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
Not optimistic
Russia yesterday said it was not optimistic after a first round of talks with the United States on the Ukraine crisis and would not allow its demands for security guarantees from the West to become mired in tortuous negotiations.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Don’t shut the door on Afghans’
The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the ravaged country a future after 40 years of suffering.
11 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Omicron surge: Britain puts pvt health firms on high alert
Britain yesterday put the biggest private health companies on high alert to deliver crucial treatments should Omicron overwhelm National Health Service hospitals in England.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
No concessions
Russia yesterday ruled out any concession at talks with the United States on soaring tensions over Ukraine as Moscow seeks a wide-ranging new security arrangement with the West but faces strong pressure to pull back troops.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM
164 killed in Kazakhstan unrest
More than 160 people were killed and nearly 6,000 arrested in Kazakhstan after the riots that shook Central Asia’s largest country over the past week.
9 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Omicron keeps breaking records
The total number of Covid-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
We'll piss you off: Anti-vaccine protesters in France tell Macron
Anti-vaccine protesters rallied in cities across France on Saturday, denouncing President Emmanuel Macron's intent to "piss off" people refusing COVID-19 shots by tightening curbs on their civil liberties.
8 January 2022, 17:14 PM
German teacher found guilty of 'cannibalism fantasy' killing
A Berlin court on Friday found a former teacher guilty of murdering a man and cutting up his body as part of a cannibal fantasy after meeting him online, sentencing him to life in prison.
8 January 2022, 06:58 AM
Overwhelmed by Omicron, US hospitals delay surgeries
Hospitals across the United States are postponing elective surgeries to free up staff and beds due to a surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
7 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Shoot-to-kill: Kazakh president orders in attempt to quell uprising
Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan's main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed president said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising.
7 January 2022, 16:25 PM
18 security officers dead, scores injured in Kazakhstan amid violent unrest
Casualties among Kazakh security officers Thursday rose to 18 dead and 748 wounded as authorities sought to quell unrest in the ex-Soviet country, Russian news agencies reported, citing the interior ministry.
6 January 2022, 16:53 PM
The unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted to "piss off" the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls of condemnation from opposition rivals less than 4 months before the next presidential election.
5 January 2022, 06:06 AM
Blow for Macron’s party
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron was left red-faced yesterday after opposition parties joined forces to hold up a bill tightening measures against Covid-19.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Europe tops 100m cases
Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, as governments face tough choices between controlling the virus and keeping economies open.
2 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Impact on economy: France to ease Covid isolation rules from tomorrow
France will relax Covid isolation rules from Monday, the government announced, in a bid to ease their impact on society and the economy.
2 January 2022, 04:13 AM
France imposes ban on plastic packaging for fruits, vegetables
A ban on the use of plastic to package a range of fruit and vegetables came into force in France on Saturday, to the dismay of the sector’s packaging industry.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Tony Blair and Covid officials receive knighthoods
Queen Elizabeth II on Friday announced a knighthood for former prime minister Tony Blair, while the traditional New Year’s Honours also decorated officials who spearheaded Britain’s fight against Covid-19.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Ukrainian soldier killed as Russia tensions soar
Ukraine yesterday said one of its soldiers was killed in fighting with pro-Moscow separatists, as the US again warned Russia against any attacks on the country.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
45 journalists killed in 2021
A total of 45 journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday -- “one of the lowest death tolls” it has recorded for any year.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Violence against women insults God’
Pope Francis yesterday used his New Year’s message to issue a clarion call for an end to violence against women, saying it was insulting to God.
1 January 2022, 18:00 PM