10 Dead in Austria School Shooting

Ten people died on Tuesday after a suspected shooter opened fire in a school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor was quoted as saying.

Austria to Purchase 12 Fighter Jets in Cooperation with Italy

Austria will purchase 12 Leonardo M-346FA fighter jets as part of cooperation with Italy, the Austrian Ministry of Defense announced.

Austria suspends provision of asylum to Syrian refugees

The Austrian authorities have suspended the provision of asylum to refugees from Syria, the Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported, citing sources in the government.

Austria says eight of its troops with UNIFIL mission in Lebanon wounded in rocket attack

Eight Austrian soldiers belonging to the UN peace-keeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sustained slight and superficial injuries in a rocket strike on Camp Naqoura near the Israeli border, Austria's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party projected to win election

Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) has been projected to finish first in the country’s general election, ahead of the governing conservatives.

Excluding US' Decision, UNRWA Says All Except UK, Austria, Switzerland Resumed Funding

Excluding the US funding decision through next March, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) chief said on Tuesday that all countries except the UK, Austria, and Switzerland resumed funding to the agency.

Austria will introduce controls on the border with Slovakia

Austria will introduce controls on the border with Slovakia from midnight the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

Neutral EU states (Austria, Ireland, Malta, Greece and Cyprus) object to safety assurances for Ukraine, Austria says

EU countries with a neutral stance object to giving Ukraine outright security assurances, Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Thursday.

Austria To Veto Bulgarias, Romanias Accession To Schengen Zone - Foreign Minister

Austria will maintain its veto on Bulgaria's and Romania's possible accession to the European Union's passport-free Schengen zone until there is a decline in asylum seekers, illegal migration, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said.

Explorers find WWII wreck torpedoed by a United States submarine on which nearly 1,000 Australians died

Deep-sea explorers said they have located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the SS Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines in 1942 killing nearly 1,000 Australian prisoners of war onboard.

Austrian Opposition Lawmakers Protest Zelenskyys Address To Parliament

Austrian lawmakers from the opposition Freedom Party (FPOe) walked out of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual address to parliament on Thursday amid fears about the country's eroding neutrality.

Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Austrian Ambassador Over Expulsion Of Diplomats In Vienna

 Austrian Ambassador to Russia Werner Almhofer was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday over Vienna's declaration of four Russian diplomats persona non grata, Moscow is expelling four employees of the Austrian Embassy.

Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats

Austria on Thursday said it is expelling four Russian diplomats, accusing them of “acts incompatible with their diplomatic status.”

Austrian Territory Secretly Used For Transit Of Weapons To Kiev - Russian Ambassador - UrduPoint

The territory of Austria is secretly used for the transit of weapons to Kyiv, it is not clear how this and other steps correlate with the neutral status of the republic, Russian Ambassador to Vienna Dmitry Lyubinsky said in an interview with Sputnik.

Use of Iranian 'kamikaze drones' by Russia would mark "escalation"

Any use of Iranian drones in Russia's war against Ukraine would mark an "escalation" of the conflict, Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Monday.

"These kamikaze drones that we are seeing in Ukraine apparently now - this is an escalation," he told reporters as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

Austria to ban from office civil servants convicted under Nazi acts

Austria's Justice Minister Alma Zadic announced Friday that civil servants convicted under Nazi acts will be banned from office.

Gazprom Halts Gas Supply Via Austria, Working On Solution With Italian Buyers

The gas supplies under the Gazprom Export contracts via Austria to Italy have been halted due to the refusal of the Austrian operator to confirm transport nominations following regulatory changes in Austria going into effect in late September, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday.

More than 30,000 Attend Protests against Rising Prices in Austria - Tasnim News Agency

More than 30,000 people took part in protests against rising prices in Austria, including about 20,000 people who took to the streets in Vienna, the organizers of the protest, representatives of the national federation of trade unions, said at the rally.

Austria Suspends Mandatory COVID Vaccine Law - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Austria said Wednesday it is suspending mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all adults saying the pandemic no longer poses the same danger, just weeks after the law took effect in an EU first.

Poland in Talks With Australia on Coal Supplies to Abandon Russian, Prime Minister Says

Poland is holding negotiations with Australia on the supply of coal to abandon the deliveries from Russia, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.