Europe
Italy declares state of emergency over coronavirus
The Italian government declared a state of emergency on Friday to fast-track efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus strain ...Britain hails new start as it says farewell to EU
Britain on Friday ends almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbours and leaves the European Union, starting a new ...WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
The World Health Organization declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. ...US-Israeli woman freed by Russia after Putin pardon
Russia’s prison service said Thursday that a US-Israeli woman jailed for drug trafficking has been freed from prison after President Vladimir Putin ...Germany and Turkey call for lasting Libya ceasefire
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Friday for the fragile truce in Libya to be turned into ...Pyrenees glaciers ‘doomed’, experts warn
Glaciers nestled in the lofty crags of the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain could disappear within 30 years as temperatures rise, ...Global tourism growth slowed in 2019: UN
Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and ...World powers in Berlin to seek elusive Libya peace
World leaders gather in Berlin on Sunday to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop ...Libya strongman Haftar in Greece ahead of peace meeting
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar was holding talks in Athens on Friday two days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin, which ...Iran accuses EU of abandoning nuclear deal for fear of ‘bully’ Trump
Iran accused European governments Thursday of sacrificing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal to avoid trade reprisals from US President Donald Trump who ...














