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UK finally lets its national sleeping on streets in Europe come home – but charges him £100
Feb 14, 2020 12:10A British man left sleeping on foreign streets after being locked out of the UK by the Home Office has finally been allowed to return – but been charged £100 to replace the passport they confiscated.
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Finland confirms its first coronavirus case; France announces fifth case
Jan 30, 2020 03:19The director of Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare announces the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Finland.
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Europe to avoid triggering sanctions, will tolerate Iran's JCPOA suspension steps: WSJ
Jan 24, 2020 09:14The Wall Street Journal has cited European diplomats as saying that Britain, France, and Germany - collectively known as the EU3 – will avoid triggering illegal sanctions against Iran and tolerate Tehran's suspension of its 2015 nuclear deal commitments.
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UN reiterates that it can't verify US allegations against Iran in Aramco attacks
Dec 20, 2019 13:09The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has reiterated earlier remarks by the UN General Secretary that the body cannot verify US claims blaming Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facilities.
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Dozens of refugees trying to reach Europe drown as boat sinks off Mauritania
Dec 05, 2019 14:23At least 58 refugees trying to reach Europe from West Africa die as their makeshift boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, but dozens of survivors managed to swim to shore.
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NATO spending plans confirm Russia concerns over alliance's military expansion
Dec 04, 2019 11:05Russia says reports about NATO's plans to boost its military spending confirm Moscow's concerns over the US-led alliance’s eastward expansion, which President Vladimir Putin said was threatening his country.
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Malta's PM ‘to resign in January’ over slain reporter's case
Dec 01, 2019 14:04Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will reportedly resign next month as a police investigation into the 2017 murder of a journalist reaches the highest ranks of his office.
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US-China trade friction sends European shares lower
Nov 20, 2019 12:43European stocks were on track for their worst day in six weeks on Wednesday, as a threat of US-China trade negotiations hitting an impasse weighed, while a slump in Germany’s Wirecard and falling oil prices added to the gloom.
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UN: Daesh militants’ home states must take them back
Nov 12, 2019 14:29UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the home countries of Daesh terrorists captured in Iraq and Syria must take back their terrorist nationals.
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Turkey to crush Kurdish militants if they don’t leave Syria safe zone: Turkish President
Oct 24, 2019 15:25On Thursday, Erdogan renewed a threat to resume a military offensive in northeast Syria through a televised speech, saying Ankara would implement its plans for another cross-border operation if YPG militants did not withdraw from border areas.