Briefing on Covid-19: Spain provides 250,000 extra vaccination doses to New Zealand
More than 250,000 more doses of the Pfizer vaccine are currently on its way to New Zealand from Spain, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern....
Experts’ warnings are echoed by deadly European wildfires.
High temperatures in southern Europe are not uncommon during the summer, but the intensity and frequency are consistent with experts' warnings that it is a...
The EU fines Amazon nearly $900 million for violating data protection laws.
The European Union has fined Amazon nearly $900 million for allegedly violating the alliance's data protection laws, according to investigators. The fine was imposed a...
The death toll from flooding in Western Europe has risen to 170.
The death toll from floods in Western Europe climbed to 170 on Saturday, according to local officials. In Germany at least 143 people have been...
Floods in Western Europe have killed over 125 people and left over 1,000 more missing.
Authorities in Germany and Belgium reported Friday that flash floods has killed more than 125 people and left hundreds missing. The catastrophic deluge came after...
The EU has approved the economic recovery plans of the bloc’s 12 member countries.
On Monday, the European Union approved a dozen member states' recovery plans, allowing them to be the first to utilise EU money to strengthen their...
The EU fined four automakers $1 billion for conspiring as part of an emissions ‘cartel.’
BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche are all facing fines from the European Union after the EU revealed on Thursday that the automakers broke antitrust laws...
After more than 11 years, a British family has been reunited with their lost dog.
An unexpected reunion occurred when a veterinarian contacted to inform that their lost dog had been discovered – after more than 11 years. Sarah Covell...
Europeans and the United States have warned Iran that nuclear negotiations will not be extended indefinitely.
Western diplomats cautioned Tehran on Sunday that talks to resurrect its nuclear agreement would not be able to continue indefinitely, following the announcement of a...
“America is back,” says Brussels on the eve of Biden’s trip to Europe.
According to the chairman of EU summits, US President Joe Biden's visit to Europe this week will demonstrate that multilateralism has survived the Trump years...
Almost the entire EU bloc has called for an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire.
The European Union demanded an urgent cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian rebel group Hamas, which has claimed over 200 lives. But...
A Belgian farmer inadvertently pushes the country’s border with France.
rthrtrt A Belgian farmer unintentionally shifted the boundary between Belgium and France by 7 1/2 feet by moving a 330-pound stone out of his tractor's...
EU geographic naming rights for halloumi cheese spark questions for New Zealand dairy.
The New Zealand dairy industry is concerned about further EU attempts to regulate the use of cheese names. Using the intellectual property rights scheme known...
Northern Irish loyalists call for Brexit changes, end to violence
Pro-British loyalist militants in Northern Ireland said on Friday there had been a "spectacular collective failure" to understand their anger over Brexit and other issues...
Harry, Meghan UK popularity plummets after Oprah interview – poll
The popularity of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan has tumbled in Britain and has never been lower following their explosive interview with US chat...
London policeman in court as woman’s murder sparks protests
Clashes have broken out between police and people attending a gathering for Sarah Everard in London, as virtual and doorstep vigils are held across the...
Europe mulls blocking Israel, UK from quantum, space research programs
The European Union is moving to block Israel, along with few other countries, from cooperating in its quantum computing and space research programs under the...
Praise Britain, the royal family and history’s most accomplished polity
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in, said Frederick the Great, voicing the same disillusionment with which millions watched this week’s...
Israel, France, Greece, Cyprus come together for naval military exercise
In an effort to strengthen its control over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Israel Navy held joint maneuvers this week with Greece, Cyprus and France...
French billionaire Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash
French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, a police source said, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to the 69-year...
Sarkozy convicted of corruption, to serve jail time from home
Retired from politics but still influential among conservatives, Sarkozy has 10 days to appeal the ruling. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (photo credit: REUTERS) Judges...
Austrian chancellor, Danish PM to visit Israel for COVID cooperation
The cooperation will focus on "research and production of vaccines and drugs." Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz talks to the media as he arrives at an...
Dutch parliament: China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide
The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such...
Pope Francis visits Holocaust survivor in Rome
On Saturday, Pope Francis made a visit to Edith Bruck, a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, at her home in Rome. Vatican News reported the pope reading...
Holocaust survivor and her rabbi son punched on London bus
Witnesses said the woman told the alleged victims, “I hate you Jews. It’s not your place. You took our money” before striking them. A general...
Britain’s Karim Khan elected International Criminal Court prosecutor
Last week the court said it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, which could lead to an inquiry strongly opposed by...
Nazi secretary at Stutthof death camp charged for role in 10,000 murders
A woman who served as a secretary at the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust has been charged for being complicit in the murders...
UK’s record-breaking fundraiser, ‘hero’ Captain Tom Moore, dies aged 100
Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who lifted a nation’s spirits by raising millions of pounds for health service workers battling the...