EU doubling down on failed migration policies
Brussels: The spate of controversies surrounding Europe’s migration policies toward North African countries — chiefly Tunisia, the principal sea departure...
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Italy enacts ban on lab-produced meat
Rome: Italy has become the first country in the world to ban the production, sale and import of cultivated meat...
Ancient pottery, kilns and wells unearthed in north China ruins
Shijiazhuang: A large number of pottery objects, kilns and pottery-making tools dating back about 2,000 years have been unearthed in...
European countries tighten borders
Brussels: The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal arrivals by migrants, prompting some member states...
Morocco and EU launch alliance to tackle extremism through education
Rabat: Morocco and the European Union (EU) have launched a two-year initiative aimed at countering and preventing violent extremism through...
EU says violence by settlers against Palestinians in West Bank must stop
Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that rising violence by extremists in the Israeli-occupied West...
More than 47,000 immigrants arrived in Italy coming from Libya
Rome: Recent data issued by the Italian Ministry of the Interior revealed the arrival of 47,300 illegal immigrants from Libya,...
EU budget negotiations raise concerns of potential cuts to Horizon Europe
Brussels: There are indications that government finances are constricting, and enthusiasm for cross-European research support is diminishing. Concerns arise for...
Italy: Regulator blocks access to 977 FX, crypto domains
Rome: Italy’s financial watchdog, Consob, has blocked access to six new websites offering financial services that are not authorized by...
PPP wants Bilawal as PM: Faisal Karim Kundi
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party's Central Secretary Information, Faisal Karim Kundi, stated that the target of the People's Party...
UK and Türkiye to boost stability, security and prosperity
London: Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, today signed a Statement of Intent on defence co-operation, with his Turkish counterpart, Minister of...
EU executive approves 900mn euros in funds for Hungary
Brussels: The European Union executive on Thursday approved 900 million euros ($1 billion) in advance payments under Hungary’s hitherto frozen...
Italy govt could use MPS model as template for other privatisations – minister
Rome: The placement of a 25% stake in Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) (BMPS.MI) by Italy's Treasury earlier this...
Huawei says it has no plans to use HarmonyOS in non-Chinese models
Islamabad: Huawei has stated that there are currently no plans to use HarmonyOS on global mobile phones. Non-Chinese users can...
Italy and Azerbaijan team up to train power generation experts
Rome: Italy’s Ansaldo Energia and Politecnico di Torino, as well as Azerbaijan’s Azenererji OJSC and the ADA University of Baku...
Interior Minister lauds President Xi Jinping’s global security initiative
Islamabad: Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti has commended Chinese President Xi Jinping's global security initiative. In a meeting with Chinese...
EU is far from showing a strategic vision: Turkish FM Fidan
Ankara: Türkiye wants to advance relations with the EU based on a "concrete and positive agenda," the country’s foreign minister...
Disabled people must work from home to do ‘their duty’, says UK minister
London: People with mobility and mental health problems will be asked to work from home or lose benefits as part...
Deliveroo riders not entitled to collective bargaining, top UK court rules
London: Food delivery firm Deliveroo's (ROO.L) riders cannot be represented by a trade union for the purposes of collective bargaining,...
Italy clinch Euro 2024 berth after tense goalless draw with Ukraine
Rome: Italy secured a place in the Euro 2024 finals with a 0-0 draw against Ukraine in their last Group...
UK unveils White Paper to set approach to global development
London: The UK Monday set out a re-energised approach to international development in a White Paper, aimed at working with...
Nearly 25% of EU households had at least 1 child in 2022
Brussels: In 2022, in the EU, there were nearly 200 million private households. Slightly less than a quarter of those...
Italy knocks back Safran’s $1.8 bln Collins Aerospace deal
Paris: Italy has knocked back French group Safran's planned $1.8 billion purchase of the flight control systems arm of Collins...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott launches landmark study to prioritise private sector climate financing in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott on Monday launched a landmark study to identify and prioritise critical initiatives...
Scientists set to expose chaos and disagreement in UK government at Covid inquiry
London: Explosive evidence about the tensions and disagreements between the then prime minister Boris Johnson, his ministers and the country’s...
David Cameron’s backing of Beijing-funded development raises questions over business dealings
Beijing: When Chinese president Xi Jinping cut the ribbon on Sri Lanka’s Port City Colombo construction site in September 2014,...
Italy promise to take risks against Ukraine
Berlin: Luciano Spalletti and his Italian team pledged to continue a high-risk approach in Monday's high-stakes clash with Ukraine in...
UK government plans radical shake-up of foreign aid for climate change disasters
London: The UK government is to spend millions of pounds helping countries prepare for future humanitarian disasters in a radical...
Fewer cousins marrying in Bradford’s Pakistani community
Bradford: The number of people in Bradford's Pakistani community who have married a cousin has fallen sharply in the past...
Insects are spreading a devastating plant disease in Italy
Rome: Since 2013, over 20 million olive trees in Italy have succumbed to a devastating plant disease. The same disease...
