World / Europe

Crowds queue for Queen's coffin as Charles spends quiet day 15 Sep 2022 - 05:18 pm

LONDON: Thousands of mourners spent hours in line for a few minutes to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II while it...

Fake energy-saving poster urges Swiss to inform on neighbours 15 Sep 2022 - 09:59 am

Zurich: Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into fake online images of posters calling on citizens to report neighbours for over-heating their homes,...

Too early to tell if Ukraine counter-offensive is turning point, Germany says 14 Sep 2022 - 10:28 pm

BERLIN: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Wednesday it is too early to tell whether Ukraine's significant territorial advances in recent days...

Russia’s richest person to transfer Rosbank shares to foundation 14 Sep 2022 - 10:12 pm

Sanctioned billionaire Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s richest person, said he’s transferring some of his shares of Rosbank PJSC to his charitable foundation. Potanin’s firm,...

Sweden’s prime minister resigns as full vote tally confirms her defeat 14 Sep 2022 - 09:32 pm

Stockholm: Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson conceded defeat and announced she will resign as the opposition looked set to score a victory in...

As war began, Putin rejected a Ukraine peace deal recommended by his aide: Sources 14 Sep 2022 - 08:24 pm

PARIS: Vladimir Putin's chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with...

France told to re-examine repatriation requests of wives of IS combatants 14 Sep 2022 - 07:56 pm

PARIS: The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to...

EU seeks $140bn to insulate consumers from energy crisis 14 Sep 2022 - 06:17 pm

BRUSSELS/DUESSELDORF: The European Union's executive outlined plans on Wednesday to raise more than $140bn from energy firms to help shield households and businesses...

Ukraine leader promises victory during frontline town visit as Russia digs in 14 Sep 2022 - 06:10 pm

IZIUM: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised he would lead Ukraine to victory in its war against Russia as he visited shrapnel-blasted, recently recaptured towns...

EU executive to recommend cutting billions for Hungary 14 Sep 2022 - 05:43 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union executive will recommend suspending billions of euros earmarked for Hungary over corruption woes, two officials told Reuters on Wednesday,...

King Charles and sons follow coffin for queen's last journey from palace 14 Sep 2022 - 04:42 pm

LONDON: King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession to take Queen Elizabeth's coffin from...

EU moves to ban products made with forced labor 14 Sep 2022 - 03:41 pm

Brussels: The European Union unveiled plans Wednesday to ban products made with forced labor, in an effort to crack down on a modern-day...

Wildfire still raging in southwestern France, more evacuations 14 Sep 2022 - 03:29 pm

PARIS: A wildfire raging since Monday in southwestern France prompted authorities to evacuate an extra 500 people on Wednesday, bringing the total to...

France is not falling into recession, Le Maire says 14 Sep 2022 - 10:36 am

Paris: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the economy was not facing recession after the government lowered its economic...

United Nations: More than seven decades of action promoting its global prestige 14 Sep 2022 - 09:19 am

The United Nations (UN) went through several historical phases before it formally came into existence in 1945 on the ruins of a previous...

UN calls for Azerbaijan, Armenia to de-escalate 14 Sep 2022 - 09:06 am

New York: The United Nations called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to take immediate steps to de-escalate cross-border tensions, exercise maximum restraint, and resolve...