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
Germany will lose over $265bn in added value by 2030 due to war, high energy prices
Germany's economy will lose more than 260 billion euros ($265 billion) in added value by 2030 due to the Ukraine war and high energy prices, spelling negative effects for the labour market, according to a study by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB).
9 August 2022, 11:39 AM
Over 250 ‘rescued’ off Tunisia
Tunisian coastguards “rescued” more than 250 migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the North African country’s National Guard said on Sunday.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia hits Zaporizhzhia again
Ukraine yesterday accused Russia of again shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporizhzhia, and called for new international sanctions on Moscow for “nuclear terror”.
7 August 2022, 18:00 PM
12 Polish pilgrims die in Croatia bus crash
Twelve Polish pilgrims died and 30 others were injured yesterday when a bus veered off a highway and crashed into a ditch in northern Croatia, authorities said.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
World food prices drop again
World food prices fell sharply in July, partly thanks to a deal between Ukraine and Russia lifting a sea blockade that had stopped Ukrainian grain shipments, a UN agency said yesterday.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Iran nuclear talks restart in Vienna
Negotiators kicked off a fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna yesterday, seeking to salvage the agreement on Tehran’s atomic
4 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Karabakh fighting: Russia urges restraint
The Kremlin yesterday called for restraint from both sides after Azerbaijan said its forces had crushed an Armenian attack near the disputed enclave of
4 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Webb telescope captures colourful Cartwheel Galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, Nasa and the European Space Agency said Tuesday.
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK parliament drops TikTok account over China concerns
The UK parliament yesterday closed its TikTok account after MPs expressed concern over the social media app’s ownership by Chinese parent firm ByteDance.
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UN chief warns of ‘nuclear annihilation’
UN head Antonio Guterres has warned that a misunderstanding could spark nuclear destruction as the United States, Britain and France urged Russia to stop “its dangerous nuclear rhetoric and behaviour.”
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
UK PM hopeful Truss on back foot as poll lead shrinks
British Conservative Liz Truss’s leadership campaign faced its first serious peril yesterday as she was forced into a policy U-turn and came under fierce fire in Scotland, against the backdrop of a shrinking poll lead.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia’s FM to visit Myanmar
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Myanmar today for meetings with the conflict-wracked country’s junta leaders, his ministry said.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Truss wins UK cabinet backing
British Conservative frontrunner Liz Truss won another heavyweight endorsement yesterday as party members began a month of voting to decide the next occupant of 10 Downing Street.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Australian MP slams ‘colonising’ queen in oath
Aboriginal Senator Lidia Thorpe branded Britain’s Elizabeth II a “colonising” queen yesterday, as the recently elected lawmaker reluctantly swore allegiance while taking the oath of office.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Two dead in largest blaze this year
Firefighters in northern California were battling yesterday to gain control over the state’s largest wildfire this year, which claimed two lives after exploding in size over the weekend and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Monkeypox: First deaths outside Africa reported
Spain yesterday reported its second monkeypox-related death, bringing to three the number of fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Myanmar ambassador to Paris summoned over executions
France’s foreign ministry on Friday summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to Paris to protest against the execution of four political prisoners by the military junta, a diplomatic source told AFP.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Indeed a genocide’
Pope Francis yesterday said the treatment of Indigenous people in Canada amounted to a genocide, after a six-day trip where he apologised to survivors of abuse at Catholic-run schools.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Don't wear ties to save energy: Spanish PM to citizens
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked his ministers, public officials and private sector employees on Friday to stop wearing ties and stay cool as heatwaves sweep parts of Europe, stoking demand for energy-guzzling air-conditioning.
30 July 2022, 07:27 AM
Bid to ‘ease’ war effects: Macron counts on Saudi prince
French leader Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed to work “to ease the effects” of the Ukraine war, Macron’s office said
29 July 2022, 18:00 PM