Sunday May 18, 2025 / 20 , Dhu al-Qaadah , 1446
Header Logo
Leading The Way
search-icon
Footer Header
search-icon
SG
Saudi Arabia
Opinion
Discover Saudi
World
Sports
Business
Life
Advertisements
search-logo
World
2501 - 2510 from 10859 . In "World / Europe"
File photo of UK border sign welcomes passengers on arrival at Heathrow airport in west London.
The Brexit effect: Number of EU nationals in UK slumps
LONDON — The number of EU residents in the UK has slumped, new figures published Wednesday reveal.According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the number of EU citizens in the country on a short-term basis fell 10% in the 2021 Census, compared to a decade ago.At the same time, the proportion of non-EU-born residents rose from 65% to 75%.Changing border controls and immigration restrictions due to Brexit have impacted migration from the EU, though COVID and the Ukraine war also play a role.Providing a snapshot of international migration in England and Wales, the ONS contrasted census data from 2011 and 2021, focusing on the number of residents born outside the UK and who intended to stay in the country for less than 12 months.It found that China was the most common country of...
March 22, 2023

The Brexit effect: Number of EU nationals in UK slumps

European Council President Charles Michel spoke with Euronews ahead of a two-day summit in Brussels. — courtesy Euronews
EU is ‘not naïve’ about ever-closer Russia-China ties, says Michel
BRUSSELS — The European Union is not naïve about the diplomatic rapprochement between Russia and China against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, European Council President Charles Michel said on Wednesday.But, he noted, the ever-closer relation should not deter Brussels from engaging with Beijing.“We are absolutely convinced that it is important that China doesn’t support Russia,” Michel told Euronews in an exclusive interview recorded ahead of a two-day leaders’ summit in Brussels.“It’s important that China supports the international law, the stability through the UN Charter.”“I’m not naïve. I know there are close ties between China and Russia,” he went on.“But on the other hand, I think that in those circumstances, it is very clear that we need to engage with...
March 22, 2023

EU is ‘not naïve’ about ever-closer Russia-China ties, says Michel

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seen in this file photo.
Former UK PM Johnson denies ‘intentionally’ lying about lockdown parties
LONDON — Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged on Tuesday he misled parliament over government parties that broke COVID rules, though insisted he never “intentionally” lied.Johnson will be interrogated by lawmakers on Wednesday about “partygate”, a scandal over drunken gatherings at Downing Street during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021.If found to have deliberately misled lawmakers, Johnson could be suspended or even lose his seat in Parliament as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.Any punishment would have to be approved by the House of Commons.In written evidence submitted to parliament, Johnson said his assertions “were made in good faith and on the basis of what I honestly knew and believed at the time. I did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the...
March 22, 2023

Former UK PM Johnson denies ‘intentionally’ lying about lockdown parties

Petrel began to tip to one side at Imperial Dock, — courtesy @Tomafc83
Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard
EDINBURGH — Twenty-five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard.The Scottish Ambulance Service said 15 people had been taken to hospital and 10 people were treated at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith.A major incident was declared after research vessel Petrel became dislodged from its holding on a dry dock.People have been asked not to attend A&E at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh due to the pressure on its services.Pictures posted on social media show the 3,000-ton vessel leaning at a 45-degree angle. — BBC
March 22, 2023

Multiple injuries after ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday concluded a days-long meeting with Russian President Putin.
China's Xi leaves Moscow with anti-Western sign-off
MOSCOW — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left Moscow, concluding a days-long meeting with the Russian president.His visit was a powerful political boost for Vladimir Putin, with the two countries pledging to bolster strategic ties and combat the West, though there was no mention of supplying weapons to Moscow.The trip coincided with an unexpected visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Kyiv, who also left this morning.In Moscow, Xi promoted Beijing's peace plan for Ukraine, which Putin cautiously endorsed, saying on Tuesday it could provide a basis for a settlement of the fighting.Western nations have already dismissed this proposal, alongside Kyiv.After the talks, Putin and Xi issued a joint statement promising to enhance “strategic cooperation”, alongside deepening...
March 22, 2023

China's Xi leaves Moscow with anti-Western sign-off

Several people were missing after the attack on residential buildings in Rzhyshchiv
Four dead as Russia launches new attack on Ukraine cities
KYIV — Russian forces have attacked several Ukrainian cities, killing at least four people in a drone strike on a residential area of Kyiv region.Upper floors of two student dormitories were hit early on Wednesday in the city of Rzhyshchiv, on the outskirts of the capital.An 11-year-old was among the wounded, rescue services said.Separately, officials in Russian-annexed Crimea said a Ukrainian drone attack on their fleet were repulsed.Explosions were reported by residents in the port city of Sevastopol.The head of Russia's occupation authority Mikhail Razvozhaev said three "objects" targeting the Black Sea Fleet had been destroyed and Russian warships were not damaged.There was no comment from Ukraine's military, which said earlier this week it had destroyed missiles...
March 22, 2023

Four dead as Russia launches new attack on Ukraine cities

A badger
Badger tunnels halt traffic on Dutch railways
AMSTERDAM — Badgers burrowing below railway tracks have wreaked havoc on train services in the Netherlands, causing cancellations and line closures.Trains in the north and south of the country have been affected, with some services halted for at least a week.The line between Den Bosch and Boxtel in the south was closed on Tuesday after the mammals dug under the tracks.Officials said it was not clear how long the problem would continue as badgers were a protected species.John Voppen, CEO of ProRail - the company that maintains the Dutch rail network - said it was the second time in a week that services had been stopped because of badger activity.He said the problem could take a significant amount of time to tackle as train operators needed permission to move the animals or disturb their...
March 22, 2023

Badger tunnels halt traffic on Dutch railways

An elderly woman walks in front of a destroyed apartment building in the city of Avdiivka in Ukraine.
Ukraine to clinch first IMF loan to nation at war
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine on funding worth $15.6bn (£12.8bn).The organization's first loan to a country at war is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.It would also be one of the largest financing packages Ukraine has received since Russia's invasion.The IMF recently changed a rule to allow loans to countries facing "exceptionally high uncertainty"."Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to have a devastating impact on the economy: activity contracted by 30 percent in 2022, a large share of the capital stock has been destroyed, and poverty levels have climbed," IMF official Gavin Gray said in a statement."The program has been designed in line with the new...
March 22, 2023

Ukraine to clinch first IMF loan to nation at war

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir meet in Moscow Tuesday.
Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace
MOSCOW — China’s peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said.But Putin said the plan could be put forward only “when they are ready for it in the West and in Kyiv”.The Russian leader met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss the conflict, and relations between the two countries.China’s plan, published last month, does not explicitly call for Russia to leave Ukraine. Listing 12 points, it calls for peace talks and respect for national sovereignty, without specific proposals.But Ukraine has insisted on Russia withdrawing from its territory as a condition for any talks — and there is no sign that Russia is ready to do that.The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that calling for...
March 21, 2023

Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace

Baroness Louise Casey, the author of the report, seen in this file photo.
UK Metropolitan Police institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, new report finds
LONDON — London police have lost the confidence of the public because of deep-seated racism, misogyny and homophobia, according to an independent review commissioned after a young woman was raped and killed by a serving officer in 2021.The Metropolitan Police Service, which has more than 34,000 officers and is Britain’s biggest police force, must “change itself” or risk being broken up, the report published Tuesday said.“It is not our job as the public to keep ourselves safe from the police. It is the police’s job to keep us safe as the public,’’ said Louise Casey, an expert on victims’ rights and social welfare who led the review. “Far too many Londoners have now lost faith in policing to do that.”The findings ratchet up the pressure for a major overhaul of the...
March 21, 2023

UK Metropolitan Police institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, new report finds

< Previous Next >
footer logo
COPYRIGHT © 2025 WWW.SAUDIGAZETTE.COM.SA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Powered by NewsPress
NEWS CATEGORY
saudi arabia world opinion business sports esports life
COMPANY
advertisements about us Epaper contact us Archive privacy policy