Washington: US President Donald Trump has assured his Ukrainian counterpart to work with all parties to end bloodshed and restore peace along volatile Russia-Ukraine border, amid escalation in violence in the region. File image of US president Donald Trump. “We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the border,” Trump said in his phone call with the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko,... 

Berlin: German media and politicians warned on Friday against an election-year spike in fake news after ultra-conservative website Breitbart claimed a “mob” chanting ‘Allahu Akhbar‘ had set fire to a church on New Year’s Eve. After the report by the US website was widely shared on social media, police in the city of Dortmund clarified that no “extraordinary or spectacular” incidents had marred the festivities. The... 

The State Department on Monday issued an alert to US citizens about a heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. “US citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals, events, and outdoor markets,” it said in a statement, adding that there was credible information that Islamic State, al Qaeda and their affiliates continued to plan attacks in Europe. The department noted extremists... 

Rome: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy insisted that Britain’s decision to quit the European Union would not kill the bloc. Representational image. Speaking aboard an aircraft carrier anchored off the Italian island of Ventotene, one of the cradles of the dream of a united, integrated Europe, the leaders vowed to relaunch the European project in the wake of the Brexit shock. “Many thought the EU was finished after Brexit but that... 

On Friday, Eiffel Tower was evacuated after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident. PARIS, FRANCE: Paris’s Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said in the increasingly jittery terror-hit country. “It was a safety exercise drill, the sort that is done dozens of times a week, which went wrong. One employee thought that it was a real threat... 

PARIS: Europe needs to be reinvented according to a new plan that could be put to an EU-wide referendum later, but it would be “totally irresponsible” to hold a plebiscite in France before that, France’s would-be president, Alain Juppe, said on today. Alain Juppe, prime minister from 1995 to 1997, is campaigning to persuade the conservative Les Republicains party to nominate him rather than ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy in November’s... 

Geneva: Inviting a galaxy of Swiss business leaders to invest in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India needs to create an economy of the order of “two or three Switzerlands,” which provides a massive opportunity for partnerships. “Within my country I need to create 2 or 3 Switzerlands. So scope for partnership is immense,” Modi told a gathering of heads of companies like ABB, Lafarge, Novartis...