World / Europe

Twelve Poles killed, 31 injured in Croatia bus crash 06 Aug 2022 - 12:34 pm

VARAZDIN, Croatia:Twelve people were killed and 31 injured, 18 of them seriously, when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped off a...

War in Ukraine set to enter new phase -UK military intelligence 06 Aug 2022 - 10:31 am

Russia's war in Ukraine is about to enter a new phase, with most fighting shifting to a nearly 350 kilometre (217 mile) front...

Head of Ukraine's Amnesty office leaves after group accuses Kyiv 06 Aug 2022 - 10:09 am

Kyiv: The head of Amnesty International's Ukrainian branch is leaving the human rights body after the group accused Ukraine's armed forces of endangering...

Putin, Erdogan agree to boost cooperation, some rouble payments for gas 05 Aug 2022 - 10:29 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Friday to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, finance and construction...

Russia says ready to discuss Griner swap with US in private 05 Aug 2022 - 09:37 pm

MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a...

Ukraine, Syria expected to top Erdogan-Putin talks in Russia 05 Aug 2022 - 07:16 pm

MOSCOW: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Russia Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin focusing on a grain deal brokered by...

France's going through its most severe drought ever, PM says 05 Aug 2022 - 04:17 pm

PARIS: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that France is facing the "most severe drought” ever recorded in the country and announced the...

Spain reports first deaths from acute hepatitis in children 05 Aug 2022 - 04:10 pm

MADRID: Spain has reported its first two deaths from acute hepatitis, or liver inflammation, among children - an illness whose causes are unknown...

Care for elderly stepped up as Italy swelters in driest year ever 05 Aug 2022 - 04:07 pm

MILAN: Volunteers delivered food and medicines to elderly people living alone in Milan on Friday, as another heatwave swept through northern Italy in...

UK PM hopeful Liz Truss vows to reform economy, keep taxes low 05 Aug 2022 - 01:44 pm

LONDON: Liz Truss, the front-runner to be Britain's next prime minister, said on Friday that she would reform the economy and keep taxes...

Rescuers scramble to track Beluga whale in France's Seine 05 Aug 2022 - 01:02 pm

PARIS: French authorities are tracking a Beluga whale that strayed far from its Artic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the...

Switzerland's new energy asset: hydro plant with capacity to charge 400,000 car batteries 05 Aug 2022 - 12:53 pm

FINHAUT, Switzerland: Switzerland is adding a much needed cog in the wheel to its energy supply with an underground hydropower plant that says...

Berlin forest fire contained but ammo dump still a problem 05 Aug 2022 - 10:53 am

BERLIN: A fire accompanied by explosions at a police ammunition dump in a Berlin forest was contained and large parts of it were...

Germany's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 05 Aug 2022 - 10:40 am

BERLIN: Germany's health minister, an epidemiologist by training who has led the country's fight against COVID-19 since December, has tested positive for the...

Russia shells city near Europe's largest nuclear plant 04 Aug 2022 - 09:23 pm

KYIV: Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant on Thursday, reinforcing warnings from the U.N. nuclear chief...

EU aims for 8 bln euro Ukraine aid package by September: German govt source 04 Aug 2022 - 03:02 pm

BERLIN: The European Union intends to put together another financing package for Ukraine by September that will amount to about 8 billion euros...

Wildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record 04 Aug 2022 - 01:44 pm

BRUSSELS: Wildfires raging through Europe this summer have burned the second-largest area on record, even though the region is only halfway through its...