El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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Europe
UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe
Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
10 August 2026
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World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026
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Europe
Dorian pounds Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain on Sunday, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and
2 September 2019
UK PM threatens rebels with party expulsion
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the stakes yesterday in a pivotal week of the Brexit saga by threatening to purge ruling party lawmakers
2 September 2019
German leader asks Poland’s forgiveness for WW2
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday asked Poland’s forgiveness for history’s bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the
1 September 2019
One dead, eight injured in French knife rampage
A man wielding a skewer and knife went on the rampage in the French city of Lyon on Saturday, leaving a 19-year-old man dead and
1 September 2019
Pope got stuck in Vatican lift, freed by fireman
Pope Francis said yesterday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed
1 September 2019
Bloc won’t change deal
EU negotiator Michel Barnier said in an interview published yesterday the bloc will not change the divorce deal agreed with Britain as
1 September 2019
Dorian becomes Category 3 hurricane
Hurricane Dorian strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Friday as it churned across the Atlantic Ocean on a collision course with
31 August 2019
Bolsonaro fuels spat with Europe, fires soar
President Jair Bolsonaro has said that Europe has “nothing to teach” Brazil about preserving the environment, as the country aligns
31 August 2019
British PM warns MPs
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday warned any attempt by MPs next week to stop Brexit or delay it beyond October 31 would do “lasting damage” to public trust in politics.
30 August 2019
Greece feels strain of migrant arrivals
More than 500 migrants arrived overnight on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities and NGOs said yesterday, as Greece complained that the number of new arrivals is surging.
30 August 2019
Outrage sparked over forced suspension of UK parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparks fury among pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit by forcing the suspension of parliament weeks before Britain's EU departure date.
29 August 2019
British opposition parties unite to force Brexit delay
Opposition parties said they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union and prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal exit at the end of October.
27 August 2019
Italy’s 5-Star, opposition, clash over cabinet roles
Talks between Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) to form a new coalition government are at risk of failure over who should became the next interior minister, a PD spokesman said yesterday. The anti-establishment 5-Star party and
27 August 2019
Fedor reaches ISS
The unmanned Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit successfully docked at the
27 August 2019
Macron, Trump hail common ground at G7
French President Emmanuel Macron and US leader Donald Trump yesterday hailed the common ground found by G7 leaders at their
26 August 2019
For G7, ‘too early’ to reintegrate Russia
G7 leaders back strengthening cooperation with Russia after its expulsion from the group in 2014 but believe it is too early to
25 August 2019
882 Mexican performers set world record for folk dance
Nearly 900 people twirled and stamped their feet to mariachi music in the Mexican city of Guadalajara to set a Guinness record for the world’s
25 August 2019
‘Nasty’ Danish PM now becomes ‘wonderful’
President Donald Trump heaped praise on Denmark’s prime minister Friday, two days after he cancelled his state visit to the country and slammed her for dismissing his idea of buying Greenland as absurd. The US leader said he got a call from Prime Minister Mette
24 August 2019
Who Said What
“The French president’s suggestion that Amazon issues be discussed at the G-7 without participation by the countries in the region
24 August 2019
Johnson, EU chief in Brexit blame game
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday said that the European Union needed to drop its insistence on the so-called Irish backstop to avoid a “no deal” Brexit.
24 August 2019