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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
10 killed in fire near Lyon in eastern France
Ten people, including five children aged three to 15, were killed in a fire in the early hours of today in a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
16 December 2022, 08:01 AM
COP15 talks teeter on brink
Hopes of sealing a historic “peace pact with nature” at a United Nations biodiversity summit will soon rest on the world’s environment ministers, arriving in Montreal for the final phase of talks that began yesterday.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM
ICRC fears huge ‘suffering’ in 2023
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday “an enormous level of suffering” awaits the world in 2023 with famine spreading.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM
LA mayor declares state of emergency
A state of emergency over spiraling levels of homelessness was declared in Los Angeles on Monday as the new mayor pledged a “seismic shift” for one of the most intractable problems in America’s second biggest city.
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Belarus holds snap ‘combat readiness’ drills
Belarus held a surprise inspection of its armed forces yesterday, the defence ministry said, after repeated warnings from Ukraine of a threat from its Moscow-aligned northern neighbour.
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
New Zealand set to ‘ban tobacco’
New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year, prohibiting anyone born after 2008 from ever purchasing
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
UN: Aid staves off Somalia famine
Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
EU parliament sacks VP Kaili
The European Parliament yesterday sacked one of its own vice presidents amid corruption accusations allegedly linked to World Cup host Qatar, as the institution tries to contain the scandal.
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
EU approves treatment for prostate cancer
The European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said yesterday.
13 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Qatar bribe claim: EU parliament to sack vice president
<B>The European Parliament took a first step today in efforts to restore its credibility, amid allegations of corruption linked to World Cup host Qatar, moving to ditch one of its own vice presidents.</B>.At the same time, in a first reaction since she was charged in a Belgian anti-graft p
13 December 2022, 11:34 AM
Mental illness surge among Swiss girls, young women
Young Swiss women and girls were hospitalised at an “unprecedented” rate last year for mental health issues, the national statistics office said yesterday, indicating the pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on this group.
12 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Italian PM pays tribute to victims after gunman kills 3 women
Three women including a friend of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents of an apartment block in Rome.
12 December 2022, 03:18 AM
Leukaemia Treatment: Breakthrough raises hope
Doctors in Britain have hailed a pioneering treatment for an aggressive form of leukaemia, after a teenager became the first patient to be given a new therapy and went into remission.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
UK defends royals amid controversy
Britain’s government yesterday rallied to the defence of the beleaguered royal family after a new racism row and explosive Netflix documentary.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia ramping up production of ‘most powerful’ arms: Medvedev
Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev yesterday said the country was ramping up production of new-generation weapons to protect itself from enemies in Europe, the United States and Australia.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Toothless pact will fail
The world’s next global pact for nature is doomed without clear mechanisms for implementing targets, conservation groups said Saturday on the sidelines of UN talks, as hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Montreal demanding greater action.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
German hostage held in Sahel since 2018 freed: NGO
A German humanitarian worker held hostage in the Sahel for more than four-and-a-half years has been freed, his organisation said yesterday.
10 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Billionaires on the back foot in 2022
The number of billionaires in the world dipped in 2022 due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, monetary policy tightening, stock market falls and the Chinese economic
9 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Canada sanctions Iran, Russia and Myanmar
Canada yesterday announced sanctions against 67 individuals and nine entities in several countries, including members of Iran’s judiciary and prison system for alleged “gross and systematic human rights violations.”
9 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Joining NATO: Sweden, Finland seek Turkey greenlight
Finland and Sweden joined the United States on Thursday in asking Turkey for its greenlight soon to join NATO, saying they have been fulfilling promises sought by Ankara on militants.
8 December 2022, 19:00 PM