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
West decries Putin’s landslide election win
Western governments yesterday lined up to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India, Iran and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending his rule by a further six years.
18 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia-Nato conflict just one step from WW3
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West yesterday that a direct conflict between Russia and the US-led Nato military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.
18 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia cannot be held back, Putin says upon re-election
With more than 80 percent of voting stations having submitted results, Putin had secured 87.2 percent of all votes cast, official election data showed
17 March 2024, 22:50 PM
Russian strikes kill 16 in Odesa
Ukraine said yesterday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia arrests 13 for vandalising polling stations
Russia arrested at least 13 people yesterday for vandalising polling stations on the first day of its presidential elections, officials said.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Thousands more chemicals in plastic than previously thought Finds report
At least 3,000 more chemicals exist in plastics than previously estimated by environmental agencies, a report published on Thursday found, raising questions over pollution and consumer safety.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
EU chief ‘congratulates’ Putin on win as vote starts
EU chief Charles Michel yesterday sarcastically congratulated Russia’s Vladimir Putin on winning reelection against no real opposition -- as voting was only just beginning.
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Nervous system disorders now top cause of illness in world: study
Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past
15 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Backlash intensifies at UK government’s extremism definition
The UK government yesterday unveiled a new definition of extremism to determine which organisations get public funds and meetings with officials, prompting criticism from civic, political and religious groups.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Two dead as Russia fights off border attacks
Russia’s national guard yesterday said it was fighting off attacks from pro-Ukrainian groups in the region of Kursk, the latest in a recent string of clashes at the border.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Back me in ‘difficult’ time
President Vladimir Putin yesterday urged Russians to stay the course in the face of a “difficult period”, hours before polls open in a vote set to extend his hardline rule.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
EU targets TikTok, X, other apps
The EU yesterday wielded a powerful new digital law to press TikTok and seven other platforms on the AI risks for upcoming elections in the 27-nation bloc, including from deepfakes.
14 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia ready for nuke war
President Vladimir Putin yesterday told the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
After Kyiv row, Moscow hails pope’s peace efforts
Russia yesterday congratulated Pope Francis on 11 years in office, hailing his support for “humanism and peace” after the pontiff caused outrage by urging Ukraine to “raise the white flag”.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
EU parliament adopts rules on AI
The European Parliament yesterday gave final approval to the world’s most far-reaching rules to govern artificial intelligence, including powerful systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Sweden’s crown princess due on Mar 18
Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria will visit Bangladesh from March 18 to 21 to get a glimpse of the country’s development journey as well as to study the progress and ongoing challenges in the implementation of the SDGs.
13 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 cut life expectancy by 1.6 years: study
Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a major study said yesterday.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Europe must do more: EU
Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned yesterday.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Would exchange Oscar for no war’
Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov, who on Sunday won the first Academy Award for his country for the “20 Days in Mariupol” documentary about the Russian siege of the port city, said he would rather have no Oscar and no war waged against his country.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia presidential polls: US trying to meddle
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence service yesterday accused the United States of trying to meddle in Russia’s presidential election and said that Washington even had plans to launch a cyberattack on the online voting system.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM