Europe

Paris suburb beefs up security after police station attack

By Wafaa ESSALHI, Alexandre HIELARD PARIS, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - Security forces deployed in numbers in a Paris suburb…

Putin vows Russia cannot be held back in victory speech

MOSCOW, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory…

Deadly Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin’s grip

MOSCOW, March 16, 2024 (AFP) - Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on…

Russia orders more firepower against Ukraine naval drones

MOSCOW, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - Russia on Sunday ordered increased firepower and training for the navy to counter the…

Icelandic volcano erupts for the fourth time on Reykjanes peninsula

REYKJAVIK, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new…

Finland seeks to block asylum seekers from Russia

HELSINKI, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Finland's government on Friday said that it wanted to adopt a temporary law to…

Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin’s reign

MOSCOW, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election that is set to…

Russia says three children killed in eastern Ukraine shelling

MOSCOW, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - A Moscow-installed official on Friday said Ukrainian shelling of the Russian-held city of Donetsk…

German defence firm Rheinmetall plans Ukraine arms factories

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Thursday it plans to set up at least four factories in Ukraine, as it targets…

5.4 Magnitude quake hits Bosnia-Montenegro border region

PODGORICA, Montenegro, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - A 5.4 magnitude quake struck the border region between Montenegro and Bosnia early…

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