AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
22 October 2025, 02:41 AM
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
21 October 2025, 17:44 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
The mistakes included confusing news with parody, getting dates wrong or simply inventing events
22 October 2025, 02:41 AM
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence yesterday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
The European Union is looking to increase the ability of its member states to carry out inspections on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ageing oil tankers, officials said yesterday.
20 October 2025, 18:21 PM
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
Many popular internet services, from streaming platforms to messaging services and some banks, went offline for hours yesterday due to an outage in Amazon’s crucial cloud network.
20 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
Italy’s coastguard said Sunday it had rescued 91 people from a migrant boat adrift off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, but two males were found dead.
20 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Louvre denies tapping Israeli firm in theft probe
Israeli CGI Group told earlier Louvre had asked for its help for investigation
20 October 2025, 15:44 PM
Louvre’s prized jewels stolen in daring heist
Thieves wielding power tools raided the Louvre in broad daylight yesterday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France’s priceless crown jewels but dropping a gem-encrusted crown as they fled, officials and sources said.
19 October 2025, 18:17 PM
Ex-French President Sarkozy says 'not afraid' ahead of jail term
Plans to write book while in prison
19 October 2025, 14:15 PM
Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck
During the protest, dozens of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa recounted what they endured in Libya, and a minute of silence was held for those who died trying to cross the Mediterranean
19 October 2025, 02:45 AM
French PM survives two confidence votes days after reappointment
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.
16 October 2025, 18:45 PM
World hunger a collective failure: Pope
Pope Leo XIV yesterday condemned the world’s failure to stop millions of people from going hungry, blaming a “soulless economy” and calling on others to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.
16 October 2025, 18:43 PM
France systematically violating child migrant rights: UN committee
France is committing "grave and systematic violations" of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children, leaving many homeless, deprived of basic care and in degrading conditions, a UN watchdog said Thursday..The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child noted that France provides
16 October 2025, 15:43 PM
UK jails Afghan migrant who threatened hard-right leader Farage
A UK court jailed an Afghan migrant for five years yesterday after he threatened in a TikTok post to kill hard-right, anti-immigrant political leader Nigel Farage.
14 October 2025, 18:30 PM
Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike
Brussels airport -- Belgium's largest -- cancelled all departures as security workers downed their tools
14 October 2025, 08:46 AM
Trio wins economics: Nobel for work on innovation, growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize yesterday for their work on how innovation and the forces of “creative destruction” can drive economic growth and lift living standards across the globe.
13 October 2025, 18:18 PM
Crisis in France: Lecornu again appointed PM
Pressure mounted yesterday on France’s newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
Both allies and the opposition had been hoping for a fresh face in government to help end months of paralysis over an austerity budget
11 October 2025, 02:15 AM
Spain reaffirms Nato commitment after Trump threat
Spain hit back at Donald Trump yesterday after the US President suggested expelling the country from Nato for failing to meet his ramped-up defence spending target.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM
September third-hottest globally on record
The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday, as global average temperatures remained stuck near historic highs for yet another month.
9 October 2025, 18:37 PM
German police to get power to shoot down drones: minister
German federal police will soon be allowed to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday, after a spate of drone sightings believed to be Russian efforts to spy and intimidate.
8 October 2025, 19:37 PM