AI not a reliable source of news, EU media study says
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Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
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France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
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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
Quote of the day
I mean the mutual recognition of vaccines and vaccination certificates, the availability of vaccines for all regions of the planet...”
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Take ‘rational’ measures
The World Health Organization yesterday called for countries to keep calm and take “rational” measures in response to the new, fast-spreading Covid variant Omicron, which has sparked global panic.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Re-election option ‘stabilises’ Russia: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that constitutional amendments adopted last year allowing him to seek two more presidential terms “stabilise” the country, but did not say whether he would actually stand.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
China, Russia racing to master AI
The chief of Britain’s foreign spy service warned yesterday that the West’s adversaries such as China and Russia were racing to master artificial intelligence in a way which could revolutionise geopolitics over the next decade.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
US warns Russia of ‘serious consequences’
The United States yesterday warned Russia of “serious consequences” if it launches an invasion of Ukraine, as Nato ministers looked to counter a military build-up by Moscow on its neighbour’s border.
30 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate ‘overwhelming’ driver of Australian bushfires: study
Climate change is the “overwhelming factor” driving the country’s ever-more intense bushfires, Australian government scientists believe -- directly contradicting claims by the country’s political leaders.
29 November 2021, 18:00 PM
2 dead, 4 missing as 81 migrants saved off Canary Isles
Two migrants died and another four went missing off the Canary Islands on Saturday as Spanish rescuers came across a boat in trouble while returning from an earlier rescue, the coastguard said.
28 November 2021, 18:00 PM
27 Russian diplomats due to leave US in Jan
Russia’s ambassador to the United States said that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were expelled from the United States and would leave on January 30.
28 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Trudeau tours flood-ravaged western Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday visited areas of Canada’s Pacific coast hit by catastrophic floods, warning of further climate mayhem as the region braces for more torrential rains.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ease tension under Putin’s watch
The leaders of arch foes Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to ease tensions left over after their war over Nagorno-Karabakh last year under the mediation of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia mourns more than 50 dead in Siberia
A Siberian mining region began three days of mourning yesterday after more than 50 people died in a coal mine accident and a rescue effort that ended in tragedy.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Italy takes in National Geographic’s green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’
Italy has given safe haven to Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars, Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s office said on Thursday.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
FB, others must do more
Tech giants like Meta’s Facebook and world leaders needed to do “much more” to stamp out violent extremism and radicalisation online, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Prepared for an escalation’
President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday Ukraine was ready to take on Russia if Moscow decides to move troops across the border, amid growing Western concern over a new Russian military buildup.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Surprised’ Macron condemns Johnson’s methods over migrant crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday said he was “surprised” by the approach taken by the British prime minister in the crisis over migrants crossing the Channel, saying leaders should not communicate to each other through social media.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
‘False sense of security’ around vaccines: WHO
Europe is once again the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic amid a “false sense of security” over the protection offered by vaccines, World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rare Einstein notes sold in Paris auction for $13m
A manuscript co-authored by Albert Einstein, offering a rare insight into the legendary physicist’s thinking leading up to his general theory of relativity, was sold in an auction on Tuesday for 11.7 million euros ($13.17 million).
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
27 deaths at sea: France urges European countries to do more to stop illegal migration
President Emmanuel Macron appealed Thursday to neighboring European countries to do more to stop illegal migration into France after at least 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel.
25 November 2021, 13:25 PM
Sweden gets first woman PM
Sweden’s parliament elected Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country’s first woman prime minister yesterday,
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Israel, Morocco sign security agreement
Israel and Morocco yesterday signed a security agreement making it easier for Rabat to acquire high-tech exports from Israel’s defence industry, as the countries expand ties following their normalisation deal last year.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM