Europe White House: Seeing increased missile, drone attacks by Russians in Ukraine ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: Russia is increasing its missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and... Published 11 Dec, 2023 11:59pm
Europe IMF chief Georgieva to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on Monday: IMF spokesperson WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva will meet with Ukrainian President... Published 11 Dec, 2023 11:52pm
Europe Zelensky arrives in US to plead for continued Ukraine war aid WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set Monday to make a last-ditch plea for US aid before it... Published 11 Dec, 2023 09:37pm
Europe Putin unveils two new nuclear submarines MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday promised to reinforce Russia’s “military-naval might” as he attended... Published 11 Dec, 2023 09:35pm
Europe Russia demands release of hostages in talks with Palestinians MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov demanded the release of hostages held in Gaza in telephone... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:22pm
Middle East France, Germany, Italy back EU sanctions scheme to target Hamas BRUSSELS: France, Germany and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target... Published 11 Dec, 2023 05:13pm
Europe Russia to hold presidential vote in occupied Ukraine MOSCOW: Voting for the Russian presidential election, which is likely to see Vladimir Putin re-elected, will be held... Published 11 Dec, 2023 05:09pm
Europe Scholz calls for Ukraine backing as aid wobbles BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called on Western allies to send a “message” to Russian President... Published 11 Dec, 2023 05:07pm
Europe Two people killed in Swiss town shooting GENEVA: Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting in the Swiss town of Sion on Monday, police said.... Published 11 Dec, 2023 03:27pm
Europe Cate Blanchett calls for focus on education, refugee experience at forum BRUSSELS: Education for refugees, supporting host countries and hearing personal accounts of those forced to flee... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 01:56pm
Europe UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in ‘bleak’ 2024 GENEVA: The United Nations said Monday that it needed $46.4 billion next year to bring life-saving help to around... Published 11 Dec, 2023 11:18am
Europe UK PM Sunak battles to unite divided party in pivotal week LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to... Published 11 Dec, 2023 11:02am
Europe Russian air strike on Kyiv injures two, damages buildings KYIV: Russia launched an overnight air assault on Kyiv, with debris from the shot down weapons that fell onto... Published 11 Dec, 2023 10:27am
Europe UK creates unit to clamp down on companies evading Russian sanctions LONDON: The British government said on Monday it was creating an enforcement unit to increase its power to crack... Published 11 Dec, 2023 10:01am
Europe Serbia opens pipeline to reduce reliance on Russian gas BELGRADE: A pipeline connector between Serbia and Bulgaria that will reduce Serbia’s dependance on Russian gas by... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US