World / Europe

Russia says it used another hypersonic missile 20 Mar 2022 - 11:16 am

The Russian military says it has carried out a new series of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities with long-range hypersonic and cruise missiles....

Russian forces bomb art school in Mariupol housing 400 refugees-city council 20 Mar 2022 - 10:17 am

Russian forces have bombed an art school in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where about 400 residents had taken shelter, the...

Russians hold some $3 bln in financial assets in the Bahamas, central bank says 19 Mar 2022 - 06:14 pm

Financial institutions in the Bahamas have around $3 billion in assets whose owners are linked to Russia, the Caribbean nation's central bank said...

Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip 19 Mar 2022 - 05:43 pm

LONDON: Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region...

Johnson vows to help Britons struggling with rising living costs 19 Mar 2022 - 05:26 pm

Boris Johnson promised to help people in the U.K. who are struggling with rising energy bills as he signaled the U.K. will make...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy tells Russia to hold peace talks now or suffer for generations 19 Mar 2022 - 04:45 pm

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine, saying it would otherwise take...

Belgium to extend life of nuclear reactors for another decade 19 Mar 2022 - 01:46 pm

Belgium’s government will work to extend the life of two nuclear reactors beyond their original shutdown date of 2025 to secure supply amid...

Russia fires hypersonic missiles in Western Ukraine 19 Mar 2022 - 12:35 pm

Moscow: Russia used its newest 'Kinzhal' hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in...

Four people killed in U.S. military aircraft crash in Norway 19 Mar 2022 - 11:34 am

OSLO: All four people on board a U.S. military aircraft were killed when it crashed in a remote part of northern Norway on...

Ukraine's cultural capital no longer distant from the war 19 Mar 2022 - 11:19 am

LVIV, Ukraine:Until the missiles struck within walking distance of the cathedrals and cafes downtown, Ukraine’s cultural capital was a city that could feel...

Ukraine 'temporarily' loses access to Sea of Azov: Defence Ministry 19 Mar 2022 - 10:00 am

Ukraine's defence ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea ofAzov"temporarily" as invading Russian forces were tightening their grip around...

Russia's onslaught continues amid optimism over talks 19 Mar 2022 - 08:59 am

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian...

Austria reimposes some coronavirus measures to curb record cases 18 Mar 2022 - 10:15 pm

Austria will broaden mandatory mask wearing and shorten the quarantine for health care workers to curb record coronavirus infections and ensure hospitals continue...

EU health body recommends free COVID tests, vaccines for Ukrainian refugees 18 Mar 2022 - 07:34 pm

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Friday that countries should provide free COVID-19 testing for refugees from Ukraine...

Ukraine says 130 people rescued from bombed Mariupol theatre but many more could be trapped 18 Mar 2022 - 04:16 pm

LVIV, Ukraine: Ukraine's human rights ombudswoman said on Friday 130 people had been rescued so far from a bombed theatre in Mariupol but...

COVID-19 pandemic is 'far from over': WHO official 18 Mar 2022 - 03:43 pm

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a...

After fleeing Kyiv, 15-year-old twins cram to catch up at school in Paris 18 Mar 2022 - 03:38 pm

PARIS: Weeks after fleeing Kyiv with their mother and arriving in Paris, 15-year-old twins Masha and Sasha Litkovska have already started high school...

Kremlin calls Biden irritable and forgetful, says he insulted Putin 18 Mar 2022 - 01:46 pm

The Kremlin on Friday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "personal insults" and said Biden's remarks...