Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Two Russians seek shelter in Alaska

Alaska

Two Russian nationals were apprehended by US officials on St Lawrence Island, Alaska. Thousands of Russians have fled Ukraine to evade conscription. Gambell inhabitants can see Siberia over the water, local media say. The duo’s asylum claim is being processed, according to DHS. Two Russian nationals were apprehended by US officials on St Lawrence Island, … Read more

Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

Europe battles

At least 1,000 people have died from the heat in Portugal and Spain. Spain’s hottest temperature during the heat wave was 45.7 C. Highs of 42°C (108°F) however forecast for Aragon, Navarra, and La Rioja. Spain, Greece, France, and other southern Europe countries fought flames Sunday. Rising temperatures caused hundreds of deaths, according to scientists. … Read more

Iran To Face Censure Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks

Iran

IAEA board meets in Vienna, meeting for first time since June 2020. Iran has enriched uranium that could be used to make a bomb in under 10 days. Iran has always denied having any desire to develop nuclear weapons. Major European countries and the United States are expected to seek sanctions against Iran as the … Read more

Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in almost a month

Ukraine says counter-attack retakes half of Sievierodonetsk, the biggest battlefield in the east. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Lysychansk and Soledar on Sunday. Russia claims it destroyed tanks delivered to Ukraine by Eastern European countries. Russia fired missiles at Kyiv for the first time in more than a month, and President Vladimir Putin threatened that … Read more

Elderly Hong Kong cardinal holds mass after court appearance

Hong Kong

Retired Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen, who is ninety years old, celebrated a crowded mass devoted to Chinese churches, just hours after appearing in a Hong Kong court on charges related to the city’s pro-democracy riots. Zen, one of Asia’s highest-ranking Catholic clerics, was one of five prominent democracy campaigners imprisoned earlier this month under the … Read more

Putin fright as Hungary and Austria give up their veto ban on Russian oil

putin

VLADIMIR PUTIN has taken a significant hit after nations like Hungary and Austria apparently backed down from a veto against a European Union-wide embargo on Russian oil. According to German station ZDF, an embargo on Russian oil across the EU is becoming more plausible, and Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia have now lifted their vetoes. It … Read more

Dozens of civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant

ukraine

Roughly a hundred civilians had been evacuated from the besieged Mariupol metal plant in jap Ukraine and are heading out of Russian-managed territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Sunday. The announcement came after the UN said a “safe passage operation” was ongoing at Azovstal, where Ukrainian forces say they and hundreds of civilians have … Read more

Russia claims strike on depot stocking Western weapons near Odessa

Odessa

Russia’s protection ministry said Saturday its troops had carried out a missile strike on a depot containing weapons added via the USA and European international locations to Ukrainian forces near Odesa. “Russian armed forces nowadays disabled with high-precision and lengthy-variety missiles a logistics terminal on the army airfield close to Odessa wherein a massive batch … Read more

Kremlin-kids live their lives in luxury, while their parents despise the West

Kremlin-base children live their lives in luxury in America, and other European countries, while their parents reject the societies they grew in. The life in luxury These children live in a bubble where the luxury is granted at its best. They have private jets, gigantic apartments, vacations in Australia, and education at posh universities and … Read more

What does Algeria’s gas deal with Italy mean?

Algeria's gas deal

Natural gas giant Algeria has agreed to boost deliveries to Italy as European countries seek to reduce their reliance on Russian imports over the Ukraine war. But experts say the North African country, despite its vast natural gas reserves, is already exporting at close to full capacity.   Can Algeria meet its latest commitments? Algeria possesses … Read more

Nearly 875,000 refugees have fled Ukraine conflict: UN

Ukraine conflict

GENEVA – The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine has surged to nearly 875,000, UN figures showed on Wednesday, as fighting intensified on day seven of Russia’s invasion. In all, 874,026 people have fled across the country’s borders, according to the website of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. That marks a huge jump … Read more

Energy prices drive German inflation up again in February

German inflation

FRANKFURT: German inflation rose again in February, official data showed on Tuesday, as the crisis in Ukraine added to fears that energy prices could keep inflation in the eurozone higher for longer. Consumer prices rose by 5.1 per cent annually in February, according to the federal statistics agency Destatis, after the pace slowed in January … Read more

Slovenian PM Jansa tests positive for Covid-19

slovenian PM Jansa

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia’s conservative Prime Minister Janez Jansa said Wednesday he had tested positive for Covid-19, just as the EU country of two million sees a decline in new infections. “For two years we have been successfully avoiding the coronavirus. Yesterday, during a self-test both of my children were positive, I was negative. Today, unfortunately, mine … Read more

PM infected with COVID-19 as Omicron wave sweeps Sweden

Swedish PM

STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her press secretary said on Friday. Andersson’s press secretary told local media that she is fine under the circumstances and will carry out her duties from home. Following a debate session in the parliament earlier this week which the prime minister also attended, … Read more

COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 10-month high in Portugal

COVID-19

LISBON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — A total of 1,203 COVID-19 patients are in hospital in Portugal on Tuesday, the highest number in the last 10 months, said the country’s Directorate-General for Health (DGS). An additional 36 people were hospitalized over the past 24 hours, with 147 patients in intensive care units. Meanwhile, 25,836 new infections … Read more

Women economic empowerment essential to develop society: ambassador

Women economic

ISLAMABAD: Women economic and social empowerment is essential for the development of any society and also for sustainable economic development, the Italian envoy said. In Pakistan, women are leading the economic and political arena and there are huge opportunities for women also in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector, Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese told APP, … Read more

Germany’s Covid death toll passes 100,000 as infections surge

Germany's Covid death toll passes 100,000 as infections surge

FRANKFURT, Germany announced record coronavirus fatalities and infections Thursday as its total death toll passed 100,000, with its most severe virus wave yet swelling just as a new government prepares to replace Angela Merkel’s coalition. Germany weathered earlier bouts of the pandemic better than many other European countries, but has seen a recent resurgence, with … Read more

European Countries Re-Introduces Restrictions on US Travelers

European Countries Re-Introduces Restrictions on US Travelers

The European Union rated the United States as a safe travel market, encouraging tourists to return. But that is how swiftly the delta variation of COVID-19 has spread in the United States, producing a dramatic rise in positive cases and prompting EU officials to remove the United States from its safe list, recommending its 27 … Read more

Travelers may require Vaccine Boosters to visit European Countries

Travelers may require Vaccine Boosters to visit European Countries

Austria and Croatia, two European Union (E.U.) member countries, have implemented new rules for international travelers, putting an “expiry date” on visitors’ COVID-19 vaccination status. The European Union abolished most travel restrictions for visitors from the United States in June, however, each of its 27 member countries is free to set its own immigration rules … Read more

FM emphasizes on promotion of bilateral ties between Pakistan, European countries

FM emphasizes on promotion of bilateral ties between Pakistan, European countries

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stressed the promotion of multifaceted bilateral relations between Pakistan and European countries. He was talking to a member of the British House of Lords Lord Wajid Khan in Islamabad. During the conversation, he emphasized political and trade relations. Qureshi said that the uplift of Pakistani diaspora living abroad is … Read more

Which European Companies are slashing jobs due to Coronavirus?

Coronavirus

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the world economy has witnessed a huge down curve, resulting in massive job cuts. According to data, about 397,000 people in the European Union lost their jobs in April. The jobless rate rose to 6.6% in April, from a 12-year low of 6.4% in June. Read on below … Read more

EASA banned PIA in Europe after Fake license pilots scandal

262 Suspended pilots' educational credentials and licenses are authentic

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has been banned in Europe following a fake pilot license scandal in Pakistan. According to the details, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended PIA’s air operation permit for European countries for 6 months. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”pia-decides-to-suspend-150-pilots-over-suspicious-licenses”] The suspension by the European Union Air Safety Agency will take effect … Read more

Italy, Spain ease lockdown as daily coronavirus fatality toll falls

Italy, Spain ease lockdown as daily coronavirus fatality toll falls

Italy and Spain have eased the lockdown following daily falls in casualties due to COVID-19. Construction workers were allowed to work after a two-week ban in the Spain. In addition, employees of the cleaning, security and telecom sectors have returned to work. On the other hand,  in Italy essential goods as well as some non-essential items … Read more