French stocks heading for worst annual run in years
Paris: French stock indices like the CAC 40 have suffered this year, dragged down by a slow down in the...
Month: December 2024
Romania and Bulgaria to join Schengen Area on New Year’s Day
Sofia: The EU voted on 12 December to lift internal land border controls with Romania and Bulgaria, allowing them to...
Belgium becomes first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes
Brussles: Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is...
Italy sells Piaggio Aerospace to Turkish drone maker Baykar
Rome: Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has purchased Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace, reflecting Baykar’s growing global ambitions while marking a timely rescue...
Italy and United Arab Emirates, ‘an extended honeymoon’
Rome: An "extended honeymoon" that unites two countries not only at an institutional level but also at an economic and...
Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, Italy denounces move
Rome: Iran confirmed on Monday that it had arrested Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the law", state media reported,...
Bilawal Bhutto felicitates newly elected office-bearers of KPC
Karachi: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has extended his heartiest congratulations to the newly elected office-bearers...
CPEC: NLC starts delivery of trade goods from China to UAE via Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Logistics Corporation (NLC) has officially started the delivery of trade goods from China to United Arab Emirates,...
SAU to organise two-day conference on CPEC
Hyderabad: The Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam, will organize a two-day conference titled 'CPEC Energy Infrastructure and Socio-Economic Transformations: Challenges,...
Dignity Awards ‘a beacon of hope’ for marginalized individuals: Romina Alam
Celina Ali Islamabad: Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam Sunday lavished praise on the government’s...
President expresses grief over S. Korea plane crash
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday expressed his grief over loss of precious lives in a plane...
May 9 events unforgivable despite negotiations: Tarar
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said government is sincerely engaged in negotiations with PTI with sole purpose...
UK and EU look to 2025 for reset, but with little room for trade-offs
London: Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU leaders. It's...
Three people die trying to cross the Channel to UK
London: Three migrants died Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, a local mayor...
UK to tax private schools in $1.9 B boost to public education
London: The U.K. will end a tax exemption for private schools Wednesday, the center-left Labour government has announced, in a...
Juventus’ interest in Silva causes political controversy in Portugal
Lisbon: Juventus is targeting Antonio Silva in the January transfer window as they look to bolster their defensive options. The...
France targets 2025 budget deficit above 5% to sustain growth
Paris: France’s delayed 2025 budget bill will aim for a deficit “slightly above 5%” to protect economic growth, the country’s...
4,000 children from Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco seek protection in Bulgaria: UNICEF
Sofia: In 2024, UNICEF reported that 4,000 children from Syria, Afghanistan, and Morocco, along with 60,000 from Ukraine, sought refuge...
EU universal charger rules come into force
Brussels: EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force, in a...
Efforts to free reporter held in Iran ‘complicated,’ says Italy
Rome: Efforts to release Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison in Iran are "complicated," Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said...
Italy says talks ongoing with Iran to secure release of journalist Cecilia Sala from prison
Rome: Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained by Iranian police in Tehran,...
Cobolli, Paolini lead Italy’s United Cup sweep of Switzerland
Rome: Flavio Cobolli and Jasmine Paolini clinched Italy's victory against Switzerland on Sunday at the United Cup with a singles...
Benazir Bhutto’s legacy will always be followed: Asif Zardari
Larkana: President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, addressing a grand public gathering on the occasion of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s...
At least 85 killed as plane crashes while landing at South Korea airport
At least 85 people have died when a plane crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea The Jeju...
China launches first Type 076 amphibious assault ship
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China unveiled its largest and most advanced amphibious assault ship on Friday in Shanghai, naming it after...
‘Govt’s economic achievements being recognized at all levels’
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says government is sincerely engaged in negotiations with PTI with...
Chinese FM urges respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity in Middle East
Beijing: China called on the international community on Saturday to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries in the...
PM orders transparency in electricity billing
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed authorities concerned to ensure transparency in the electricity billing system...
UK flights face further disruption due to fog
London: Disruption is continuing at several UK airports, including Gatwick, due to heavy fog. Dozens of flights at Heathrow and...
Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
London: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK's main regulators asking them...
