EU’s Borrell urges countries to order more ammunition for Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged member countries on Wednesday to order more ammunition for Ukraine, as figures showed the bloc is a long way from a March target ...
Greece wildfire destroys area bigger than New York City
The wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service said, as firefighters from five countries ...
Norway oil and gas exploration round attracts bids from 25 companies
Norway’s latest offshore oil and gas exploration licensing round attracted bids from 25 companies, including Shell , ConocoPhillips (COP.N), Aker BP (AKRBP.OL) and Equinor (EQNR.OL), the energy ministry ...
French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya (a long black long-sleeved robe worn by Muslim women, often with a headscarf or veil), the loose-fitting, full-length ...
Pope Francis draws criticism for extolling Russian imperialist Tsars
Pope Francis came under criticism on Monday for telling Russian youths to remember that they are the heirs of past Tsars such as Peter the Great, who President Vladimir Putin ...
Furore over Spanish football kiss grows (Update)
Spain’s High Court prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into whether national soccer chief Luis Rubiales might have committed an act of sexual aggression when he grabbed player ...
UK air traffic issue fixed, working on backlog of disrupted flights
Britain’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was hit by a technical problem for several hours on Monday, causing widespread disruption to flights in UK airspace that it said would ...
French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism
French conservatives on Monday applauded the government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, but the ...
Head of European Council says EU must be ready for new members by 2030
The European Union must be ready to admit new member states by 2030, European Council President Charles Michel told a forum in the Slovenian lake resort of Bled on Monday.
“I ...
Poland, Baltics will shut Belarus border if ‘critical incident’ occurs
Poland and the Baltic states will close their borders with Belarus entirely if a “critical incident” involving Wagner mercenaries takes place, the Polish interior minister said on Monday, amid rising ...
Five migrants drown off Greek coast, four of them children
Four migrant children drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos and one woman drowned in a separate incident off the island of Samos on Monday, all while trying to cross ...
Cypriot mission moves to “dangerous front” in Evros
The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece relocated to a “large and dangerous” front in Evros on Sunday.
The 31-member team travelled to Alexandroupolis on Sunday together with the Special Forest ...
One person dead, 57 injured after explosions at Romanian gas station
One person died and 57 were injured after two explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in the Romanian town of Crevedia near the capital Bucharest on Saturday.
After the first ...
Fires ease in area where Cypriot firefighters operate (updated)
The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece has been moved to a different area after battling fires in Parnitha until late at night on Friday.
The 31-member team is now operating ...
Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights
Russia reported a new drone attack on Moscow in the early hours of Saturday, which again forced the authorities to temporarily shut down all three major airports serving the capital.
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Moscow demands bigger discounts from foreign companies exiting Russia
Some foreign companies trying to exit Russia are facing a big jump in costs as Moscow is demanding bigger discounts on the price tags of assets they want to sell, ...
On a charred migrant trail, Greek firefighters find 19 bodies
In the charred Greek landscape close to the border with Turkey, a group of blackened corpses lay amid the ashes of what was once a lush forest that offered migrants ...
German economy stagnates in second quarter after winter recession
The German economy stagnated in the second quarter compared to the previous three months, following a winter recession, data from the statistics office showed on Friday.
The figure of zero ...
Cypriot firefighting team arrives in Greece as wildfires rage (Updated)
A Cypriot mission arrived in Greece on Friday to aid in firefighting efforts in the mount Parnitha area near Athens, as Greece burned for a seventh day. The flames have ...
Slide in euro zone service sector sharpens ECB’s rates dilemma
Euro zone business activity declined far more than thought in August with the slide in Germany particularly fast, while some inflationary pressures returned, surveys showed.
Wednesday’s purchasing managers’ indexes ...
Wagner’s Prigozhin, Russia’s most powerful mercenary, believed killed in plane crash
Russia’s most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to ...
Serbia joins Ukraine’s Crimea platform, vows friendship with Kyiv
Serbia on Wednesday joined a Ukraine-led platform on the reintegration of Crimea, signalling a swing away from Russia, a historical ally and its sole supplier of natural gas.
The move ...
Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane
More searing temperatures fuelled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a blaze in Turkey forced the closure of the Dardanelles shipping lane and winds fanned the ...
Rubiales’ apology over unsolicited World Cup kiss not enough – PM
The Spanish football federation chief’s public apology for his unsolicited kiss of national player Jenni Hermoso during celebrations of Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup was “...