Category: Europe News
Torrential Rain: Madrid residents told to stay at home as torrential rain sweeps across Spain
MADRID: Madrid‘s mayor on Sunday advised all residents to stay at home as the capital braced itself for torrential rain and storms affecting parts of…
Taxes: Swedish govt to pause inflation-linked hike in state taxes in budget
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government will pause an automatic hike in the threshold for paying state taxes this year, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson told the Dagens Nyheter,…
Russia: Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’
LONDON: Armenia‘s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has…
Paris: French minister’s topless remark sparks outrage
PARIS: French journalist groups have condemned “sexist” remarks directed at women reporters by Eric Dupond-Moretti, the country’s combative justice minister.Dupond-Moretti made the offending comments Monday…
Maria Martinez Meseberg: Germany agrees 32 billion euro tax cuts to give economy ‘big boost’
MESEBERG: Germany‘s coalition on Tuesday set aside weeks of squabbling to agree to a total of 32 billion euros ($34.63 billion) in corporate tax cuts…
Ukraine: Ukraine mourns ace fighter pilot ‘Juice’ killed in collision
KYIV: Hundreds of Ukrainians attended a church ceremony on Tuesday to pay their last respects to a celebrated fighter pilot with the callsign Juice who…
Airport: New airport sparks unlikely dreams in isolated north Cyprus
NICOSIA: Isolated for almost half a century, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has just opened a half-billion-dollar airport terminal in the hope of…
Prigozhin: Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
MOSCOW: Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday that it has confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary group Wagner, was killed in a plane crash….
Ukraine: Ukraine investigates incident that killed 3 pilots while Russia attacks with cruise missiles
KYIV: Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two warplanes in the west of the country killed three pilots. Ukraine‘s air…
Venice Film Festival: Fewer stars, more scandal at 80th Venice Film Festival
PARIS: The Venice Film Festival celebrates its 80th edition next week, but a Hollywood strike means many stars may be missing, leaving the spotlight to…