World / Europe

Zelensky calls Germany a 'true friend' as Ukraine prepares counter-offensive 14 May 2023 - 01:35 pm

Berlin: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called Germany a "true friend and reliable ally" in his country's battle against Russia, as Berlin...

The 2023 top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world 14 May 2023 - 12:41 pm

Thanks to skyrocketing league media rights and growing off-field opportunities, the world's ten highest-paid athletes collected an estimated $1.11 billion before taxes and...

Loreen makes history as Sweden claims seventh Eurovision victory 14 May 2023 - 09:43 am

Liverpool: Sweden won theEurovisionSong Contest early Sunday, as singer Loreen beat out 25 competitors in the finale of the world's biggest live music...

'We're at your side,' Italian president tells Zelenskyy in Rome before Ukraine leader meets pope 13 May 2023 - 05:28 pm

Rome: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskyy, in Rome before talks on Saturday with Pope Francis at the Vatican, received assurances from Italian leaders of continued...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Rome to Meet Prime Minister 13 May 2023 - 03:44 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Rome on Saturday to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Pope Francis. "We...

Liverpool hosts Eurovision grand final tonight on behalf of Kyiv 13 May 2023 - 02:17 pm

Liverpool: Twenty-six countries, each with three minutes to convince juries and the voting public: Britain hosts the Eurovision grand final on Saturday night...

Poland detects object, likely observation balloon, in airspace 13 May 2023 - 12:29 pm

Warsaw, Poland: Poland's Defense Ministry said Saturday that it has detected an object in Polish airspace that flew in from the direction of...

Turkiye's Erdogan warns supporters ahead of Sunday's vote 12 May 2023 - 11:22 pm

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned his conservative supporters on Friday they could face reprisals should his secular rival rise to power...

Pope urges Italians to have more children, not pets 12 May 2023 - 11:07 pm

ROME: Pope Francis joined Italy’s conservative premier on Friday in encouraging Italians to have more children, denouncing the financial precariousness facing young couples...

British PM Sunak says disappointed at Eurovision ban on Zelensky message 12 May 2023 - 04:35 pm

Liverpool: The UK government on Friday hit out at European broadcasters for banning a message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at this weekend's...

France busts illegal immigration ring using real passports 12 May 2023 - 01:10 pm

Paris: France's border police this week busted an illegal immigration ring leasing out real French passports to migrants from sub-Saharan Africa so they...

Eurovision hit as England train strikes begin 12 May 2023 - 01:01 pm

London: Rail passengers in England were braced for more disruption as train drivers began another series of strikes on Friday, hitting major events...

'Freak and killer': Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted 11 May 2023 - 10:58 pm

A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday to a St. Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of...

Erdogan contender drops out in Turkiye's pre-election shock 11 May 2023 - 05:45 pm

Istanbul: Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkiye's tight presidential election in a shock move that raised the chances of an...

Spain to spend €2.2 bn to tackle drought 11 May 2023 - 05:05 pm

Madrid: Spain's cabinet on Thursday approved measures worth more than two billion euros to alleviate the impact of a prolonged drought that has...

German union calls for new round of rail strike 11 May 2023 - 01:55 pm

Berlin: Transport union EVG on Thursday called a new round of strikes on Germany's rail network as workers demand higher wages to cope...

Man opens fire at Mercedes plant in Germany 11 May 2023 - 01:16 pm

Berlin: A 53-year-old man opened fire in a production hall at a Mercedes factory in Germany on Thursday, killing two people, police said,...

Footbridge collapses in Finland, injures 27 11 May 2023 - 12:00 pm

Helsinki:Some 27 young people, most of them children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge by a construction site collapsed...