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Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
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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
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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
‘A bit hypocritical’
Climate activist Greta Thunberg yesterday slammed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for using a jet during his hosting of the COP26 summit in Glasgow and called world leaders’ behaviour “hypocritical”.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Diet-related illness increases with availability of red meat
As global trade in red and processed meats has increased, so have chronic diseases associated with meat consumption, a study looking at data from 154 countries found on Thursday.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Another Covid-19 wave grips Europe
Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full Covid-19 lockdown, it said yesterday as neighbouring Germany warned it may follow suit, sending shivers through financial markets worried about the economic fallout.
19 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Boat carrying migrants reach Italy with 10 dead
A boat carrying the bodies of 10 migrants found dead at sea arrived in Sicily on Friday, along with dozens of people it rescued this week as they tried to cross the Mediterranean.
19 November 2021, 17:17 PM
UK blacklists Palestine's Hamas
Britain's interior minister Priti Patel on Friday said she had banned the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a move that brings the UK's stance on Gaza's rulers in line with the United States and the European Union.
19 November 2021, 12:39 PM
Canada death toll set to rise as floods ravage Pacific coast
Canada is sending the military to help evacuate and support communities hit by “catastrophic” flooding, with the death toll expected to rise after record rainfall on the Pacific coast triggered a state of emergency Wednesday.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Europe only part of world with rising Covid-19 deaths: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says coronavirus deaths in Europe have risen by 5 percent in the last week, making it the only region in the world where fatalities have increased.
18 November 2021, 03:19 AM
Germany Covid-19 situation dramatic
Germany’s coronavirus situation is dramatic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday, calling for a push to distribute booster shots faster and appealing to those sceptical of vaccination to change their minds.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Sweden makes new arrest in spying investigation
Swedish authorities on Tuesday arrested a suspect for “aggravated espionage” in a case that has already led to the detention of a former intelligence official.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Poland warns migrant crisis could last for years
Poland yesterday warned that the crisis on the Belarusian border could last for months or even years, a day after Polish forces used tear gas and water cannon to deter stone-throwing migrants.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Sleaze row: UK PM faces grilling from lawmakers
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a parliamentary grilling yesterday over sleaze allegations, as tensions ran high within his Conservative party due to his proposals to ban MPs from paid political consultancy work.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Dispute over Parthenon Marbles shouldn’t strain ties with Greece: UK
Britain, on Tuesday, said it had agreed with Athens that a long-running dispute between the two countries over the Parthenon Marbles “in no way affects the strength of the UK-Greece partnership”.
17 November 2021, 07:38 AM
Tensions escalate further at Belarus-Poland border over migrant crisis
Polish security forces fired water cannon at rock-throwing migrants on the border with Belarus on Tuesday, and NATO reiterated its support for Warsaw in a crisis that has left thousands stranded on the frontier in icy temperatures.
16 November 2021, 18:14 PM
EU to go solo by 2025
The European Union is considering a joint military force of up to 5,000 troops by 2025 to intervene in a range of crises and without relying on the United States, according to a draft plan.
16 November 2021, 18:00 PM
4 held over Liverpool taxi ‘terrorist’ blast: UK police
Police in northwest England yesterday said they were treating a deadly blast outside a hospital in Liverpool as a “terrorist incident” involving a homemade bomb that was reportedly foiled by a quick-thinking taxi driver.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Quote of the day
If the British overhauled their (labour) legislation - they started doing it but haven’t gone far enough - there would be no people in Calais and Dunkerque. Why do they go to Britain? Because the British labour market functions...”
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Migrants eye Belarus to move to EU as tourists
When Kamaran Mohammed travelled with his wife and three children to the Belarus capital Minsk last month from their home in northern Iraq, they went as tourists.
15 November 2021, 16:29 PM
Migrant crisis: EU slapping new sanctions on Belarus
The European Union on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Belarus by agreeing to slap new sanctions on President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and others accused of helping him wage a “hybrid attack” against the bloc using migrants.
15 November 2021, 11:03 AM
Belarus doesn't want conflict with Poland over migrant crisis: President Lukashenko
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that his country does not want the migrant crisis on its border with Poland to escalate into a “conflict.”
15 November 2021, 09:21 AM
What’s in the pact?
Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks of intense negotiations, with the UK host of the talks saying the deal would keep alive international hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming. Here are the biggest achievements of the deal:
14 November 2021, 18:00 PM