Europe

London: Liz Truss is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs after firing her chancellor and announcing a second U-turn on a major economic policy. Rishi Sunak-backers say "dissatisfaction is so high", however, making place for another PM…

London: UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng announced on Friday his resignation. Earlier in the day, broadcaster Sky News reported the UK finance minister had been sacked three weeks after his appointment over a controversial tax…

Berlin: As Germany battles the energy crisis, the government, in line with the leading economic institutes, expects an economic contraction of 0.4 per cent in 2023 and says that the country could slide into recession next year. "This…

Paris: French gas network system operator GRTgaz said on Thursday that it had started to supply Germany with gas via a connection point in the northeastern commune of Obergailbach. "Starting from this day, GRTgaz enables the gas…

London: A woman who took part in a beauty queen competition called Miss Hitler will be freed from prison in days after serving 26 months for being in a far-right terror group. Alice Cutter, 25, had a parole hearing in March and was told on…

United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members. Through secret ballot, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan (for Africa); Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives,…

Paris: The French Foreign Ministry is advising French citizens currently staying in Iran to leave the country as soon as possible. "French nationals passing through Iran are invited to leave the country as soon as possible given the risk…

 Kiev: Nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe issued a joint statement on Sunday endorsing Ukraine for NATO membership. "We Presidents of Central and Eastern Europe… firmly stand behind the 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit decision…

Chisinau: Germany is unable to independently decide on the acceptance of Ukraine's application for NATO membership via fast-track procedure as the move requires the approval of all 30 member countries of the military alliance, German…

Paris: Paris’s Eiffel Tower has been closed all Thursday amid a nationwide strike against a pension reform plan. “Due to strike action, the Eiffel Tower will remain closed on 29th Sept., a statement on the Tower's website read.  On…

Washington: The United States is ready to support Europe after leaks at Russia's Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official. "I'm not going to speculate on the cause, and I know our European…

Rome: Italian President Sergio Mattarella was among the first to vote in this Sunday's snap legislative elections. At around 9 a.m. local time (07:00 GMT) Mattarella arrived at the polling place, set up in a middle school in his hometown,…

Paris: France currently has 28 active nuclear reactors and plans to produce 45 gigawatts of electricity by January, Energy Transition Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said on Friday. "Currently we have 28 nuclear reactors in operation,"…