Tag: Europe

Most Germans think Europe can defend itself without US help: poll

  BERLIN: More than half of Germans think Europe can defend itself without military backing from the United States, a poll showed on Monday, less...

Migration challenge is make-or-break for EU, says passionate Merkel

BERLIN: The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germany’s parliament...

Trump blasts migration in Europe as causing ‘culture’ change

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed migrants in Europe for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany and...

Pakistan likely to become interchange station connecting China and Europe

BEIJING: Will Pakistan become a pragmatic bridgehead for China's cooperation with Europe? It may be too early to say yes, but the country's broad...

Several US media outlets go offline following EU’s latest data protection...

LONDON: Major United States (US) media outlets including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune were forced to shutter their websites in parts of Europe...

Europe reassures Iran of commitment to nuclear deal without US

TEHRAN: The European Union's energy chief tried to reassure Iran on Saturday that the bloc remained committed to salvaging a nuclear deal with Tehran...

British spy chief says Russia is spreading lies to undermine the...

BERLIN: Britain’s MI5 spy chief accused Russia on Monday on attempting to subvert Western democracies by sowing disinformation and spreading lies. In the first public...

Europeans mark 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth

BRUSSELS: People in European cities paid homage to Karl Marx on Saturday, marking the 200th anniversary of the great thinker's birth. In London, the Marx...

Airbus, Dassault agree partnership for Future Air Combat System

BERLIN: Airbus and Dassault Aviation have signed an initial agreement for cooperation on Europe’s Future Air Combat System (FCAS), the two companies said on Wednesday. The two...

Climate change makes mountain tops bloom

Europe's mountain summits are flush with new plant species, a greening that has increased in lock-step with the acceleration of global warming since the...

Europe braced for fresh blizzards as deadly ice blast strands travelers

Fresh heavy snowfalls and icy blizzards were expected to lash Europe Thursday as the region shivers in a deadly deep-freeze that has gripped countries...

Measles cases soar across Europe, WHO urges greater immunization

Europe saw a 400-percent increase in measles cases in 2017 compared to the previous year, affecting more than 21,000 people and causing 35 deaths,...

FIA to establish offices in Greece, Iran to check human trafficking:...

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is planning to establish its offices in Greece and Iran to check the activities of organised criminal networks...

Invest in migrants to avert ‘nuclear bomb’ of unrest in Europe,...

After decades of spending on infrastructure to develop poorer parts of Europe, the European Union must invest in migrants to avert a “nuclear bomb”...

Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with European ties

PARIS: A long-necked dinosaur unearthed in Egypt has yielded the first evidence of contact between African and European dinosaurs shortly before the creatures disappeared...

Ahsan says Senate, general elections to be held on time

Minister says high-level PML-N meeting reviews political situation, discusses upcoming challenges ‘Europe, US responsible for issues which Pakistan is facing nowadays’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior...

High court dismisses Tablighi Jamaat’s plan to build Europe’s biggest mosque:...

LONDON: A high court judge last week dismissed Tablighi Jamaat’s (TJ) plan to build Europe’s biggest mosque in East London and disallowed their plea...