Portugal to assign more land for affordable housing as prices soar
Lisbon: Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a bill allowing rural land to be more easily reclassified for urban use and...
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Bulgarian woman based in UK denies spying for Russia
Sofia: A Bulgarian woman charged with being part of a Russian spy cell operating in the UK has denied knowing...
Bulgaria approves agreement for acquisition of javelin guided anti-tank missiles.
Sofia: On January 15, 2025, the Bulgarian government approved an international agreement for the acquisition of Javelin-guided anti-tank missiles as...
Vikram Misri to participate in China-India deputy foreign minister-level dialogue
Beijing: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to China from January 26 to 27 to participate in the China-India...
Portugal-Pakistan: Urdu translation of the novel ‘Blank Gaze’ by José Luís Peixoto launched
Celina Ali Islamabad: The Pakistan Academy of Letters Friday hosted the launch of the Urdu translation of Portuguese author José...
France: François Alabrune, candidate for judge at the International Court of Justice
Paris: France has presented the candidacy of Mr François Alabrune for the position of judge at the International Court of...
Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time
Paris: Solar overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost...
China unveils new policies for electric bicycle trade-ins
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China's Ministry of Commerce and four other departments on Thursday announced new policies for the electric bicycle...
Kate Middleton reacts to Prince Harry’s victory against UK publishers
London: Kate Middleton is reportedly optimistic that Prince Harry’s recent legal victory against Mirror Group Newspapers may help ease tensions...
Family visa rules are ‘a tax on love’, says MP
London: Children are "bearing the brunt" of a "cruel" immigration policy which is keeping families apart, according to campaigners. As...
France to introduce new sex education guidelines in schools
Paris: The French government is putting the final touches on a reformed sex education syllabus for schools, with some topics,...
Afghan suspect in German knife attack missed deportation deadline to Bulgaria
Sofia: An Afghan man suspected of carrying out a knife attack in Aschaffenburg, southern Germany, which claimed the lives of...
Complex regional dynamics to limit Pak-US ties under Trump 2.0
Celina Ali Islamabad: Former Pakistani diplomats on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for shaping its relationship with Pakistan based on the...
UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says
London: The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump...
Portugal to increase LNG purchases from US, Nigeria, reduce Russian imports
Lisbon: Portugal is considering increasing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from the US and Nigeria as part of a...
France orders some Venezuelan diplomats out in tit-for-tat move
Paris: France ordered the Venezuelan embassy to reduce its diplomatic staff in Paris on Wednesday, giving some diplomats five days...
EU hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
Brussels: The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said on Wednesday (Jan 22) that the bloc must heed US...
Prince Harry releases meaningful statement as UK legal battle takes new turn
London: Prince Harry has made a meaningful statement as his legal battle against British newspaper group went to trial at...
Santander weighs UK exit after two decades
London: Santander, the Spanish banking giant, is reportedly reviewing its UK operations, raising the prospect of a potential exit after...
Portugal’s AIMA introduces new measures to address golden visa delays
Lisbon: Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has introduced new measures to address pending applications for the Golden...
Bulgaria sees sharp rise in companies with Russian participation
Sofia: According to Bulgarian Commercial Register data, the number of companies with Russian participation in Bulgaria started to increase sharply...
France sees record demand for first syndicated bond sale since its election
London: France's first syndicated government bond sale since a snap election last year unleashed turmoil in its markets saw record...
Stand by me: Why EU trade actions need member-state consensus
Brussels: Since Donald Trump’s re-election, the EU has been remarkably active on the trade scene. The bloc’s member state capitals...
British-Pakistanis have long history of service to society: Dr Faisal
Manchester: High Commissioner of Pakistan to UK, Dr Mohammad Faisal on Monday, attended an impressive gathering of British Pakistanis at...
UK watchdog launches investigation into KPMG’s audit of Entain
London: Britain's accounting watchdog has started an investigation into the audit conducted by KPMG of the financials of bookmaker Entain...
Pakistan and the Netherlands hold 11th round of the Bilateral Political Consultations at Islamabad
Celina Ali Islamabad: The 11th Round of Pakistan-Netherlands Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) was held in Islamabad Monday. Foreign Secretary Ms....
French PM says France, Europe must stand up to Trump or face being ‘crushed’
Paris: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou warned on Monday that France and Europe as a whole would have to stand...
Looming UK-EU reset unlikely to be the last
Brussels: Since 2020, Europe has experienced the worst pandemic for a century, the largest war on the continent since 1945...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott for continuing cooperation to promote entrepreneurial culture in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriot on Sunday said that the United Kingdom (UK) will always...
France’s Macron leads tributes to World War II Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot
Paris: France’s President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to former French Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot, who has died...
