08:03 pm

KYIV: Ukrainian engineers restored the external power supply to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Sunday, Ukraine's state nuclear company Energoatom said on...

Austrian president secures re-election in first round, projections show 09 Oct 2022 - 06:34 pm

VIENNA: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen secured a second six-year term in office by obtaining more than 50% of the vote in...

TotalEnergies accelerates refinery wage talks as fuel supply shrinks 09 Oct 2022 - 05:52 pm

Paris: TotalEnergies on Sunday proposed to bring forward annual wage talks, in response to union demands, to try to end a protracted strike...

Trump speaks via video at rally of global far-right in Spain 09 Oct 2022 - 05:14 pm

Barcelona: Former US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Spain’s far-right in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that...

German minister calls for EU sanctions over Iran crackdown 09 Oct 2022 - 05:00 pm

BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister is calling for European Union entry bans and asset freezes against those responsible for what she described as brutal...

UK senior ministers urge Conservatives to unite behind PM Truss 09 Oct 2022 - 02:13 pm

LONDON: Senior British ministers on Sunday urged their colleagues to unite behind Prime Minister Liz Truss, warning that infighting would hand power to...

Magnitude 5.0 tremor strikes Greece; no damage reported 09 Oct 2022 - 09:16 am

A magnitude 5.0earthquakehit central Greece early Sunday, but there were no early reports of damage or casualties. The tremor struck at 1:02 a.m....

Dozens killed, hurt in Zaporizhzhia city shelling -Ukraine's military 09 Oct 2022 - 08:07 am

Dozens of people have been killed or injured in overnight shelling in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the general staff ofUkraine's armed forces...

US Navy jet flew across Baltic hours after Nord Stream burst 08 Oct 2022 - 11:41 pm

Oslo: A US Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew near the site of the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea hours after...

UK Labour keeps big lead over PM Truss's Conservatives, poll shows 08 Oct 2022 - 09:37 pm

London: Britain's opposition Labour Party has retained a huge opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Liz Truss's Conservative Party, which has failed to...

Zaporizhzhia plant down to diesel generators as shelling cuts power essential for cooling 08 Oct 2022 - 07:08 pm

Kiev/Vienna: Overnight shelling cut power to Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which needs cooling to avoid a meltdown, forcing it to switch to...

UK and Ireland put up positive front as Brexit grudge recedes 08 Oct 2022 - 06:30 pm

London: The UK and European Union appear to be making inroads on disagreements over Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland as they restart talks...

France struggles with refinery strikes, but not planning rationing 08 Oct 2022 - 04:55 pm

Paris: France will not ration petrol for drivers or restrict the use of service stations in response to supply problems caused by refinery...

Ukraine nuclear power plant loses external power link: UN 08 Oct 2022 - 04:42 pm

BERLIN: Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, has lost its last remaining external power source as a result of renewed...