Iranian oil sails past Gulf blockade
AFP, Paris
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
European aid fuels Ukraine drone boom
AFP, Paris
5 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Musk ‘trying to whip up division’
AFP, London
5 June 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent
AFP, Paris
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
UK net migration halves in 2025 to 171,000
AFP, London
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
Berlin launches trash-for-treats scheme
AFP, Berlin
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
UK PM defiant amid growing calls to quit
Agencies
13 May 2026, 00:00 AM Europe
UK PM vows to ‘listen to voters’ after polls drubbing
AFP, London
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM Europe

Air France, Airbus back on trial over doomed 2009 Rio flight

An appeals trial of Air France and Airbus opened Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in the French flag carrier’s history.
29 September 2025, 19:33 PM

Starmer warns UK Labour in ‘fight of our lives’ as party meets

Britain’s ruling Labour party gathered for its annual meeting on Sunday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer battling to convince nervous lawmakers that he can lead the “fight of our lives” against the insurgent hard-right.
28 September 2025, 18:56 PM

New Zealand says it won’t recognise Palestine now

New Zealand will not recognise a Palestinian state at this time but remains committed to a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.
27 September 2025, 18:00 PM

EU says it has 15% ceiling on US pharma tariffs

US President Donald Trump unveiled on Thursday a fresh round of tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100 per cent  duties on branded drugs, set to go into effect next week
26 September 2025, 09:12 AM

Drones disrupt Danish airports again, Russia denies involvement

Denmark said on Thursday that drone incursions overnight, which briefly closed two airports and affected military installations, were hybrid attacks aimed at spreading fear, though authorities could not identify the perpetrators.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM

US could lift sanctions against Turkey 'almost immediately'

Sanctions were imposed for Turkey's acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defenses
25 September 2025, 16:49 PM

Trump says Gaza ceasefire deal 'close' but needs to meet Israel

Netanyahu is due to arrive in the United States on Thursday
25 September 2025, 16:46 PM

Erdogan to seek deal with Trump on F-35s

Turkish President to visit White House after six years
25 September 2025, 13:03 PM

France's Sarkozy given 5-year sentence, must go to prison

Charged on accusation of presidential run being funded by ousted Libya dictator
25 September 2025, 11:32 AM
24 September 2025, 12:12 PM

EU queries Apple, Google, Microsoft over financial scams

Fears app stores could be used to create fake apps
23 September 2025, 12:03 PM
22 September 2025, 16:16 PM

Russia slams UN vote to reimpose Iran sanctions

Russia yesterday slammed the UN Security Council vote to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and warned of a risk of an “escalation of tensions”.
20 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Cyberattack hits Europe’s airports

Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and London’s Heathrow, were hit by a cyberattack yesterday on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for many passengers.
20 September 2025, 18:00 PM

EU seeks to speed up Russian gas phase-out

The European Union yesterday proposed to bring forward a ban on Russian gas imports as part of a new package of sanctions aimed at sapping Moscow’s war chest -- and pleasing US President Donald Trump.
19 September 2025, 19:54 PM

UK police arrest 3 suspected of spying for Russia

UK counter-terror police have arrested two men and a woman in southeast England on suspicion of spying for Russia, the Metropolitan Police said yesterday.
18 September 2025, 19:21 PM

New Picasso portrait unveiled at Paris auction house

A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after being put up for sale at auction in Paris with a reserve price of eight million euros ($9.5 million).
18 September 2025, 18:09 PM

Ostrich and emu ancestors could fly: study

It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American rheas spread across the world -- given that none of them can fly.
17 September 2025, 18:38 PM

Gold worth 600,000 euros stolen in Paris museum heist

Alarm and surveillance system previously disabled in a July attack
17 September 2025, 12:19 PM

Fossil fuels harm from ‘cradle to grave’: report

The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people’s health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday.
16 September 2025, 18:00 PM