The Biden administration is under pressure from a major business group and diplomats to scrap a travel ban on Europeans, as investment from the continent in the United States plunged by nearly a third last year. While countries in the European Union have reopened their borders to Americans who are vaccinated or test negative for […]
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European markets drop on Fed news
European stocks fell at the open on Thursday after the Federal Reserve brought forward its forecasts for hiking interest rates as it looks to prevent overheating in the US economy. In initial deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.5 percent to 7,150.86 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index fell 0.2 percent to […]
Hundreds arrested in ‘staggering’ global crime sting
Police arrested more than 800 people worldwide in a huge global sting involving encrypted phones that were secretly planted by the FBI, law enforcement agencies said Tuesday. Cops in 16 countries were able to read the messages of underworld figures as they plotted drug deals, arms transfers and gangland hits on the compromised ANOM devices. […]
23 migrants missing, two dead off Tunisia coast
At least 23 migrants were missing and two bodies recovered from the sea off Tunisia, the Red Crescent reported Wednesday, after the military said more than 100 migrants were intercepted. The Tunisian navy said a boat headed for Europe from Zuwara in Libya was intercepted on Tuesday near Miskar oil platform, some 67 kilometres (52 […]
PM asks OIC to counter Islamophobia
MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan met with the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) here on Sunday. Highlighting the rise of Islamophobic incidents in different parts of the world, the prime minister stressed the importance of a concerted response from the OIC. It was noted that following the prime minister’s letter addressed […]
Microsoft pledges to store European cloud data in Europe
US tech giant Microsoft on Thursday pledged to store all European cloud-based client data in Europe amid unease on the continent over the reach of US legislation on personal data collection. Microsoft’s European clients have long been concerned over the legal status of data they store with US companies in the cloud and the extent […]
Shop assistant spared prison despite splashing out £100,000 from her family-run cocaine racket
A shop worker who used £100,000 from her family’s cocaine racket to fund holidays abroad, sports cars and home improvements has been spared jail. Colleen Campbell worked part time for Matalan and claimed tax credits and child benefit. But she was caught out after she flaunted photos of trips with her husband Thomas to Cancun, […]
D-Day’s 24 hours changed 20th century, and Europe, forever
All at once, Charles Shay tried to stanch the bleeding from a ripped-open stomach, dull the pain with morphine and soothe the mind of a dying fellow American army medic. It was a tall order for a 19-year-old who had just set foot on the European mainland for the first time. But nothing could have […]
Impact of the attacks in Sri Lanka on the US peace negotiations with Taliban
Sri Lanka recently witnessed a wave of terrorist attacks claimed by the IS which targeted hotels and the minority Christian community resulting in the loss of more than 360 lives. Among them were 39 foreigners belonging to UK, USA, Australia, Europe and some six other Asian countries. IS has lost almost all of its territory […]
Book review: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity
Islam has been a living reality and a growing religion in Europe for more than a millennium. There are 15-20 million Muslims in the EU and the number is expected to increase substantially by 2025. Islam is as alien to Europe as are Judaism and Christianity, as all three creeds originated from the Middle East […]