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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
EU optimistic, UK less
The EU’s chief negotiator yesterday said there had been good progress in trade talks with Britain that aim to prevent a turbulent finale to the Brexit crisis in two weeks’ time.
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘We are a long way apart still’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that Britain and the European Union remain far apart, as he prepares to head to Brussels to try to salvage a post-Brexit trade deal.
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM
UNSC out of ‘useful solutions’
French President Emmanuel Macron said the UN Security Council no longer provides good solutions to global problems, in remarks published yesterday, and called for an overhaul of international cooperation mechanisms.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
UK PM self-isolates again
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in self-isolation yesterday after a contact tested positive for the coronavirus while spiralling infections in the United States saw stay-at-home measures imposed on Chicago, its third-biggest city.
16 November 2020, 18:00 PM
France fighting extremism, not Islam: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country is fighting “Islamist separatism, never Islam”, responding to a Financial Times article that he claimed misquoted him and has since been removed from the newspaper’s website.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry condemns ‘Vienna terrorist attack’
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the “terrorist attack that took place in the centre of the Austrian capital Vienna,” reports Al Arabiya quoting the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
3 November 2020, 07:33 AM
No-deal Brexit?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said it was now time to prepare for a no-trade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course, bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in talking any more.
16 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Fate of Brexit talks hangs in balance at EU summit
European leaders meet yesterday seemingly determined to resist pressure from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give ground in post-Brexit trade negotiations.
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM
World experienced warmest September on record: EU
Earth’s surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme said yesterday.
7 October 2020, 18:00 PM
France, Sweden confirm Navalny’s poisoning
The German government said yesterday that laboratories in France and Sweden have confirmed its own findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
EU ramps up ‘no-deal’ planning amid Brexit chaos
The European Union stepped up planning for a “no-deal” Brexit yesterday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government refused to revoke a plan to break the divorce treaty that Brussels says will sink four years of talks.
11 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Russia, China hackers targeting US vote
Microsoft said Thursday it thwarted recent cyberattacks from China, Russia and Iran targeting both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, as technology giants scrambled to protect election security less than two months ahead of the US vote.
11 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Thousands flee as fire rips through overcrowded Greek refugee camp in Lesbos
Thousands of migrants fled fires that tore through a camp under coronavirus lockdown on Greece's island of Lesbos, while the prime minister called an emergency meeting with ministers though there were no immediate reports of casualties.
9 September 2020, 06:58 AM
Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest
Two Australian journalists yesterday fled China under diplomatic protection, fearing arrest as political pawns in the rapidly worsening relationship between Canberra and Beijing.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
EU warns Serbia over Jerusalem embassy move
The EU voiced “serious concern and regret” on Monday over Belgrade’s commitment to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, casting a shadow over the resumption of Serbia-Kosovo talks.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
First batch produced for public circulation
In some good news for millions living in hope for a Covid-19 vaccine shot, the Russian Health Ministry yesterday said that the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine has been produced for civilian circulation.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Key protest leader detained at border
Prominent opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was detained by Belarusian authorities, a border official said, after thwarting what a Ukrainian government minister described as an attempt to expel her from Belarus.
8 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Frenchman blows up house to kill a fly
A French pensioner blew up his kitchen while trying to kill a fly that was disturbing his dinner.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
UK warned over Brexit deal commitments
Britain yesterday faced warnings it risked its international reputation if it reneged on its agreement to leave the European Union, as Brexit trade talks reached a crucial final stage.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
UK PM gives October 15 deadline for Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given an October 15 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, brushing off fears about "no-deal" chaos if talks fail.
7 September 2020, 11:21 AM