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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Poor hit hardest by air pollution in Europe

AFP | Coal, old cars, wood-burning stoves — Europe’s “serious problem” of air pollution affects its poorest inhabitants despite overall improvement, European Environment Agency chief...

Ready or not? Britain’s ‘no deal’ planning

AFP | If Britain's political system fails to break its Brexit logjam, the country is faced with the prospect of crashing out of the European...

Five EU nations reject Trump move to accept Golan as Israeli territory

AFP | Five European countries that sit on the UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise the Golan as...

Pakistan, EU agree to strategic partnership on trade, investment & more

News Desk | On Monday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini addressed a press conference in Islamabad...

Britain’s Prince Charles heads to Cuba amid US tensions

AFP | Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make the first royal visit to communist-run Cuba on Sunday at a time when ally...

China’s new Silk Road gets bumpy as Xi visits Italy

AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a whistlestop European tour in Rome on Friday amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding...

Energy giants spent $1bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdog

AFP | The five largest publicly listed oil and gas majors have spent $1 billion since the 2015 Paris climate deal on public relations or...

Serbian downed US stealth jet, then befriended pilot

AFP | Twenty years ago, Zoltan Dani achieved a miraculous military feat: wielding outdated missile equipment, his army unit shot down an American F117 "stealth...

EU chief says Brexit delay possible if MPs approve deal

AFP | The EU could approve Britain's request for a short delay to Brexit but only if UK MPs next week vote through the withdrawal...

May tries to save Brexit plan ahead of EU summit

AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to EU President Donald Tusk with a plan for delaying Brexit beyond March 29, her spokesman...

Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect

AFP | Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect on Tuesday over...

Letter points to terror motive in Dutch tram attack

AFP | Dutch authorities said on Tuesday they were “seriously” investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack because of evidence including a letter...