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Iran’s government knew their military had shot down a passenger jet and lied about it for days, Ukraine said Sunday. A leaked audio recording surfaced...

Anti-government protests in Chile erupted last week, when the new wave of unrest resulted in four deaths. A man has died of carbon monoxide poisoning...

A second French-chartered airliner flew from China to Europe, carrying 300 evacuees, including citizens of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Czech Republic and...

Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan have denounced US president Donald Trump's expanded controversial travel ban. The ban targets immigrants from six additional countries: Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar,...

After two months of political stalemate, Iraqi former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by the country’s president Barham Salih. Allawi, 66,...

France will deploy an extra 600 troops to Africa’s Sahel region. Recently, France and Africa’s Sahel countries have agreed to step up military cooperation...

Greece has boosted the number of police and soldiers along its border in an effort to stop the arrival of new waves of refugees...

The European Commission approved on Friday a €223 million funding of an ultrafast broadband project in Greece that will provide fast internet access to almost...

EU's Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell, in his first trip to the Middle East after he assumed his position as High Representative for Foreign...

Madrid will have the support of the European bloc over its territorial claims to the "Rock" and will be given the power to exclude the...

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said his country is ready to fully provide Belarus with energy resources at competitive prices, as its main...

Poland signed a $4.6 billion deal with the United States for the purchase of 32 of its advanced F-35 fighter jets. The deal was...

A man was shot dead by undercover police officers Sunday after stabbing two people in London’s Streatham district. The motive was unclear. The attacker is...

The European Commission announced on Friday it will grant €10 million for research into Coronavirus, from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, amid intensification of...

The death toll of the 2019-nCoV, known as the coronavirus, rose to at least 259, with nearly 12,000 confirmed cases. Most of the cases...

Late on January 30, the Greek parliament voted to ratify Greece’s new defence agreement signed with the US last October during the visit of...

Alexander Gauland, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) honorary chairman, lost his parliamentary immunity amid accusations of tax evasion. The public prosecutor's office confirmed that...

Violent attacks in Afghanistan drastically rose sharply last year, as talks between the United States and the Taliban continue over the possible withdrawal of...

The heating distribution operators of two Polish cities - Bydgoszcz and Lublin - have signed two financing agreements with the European Investment Bank (EIB)...

Just months after it approved them, the US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of 810 Chinese-made drones amid fears they could...

Italian energy major ENI signed on 27 January a new long-term contract for the purchase of 1,5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas with...

The proposed acquisition of joint control over STEAG Enerji Ticareti ve Hizmetleri (SET) of Turkey by STEAG of Germany and Ordu Yardimlasma Kurumu (OYAK)...

 In the nearly three decades since Albania emerged from the hermit-like isolation of its eccentric Communist dictator Enver Hoxha, the poor Balkan country of...

United States’ secretary of state Mike Pompeo has vowed Washington’s “unwavering support” for Ukraine, who counts on the US for diplomatic support and military...

Turkey’s renewable energy production is receiving a boost with a $37 million-loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance the...

The European Union is backing the construction of rental property to reduce the current housing shortage in Sweden’s largest cities. The European Investment Bank...

LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District Governor Natalia Komarova discussed joint work to open a branch of the Perm National Research Polytechnic...

A law under the Environment Bill due to be introduced in the UK Parliament on 30 January strengthens powers to prevent the export of...

During a meeting in Brussels on January 29, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and Morocco’s foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, greeted one another...

Royal Mail Group (RMG), the owner of one of Europe’s largest fleets, has signed a deal with EDF in the UK, the UK’s leading...

The coronavirus death toll rose to at least 213. Scientists estimate more than 75,000 people could be infected in the epicenter of the outbreak,...

Greece and France have been partners for many years. The historic bonds between French Presidents and Greek Prime Ministers are also well known. In...

TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...

TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...

Despite all the noise surrounding Brexit, Libya’s civil war and the Iran mini-crisis, Brussels’ attention to the Western Balkans is increasing substantially as important...

Emilia-Romagna, a wealthy region in northern Italy that counts Bologna, one of Italy’s main education and cultural centres, as its capital has been a...

With 1 out of 5 of all cancer deaths in Europe caused by lung cancer, a study carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit...

France has announced the beginning of the European Maritime Awareness Mission in the Strait of Hormuz after one of the French Navy's frigates started...

United States’ secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the relationship between the US and the United Kingdom "is not at risk" over UK’s...

The United States and Canada announced sanctions on Russia for violating Ukrainian sovereignty. A total of eight individuals and a railway company face restrictive measures...

The European Union has opened an internal investigation over the allegations of a former ambassador accused of spying for China. "The EEAS has initiated an...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an international health emergency over the outbreak of the coronavirus, after an emergency meeting was held at...

European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen focused on what follows UK's departure from the bloc during the MEPs' debate that was held prior to the vote...

The Swedish parliament has recently passed a bill that criminalises conspiracies with terrorist organisations. The country faced criticism for not responding on time, as...

Thousands of people took to the streets in France to protest against president Emanuel Macron's prposed controversial pension reform plans.  Police used tear gas...

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Finland. The patient is is a 32-year-old female tourist from Wuhan, who arrived in Finland...

Germany’s Deutsche Bank announced its net loss widened in the fourth quarter, in the period October-December. The fourth-quarter included “transformation charges” of €608 million...

The World Health Organisation’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the WHO’s emergency committee would meet today to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. He had just...

Thodoris Zagorakis, MEP of European People's Party (EPP) was expelled from Greece's ruling party of New Democracy group in the European Parliament, following a...

French president Emmanuel Macron accused his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of breaking the promise and meddling in the Libya conflict. "I want to express...