Europe Ruling party set to win Georgia election amid opposition protests TBILISI: Georgia’s ruling party claimed victory in a legislative election Saturday that the pro-western opposition... Published 27 Oct, 2024 11:59am
Europe Russian forces advance toward Ukraine’s strategic Pokrovsk, military bloggers say Russian forces have advanced further into several eastern Ukrainian towns, bringing them closer to capturing the... Published 27 Oct, 2024 10:36am
Europe Russia says it downs at least 30 Ukrainian drones overnight Russia’s air defence units destroyed at least 30 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry said early... Updated 27 Oct, 2024 01:55pm
Europe Thousands of far-right protesters rally in London LONDON: Thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday calling for tougher immigration laws, in... Published 26 Oct, 2024 08:35pm
Europe Russian attacks on central Ukraine, Kyiv kill 5 KYIV: Russian missile strikes killed three people including a child in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro while a teenager... Published 26 Oct, 2024 12:52pm
Europe British PM Starmer says Iran should not respond to Israeli strikes LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday Iran should not respond to a wave of Israeli strikes,... Published 26 Oct, 2024 12:26pm
Europe Russian drone hits Kyiv residential building, triggers fires on top floors, officials say A Russian drone struck a multi-storey residential building in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday evening,... Published 26 Oct, 2024 12:13am
Europe British Airways extends London-Tel Aviv flight suspension LONDON: British Airways on Friday said it was extending its suspension of flights from London to Tel Aviv until the... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:01pm
Europe Knife attacker wounds 4 in Russian hypermarket MOSCOW: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia’s northwestern city of Saint... Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:37pm
Europe Bulgaria holds seventh election since 2021 amid voter apathy SOFIA: Bulgaria on Sunday holds its seventh election in less than four years with little hope of an end to political... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:29pm
Europe Putin says it is our affair if Russia uses North Korean troops MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was Russia’s business whether or not it decided to use North... Published 25 Oct, 2024 03:22pm
Europe Kremlin denies report of Musk-Putin secret talks MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that Russian President Vladimir Putin and... Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:59pm
Europe WHO hopes to resume Gaza polio vaccinations next week GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Friday it hoped to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to... Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:40pm
Europe Erdogan says he asked Putin to help with Turkiye-Syria normalization ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for assistance in ensuring... Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:24pm
Europe World Bank in talks to increase $35bn Turkiye exposure ISTANBUL: The World Bank is holding talks with Turkiye to increase financing to Ankara beyond the $35 billion it has... Published 25 Oct, 2024 11:29am
Europe Europe’s future should not ‘depend’ on US vote: EU Council chief BRUSSELS: Top EU official Charles Michel has said the bloc’s future should not rely on the result of the US... Published 25 Oct, 2024 11:01am
Europe Austrian lawmakers elect first far-right parliament president VIENNA: Austrian lawmakers on Thursday elected for the first time a far-right politician as parliament president... Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:28am
Europe Germany’s Scholz says war-torn Ukraine cannot join NATO now BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected Ukraine’s request to immediately join NATO, made by... Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:00pm
Europe World powers raise $1bn for Lebanon, but ceasefire elusive PARIS: World powers raised $1 billion to ease the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and support its army at a... Published 24 Oct, 2024 08:22pm
Europe ‘Sharp rise’ in anti-Muslim discrimination: EU rights agency VIENNA: Muslims in Europe are facing “ever more racism and discrimination”, the EU rights agency said Thursday,... Published 24 Oct, 2024 07:18pm
Europe UK to ban disposable vapes from June to crack down on teen use LONDON: The sale of single-use vapes will be banned in England from June next year, the British government said on... Published 24 Oct, 2024 05:13pm
Europe Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian president towards unity government for post-war Gaza MOSCOW: Palestinian group Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to begin negotiations on a... Published 24 Oct, 2024 12:55pm
Europe Vladimir Putin to meet UN’s Guterres for first time in over two years KAZAN: Vladimir Putin will meet UN chief Antonio Guterres for the first time in over two years on Thursday, as the... Published 24 Oct, 2024 10:17am
Europe World powers push aid, ceasefire for Lebanon amid ‘destructive storm’ PARIS: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation’s army which would... Published 24 Oct, 2024 03:38pm
Europe Russian ex-deputy energy minister detained on suspicion of fraud, says Kommersant MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained former deputy energy minister Anatoly Yanovksy in Moscow on... Published 24 Oct, 2024 12:51pm
Europe Anxieties drive sharp fall in German birth rate: think-tank FRANKFURT, (Germany): Germany’s birth rate has plummeted as worries about the economy, the Ukraine war and the... Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am
Europe G7 to make $50 bn Ukraine loan available by year-end: Yellen WASHINGTON: G7 nations are committed to making $50 billion in lending available to Ukraine by year-end, US Treasury... Published 24 Oct, 2024 01:55am
Europe UK’s Birmingham airport evacuated, flights suspended over ‘suspicious vehicle’: police LONDON: Birmingham airport in central England was on Wednesday evacuated after reports of a “suspicious vehicle”,... Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:30pm
Europe Pakistan ‘strongly’ condemns terror attack in Turkish capital Ankara Four people killed, 14 others wounded in attack at Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters Updated 23 Oct, 2024 11:22pm
Europe Lufthansa suspends flights to Beirut, Tehran until early 2025 BERLIN: Lufthansa extended the suspension of its flights to Tehran and Beirut until early next year, the German... Published 23 Oct, 2024 01:25pm
Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say