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
Return of the flu
Influenza has returned to Europe at a faster-than-expected rate this winter after almost disappearing last year, raising concerns about a prolonged “twindemic” with Covid-19 amid some doubts about the effectiveness of flu vaccines.
17 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine says Russia behind cyberattack
Ukraine yesterday said it had “evidence” Russia was behind a massive cyberattack that knocked out key government websites this past week, while Microsoft warned the hack could be far worse than first thought.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM
UK PM ‘broke the law’, says Labour chief
Britain’s main opposition leader on Sunday accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of breaking the law after a bruising series of revelations about lockdown-breaching parties.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Facebook faces $3.2b UK class action over market dominance
Social media giant Facebook , now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($3.2 billion plus) class action in Britain over allegations it abused its market dominance by exploiting the personal data of 44 million users.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Unfounded’ claims
The United States has accused Russia of sending saboteurs trained in explosives to stage a pretext to invade Ukraine, where government websites were knocked out in a cyberattack linked to Moscow.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
PM Johnson’s office apologises to Queen
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office apologised to Queen Elizabeth yesterday after it emerged that staff had partied late into the night in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral, at a time when mixing indoors was banned.
14 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Prince Andrew stripped of royal, military links
The Royal Family removed Prince Andrew’s military links and royal patronages on Thursday and said he will no longer be known as “His Royal Highness”, as the son of Queen Elizabeth fights a US lawsuit in which he is accused of sex abuse.
14 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘The drumbeat of war sounding loud’
Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack warning its citizens to “be afraid and expect the worst”, and Russia, which has massed more than 100,000 troops on its neighbour’s frontier, released TV pictures yesterday of more forces deploying in a drill.
14 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukraine hit by cyberattack as Russian troops advance
Ukraine was hit by a cyberattack that splashed a warning across government websites to "be afraid and expect the worst", while Russia, which has massed 100,000 troops on its neighbour's frontier, released pictures of more of its forces on the move.
14 January 2022, 17:16 PM
Russia-led troops begin pullback from Kazakhstan
Over 2,000 Russia-led troops yesterday began withdrawing from Kazakhstan after being deployed when peaceful protests over an energy price
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Global firms failing to protect forests: report
Global companies and financial institutions with the highest potential for curbing deforestation are largely failing to do so, undermining pledges to protect forests made at the COP26 climate summit in November, a report said yesterday.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
West-Russia talks so far ‘unsuccessful’
The Kremlin yesterday gave a bleak assessment of Russia’s security talks with the United States and Nato this week, describing them as “unsuccessful” and saying there was disagreement on fundamental issues.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Anti-semitic’ remarks: France shuts down Cannes mosque
France’s interior minister said on Wednesday he had ordered the closure of a mosque on the French Riviera because of anti-Semitic remarks made there.
13 January 2022, 11:31 AM
‘No ultimatums’
Russia laid out its demands for security guarantees in Europe to Nato’s 30 allies yesterday but insisted they were not ultimatums following intense talks with the United States in Geneva that failed to break the deadlock.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Omicron pushing Covid out of pandemic phase
The spread of the Omicron variant is pushing Covid towards being an endemic disease that humanity can live with, although it remains a pandemic for now, the EU’s drug watchdog said.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Music-loving Pope visits record store
Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless the premises -- and picked up some vinyl while he was there.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘The party’s over’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday apologised for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering at his official residence during the
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Half of Europe may catch Omicron
More than half of people in Europe are projected to catch Omicron in the next two months, the WHO said yesterday, as millions in China faced fresh lockdowns on the two-year anniversary of the world’s first Covid death.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
EU Parliament Speaker David Sassoli dies at 56
The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, died early yesterday in hospital in Italy, his spokesman said on Twitter.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
UK PM under fire over lockdown party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire yesterday after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM