Europe

Indonesia orders 13 long-range military radars from Thales

PARIS, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts…

Forest fire risks mount in drought-hit Nordic nations

LYNGE, Denmark, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - "I need water", pleads farmer Lars Jonsson, casting a desperate eye over a…

Boeing expects number of planes in air to double by 2042

PARIS, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Boeing expects the number of commercial planes in service around the world to double…

Pres. Putin says sent nuclear warheads to Belarus

MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed Russia had sent nuclear arms to its ally…

Rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Western France, inflicting building damage

BORDEAUX, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening,…

Massive rockslide just misses Swiss village

GENEVA, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A Swiss village came within a hair's breadth of being wiped off the map…

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin says Ukraine offensive stands ‘no chance’

MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine's counteroffensive would fail as Kyiv's troops…

Record UK drinking water demand sparks water use restrictions

LONDON, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Millions of people across parts of southern Britain will be banned from using garden…

‘Unprecedented’ security for Putin at St Petersburg forum

MOSCOW, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - Mobile communications were severed Friday in Saint Petersburg in "unprecedented" security measures as President…

Greece pursues survivor search after migrant boat sinking

KALAMATA, Greece, June 15, 2023 (AFP) - Greece on Thursday maintained a search for survivors a day after a fishing…

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