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April 19, 2024 3:18 PM

Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. ...

April 16, 2024 4:51 PM

Spire collapses as fire engulfs Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange

A fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame. Emergency services, employees fro...

April 15, 2024 4:59 PM

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the edge of the cliff" of escalation in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...

April 10, 2024 5:12 PM

EU court takes Russian billionaires Fridman, Aven off sanctions list

The European Union Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday to remove Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven from a list of individuals facing European Union sanctions after Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022. "The General Court considers tha...

April 10, 2024 2:34 PM

EU and India join hands for green innovation in electric vehicle battery recycling

The European Union and India on Tuesday collaborated to launch an Expression of Interest (EoI) aimed at startups specialising in Battery Recycling Technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The initiative aims to promote collaboration between small a...

April 9, 2024 6:28 PM

Swiss climate policy shortcomings violated human rights, top court rules

Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. The European Court of Human Rights’s (ECtHR) decision on the case brought ...

April 9, 2024 5:39 PM

Germany backs submarine negotiations with India, aims for long-term strategic partnership

Germany has expressed full support for negotiations between the Indian Navy and the German firm Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems regarding the construction of six new conventional submarines as part of Project 75, the Navy’s submarine procurement initia...

April 9, 2024 11:31 AM

US calls on Moscow to withdraw military from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The United States has called on Russia to withdraw its military and civilian personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and restore full control to Ukraine. During a routine US State Department briefing on Monday, spokesperson Matthew Mille...

April 8, 2024 10:17 AM

Three killed in explosion followed by fire in Paris apartment building

Three people were killed in an explosion followed by a blaze in an eight-storey building in Paris on Sunday evening, Le Parisien, a French daily newspaper, reported. The origin of the blast, however, remains unknown as of now. The building is locate...

April 6, 2024 1:11 PM

Mexico’s foreign minister announces suspension of ties with Ecuador

Mexico’s foreign minister on Friday (April 5) announced the immediate suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador just after Ecuadorean authorities seized former Vice President Jorge Glas from the Mexican embassy in Quito. Glas, convicted twic...

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