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
Pope asks Bulgarians to be nice to migrants
Pope Francis urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and doors to refugees as he began a visit to the European Union’s poorest country,
5 May 2019
Venezuela military chopper crash kills 7
Seven Venezuelan military officers were killed Saturday when their helicopter crashed outside Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro said.
5 May 2019
Pressure mounts for Brexit compromise
Britain’s two biggest parties yesterday said there was renewed impetus to find a compromise on Brexit after taking a battering in local elections from voters exasperated by the impasse.
4 May 2019
End to Aids in sight
HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed yesterday.
3 May 2019
Brexit anger?
English voters frustrated with the deadlock over Brexit have punished Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the main opposition Labour Party in local elections, early results showed yesterday.
3 May 2019
New Bangladeshi high commissioner to London presents credentials to queen
Bangladesh High Commissioner to United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem has presented her credentials to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London.
3 May 2019
UK, in a first, declares climate emergency
Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Wednesday called for “real action” after parliament became the first in the world to vote to declare a climate
2 May 2019
Cyprus justice minister resigns over serial killings
Cyprus Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said he resigned yesterday after a public outcry over the botched response to the serial killing of seven
2 May 2019
UK PM May under fire
Theresa May hoped firing her defence secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest. But it seems only to have unleashed yet another political storm for the British prime minister, with members of her own party questioning her judgment and opponents demanding the police be called in.
2 May 2019
Putin signs controversial internet law
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet, a move decried by rights groups.
2 May 2019
Assange begins UK fight against US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday told a court he would oppose extradition to the United States as the legal process began in London, a day after he was jailed for breaching his bail conditions in a former case.
2 May 2019
Spain: Socialists win snap polls marked by far-right gains
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists have won snap elections without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by the far-right's entry into parliament.
29 April 2019
Spain votes in polls as far-right eyes major gain
Spain yesterday voted in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics.
28 April 2019
Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered
To mark the 20th anniversary of London nail bomb attacks, Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held on April 24 in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019
Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered
To mark the 20 anniversary of London nail bomb attacks Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019
No screen time for babies
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
25 April 2019
120,000 sq km lost in 2018
Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly the size of England, the fourth largest decline since global satellite data become available in 2001, researchers reported yesterday.
25 April 2019
Macron set to unveil key reform plan
French President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday set to unveil his long-awaited response to nearly six months of street protests as he lays out reform plans that could prove decisive for his political future.
25 April 2019
Off-duty journo shot dead
An off-duty journalist was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the province and police said was likely the work of nationalist militants.
19 April 2019
Cathedral Inferno: Donations row shatters French unity
France’s culture minister yesterday pleaded for an end to the controversy over the 850 million euros (950 million dollars) pledged to restore Notre-Dame cathedral, which critics have suggested would be better spent on the poor.
18 April 2019