France orders more strikers back to work as fuel shortages bite
The French government on Thursday ordered more striking workers back to a fuel depot in northern France after talks to end a three-week strike stalled, saying petrol shortages were taking too big a toll on the economy.
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Paris Sacre-Coeur granted historic status despite bloody history
The Sacre-Coeur basilica atop the hill of Montmartre in Paris will finally be classified as a protected historical monument, ending a long dispute embedded in the city's bloody revolutionary history.
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Stocks diverge before key US inflation data
Equities mostly rose in Europe but fell in Asia Thursday, before US inflation data that could determine the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
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Easyjet warns of another annual loss
British airline EasyJet on Thursday warned of a third annual loss in a row, as sector-wide disruption and a strong dollar offset a recovery from the pandemic.
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Cologne's mega mosque to start calling Muslims to prayer
Germany's largest mosque will for the first time broadcast the call to prayer on Friday after city authorities in Cologne gave the go-ahead for a pilot project, under strict limits.
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Protest-hit Iran accuses US of 'destablisation' plot
Iran's president Thursday accused arch-enemy the United States of seeking to destabilise the Islamic republic, which has been rocked by nearly a month of women-led protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
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La Liga win injunction to freeze 50 million euros of beIN assets
Spain's top football division, La Liga, has taken out a court injunction against the beIN Media Group to freeze 50 million euros ($48.5 million) of their assets after non-payment for television rights.
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WWII munitions hinder Nord Stream pipeline probe
Investigations into the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Europe are "progressing well", despite World War II munitions on the seabed, Denmark said Thursday.
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Juve's Di Maria out for three weeks with hamstring injury
Angel Di Maria will be out for around three weeks after picking up a hamstring injury during Juventus' humiliating defeat at Maccabi Haifa, the struggling club said on Thursday.
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Ukraine allies pledge air defence, Russia inches towards Bakhmut
Ukraine on Thursday was getting pledges from its Western allies for more powerful air defence systems, as the country was reeling from days of devastating and punitive Russian missile attacks.
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