World / Europe

Russia fires hypersonic missiles in Western Ukraine 19 Mar 2022 - 12:35 pm

Moscow: Russia used its newest 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in...

Four people killed in U.S. military aircraft crash in Norway 19 Mar 2022 - 11:34 am

OSLO: All four people on board a U.S. military aircraft were killed when it crashed in a remote part of northern Norway on...

Ukraine's cultural capital no longer distant from the war 19 Mar 2022 - 11:19 am

LVIV, Ukraine:Until the missiles struck within walking distance of the cathedrals and cafes downtown, Ukraine’s cultural capital was a city that could feel...

Ukraine 'temporarily' loses access to Sea of Azov: Defence Ministry 19 Mar 2022 - 10:00 am

Ukraine's defence ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea ofAzov"temporarily" as invading Russian forces were tightening their grip around...

Russia's onslaught continues amid optimism over talks 19 Mar 2022 - 08:59 am

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian...

Austria reimposes some coronavirus measures to curb record cases 18 Mar 2022 - 10:15 pm

Austria will broaden mandatory mask wearing and shorten the quarantine for health care workers to curb record coronavirus infections and ensure hospitals continue...

EU health body recommends free COVID tests, vaccines for Ukrainian refugees 18 Mar 2022 - 07:34 pm

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Friday that countries should provide free COVID-19 testing for refugees from Ukraine...

Ukraine says 130 people rescued from bombed Mariupol theatre but many more could be trapped 18 Mar 2022 - 04:16 pm

LVIV, Ukraine: Ukraine's human rights ombudswoman said on Friday 130 people had been rescued so far from a bombed theatre in Mariupol but...

COVID-19 pandemic is 'far from over': WHO official 18 Mar 2022 - 03:43 pm

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a...

After fleeing Kyiv, 15-year-old twins cram to catch up at school in Paris 18 Mar 2022 - 03:38 pm

PARIS: Weeks after fleeing Kyiv with their mother and arriving in Paris, 15-year-old twins Masha and Sasha Litkovska have already started high school...

Kremlin calls Biden irritable and forgetful, says he insulted Putin 18 Mar 2022 - 01:46 pm

The Kremlin on Friday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "personal insults" and said Biden's remarks...

Missiles destroy aircraft repair plant in Lviv - mayor 18 Mar 2022 - 10:25 am

LVIV- Several missiles have hit an aircraft repair plant in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday morning, destroying its building, city...

Italy set to curb use of Russian anti-virus software in public sector 17 Mar 2022 - 09:56 pm

ROME- Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian anti-virus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion...

Ukrainian city of Mariupol searches for survivors amid rubble of theatre 17 Mar 2022 - 08:23 pm

LVIV, Ukraine- Rescue workers were searching for survivors in the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday, after...

French finance ministry briefly evacuated after false bomb threat - police 17 Mar 2022 - 08:22 pm

PARIS- The French finance and economy ministry in Paris was partially evacuated briefly on Thursday following a false bomb alert, but staff are...

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to frame it over Mariupol theatre attack 17 Mar 2022 - 07:28 pm

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a Ukrainian allegation that the Russian air force had bombed a theatre in the Ukrainian...

Czech Republic opens tender for new nuclear reactor 17 Mar 2022 - 05:59 pm

PRAGUE:The Czech Republic launched a tender on Thursday to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear plant as the country aims to...

In call with Putin, Erdogan offers to host him and Zelenskiy for talks 17 Mar 2022 - 05:49 pm

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan offered in a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to host him and Ukrainian leader...