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15 August 2026
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Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
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Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
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11 August 2026
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‘She’s favourite of the Russians’
US Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has fired back at Hillary Clinton after the former secretary of state appeared to call her “the favourite of the Russians” in the 2020 elections race.
19 October 2019
Brexit since 2016 vote
Vote to leave: In an advisory referendum on June 23, 2016, Britons choose to leave the 28-nation EU by 52 to 48 percent. The shock outcome prompts Conservative PM David Cameron to resign the next day.
19 October 2019
‘We are voiceless’
Hundreds of thousands of Britons marched through London on Saturday to demand a new Brexit referendum, saying their views were being ignored as lawmakers in parliament decided the fate of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
19 October 2019
Brexit in the balance as British MPs hold knife-edge vote
British MPs gather for a knife-edge vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal for a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.
19 October 2019
Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence in 2 yrs
Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the region’s government said yesterday in a fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-separatist protesters.
17 October 2019
Ex- Nazi guard, 93, goes on trial
A 93-year-old former SS guard went on trial in Germany yesterday for complicity in the murder of more than 5,000 people at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, in what could be one of the last such cases.
17 October 2019
EU's Juncker says Brexit will not be delayed
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker congratulates Prime Minister Boris Johnson on their Brexit withdrawal deal Thursday and says it meant there would be "no further delay".
17 October 2019
‘Basic foundations’ ready
British and European negotiators ploughed on with Brexit talks yesterday hoping that at least an outline deal can be found in time for the European summit.
16 October 2019
‘Brexit-free’ TV channel!
A British broadcaster will launch a new “pop-up channel” dedicated to Brexit-free coverage, in a bid to attract viewers tired of hearing about the divisive issue.
16 October 2019
Overeating is ‘personal destruction’: Pope
The pope yesterday contrasted the world’s 820 million hungry people with those who turn food into “an avenue of personal destruction” through overeating, in comments to mark World Food Day.
16 October 2019
2nd French academic detained in Iran
A prominent French academic has been in detention in Iran since June, when he was arrested with his Franco-Iranian colleague, a researchers’ group announced yesterday.
16 October 2019
Europe must brace for refugee wave: Greek PM
Europe must be ready for the possibility of a new refugee influx, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said yesterday, as an unfolding Turkish offensive in Syria could see more people flee the conflict-ridden region.
16 October 2019
14 police killed in attack in Mexico
Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an ambush in the state of Michoacan in western Mexico, authorities said. Local media reports said the state police were executing a warrant on the city outskirts when gunmen in armored four-by-four trucks opened fire.
15 October 2019
‘Hours left’ to secure deal
The European Union gave Britain until the end of Tuesday to work out a Brexit deal that can be approved at a leaders’ summit this week but said a delay to the Oct 31 scheduled departure date and a breakdown of talks were also still on the cards.
15 October 2019
Third of kids obese or malnourished
A third of the world’s nearly 700 million children under five years old are undernourished or overweight and face lifelong health problems as a consequence, according to a grim UN assessment of childhood nutrition released yesterday.
15 October 2019
More unrest feared in Spain over Catalan sentence
Catalonia geared up for more upheaval yesterday a day after thousands of pro-independence activists stormed Barcelona airport in an angry response to Spain’s jailing of nine of its leaders following a failed secession bid.
15 October 2019
Mass raids target Russian opposition leaders
Russian investigators raided opposition offices across the country yesterday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
15 October 2019
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed yesterday.
15 October 2019
Poland’s nationalists win majority in parliament
Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party secured a second term in power in Sunday’s parliamentary election, partial results showed yesterday, but fell short of the landslide victory it needs to overhaul the constitution.
14 October 2019
Spain jails 9 separatist leaders
Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid.
14 October 2019