World / Europe

France sanctions 28 'extremist' Israeli settlers 13 Feb 2024 - 05:41 pm

Paris: France on Tuesday said it was imposing sanctions against 28 "extremist Israeli settlers" who it accuses of committing human rights abuses against...

Wanted in Russia, Estonian PM denounces Moscow's 'scare tactics' 13 Feb 2024 - 05:39 pm

Tallinn: Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on Tuesday slammed Russian "scare tactics" following Moscow's move to declare her and several other European officials...

N Macedonia document fiasco leaves thousands in limbo 13 Feb 2024 - 04:56 pm

Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia:Thousands of North Macedonians were left in legal limbo on Tuesday following a botched scheme calling for citizens to...

Rescue work at Swedish amusement park hampered by risk of collapse 13 Feb 2024 - 03:51 pm

Stockholm: Swedish rescue services said Tuesday that a major amusement park fire was under control a day later but efforts to douse it...

France begins to dismantle Notre-Dame scaffolding 13 Feb 2024 - 02:57 pm

Paris: The scaffolding around the spire of Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral has begun to come down, the authority charged with restoring the monument after...

EU adopts fallow land exemption after farmer protests 13 Feb 2024 - 01:47 pm

Brussels: The European Commission on Tuesday officially extended an exemption from contested rules to leave a share of agricultural lands fallow, which had...

France accuses Russia of disinformation campaign in key election year 12 Feb 2024 - 07:39 pm

Paris: French government officials on Monday accused Russia of operating a long-running online manipulation campaign against Ukraine’s Western backers in the lead up...

German president says Trump's NATO threat 'good for Russia' 12 Feb 2024 - 07:20 pm

Nicosia: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier decried on Monday Donald Trump's threat not to protect NATO members who do not spend enough on defence,...

Large fire breaks out at Sweden's biggest amusement park 12 Feb 2024 - 04:05 pm

Stockholm: A large fire broke out Monday at Sweden's largest amusement park in Gothenburg, engulfing the newly built water park -- which had...

Greta Thunberg marches in France against oil drilling 11 Feb 2024 - 11:42 pm

Bordeaux: Ecological activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday joined a protest in the south-west of France against eight planned oil wells, which in theory...

UK's King Charles III sends message of thanks for support after revealing he has cancer 11 Feb 2024 - 01:24 pm

London, Britain:King Charles III has expressed his thanks for the messages of support he has received since he revealed last week that he...

Icelanders race to repair damage after volcano damage 09 Feb 2024 - 09:44 pm

Reykjavik: Icelanders were working on Friday to get hot water supplies fixed in thousands of houses a day after a third volcanic eruption...

NFL to hold first 2025 regular-season game at Real Madrid stadium 09 Feb 2024 - 08:51 pm

Las Vegas: The NFL is headed to Spain in 2025 for the first regular-season game ever in that country. The league announced Friday...

Farmers in Spain and Poland stage tractor protests over European Union policies and competition 09 Feb 2024 - 05:18 pm

Madrid: Farmers in Spain and Poland demonstrated Friday as part of ongoing protests against European Union farming policies and to demand measures to...

Berlin Zoo mourns death of Ingo the flamingo, believed to be at least 75 08 Feb 2024 - 04:23 pm

Berlin: The Berlin Zoo is mourning Ingo the flamingo, its oldest resident, who died at what is believed to be at least 75...

Scottish minister resigns after iPad data bill row 08 Feb 2024 - 03:55 pm

London: Scotland's health minister Michael Matheson resigned on Thursday, following a backlash after he racked up more than £10,000 ($12,600) in data roaming...

Icelandic volcano erupts for third time since December 08 Feb 2024 - 12:06 pm

Reykjavik: A volcanic eruption started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Thursday, the third to hit the area since December, authorities...