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Dec 1, 20243 min read
Facts-What happens after Romania's parliamentary election?
BUCHAREST - Romanians vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday, one week after an independent far-right candidate won the most votes in...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Iceland set for change of government as surging prices dominate election
COPENHAGEN - Iceland holds a snap election on Saturday with voters likely to topple the ruling coalition in their quest to escape a...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Police, pro-EU Georgians clash for second night at protests over accession freeze
TBILISI - Police deploying water cannon, tear gas and pepper spray confronted thousands of pro-European protesters erecting barricades in...
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Syria rebels say they reached Aleppo city in surprise sweep
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city of Aleppo,...
Nov 30, 20243 min read
Meet the energy workers battling to keep the lights on in Ukraine
When Russian missiles hurtle towards the Ukrainian power plant and employees scramble for the bomb shelter, a handful of workers stay...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Valencia marathon stirs controversy one month after deadly floods
VALENCIA/MADRID - Athlete Pau Gisbert decided not to run in the Valencia marathon this weekend because he couldn't focus on training amid...
Nov 30, 20243 min read
France on the back foot in Africa after Chadian snub
NAIROBI/GENEVA - A French plan to significantly reduce its military presence in West and central Africa risks backfiring and further...
Nov 30, 20242 min read
Explosion damages canal feeding Kosovo's main power plants
PRISTINA - An explosion on Friday evening damaged a canal in northern Kosovo supplying water to two coal-fired power plants that generate...
Nov 29, 20242 min read
British lawmakers give initial support to assisted dying bill
LONDON - Britain's parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further...
Nov 29, 20242 min read
Adani allegations a legal issue between private firms and US, India says
NEW DELHI - India's foreign ministry said on Friday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani is a legal issue between...
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its...
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Facts-Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral set to reopen: what to expect
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday ahead of its reopening on...
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