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
Polio virus detected in London sewage samples: WHO, UK
A type of poliovirus derived from vaccines has been detected in London sewage samples, the World Health Organization and British health officials said yesterday, adding that more analysis was underway.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
France is facing a new Covid wave
France is facing a new wave of Covid-19 infections fuelled by new variants of the disease, French vaccination chief Alain Fischer said yesterday, as daily new cases reached an almost two-month peak the day before at more than 95,000.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
US embassy in Moscow gets new address, named after Donbas region
Authorities in Moscow said on Wednesday that they have changed the official address of the US embassy building in the Russian capital to one named after
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Pick a ‘courageous’ human rights chief
Rights groups yesterday appealed for the next UN rights chief to be appointed through a swift, open process, calling for a “courageous” nominee to stand up to
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Euro rises, yen falls to 24-year low
The euro rose on Tuesday, drawing support from the European Central Bank’s plans to raise interest rates to contain inflation, while the yen slumped to a 24-year low as the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy stance continued to weigh.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Macron rejects PM’s resignation
French President Emmanuel Macron was holding talks yesterday with the opposition on ending the deadlock sparked by his failure to secure a majority in
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
France vote upset: Macron seeks to salvage power
French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were scrambling yesterday for a way out of political deadlock after losing their parliamentary majority in a stunning blow for the president and his reform plans.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM
French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is able to negotiate alliances with other parties.
20 June 2022, 03:13 AM
French President Macron on course to lose absolute majority in parliament
President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday's election delivering a hung parliament.
19 June 2022, 19:46 PM
Spanish PM faces regional election test in Andalusia
Andalusia votes yesterday in an early regional election that the incumbent conservative Popular Party is expected to win comfortably, dealing a blow to Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of a national vote expected at the end of 2023.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Macron battles for control of House as France votes
Voting was underway in France yesterday in a parliamentary election that could deprive newly re-elected centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
108 migrants rescued off Greece, 4 missing
Greece’s coastguard continued to search for four missing migrants off the island of Mykonos yesterday after rescuing another 108 migrants on a sailboat that sent a distress signal late on Saturday, officials said.
19 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Europe braces for blistering June weekend heat
France, Spain and other western European nations yesterday braced for a sweltering June weekend that is set to break records and sparked concern about forest fires and the effects of climate change.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Politically motivated’
Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel suggested in an interview published yesterday that a European court’s intervention to stop a deportation flight to Rwanda was politically motivated.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM
UK clears Assange extradition to US
Britain yesterday approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.
17 June 2022, 18:00 PM
UK PM loses 2nd ethics chief
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top ethics advisor said he had quit after the government forced him into an “impossible and odious” position, according to
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Oil prices fall after rate hikes, but tight supply limited losses
Oil prices erased early gains to fall to two-week lows on Thursday on the back of inflation concerns highlighted by interest rate hikes in the United States, Britain and Switzerland, though tight oil supply limited losses.
16 June 2022, 14:17 PM
Growing numbers avoiding news as ‘too depressing’
The depressing state of the world is leading people to switch off from the news, the Reuters Institute reported yesterday.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Climate change: Govts’ inaction ‘dangerous’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Post-Brexit trading rules for N Ireland: EU sues UK
The European Commission launched new legal action against Britain yesterday, accusing London of putting peace in Northern Ireland at risk by trying to overhaul the post-Brexit trade deal.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM