Europe
Storm Ciaran kills six, lashes Europe with strong winds and rain
Storm Ciaran smashed into western Europe on Thursday, killing six people and forcing schools, airports and train services to shut down. A ...Kazakhstan welcomes France’s Macron under Moscow’s disapproving gaze
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long ...Anti-Black racism is rising in EU countries, led by Germany, study finds
By Francois Murphy Reuters Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of ...Swiss shift rightwards in vote as immigration fears trump environment
Switzerland moved rightwards in an election on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) more seats in parliament as concerns about ...Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly ...Russia carries out new overnight air strikes on Ukraine
Russian forces carried out new air strikes overnight on targets in eastern, southern and northern Ukraine, Kyiv’s military said on Thursday. There ...Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership
By Ryan Woo Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a ...Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel peace prize
By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little Reuters Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s ...Ukraine heads into winter with a hobbled energy system
By Olena Harmash Reuters Ukraine faces a second winter of lengthy power outages amid relentless Russian missile and drone attacks that have ...At least 51 civilians killed in Russian missile strike on village in eastern Ukraine
By Vitalii Hnidyi Reuters A Russian missile slammed into a cafe and grocery store in a village in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, ...














