World / Europe

UK net migration in 2024 fell by half to 431,000 22 May 2025 - 03:12 pm

London: Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a...

Norway cabin owner snoozes as cargo ship runs aground outside 22 May 2025 - 01:34 pm

Oslo: A man in Norway awoke early Thursday to discover a huge container ship had run aground a stone's throw from his fjord-side...

Top UK retailer shuts Sri Lanka plant, triggers protest 21 May 2025 - 05:50 pm

Colombo: British fashion retailer Next has abruptly shut one of its three factories in Sri Lanka, sacking around 1,400 workers and sparking protests...

'Red alert': Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high 21 May 2025 - 07:16 am

Paris: Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last year...

Spain denies power generation control centers subjected to cyber attack In April 20 May 2025 - 10:53 pm

Madrid: Spanish authorities on Tuesday denied claims that the country's power generation control centers were subjected to a cyberattack last month. In a...

Spain calls on European Union to reassess relations with Israeli entity 20 May 2025 - 06:45 pm

Brussels: Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated that the European Union needs to reassess its relationship with the Israeli entity in response...

French Foreign Minister affirms his country's determination to recognise Palestinian State 20 May 2025 - 05:40 pm

Paris: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot affirmed Tuesday that his country is determined to recognise the State of Palestine, emphasising that this is...

Three injured in Finnish school stabbing, suspect arrested 20 May 2025 - 12:45 pm

Helsinki: Three students were stabbed at a primary and middle school in Pirkkala in southwestern Finland on Tuesday, and the suspect, a student...

Pope offer to host Russia-Ukraine talks welcomed by international leaders 19 May 2025 - 10:41 pm

Rome: Pope Leo XIV has offered to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks in a gesture welcomed by US and European leaders, Italy's Prime Minister...

UK forges new ties with EU in post-Brexit era 19 May 2025 - 02:09 pm

London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed a new partnership with the EU on Monday, forged at a landmark summit and opening a...

Pro-EU centrist wins tense Romania presidential vote rerun 18 May 2025 - 11:43 pm

Bucharest: Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun ofRomania's presidential election on Sunday ahead of nationalist George Simion, near...

Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion 18 May 2025 - 10:16 pm

Basel, Switzerland: Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest...

Vance, Zelensky meet in Rome amid Trump push for Ukraine ceasefire 18 May 2025 - 09:57 pm

Vice President JDVancemet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome on Sunday as the Trump administration continued to push for a ceasefire in...

Poland votes in tight election as Europe watches 18 May 2025 - 09:48 pm

Warsaw: Poland voted on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will be decisive for the future of the country's pro-EU government. Centrist...

Ukraine says Russia launched 'record' drone barrage 18 May 2025 - 03:48 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine on Sunday said that Russia had launched a record number of drones at the country overnight, targeting various regions, including...

Elton John blasts UK government over 'criminal' copyright plans 18 May 2025 - 03:06 pm

London: British pop legend Elton John branded the UK government "absolute losers" on Sunday over planned copyright law changes that would hand exemptions...