Europe

World hails ‘one-of-a-kind’ ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who played a major role in ending…

War in Ukraine: latest developments

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Zelensky meets UN nuclear inspectors…

Kremlin vows response to restrictions on EU visas for Russians

  Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Tuesday warned it would respond if the European Union makes it harder for…

Swiss manufacturers suggest working at night to overcome energy shortage

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) - Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering firms suggested on Tuesday shifting work to nights and weekends to…

Ukraine students brace for underground school year

Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Anna KORIAGINA Five metres beneath a Kyiv classroom, headmaster Mykhaylo Aliokhin puts the finishing touches on…

Fighting across southern front as Ukraine wages counter-offensive

  Mykolaiv, Ukraine (AFP) by Thibault MARCHAND Intense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson…

Rapper stabbed to death as London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns

London, United Kingdom (AFP) London's Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of…

Monkeypox going ‘in right direction’ in Europe: WHO

  Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) The World Health Organization said Tuesday it saw "encouraging" signs the monkeypox epidemic was slowing in…

Germany in ‘better position’ to counter Russian gas threat: Scholz

MESEBERG, Germany (AFP) - Government measures to assure supplies of gas over the winter have prepared Germany to deal with…

Russia’s Gazprom further cuts gas deliveries to France

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- French energy firm Engie said Tuesday that Russian energy giant Gazprom was slashing its natural…

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