World / Europe

Spain's running of the bulls: 3 people gored 11 Jul 2022 - 04:46 pm

Pamplona: A tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival on Monday left three people gored, including one American, and three others...

EU recommends second COVID booster for over-60s 11 Jul 2022 - 12:30 pm

BRUSSELS/LONDON: European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second COVID-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and...

Death toll from Russian rocket attack on apartment block rises to 18 -Ukraine 11 Jul 2022 - 10:19 am

KYIV: The death toll from a Russian rocket attack that hit an apartment block in eastern Ukraine over the weekend rose to 18...

Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia 11 Jul 2022 - 09:44 am

BERLIN:A major gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was shutting down for annual maintenance on Monday amid German concern that Russia may not...

Heathrow apologises for poor service, could ask for more flights cuts 11 Jul 2022 - 09:28 am

LONDON: London's Heathrow Airport apologised for unacceptable service in recent weeks, with long queues, delays for those with reduced mobility and baggage issues,...

Spain swelters as temperatures reach 43C in second heatwave 10 Jul 2022 - 08:55 pm

MADRID: Spaniards stayed in the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high as...

Russian rocket attack kills 15 in Ukraine; others trapped 10 Jul 2022 - 07:36 pm

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine: Dozens of Ukrainian emergency workers labored Sunday to pull people out of the rubble after a Russian rocket attack smashed...

10 dead in rocket attack on apartment building in eastern Ukraine 10 Jul 2022 - 01:13 pm

KYIV, Ukraine:Russian rockets hit the eastern Ukraine town of Chasiv Yar, destroying a five-story apartment building and killing at least 10 people, officials...

Candidates to replace UK PM Johnson jostle in packed race 10 Jul 2022 - 12:38 pm

LONDON: The contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace on Sunday as five more candidates declared their intention to run,...

Rocket attack collapses apartment block in Ukraine's Donbas, killing six 10 Jul 2022 - 09:53 am

KYIV: At least six people have been killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment...

Zelenskiy sacks Ukraine's envoy to Germany, other ambassadors 09 Jul 2022 - 10:08 pm

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday dismissed several of Kyiv's senior envoys abroad including the country's outspoken ambassador to Germany, the presidential...

UK's Conservatives look to speed up leadership contest as fifth candidate declares 09 Jul 2022 - 07:50 pm

LONDON: The Conservative Party will look to whittle down the number of candidates in the contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

Rishi Sunak’s speedy UK leadership start raises Tory eyebrows 09 Jul 2022 - 05:32 pm

Rishi Sunak’s slick video detailing his vision for Britain as Conservative leader and prime minister has raised eyebrows among potential supporters after the...

Now UK's Boris Johnson has quit, who could replace him? 09 Jul 2022 - 03:19 pm

LONDON: Who could replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister? Below is a summary of those who have announced they want the job...

Ancient jawbone could give glimpse of Europe's earliest humans 08 Jul 2022 - 10:06 pm

Madrid: Archaeologists in Spain said on Friday they had dug up an ancient jawbone that could help them look into the face of...

Russians officially out of track and field world championships over Ukraine war 08 Jul 2022 - 07:46 pm

Track and field officials confirmed on Friday that Russians will not be allowed to compete at this month's world championships due to the...

Russia hands down first prison term for anti-war in Ukraine remarks 08 Jul 2022 - 05:28 pm

A court in Moscow sentenced a municipal council member to seven years in prison on Friday for his remarks opposing the war in...

Firefighters, aircraft fight blaze near France's Mediterranean coast 08 Jul 2022 - 03:36 pm

PARIS: Airborne French firefighters and hundreds of emergency crew battled on Friday to bring under control a wildlife near the Mediterranean coast, local...