UAE to invest €50bn in AI data center in France
Paris: The United Arab Emirates plans to invest €30 to €50 billion in building a huge artificial intelligence (AI) data...
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Aga Khan’s funeral service held in Portugal ahead of private burial ceremony in Egypt
Lisbon: The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, has taken place in...
4th-Century BC Tomb of Warrior discovered in Campania, Italy
Rome: A team of archaeologists and law enforcement officials has uncovered ancient tombs in southern Italy, including what may be...
Italy’s Meloni slams WWII massacre site vandalism
Rome: Italy's post-fascist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday slammed vandalism at a politically charged memorial near the Slovenian border...
Community emotions run high as UK government confirms Grenfell Tower demolition
London: Hamid Ali Jafari says he feels his father's presence every time he walks or drives past London's Grenfell Tower,...
10 EU and UK grant programs supporting water and sanitation projects
Brussels: The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have long been at the forefront of international development, providing...
Italy starts countdown to 2026 Milano-Cortina Games
Milan: Italy began the one-year countdown to the Winter Olympics on Thursday with a series of events designed to fuel...
Not Florence: Italy’s other beautiful Renaissance city (with no tourists)
Justine Costigan Florence: In the peak of summer, Florence, Ravenna and Bologna are crowded with tourists, but nearby is another...
Italy keeps faith with only one change for Wales clash
Rome: Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada on Thursday kept faith in the team which lost their opening Six Nations fixture...
Poland backs idea of rearmament bank to pay for EU defence
Brussels: Poland supports the idea of creating a "rearmament" bank to help Europe pay for the huge defence investment it...
Digital nomads in Portugal struggling to obtain residency amid Aima & social security dispute
Lisbon: Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) and Social Security share different opinions in terms of requirements for...
France delivers Mirage warplanes to help defend Ukraine
Paris: France on Jan 6 delivered its first batch of warplanes to Ukraine as part of European efforts to strengthen...
UK: Conman accused of ramming police with car goes on trial in France
London: A British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary will go on trial on Thursday accused of deliberately ramming...
UK Conservatives leader pledges to tighten citizenship rules for migrants
London: UK opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has said her Conservative party would make it more difficult for regular migrants to...
Tories would bar benefit-claim migrants from settling in UK
London: Migrants on work visas who claim benefits will be barred from settling indefinitely in the UK, under Kemi Badenoch's...
Pakistani asylum seeker wins £100,000 after being ‘treated like criminal’ for overstaying visa
London: A Pakistani asylum seeker was awarded almost £100,000 after complaining that she was “treated like a criminal” when she...
Italy: Founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
Rome: The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity...
Italy says it freed Libyan officer because of errors in ICC warrant
Rome: Italy's justice minister said on Wednesday Rome had no choice but to free a Libyan military officer wanted for...
EU must improve capacity to move troops fast amid growing threats, says watchdog
Brussels: A European Union programme to make it easier to shift troops and weapons across the continent quickly - by...
New Bulgarian government confirms commitment to eurozone entry
Sofia: The newly elected government in Sofia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the country's entry into the eurozone in...
France’s Bayrou fights to stay Prime Minister
Paris: The biggest day of François Bayrou’s decades-long political career has arrived. His government’s fate is in the hands of...
Prio acquires 55 Q8 service stations in Portugal
Lisbon: Portuguese fuel retailer Prio has announced the completion of its acquisition of 55 Q8 fuel stations in Portugal. This...
UK distances itself from Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan
London: The British government gently pushed back Wednesday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s incendiary pitch to displace Palestinians and turn...
Illegal meat on most UK high streets, says official
London: Efforts to keep potentially disease-ridden meat out of the UK are being undermined by post-Brexit border checks, a senior...
UK PM Starmer tells Canada’s Trudeau he welcomes global conversation on trade
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in a call on Wednesday that he welcomed...
Italy PM named in complaint over freed Libya police head: Report
Rome: A migrant who says he was tortured by a Libyan war crimes suspect has filed a complaint with prosecutors...
King Charles ‘determined’ to send crucial message with Italy State Visit
Rome: King Charles and Queen Camilla, who will be marking a special milestone in April, would be prioritising work over...
Italy blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek
Rome: Italy’s data protection authority, the Garante, said on Thursday it had ordered DeepSeek to block its chatbot in the...
EU leaders agree to step up defence efforts
Brussels: European Union leaders agreed on Monday to do more to bolster their defences against Russia and other threats by...
Bulgaria receives first F-16 Block 70 in Air Force modernisation effort
Sofia: Lockheed Martin has officially delivered the first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet to Bulgaria, marking a significant milestone in...
