Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu has claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia.
With most preliminary results counted, Sandu was leading with almost 55% of the vote, and in a late-night (...)
Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday following Tehran's execution of Iranian-German dual citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, who had spent four years in an Iranian prison on terror charges.
Sharmahd, 69, a (...)
A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions.
A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in (...)
Germany will provide 12 additional self-propelled howitzers 2000 worth €150 million ($166.14 million) to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Friday during a meeting of the Ukraine contact group at the U.S. Air Force base in (...)
Climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac at four German airports this morning, forcing a temporary halt to flights as part of a "relentless" campaign against fossil fuels.
The Last Generation group said a total of eight activists were (...)
FRANKFURT — Eng. Khalil Ibrahim bin Salamah, Deputy Minister of Industry Affairs, has stressed that Saudi Arabia is committed to leading the transition toward green energy in the industrial sector, as it is part of the goals of the Kingdom's Vision (...)
Two high-profile members of Germany's national football team have come out against a survey organized by a public broadcaster which asked participants if they would prefer to see more people with white skin playing for Germany.
Germany's head coach (...)
Alleged leaders of an extremist plot to overthrow Germany's government went on trial on Tuesday amid massive media and political interest.
The case — which shocked the country in late 2022 — involves more than two dozen suspects and 260 witnesses (...)
Automechanika Riyadh, the highly anticipated trade show for the Saudi Arabian automotive market, has been officially inaugurated by H.H. Prince Bader bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud and Mr. Ammar Altaf, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of (...)
Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today opened Beautyworld Saudi Arabia, the region's largest beauty and wellness trade fair, at the Riyadh International Exhibition Centre.
Running until 13th of February, Beautyworld Saudi (...)
Researchers at the world's biggest particle accelerator in Switzerland have submitted proposals for a new, much larger, supercollider.
Its aim is to discover new particles that would revolutionize physics and lead to a more complete understanding of (...)
Unlike previous conflicts between Palestinians and Israelis, the current crisis is likely to shape the Middle East and the region's relations with the West for many years to come. The remains of the fig leaf that the West has hidden behind regarding (...)
Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a SpaceX rocket toward the International Space Station, kicking off a mission expected to last more than six months.
The crew is riding aboard the (...)
Global stocks mostly declined Monday, AP reported.
In early trading, the FTSE in London fell 0.2% to 7,901.22 and the DAX in Frankfurt opened 0.1% lower at 15,860.34. The CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.3% to 7,558.20.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index (...)
European shares opened mixed on Friday, AP reported.
Germany's DAX lost 0.2% to 15,763.02. In Paris, the CAC 40 was down 0.1%, at 7,548.64. Britain's FTSE rose 0.3% to 7,921.76.
In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.3% to 28,564.37. The (...)
Flying across the world from Europe to a destination such as Australia currently takes around 20 hours in a regular passenger jet.
But a Swiss start-up is looking to cut that journey time down to just over four hours — with a hypersonic, (...)
Germany awoke to widespread travel chaos on Monday, after two of the country's biggest transport unions called a nationwide strike. It is the biggest strike the country has seen in 30 years.
The Verdi service workers' union and the EVG union, which (...)
Thousands of air passengers are currently stranded across Europe. An IT fault at Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa has caused flight delays and disruption on all the airlines they own.
"There is a group-wide IT system failure," a Lufthansa (...)
There were protests in southeastern Iran on Friday, according to images shared by human rights groups.
People took to the streets in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Balochistan province, as sweeping anti-government demonstrations in the country enter (...)
Inflation in Germany decelerated in November from its 70-year high the previous month, but remains in the double digits at 10%, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday, confirming a first estimate issued two weeks ago, the dpa (...)
Denmark has just promised 100 million Danish crowns (€13.4 million) to developing nations damaged by climate change.
On Tuesday, it became the first country to offer "loss and damage" compensation for those in the most climate vulnerable regions of (...)
The stage is set for a fully booked Intersec Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom's largest trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection prepares for its long-awaited return in Riyadh next month.
Taking place from 13-15 September 2022 at the Riyadh (...)
Amid strikes, flight delays and mass cancelations, one in three Brits say they have experienced disruption to their travel plans this summer.
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) polled 2,000 adults in the UK and found that 34 percent who had (...)
Workers on both sides of the Oder river that runs along parts of the Polish-German border collected over 190 tons of dead fish, according to official estimates, one and a half weeks after the mass die-off was first detected.
The Polish fire brigade (...)
Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - and some unwanted hazards, Reuters reported.
In Spain, suffering its worst drought in decades, (...)
