Cargo aircraft crashes in northern Greece

A cargo plane with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.
17 July 2022, 04:33 AM

UK Tory leadership race: Contenders spar over tax in first TV debate

The five remaining Conservative candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister clashed Friday night over tax and honesty in politics in their first TV debate, as they fight to make an eventual two-person run-off.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in France, Spain

Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
16 July 2022, 12:30 PM

Death of Briton in Donetsk: UK summons Russian envoy

Britain’s foreign office yesterday summoned Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin to express “deep concern” over reports of the death of a British aid worker. “I am
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Heatwave scorches Europe

Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal yesterday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in the coming days.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM

UK tory leadership race: PM hopefuls to face off in TV debate

The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister were set to go head to head in the first of three televised debates yesterday, hoping a good performance will boost their chances in a battle that so far has no clear frontrunner.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM

UK issues "Extreme Heat" warning, declares national emergency

Britain's Met Office weather forecaster on Friday declared a national emergency, issuing a red 'Extreme Heat' warning for parts of England for Monday and Tuesday next week when temperatures could reach record highs.
15 July 2022, 10:28 AM

Italian president rejects PM's resignation

The Italian head of state on Thursday rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi and asked him to address parliament to get a clear picture of the political situation, a statement from President Sergio Mattarella's office said.
14 July 2022, 19:10 PM

Ukraine severs ties with N Korea

Kyiv said Wednesday it was severing relations with North Korea, as Pyongyang confirmed it was formally recognising two self-proclaimed pro-Russian
14 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Italian PM Draghi to resign

Mario Draghi said he would resign as Italian prime minister on Thursday, after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a confidence vote.
14 July 2022, 17:24 PM

Heatwave in western Europe: France, Britain set to suffer soaring temperatures

France and Britain were set to suffer soaring temperatures on Wednesday (July 13), with a heatwave in Western Europe fuelling wildfires across vast stretches of forestland.
13 July 2022, 05:42 AM

EU freezes Russian assets worth $13.8b

The European Union has frozen Russian assets worth $13.8 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said yesterday.
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 pandemic is ‘nowhere near over’: WHO

Fresh waves of Covid infections show the pandemic is “nowhere near over”, the World Health Organization’s chief warned yesterday, voicing concern the virus is “running freely”.
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Sunak gets backing to be next UK PM

Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, kicked off his campaign yesterday promising “honesty”, in an increasingly testy and divisive battle to succeed Boris Johnson.
12 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Putin signs decree opening Russian citizenship path to Ukrainians

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday extending a simplified Russian naturalisation process to all citizens of Ukraine, a document published on the government's website showed.
11 July 2022, 12:49 PM

3 people gored in Spain's running of the bulls festival

A tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival left three people gored and three others with bruises on Monday, a Spanish Red Cross spokesman said.
11 July 2022, 12:11 PM

Russia shutting down major gas pipeline to Germany for maintenance amid concern

A major gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was shutting down for annual maintenance on Monday amid German concern that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled.
11 July 2022, 10:42 AM

Leave means leave

Britain’s main opposition Labour party yesterday threatened to call a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get him to quit immediately, after he was forced to resign by a cabinet revolt.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Boris Johnson resigns after party revolt

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson yesterday announced he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of his ministers and most Conservative lawmakers, but said he would stay on until his successor was chosen.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM

71m pushed into poverty: UN

Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world’s poorest countries, according to a United Nations Development Program report published yesterday.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM