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
UN rights chief urges reparations for systemic racism
The UN rights chief yesterday called for countries to do more to dismantle systemic racism against black people, urging acknowledgement and reparations for past wrongs.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
One in 3 going hungry
The Covid pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a UN report released yesterdayfound, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
90-year-old infected with ‘two virus variants at once’
A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the same time,
11 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ukrainian soldier killed, three wounded as tension mounts
The Ukrainian army yesterday said that a soldier had been killed and three others wounded in the country’s pro-Russian separatist east, amid rising tensions in the conflict-torn region.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
95pc needs vaccine to stop Delta variant!
A panel of scientists who advise the French government on health warned Friday that as many as 95 percent of people might need to be vaccinated to dam the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. With cases rising, “a fourth wave linked to the Delta variant
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Nearly 600 rescued migrants disembark from charity boat in Italy
Hundreds of migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean disembarked on Friday in the southern Italian town of Augusta, in Sicily, after Rome-based maritime authorities agreed to give their ship a port.
9 July 2021, 17:55 PM
World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark
In the small seaside town of Blokhus in Denmark, the world’s tallest sandcastle has been completed, weighing nearly 5,000 tonnes and towering over 20 metres high, its designers said Wednesday.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Better weather warnings can save 23,000 lives: UN
An estimated 23,000 lives a year could be saved through improving weather forecasts, early warning systems and climate information, the United Nations said yesterday.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Dutch crime reporter 'fighting for his life' after Amsterdam shooting
A prominent Dutch crime reporter was rushed to hospital after being shot on the street in central Amsterdam on Tuesday evening, and remains in a serious condition, police said.
7 July 2021, 06:20 AM
Belarus jails Lukashenko foe Babariko for 14 years in 'sham' trial
A court in Belarus jailed former presidential contender Viktor Babariko for 14 years on Tuesday after convicting him on corruption charges he denied, sparking condemnation from the West and the embattled opposition-in-exile.
6 July 2021, 15:24 PM
Greek economy won't close again because of COVID-19, PM says
Greece's economy would not close again because of the coronavirus pandemic if it was just to protect an unvaccinated minority, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a newspaper interview released on Sunday.
4 July 2021, 16:48 PM
More than 100 migrants rescued in Channel in one day
Over 100 migrants, including 29 children, were rescued in a single day as they tried to cross the Channel to reach the British coast on six makeshift boats on Friday, maritime authorities in France said.
3 July 2021, 18:00 PM
130 nations back global tax deal
A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD has said, but some EU states refused to sign up.
2 July 2021, 18:00 PM
France probes fashion retailers for concealing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing "crimes against humanity" in China's Xinjiang region, a judicial source said on Thursday.
2 July 2021, 06:49 AM
CureVac just 48pc effective
Germany's CureVac yesterday said that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48 percent, far lower than those developed
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid cases rising again in Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday called for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as Covid cases rise again in Europe, fuelled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Court gives govt 9 months
France's top administrative court yesterday gave the government a nine-month deadline to take "all the necessary steps" to reach its targets for combatting climate change.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Putin says UK warship near Crimea wanted to test Russia's military response
A British warship that Russia says illegally entered its territorial waters near Crimea earlier this month did so to observe in detail how Russian forces would react, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
30 June 2021, 13:41 PM
Greece recovers Picasso years after gallery heist
Greece yesterday said it had recovered a Picasso painting personally donated by the Spanish master to the Greek people, almost a decade after it was stolen alongside two other artworks in an audacious heist at the National Gallery.
29 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Blinken: ‘Untenable’ for 10,000 IS fighters still to be held in Syria
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday said that 10,000 Islamic State fighters continue to be held in detention in camps run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that this situation was “untenable”.
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM