Europe

Russia says Ukrainian drone struck police station, no casualties

MOSCOW, July 31, 2023 (AFP) - A Ukrainian drone hit a police station overnight in the frontier Russian region of…

One dead, several injured in ship fire off Netherlands: coastguard

THE HAGUE, July 26, 2023 (AFP) - Helicopters and a boat evacuated 23 crew members from a car carrier ship…

Thousands of tourists flee wildfire on Greece’s Rhodes island

RHODES, Greece, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes…

Russia says Ukrainian drones hit central Moscow, Crimea

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Ukrainian drones hit two buildings in Moscow and an ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea on Monday,…

Suspicion and regret on Arctic border still open with Russia

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse KIRKENES, Norway (AFP) -- Assault rifles at the ready, binoculars pointed at the Russian shore,…

Putin launches major Arctic liquified natural gas project

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched the first part of Arctic LNG 2, a massive…

‘Suicide kit’ provider gets prison in Netherlands

THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court sentenced a man to prison on Tuesday for selling "suicide kits" which prosecutors…

Extreme heat scorches Europe, world

  By Alexandria SAGE Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by…

Extreme heat scorches Europe

ROME, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings,…

World must prepare for more intense heatwaves: UN

GENEVA, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - The world should get ready to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned…

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