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Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

Pictures released by Russian state media show a towering plume of ash spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.

1 day ago
Europe

UK defends new online safety law after X criticism

Under the law, which took effect on July 25, online platforms must take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content such as pornography. ...

1 day ago
Europe

New push to reach plastic pollution pact

In 2022, countries agreed they would find a way to address the crisis by the end of 2024, but the talks in Busan, South Korea failed to overcome fundamental differences. ...

2 days ago

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Zelensky gave 'flat assurance' F-16s won't attack Russian territory

"I have a flat assurance from Zelensky that they will not use it to go on and move onto Russian geographic territory, but wherever Russian troops are within Ukraine and the area, they would be able to do that," Biden told reporters at the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

2 years ago
Europe

Zelensky wins new diplomatic, military support from G7

Meeting leaders from a bloc of rich democracies, Zelensky won a commitment from US President Joe Biden to provide yet more "ammunition, artillery, armoured vehicles" on top of access to F-16 jets.

2 years ago
Europe

Borrell wants EU crackdown on imports of Indian fuels made with Russian oil

India has in the past year emerged as a top buyer of Russian oil, which has been rejected by Western nations amid sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

2 years ago
Europe

Irish newspaper apologises over fake AI article

The respected daily ran the hoax article on Thursday titled "Irish women's obsession with fake tan is problematic". It became the second most-read item on the newspaper's website.

2 years ago
Europe

Turkey's Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet

Uncertainty, anxiety, anticipation and tension over what the results might hold for Europe's second-biggest country of 85 million people can be felt on the streets, where many Turks, including a new generation of voters, are yearning for change.

2 years ago
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WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency

The organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 and backed its stand in November and February.

2 years ago
Europe

Why the EU is restricting grain imports from Ukraine

The European Commission has announced restrictions on the imports of Ukrainian wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria until June 5.

2 years ago
Europe

King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned in historic ceremony

King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.  

2 years ago
Europe

King Charles III crowned at London's Westminster Abbey

King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.

2 years ago
Europe

Turkey's Kilicdaroglu exits Erdogan's shadow in election race

Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path and roll back much of the legacy of the man who has dominated politics for two decades.

2 years ago
Europe

Crowds gather in London for moment in history as King Charles is crowned

Crowds from across Britain and the world gathered on Saturday in London where Charles III will be crowned king in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years.

2 years ago
Europe

King Charles' coronation to blend ancient ritual with modern Britain

The coronation of King Charles will seek to blend the ancient ritual of a ceremony that dates back for almost 1,000 years with the modern, more diverse face of Britain and its many faiths, the Order of Service makes clear.

2 years ago
Europe

COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency: WHO

After more than three years, the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the World Health Organization announced on Friday.

2 years ago
Europe

COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO

COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities.

2 years ago
Europe

EU mulls partial exit from energy treaty over climate concerns

The European Union is considering a proposal to quit an international energy treaty that has become mired in climate change concerns, but leave an option for individual countries to stay in an updated version of the accord, a document showed.

2 years ago
Europe

Pope says Vatican involved in secret Ukraine peace mission

The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land.

2 years ago
Europe

Charles coronation: Debut role for minority faiths, languages

The king has a lifelong interest in other religions and has spoken in the past about defending all faiths, not just Anglicanism, as Britain grew more multi-cultural.

2 years ago
Europe

Turkey's first-time voters turn away from Erdogan

Around 5.2 million Turks who reached voting age since Erdogan came to power in 2003 -- eight percent of the electorate -- will have their first say on election day.

2 years ago
Europe

Tranmere Rovers welcomes local community to Prenton Park for Idul Fitri prayers

Tranmere Rovers, an English League Two soccer club partly owned by Santini Group, one of Indonesia’s leading conglomerates, welcomed members of the local Muslim community to its home ground Prenton Park for Idul Fitri mass prayers on the football field, on Friday.

2 years ago
Europe

Moscow expels over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Russia on Saturday announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of over 20 German diplomats following the "mass" removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties.

2 years ago
Europe

Europe's strikes could spell more flights havoc into summer

Strikes across Europe have led to a spike in flight cancellations, delays and driven down bookings to cities like Paris, data from travel firms show, despite efforts by airlines to avoid a repeat of last year's disruptions.

2 years ago
Europe

French court acquits Air France, Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

The court in Paris found the companies had committed various errors leading up to the worst aviation disaster in Air France's history -- which left all 228 people on board flight AF447 dead -- but that their mistakes could not be proven to be the cause.

2 years ago
Europe

China minister hails 'strong' Russia ties in Putin meeting

"We have very strong ties. They surpass the military-political alliances of the Cold War era... They are very stable," he said in translated remarks broadcast on Russian TV. 

2 years ago
Europe

Jokowi arrives in Germany for meeting with Scholz, Hannover Messe

This year, Indonesia is again the official partner country for Hannover Messe after partnering  previously in 2020 and 2021. Indonesia has picked Making Indonesia 4.0 as its theme at the industrial exhibition for this year.

2 years ago
Europe

As the climate suffers, enforcement needed for corporate green pledges

Pledges to slash climate-changing emissions to nearly zero now cover more than 90% of the world's economy. But emissions themselves are still rising, despite scientists warning they must plunge by nearly half this decade to keep people safe.

2 years ago
Europe premium

White House 'confident' in US-French ties despite Macron's China remarks

Macron's remarks to journalists from French business daily Les Echos and news site Politico came after he was hosted for a state visit by China's Xi Jinping.

2 years ago
Europe

Russia likely behind US military document leak, US officials say

Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified US military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three US officials told Reuters on Friday, while the Justice Department said separately it was probing the leak.

2 years ago
Europe

Russian defence minister says Finland joining NATO raises risk of conflict

Shoigu also said that some Belarusian military jets were now capable of carrying nuclear warheads and that Iskander rocket systems had been transferred to Belarus, which could be used to carry conventional or nuclear missiles.

2 years ago
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Finnish centre-right leader ousts 'rock star' Marin in election victory

"This was a great victory," the 53-year-old head of the conservative National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo, told his cheering supporters.

2 years ago
Europe

FFrench pension standoff causing cracks in Macron's camp, insiders say

President Emmanuel Macron's drive to ram through legislation raising France's retirement age despite mass protests is creating rifts between ministers and his allies amid frustration that the government has not resolved the standoff, insiders say.

2 years ago
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