World / Europe

Harry and Meghan invited to Charles' coronation: report 05 Mar 2023 - 04:56 pm

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markel have been invited to King Charles III's landmark coronation in May but are yet to...

Police, protesters clash at rail disaster rally in Athens: AFP 05 Mar 2023 - 02:35 pm

Athens: Violent clashes broke out between police and protesters outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Sunday as thousands attended a rally following...

Europe’s surging inflation bets undercut Lagarde’s rate campaign 05 Mar 2023 - 11:52 am

Markets are delivering a harsh verdict on the European Central Bank’s efforts to rein in inflation. Eight months into ECB President Christine Lagarde’s...

Station master in Greece train crash delays court appearance 05 Mar 2023 - 12:01 am

Athens: The station master involved in Greece’s deadliest train crash is set to appear before a prosecutor and an examining magistrate on Sunday...

Mediterranean countries push for EU solidarity on migration 04 Mar 2023 - 09:23 pm

Valletta: Less than a week after a deadly migrant shipwreck off Italy, five European Union countries on the Mediterranean Sea pushed back on...

Bus with 40 children crashes in French Alps; 21 injured 04 Mar 2023 - 07:17 pm

Paris: A bus carrying 40 elementary school students home from a trip to the French Alps plunged down a wooded slope into a...

Paris airports hit by border control IT outage 04 Mar 2023 - 05:05 pm

Bobigny: A computer glitch at Paris' main Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports hobbled border controls on Saturday, causing long queues for passengers....

EU parliament chief urges Ukraine membership talks this year 04 Mar 2023 - 03:57 pm

Lviv, Ukraine: The president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola called on Saturday, during a visit to Ukraine, for the country to be...

Greek station master due in court as anger boils over rail disaster 04 Mar 2023 - 01:26 pm

Athens: The station master involved in Greece's worst-ever train disaster was due to appear in court on Saturday after mass protests broke out...

Thousands march in Greece as anger builds over train deaths 04 Mar 2023 - 12:16 am

ATHENS: Protests have intensified in Greece days after the country's deadliest rail disaster, as thousands of students took to the streets in several...

US announces $400 million in new Ukraine security assistance 03 Mar 2023 - 10:11 pm

Washington: The United States announced a new $400 million security aid package for Ukraine on Friday that features various types of ammunition for...

Belarus jails Nobel winner Bialiatski for 10 years 03 Mar 2023 - 05:26 pm

Moscow: Belarus on Friday handed a 10-year jail term to Nobel Prize-winning activist Ales Bialiatski, drawing immediate condemnation internationally. Bialiatski, who founded the...

King Charles III picks France, Germany for 1st state visits 03 Mar 2023 - 04:44 pm

LONDON: King Charles III will travel to France and Germany for his first state visits since becoming monarch, Buckingham Palace said on Friday,...

Brussels farmers protest in droves, disrupt traffic 03 Mar 2023 - 03:13 pm

Brussels: Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate levels converged on Brussels on Friday, creating major traffic...

French senators to start debating contested pension plan 03 Mar 2023 - 02:31 pm

Paris: French senators will start debating President EmmanuelMacron's contested pension plan on Thursday, as the centrist government hopes to find a compromise with...

France pledges 100 mn euros to protect tropical forests 03 Mar 2023 - 02:05 pm

Libreville: France will contribute to an "action plan" for preserving the world's tropical forests with an additional 100 million euros ($106 million) to...

Victims of Greece train crash returned to families in closed caskets 03 Mar 2023 - 01:56 pm

Larissa, Greece:Authorities in Greece said Friday that all remains recovered so far from scene of this week's rail disaster have been accounted for,...