World / Europe

EU countries adopt mandatory gas storage amid Russia's cuts 27 Jun 2022 - 06:56 pm

Brussels: European Union countries agreed on Monday that all natural gas storage in the 27-nation bloc should be topped up to at least...

Putin to leave Russia for first time since the Ukraine invasion 27 Jun 2022 - 01:42 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tajikistan on Tuesday and later visit Turkmenistan for a summit of Caspian Sea nations, his spokesman...

Russia's Putin to make first foreign trips since launching Ukraine war 26 Jun 2022 - 09:42 pm

London: Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what...

Ryanair says less than 2% of flights affected by strike 26 Jun 2022 - 08:28 pm

Dublin: Less than 2% of Ryanair flights scheduled between Friday and Sunday were affected by cabin crew strikes, the Irish low-cost carrier said....

Biden urges Western unity on Ukraine amid war fatigue 26 Jun 2022 - 06:20 pm

ELMAU, Germany:President Joe Biden and western allies opened a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday intent on keeping economic fallout from...

French energy giants: Reduce fuel and electricity use now 26 Jun 2022 - 01:27 pm

Paris:Leaders of three French energy companies on Sunday called on the French public to immediately reduce consumption of fuel, oil, electricity and gas...

UK's Johnson says he wants to protect steelmakers from energy costs 26 Jun 2022 - 12:48 pm

Schloss Elmau, Germany: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday it was reasonable to consider ways of protecting British steelmakers against surging...

Images show motionless, bleeding migrants at Melilla border 25 Jun 2022 - 04:13 pm

Rabat: Dozens of people were pictured lying by a Moroccan border fence, some bleeding and many apparently lifeless, in video purporting to show...

Denmark introduces tax cuts, subsidies to ease inflation burden 25 Jun 2022 - 02:41 pm

Denmark’s government will introduce tax cuts and subsidies, mainly aimed at the poorest of its citizens, after Danes have been hit by the...

UK body to recommend 4-5% pay rise for 1.5 mln health workers: Guardian 25 Jun 2022 - 02:21 pm

London:British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government advisory body plans to recommend, according to...

Two dead, 14 wounded in Norway shooting, police say 25 Jun 2022 - 11:21 am

Oslo: Two people were killed and 14 wounded on Saturday in a shooting at a nightclub and in nearby streets in Norway's capital...

Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor 24 Jun 2022 - 09:01 pm

Rome: The Vatican newspaper is starting a new monthly edition dedicated to the poor and people on the margins, aimed at not only...

Boris Johnson under pressure after crushing UK election defeats 24 Jun 2022 - 06:59 pm

London/Kigali: Boris Johnson's Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, a new blow to Britain's prime minister who then lost a close ally...

UN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage 24 Jun 2022 - 12:41 pm

BERLIN: The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the...

Lufthansa scraps 2,200 flights as Europe travel chaos mounts 24 Jun 2022 - 11:26 am

Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled 2,200 flights after a wave of coronavirus infections worsened staffing shortages, adding to Europe’s travel chaos as the crucial...

Ukrainian forces will have to leave Sievierodonetsk: Governor 24 Jun 2022 - 09:49 am

KYIV: Ukrainian troops will "have to be withdrawn" from the mostly Russian-occupied battleground city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said on Friday. Some...

UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson 24 Jun 2022 - 09:00 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special elections dominated by questions...