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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
Macron France's most 'authoritarian' president, says far-right candidate Le Pen
French far-right presidential candidate Marin Le Pen rebuffed on Thursday criticism by her rival Emmanuel Macron accusing her of retaining her "authoritarian" and extremist views, despite displaying a softer image in the current campaign.
14 April 2022, 12:01 PM
Peace talks hit a dead end
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow that his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘263m to face extreme poverty’
Fallout from the Ukraine conflict, growing inequality and Covid could force more than a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty this year, Oxfam forecast yesterday.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
UK PM Boris, FM Sunak to be fined
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak are to be fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws in what has become known as the “Partygate” scandal, prompting calls yesterday for their resignation.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
British PM, finance minister to be fined by police over lockdown party at Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules, the government said on Tuesday.
12 April 2022, 16:41 PM
German paper hires Russian journo
German newspaper Die Welt said yesterday it has hired Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested against Moscow’s military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state TV.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Macron, Le Pen qualify for run-off
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen yesterday embarked on a final fortnight of bruising campaigning for a French presidential election run-off whose outcome is far more uncertain than their encounter five years ago.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Macron, Le Pen on track to advance to French presidential run, projections show
French leader Emmanuel Macron and his strongest challenger Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for a presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist.
10 April 2022, 19:45 PM
Macron faces far-right challenge as France votes
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday faced a tough test seeking re-election in a vote projected to produce a tight run-off with far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
First round of presidential election begins in France
Voters cast ballots across France on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-election hopes.
10 April 2022, 14:12 PM
France prepares for first round of tight Macron re-election bid
France yesterday prepared for the first round of presidential elections projected to produce a run-off rematch between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be far tighter than their duel five years ago.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Amnesty, HRW offices to shut down in Russia
Russia said it was shutting down the local offices of Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International that have been working in the country for the past 30 years.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Pink Floyd release new song for Ukraine
Pink Floyd have written their first new song in almost 30 years to support Ukrainians, the band announced on Thursday.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
WWII bomb kills man in Czech city
A World War II era bomb went off early yesterday in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava during excavation work, killing a man and injuring another, police and media reports said.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Russia-Ukraine war: World food prices hit record high: FAO
World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia’s invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, UN food agency said yesterday, adding to concerns about the risk of hunger around the world.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vows headscarf fines
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed Thursday to issue fines to Muslims who wear headscarves in public, as candidates made a final push for votes three days ahead of an election seen as increasingly close.
8 April 2022, 13:00 PM
Chemical, Nuke war fears: EU stockpiles radiation drugs
The EU yesterday said it was building a 540-million-euro ($590 million) emergency stockpile of medicine and equipment to deal with chemical and nuclear
6 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Nearly 100 die in int’l waters: MSF
Nearly 100 people have died in international waters after setting off from Libya in an overcrowded boat, international organisations said. A commercial tanker, Alegria 1, rescued four people from a life raft in the Mediterranean early Saturday morning, the Doctors Without Borders charity said.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
99pc of people on Earth breathing polluted air: WHO
A full 99 percent of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants, the World Health Organization said yesterday, blaming poor air quality for millions of deaths each year.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Hungary vote goes to wire as Orban seeks fourth term
Nationalist Hungarian PM Viktor Orban faced a tough challenge with a united opposition in an unpredictable general election yesterday, after a campaign dominated by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
3 April 2022, 18:00 PM