World / Europe

European shares fall as strike in Norway fuels fears of energy crisis 05 Jul 2022 - 12:10 pm

European stocks fell on Tuesday as a strike by Norwegian oil and gas workers exacerbated worries about an energy shock in Europe and...

Sainsbury's quarterly sales drop 4% as UK consumers cut spending 05 Jul 2022 - 11:14 am

LONDON: British supermarket Sainsbury's warned the financial pressures building on consumers would "only intensify" this year after it reported a 4% drop in...

Italy declares state of emergency as drought threatens economy 05 Jul 2022 - 10:24 am

Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern and central regions devastated by a recent drought, as a severe heat wave takes...

Boris Johnson calls on Saudi Arabia to increase oil production 04 Jul 2022 - 08:26 pm

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Saudi Arabia to ramp up oil production, seeking to cool record fuel prices in an echo of...

Copenhagen shooting suspect held in psych ward, authorities rule out terrorism 04 Jul 2022 - 07:02 pm

Copenhagen: The man accused of killing three people in a shooting in a Danish shopping mall was ordered on Monday to be held...

Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk 04 Jul 2022 - 06:20 pm

Pokrovsk, Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew...

Macron appoints COVID minister as new face of government policy 04 Jul 2022 - 05:40 pm

Paris: President Emmanuel Macron on Monday turned to the health minister who steered France through COVID to sell the government's policies to voters...

Wildfire rages north of Athens, one town evacuated 04 Jul 2022 - 03:39 pm

ATHENS: A large wildfire raged out of control north of Athens on Monday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of a nearby coastal...

Ukraine says it has raised its flag again on Snake Island 04 Jul 2022 - 03:06 pm

KYIV: The Ukrainian flag has been raised again on Snake Island in the Black Sea, Ukraine's military said on Monday, after Russian forces...

Kellogg’s loses bid to block new UK rules to tackle obesity 04 Jul 2022 - 03:02 pm

Kellogg Co. lost its bid to block the UK’s new curbs on the promotion of unhealthy foods after a London judge threw out...

Sanofi launches global health brand with non-profit treatments 04 Jul 2022 - 02:02 pm

LONDON: French drugmaker Sanofi will make 30 of its treatments, including insulin, available on a not-for-profit basis in 40 lower-income countries in the...

Search efforts resume after glacier collapse in Italian Alps 04 Jul 2022 - 01:03 pm

CANAZEI, Italy: Search and rescue operations resumed on Monday in the Italian Alps with 17 people missing, authorities said, after part of a...

British Army Twitter, YouTube accounts hacked with crypto posts 04 Jul 2022 - 12:19 pm

The British Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts have been hacked, according to a statement from an Army spokesperson Sunday. A series of posts...

Luhansk governor says Russia will shift main focus to Donetsk region 04 Jul 2022 - 11:25 am

KYIV: Russia will shift the main focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing...

EU lending arm aims to raise 100 bln euros to help rebuild Ukraine 04 Jul 2022 - 10:06 am

BRUSSELS: The European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union, is proposing a funding structure previously used during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Four critically wounded, three killed in Danish mall shooting on Sunday, police says 04 Jul 2022 - 09:44 am

COPENHAGEN: Danish police said on Monday four people, including two Swedish citizens, were in critical condition but stable after being hit by gunshots...

3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall 04 Jul 2022 - 09:31 am

Copenhagen, Denmark: gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others,...