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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
Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco adverts
The Swiss yesterday voted to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of the hazardous products, partial results showed.
13 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine-bound flights halted or redirected as crisis brews
Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid warnings from the West that an invasion by Russia is imminent despite intensive weekend talks between Moscow and Washington.
13 February 2022, 16:16 PM
Imminent war fears in ukraine: Biden, Putin set for talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to speak with his US and French counterparts yesterday after the United States warned that Moscow could invade Ukraine in days.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Kyiv calls for calm amid war fears
The Ukrainian government yesterday urged citizens to stay calm and united, saying the armed forces are ready to repel any attack on the country amid concern that Russia may be poised to invade.
12 February 2022, 18:00 PM
More Russian troops mass near Ukraine
Russia is now massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month’s Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Koala listed as endangered
Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as “endangered” yesterday, with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
EU to launch rare inquiry
The European parliament is preparing to launch a committee of inquiry into the Pegasus spyware scandal after evidence emerged of government critics in Poland and Hungary being targeted with the surveillance software.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Google broke anti-trust law
Russia ruled yesterday that US tech giant Google, which has come under mounting pressure from Moscow, broke the law by blocking and “non-transparently” deleting accounts on its YouTube video service.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ultimatums, threats ‘road to nowhere’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday said that Western threats towards Moscow would do nothing to ease tensions over Ukraine as Russia and Belarus launched joint military drills.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Britain's Prince Charles diagnosed with Covid-19 for second time
Britain's Prince Charles has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said on Thursday, the second time that the heir-to-the-throne has contracted the disease.
10 February 2022, 12:38 PM
'This pandemic is over': Sweden scraps almost all restrictions
Sweden scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions on Wednesday (Feb 9) and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as the pressure on the healthcare systems remained high and some scientists begged for more patience in fighting the disease.
10 February 2022, 04:33 AM
Drive to deescalate Ukraine Tensions: Russia, EU see ‘positive signals’
The Kremlin yesterday said there were “positive signals” for the resolution of the Ukraine crisis following a meeting of the French and Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv.
9 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Putin shows inclination for talks to defuse Ukraine crisis: Analysts
Behind his latest outbursts against NATO and doomsday warnings to the West, there are tentative signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to avoid an escalation of the Ukraine crisis and seek some form of accommodation with the West.
8 February 2022, 19:47 PM
At UN, Russia, China call out ‘unilateral’ sanctions
Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against what they called “unilateral” sanctions imposed by countries without the backing of the United Nations Security Council.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Plastic Pollution In Oceans: WWF rings alarm
Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale” wildlife group WWF said yesterday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Belgium detains 13 suspects in anti-terror operation
More than 100 Belgian police raided multiple addresses around the port city of Antwerp yesterday and detained 13 people suspected of links to a jihadist group.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Now possible’ to move forward
French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday that after talks with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders he saw a path toward easing tensions.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Macron says Putin assured him that Russia won’t further escalate Ukraine crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him he would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis in their marathon talks in the Kremlin a day earlier.
8 February 2022, 16:27 PM
Wind powers change in UK’s industrial heartland
On the banks of the River Humber in northern England, the winds of change are blowing through Hull, where factory workers busily craft turbine blades in a green revolution.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Tintin, Smurfs among comic heroes to feature in new Belgian passport
The government of Belgium has unveiled its new passports decorated with characters from some of the country’s most famous comic book characters, including “Tintin” and the “Smurfs”.
6 February 2022, 13:29 PM