Europe

In Dinant, in the Walloon region, heavy rainfall washed away cars, leaving them strewn across the town. Belgium has been hit by floods for the second time in just over a week. The provinces of Namur and Walloon Brabant southeast of the capital city Brussels were among the worst hit …

Russian President Vladimir Putin observes a naval parade in St. Petersburg to mark the country’s 325th anniversary of the Russian navy. Putin observed the drill at the Main Naval Parade on the Neva River on Sunday. During the parade, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov reported to the president about the …

Emerging from the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, Hans-Juergen Fercher has just returned from his fourth dive to where mounds of 2,500-year-old wine pots mark the site of an ancient shipwreck — and Greece’s first underwater museum. “This is a combination of diving and archaeological diving. It’s diving …

Greek police used teargas and water cannon to disperse people who had gathered in central Athens on Saturday to protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 4,000 people rallied outside the Greek parliament for a third time this month to oppose mandatory inoculations for some workers, such as healthcare and …

Weather officials issued a storm warning for parts of western Germany, while Bavaria might face flash floods. Across the country, survivors of last week’s tragedy are bracing for more heavy rain. Heavy showers and gusts of wind of up to 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) per hour were scheduled to hit …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States and its Western allies are working to create a belt of instability around Russia, and that they are attempting to drive a wedge between Moscow and its closest neighbors to achieve that goal. According to Press TV, Lavrov made the remarks …

The French parliament has after a months-long debate passed a controversial anti-Muslim bill despite strong criticisms from lawmakers who assert that the legislation breaches religious freedom. The French National Assembly — France’s lower house — approved the so-called Anti-Separatism Bill after seven months of controversy on Friday, with the government …

The top international official in Bosnia on Friday outlawed denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s Serbs to deny the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only post-World War II genocide. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court for Former …

Russian electoral authorities on Saturday barred a well-known Communist Party candidate from running in September’s parliamentary election, the latest high-profile opposition figure to be disqualified from the vote. Pavel Grudinin, who won 12 percent of votes when he challenged Vladimir Putin in a 2018 presidential election, was excluded from a …

The EU’s medicines regulator has given its backing for Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to minors aged between 12 and 17, citing positive results in trials involving 3,732 participants. In a statement on Friday, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its recommendation for the Spikevax Covid-19 shot to be …

Public anger against the French government’s renewed measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 has re-invigorated the Yellow Vest protest movement, insisting that the move amounts to an attack on civil liberties. While police estimated that 100,000 people took part in protests against the measures last weekend, yet another round …

Azerbaijan on Friday said an Armenian sniper had killed one of its soldiers at the border between the two countries and that its army was taking response measures. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said in a statement the incident took place at the part of the border formed by its Kalbajar district, …

Azerbaijan’s serious crimes court says those sentenced will be deported after serving their prison terms. An Azerbaijan court has sentenced 13 members of Armenia’s armed forces to six years in prison, finding them guilty of illegally crossing the border, weapons possession, and terrorism offenses. Armenia had no immediate reaction to …

The Pentagon has confirmed that at least seven of the former Colombian army officers detained for their role in the July 7 assassination of the Haitian president had received US-funded military training. “Thus far, we’ve identified seven individuals who were former members of the Colombian military that had received some …

At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya, while more than 380 were rescued by the coastguard, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. According to Press TV, the humanitarian organisation said the boat had set off from …

Officials are warning of a trade war between the United Kingdom and the European Union if the UK refuses to back down on its new demands for post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland. According to reports, on Wednesday, Brexit minister David Frost issued a new “command paper” that would radically rework …

Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin are “satisfied” with the near completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the Kremlin has said after the two leaders spoke on the phone. The Chancellor discussed the project with the Russian President today, as the publication of a joint agreement between Germany and …

Russia says it has been developing hypersonic missiles to counter actions taken by the United States and NATO that damage military “parity” with Moscow. Speaking at a news briefing on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said arms control treaties had been gradually broken over the past decades. He referred to …

France on Wednesday criticized a move by Turkish Cypriot authorities to partially reopen an abandoned town in Cyprus for potential resettlement, calling it a “provocation.” Turkish Cypriots said on Tuesday that part of Varosha would come under civilian control and people would be able to reclaim properties – angering Greek …

Ten people suffered minor injuries at a beachfront disco in southern Italy early Wednesday after a patron began shooting, Italian news media reported. Police arrested the suspected shooter, who opened fire during a brawl that broke out at about 2 am at a popular club near Taranto, the reports said. …