Saturday, December 9, 2023

Europe

Pope insists Europe doesn’t have a migrant emergency

Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must...

UEFA’s Ceferin calls on Europe to end “cancer” of football violence

UEFA president Alexander Ceferin urged Europe on Wednesday to help eliminate hooliganism, which he called “the cancer of football”, days after a man was killed in clashes before a match between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb in Greece, reports...

In global warming red alert, 40 degrees heat from US to Japan to Europe

Tens of millions were battling dangerously high temperatures in the United States on Saturday as record heat forecasts hung over Europe and Japan, in the latest example of the threat from global warming, reports AFP.A powerful heatwave stretching from...

Greece searches for missing after migrant boat sank, leaving 78 dead

Rescue ships fanned out on Thursday in search of hundreds of migrants feared missing after their overcrowded boat capsized and sank as they tried to reach Europe. At least 78 people died.Rescuers saved 104 passengers from a fishing boat...

Putin ‘may try to blow up largest nuclear plant in Europe’, warns Ukraine

Russia may be plotting to blow up the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, Ukraine has warned, after explosions at a major dam and hydroelectric plant caused mass flooding in the Kherson region and sparked a humanitarian disaster, the...

Valladolid down, Osasuna into Europe on last day of La Liga

Valladolid were relegated from La Liga to the Spanish second division, Liga Smart Bank, in a dramatic finale to the season.Valladolid ended with a 0-0 draw at home against Getafe. Coupled with other results, this led to their relegation,...

Indian athletes excel in Europe as Jyothi wins gold

Indian athletes stole the show in meets in Europe in the last few days with hurdler Jyothi Yarraji bagging gold in the T-Meeting 2023 athletics meet in Tilburg, the Netherlands while Selva Prabhu wins a gold medal in the...

UN says 73 migrants presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya

A boat carrying migrants wrecked off the coast of Libya and 73 people were missing and presumed dead, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy involving migrants seeking better lives in Europe.The UN International...

Russian threats revive old nuclear fears in Europe

Two stories beneath a modern steel production plant on Warsaw’s northern edge lies an untouched Cold War relic: a shelter containing gas masks, stretchers, first aid kits and other items meant to help civil defense leaders survive and guide...

Vladimir Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea — an offer quickly rejected by Berlin.German officials have...