World / Europe

UK police vow 'further arrests' after far-right rally violence 14 Sep 2025 - 03:54 pm

London: London police pledged Sunday to make "further arrests in the coming days and weeks", following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right...

Two trains derail in Russian region, one killed 14 Sep 2025 - 01:55 pm

Moscow: Two trains in separate parts of Russia's western Leningrad region derailed early Sunday, leaving a train driver dead and disrupting railway traffic,...

Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea 14 Sep 2025 - 11:13 am

Kaliakra, Bulgaria: Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways...

UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen 14 Sep 2025 - 10:51 am

Ballyronan, United Kingdom: For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have...

Turkiye's culinary capital Gaziantep launches international gastronomy festival 14 Sep 2025 - 12:02 am

Gaziantep: The seventh edition of the international gastronomy festival GastroAntep kicked off on Saturday in Gaziantep of southeastern Türkiye, a city renowned for...

Turkish Trade Minister affirms full solidarity with Qatar against Israeli brazen assault 13 Sep 2025 - 09:49 pm

Ankara: Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat has confirmed Turkiye's full solidarity with the State of Qatar against the brazen Israeli assault that targeted...

110,000 people attend far-right rally in London: police 13 Sep 2025 - 05:19 pm

London: UK police said Saturday an estimated 110,000 people were at a march and rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. "We believe...

Trump demands NATO halt Russia oil purchases before US sanctions 13 Sep 2025 - 03:33 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to sanction Moscow, but on the condition that all NATO allies agree to...

Vienna hosts first world tram driver championship 13 Sep 2025 - 03:25 pm

Vienna: Vienna was hosting a veritable traffic-stopper on Saturday, with 25 tram-driving teams from across the world battling it out in the first...

AstraZeneca pauses £200-mn UK research site expansion 13 Sep 2025 - 02:36 pm

London: British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has paused a planned £200-million ($271-million) expansion of its research site in Cambridge, eastern England, in the latest...

How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt' 13 Sep 2025 - 11:10 am

Sankt-Anna am Aigen, Austria: On a meadow in southeastern Austria near the border with Slovenia, Josef Hadler is working his tractor to mow...

UK far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson holds London rally 13 Sep 2025 - 10:00 am

London: About 1,000 police will be deployed in London on Saturday to control rival demonstrations, one called by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and...

Too hot to study, say Italian teachers as school (finally) resumes 13 Sep 2025 - 09:07 am

Rome: Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school -- the longest summer holiday in Europe. But...

France, Germany, UK Foreign Ministers condemn Israeli attack on Qatar 12 Sep 2025 - 10:44 pm

London: The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (UK) have condemned the treacherous Israeli attack on Qatar on Tuesday, stressing...

UK announces £400 mn Google Cloud classified info contract 12 Sep 2025 - 02:14 pm

London: The UK government said Thursday it had agreed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud that would allow London to...

Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine: report 12 Sep 2025 - 01:03 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Prince Harry made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Friday to support Ukrainian soldiers wounded in the war with Russia, the...

Microsoft avoids EU fine by answering Teams antitrust concerns 12 Sep 2025 - 12:59 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The EU said Friday it had accepted commitments from Microsoft to more clearly separate its Teams communications app from its Office...