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Europe To Impose Sanctions Over Iranian Ballistic Missile Transfer To Russia
- Oct 12, 2024 00:09 am IST
- Reuters
The European Union is expected to impose sanctions on Monday on people and organisations linked to Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia, two European diplomats and a high-ranking EU official said on Friday.
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Belgian Military Evacuates 100 Europeans From Lebanon
- Oct 11, 2024 15:23 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
More than 100 Europeans were evacuated from Lebanon on a Belgian military plane on Thursday evening, most of them from Belgium, the Netherlands and France, the government in Brussels said.
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Elon Musk's X To Dodge Requirements Of EU Tech Rules: Report
- Oct 11, 2024 00:02 am IST
- Reuters
Elon Musk's X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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Amid Nuclear Tensions Between Russia And The West, A Top Meeting In New York
- Oct 10, 2024 21:44 pm IST
- Reuters
A group of five nuclear weapons states will hold a meeting in New York in the next two weeks, Russian state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday.
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Air France Plane Flies Over Iraq During Iranian Attack On Israel, Probe On
- Oct 09, 2024 23:20 pm IST
- Reuters
Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
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Schoolboy Who Killed 10 Testifies At Parents' Trial, Many Leave Court In Tears
- Oct 09, 2024 14:09 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
The 13-year-old boy carried out the killings on May 3 last year using his father's gun. He cannot be prosecuted due to his age but his parents face serious public safety charges.
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Europe Is Creating Its Own Moon At LUNA Facility. All About The Mission
- Oct 09, 2024 11:53 am IST
- Edited by: Anjali Thakur
This facility, located near Cologne, Germany, features 900 tons of crushed volcanic rock to mimic the lunar surface.
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Russia Seeking To Cause "Mayhem" In UK Over Support For Ukraine: Spy Agency
- Oct 09, 2024 08:30 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russia and Iran had turned to employing criminals and private intelligence officers to do their work on British soil, the chief of Britain's domestic intelligence service said.
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"Terror Level Threat" In Norway Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict
- Oct 08, 2024 20:40 pm IST
- Reuters
Norway has raised its terrorism threat assessment to the second-highest level due to an increased risk of attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets, the national police directorate said on Tuesday.
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Osama Bin Laden's Son Banned From Returning To France After Deportation
- Oct 08, 2024 20:18 pm IST
- Reuters
A son of Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been barred from returning to France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village, after allegedly posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism.
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Osama Bin Laden's Son Ordered To Leave France Over Social Media Posts
- Oct 08, 2024 16:01 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media, France's interior minister announced on Tuesday.
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Madeleine McCann Case Suspect Cleared Of Separate Sex Crimes
- Oct 08, 2024 15:44 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
The German convicted rapist and main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was on Tuesday cleared of all charges in an unrelated sex crimes trial.
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Key Suspect Acquitted of Sexual Abuse Charges In Madeleine McCann Case
- Oct 08, 2024 14:20 pm IST
- Reuters
A suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was acquitted of unrelated sexual abuse charges by a court in the German city of Brunswick on Tuesday.
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Ship Carrying Explosive Cargo From Russia Refused Entry To European Ports: "Floating Megabomb"
- Oct 07, 2024 21:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
Ports throughout Europe have not allowed the ship to dock because it is carrying a staggering 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate.
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Man Arrested In Moscow For Satanism, Promoting Same-Sex Relationships
- Oct 07, 2024 21:17 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Russia on Monday arrested a medic for "Satanism" and "promoting same-sex relationships", as Moscow intensifies a legal crackdown on LGBTQ rights, in defence of what it calls "traditional family values".
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"Its An Earthquake," Says Gary Ruvkun, 2024 Nobel Prize In Medicine Winner
- Oct 07, 2024 18:46 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
US scientist Gary Ruvkun, who on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with fellow American Victor Ambros for their discovery of microRNA, said winning the honour was like "an earthquake".
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Use Of Sarco 'Suicide' Pod Suspended Amid Swiss Criminal Investigation
- Oct 07, 2024 10:49 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Advocacy groups behind the controversial Sarco' suicide pod have suspended applications for its use, pending a criminal investigation into its first deployment in Switzerland.
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Teen "Stabbed 50 Times" Then Burned Alive In France
- Oct 06, 2024 22:11 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
"He was stabbed 50 times and taken to the Fonscolombes housing estate, where, according to the results of the autopsy, he was burned alive," said Bessone. His friend, also aged 15, was able to escape, Bessone added.
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One Of World's Longest-Running Treasure Hunts Ends After 31 Years
- Oct 06, 2024 14:56 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
A 31-year-long treasure hunt that attracted thousands of enthusiasts across France has come to an end.