World / Europe

Russia sentences 5 Ukraine soldiers to years in prison for Kursk 19 Mar 2025 - 01:53 pm

Moscow: A Moscow court sentenced five Ukrainian soldiers on Wednesday to prison terms of up to 17 years for taking part in Kyiv's...

Italy finds six bodies, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck 19 Mar 2025 - 01:39 pm

Rome: Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities...

UK pledges £160 million in aid to Syria 18 Mar 2025 - 07:34 pm

London: The United Kingdom (UK) government has pledged to provide Syria with GBP 160 million in aid. According to a press release issued...

French hunter on trial for killing mother bear 'in self-defence' 18 Mar 2025 - 05:52 pm

Foix, France: A 81-year-old French hunter went on trial on Tuesday, accused of killing an endangered female bear that had attacked him in...

Greek woman given 3 life terms for killing her 3 daughters 18 Mar 2025 - 02:18 pm

Athens: A Greek woman sentenced to life last year for murdering her nine-year-old daughter received two additional life terms on Tuesday for killing...

UN chief 'shocked' by deadly Israel airstrikes in Gaza 18 Mar 2025 - 02:12 pm

Geneva: UN chief Antonio Guterres voiced shock Tuesday after hundreds were killed in the most intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since a ceasefire...

You're kidding! Prince William reveals Aston Villa superstitions 18 Mar 2025 - 01:06 pm

London: Prince Williamrevealed on Friday that he is such a superstitious Aston Villa supporter that he often resorts to shuffling his children around...

Russian drone attack cuts power in central Ukraine 18 Mar 2025 - 12:09 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Thousands of people in central Ukraine were left without electricity on Tuesday following a countrywide Russian attack involving more than 130...

Hospitalised Pope calls for end to world conflicts 18 Mar 2025 - 12:07 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis called Tuesday for an end to war and urged reflection in a letter published by Italy's newspaper of record,...

Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105 18 Mar 2025 - 11:59 am

London: The last surviving British pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK's...

Russia confirms Trump-Putin call set for Tuesday over next steps in ceasefire talks 17 Mar 2025 - 08:06 pm

President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are set to speak in a phone call on Tuesday to discuss ending the war...

Break-in releases tonnes of oil near Oslo 17 Mar 2025 - 07:42 pm

Oslo: A break-in at a decommissioned transformer station outside Oslo has released some 50 to 60 tonnes of oil, Norwegian energy operator Statnett...

Georgian man arrested after allegedly setting wife on fire in Germany 17 Mar 2025 - 07:04 pm

Berlin: A 46-year-old Georgian man who had been on the run after allegedly setting fire to his wife on a tram in Germany...

US cloud giant Oracle to invest $5 bn in AI-hungry UK 17 Mar 2025 - 06:41 pm

London: US tech group Oracle on Monday said it plans to invest $5 billion in the UK over the next five years to...

Plastic pellets spotted in water after North Sea ship crash 17 Mar 2025 - 05:52 pm

London: A retrieval operation is underway after plastic pellets, likely spilled in a crash between a cargo ship and a tanker off the...

Kremlin confirms Putin, Trump to speak on Tuesday 17 Mar 2025 - 01:52 pm

Moscow: The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump would speak by phone on Tuesday. Trump...

What we know about N. Macedonia's fatal nightclub fire 17 Mar 2025 - 01:27 pm

Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia: A nightclub fire in North Macedonia over the weekend left at least 59 people dead and injured scores...

Russia maintains sanctions on US Secretary of State Rubio 16 Mar 2025 - 08:09 pm

Moscow: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Sunday denied reports claiming Russia had lifted sanctions on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, dismissing the...