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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
Germany gears up for polls under shadow of US-European rift
German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record score.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM
One killed in ‘Islamist’ knife attack in France
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured yesterday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an “Islamist terror act”.
22 February 2025, 18:00 PM
France to deploy cops at schools for spot bag searches
French police will start random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools in a bid to fight an increase in violent attacks, the education minister said yesterday.
21 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Britain, France eye ‘reassurance force’ for Kyiv
Britain and France are spearheading attempts to create a European “reassurance force” of fewer than 30,000 troops to protect Ukraine after any ceasefire deal with Russia, UK media reported yesterday.
20 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Europe must ready ‘plan of action’ on security: Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk yesterday pressed Europe to urgently establish its own stances on Ukraine and security as the United States sows doubts about its commitment to Europe.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Error shuts down Swiss nuclear power reactor: operator
A routine inspection at Europe’s oldest nuclear power plant Monday inadvertently triggered an emergency shutdown of one of the reactors, its Swiss operator said, stressing there had never been any danger.
11 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘We need to be patient’
The Kremlin said yesterday there had been a lot of inaccurate reports on US plans for ending the Ukraine war and called for patience as speculation swirled around the timing of a possible meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
7 February 2025, 18:00 PM
France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine
France yesterday delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said yesterday.
6 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Australian team claims first IVF kangaroo embryo
Australian-based scientists said yesterday they had produced the world’s first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilisation, hailing it as a key step towards saving marsupials that are endangered.
6 February 2025, 18:00 PM
The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Muslims, passes away
The Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died Tuesday in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced.
5 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Five hurt in Sweden school shooting
Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro yesterday, police said, urging the public to stay away from the area as a large operation was underway.
4 February 2025, 23:19 PM
Mexico begins deployment of 10,000 troops on US border
Mexico yesterday began the 10,000-strong border troop deployment it had promised US President Donald Trump in exchange for delaying a 25-percent tariff on exported goods, President Claudia Sheinbaum said.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Canada, Mexico hit US with retaliatory tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl - and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico - into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.
2 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Russia slams Trump’s missile defence shield plan
Russia yesterday condemned an executive order by US President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing the United States of trying to upset the global nuclear balance and pave the wave for military confrontation in space.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Russian drone barrage kills 4 in east Ukraine
A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed at least four people in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, the interior ministry said yesterday.
30 January 2025, 18:00 PM
New strain of bird flu confirmed in US
A new strain of bird flu has been confirmed at a duck farm in California, the first time the variant has been discovered in poultry in the United States, an international agency said.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Nordics united on defence issues
Nordic leaders met on the weekend and reiterated they are united on defence issues, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said, as her country reels from US President Donald Trump’s attempts to take over Greenland.
27 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Italy resumes migrant transfers to Albanian centres
Italy yesterday resumed the transfer of migrants to its controversial centres in Albania, sending 49 asylum seekers to its maritime neighbour, the interior ministry said.
26 January 2025, 18:00 PM
German man sets world record living for 120 days underwater
Rudiger Koch, 59, emerged from his 30-square-meter (320-square-foot) home under the sea
25 January 2025, 02:21 AM
Video call: Putin vows to further develop ties with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday in which he proposed further developing their strategic partnership just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president.
21 January 2025, 18:00 PM