Venray; The record-breaking winds of Storm Ciaran in France and neighboring countries have left at least seven people dead, authorities said. The storm wreaked homes, stranded travelers and cut power to vast regions as it swept through western Europe. Wind speeds rose to over 190 kilometres per hour (118 miles per hour), uprooting trees and blowing…
Canary Islands: Spanish authorities say 1,325 migrants reached the country’s Canary Islands off the western coast of Africa by boat this weekend — with one carrying a single-vessel record of 321 people. Authorities say all of those who arrived were from sub-Saharan Africa. Spain’s Interior Ministry has already documented 23,537 Canary Islands arrivals between January 1…
While nationwide numbers suggested an overall decline in tension across the country, police still recorded a number of incidents The French government said Sunday that hundreds more had been arrested in a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country. Protesters,…
Athens: The death toll from a capsized fishing boat carrying migrants off the coast of southern Greece has risen to 78, the Greek coast guard has announced. A large-scale search and rescue operation was underway on Wednesday morning after the boat, which is believed to have been transporting up to 400 people from near the Libyan…
ISTANBUL: The foreign ministers of Turkiye and Syria will hold their first official meeting on Wednesday since the start of Syrian civil war more than a decade ago, officials said.The talks in Moscow will also involve the top diplomats of Russia and Iran, Turkiye’s foreign ministry said in a statement.The announcement delivers a diplomatic boost…
LONDON: Ministers have been warned that WhatsApp could quit the UK if the government pushes ahead with the Online Safety Bill, the controversial piece of legislation that intends to improve internet safety. “These services, such as WhatsApp, will potentially leave the UK,” Claire Fox, founder of the think tank Institute of Ideas, told the government…
Manchester : The Premier League witnessed yet another thrilling encounter, where Brighton Hove & Albion defeated Manchester United in the dying moments of the match, registering a 1-0 win at American Express Community Stadium on Friday. Brighton & Hove Albion’s, Alexis Mac Allister scored from the penalty spot in the additional time (90+9), taking all three…
An attacker armed with an automatic weapon opened fire from a moving vehicle before fleeing. At least eight people were killed and 13 injured in a drive-by shooting near Belgrade late Thursday, state-run media reported, a day after nine people were shot dead at an elementary school in the Serbian capital. Near Mladenovac on Thursday,…
LONDON: In this kind of mood, it will take something special to halt Manchester City’s pursuit of the treble. Just days after Pep Guardiola’s team advanced to the Champions League semifinals, a place in the FA Cup final was secured by beating Sheffield United 3-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, with Riyad Mahrez scoring a…
Britain’s Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached a proposed agreement over pay and employment terms, which will be considered by the union’s executive before being voted on by members, the two sides said in a joint statement. More than 110,000 postal staff at Royal Mail held several nationwide strikes in 2022,…
