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
Tehran blasts EU criticism of Iranian missile tests
Iran dismissed European Union criticism of its missile programme, regional policies and rights record yesterday, highlighting their
5 February 2019
Russia aims two new missile systems by 2021
Russia will race to develop two new land-based missile launch systems before 2021 to respond to Washington's planned exit from a
5 February 2019
'Where is democracy?'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the European Union of seeking to overthrow embattled Venezuelan
5 February 2019
Norway intel service adds Huawei on threat list
Norway's intelligence service PST yesterday issued a warning about Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, whose ties to Beijing have sparked security concerns.
4 February 2019
Merkel urges 'creativity', 'goodwill' in Brexit talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday urged Britain and the EU to show "creativity" and "goodwill" in upcoming Brexit talks but stressed the withdrawal agreement was not up for renegotiation.
4 February 2019
Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in adults
A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned yesterday.
4 February 2019
UK PM to seek 'pragmatic Brexit solution' with EU
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she would be "armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas" when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal.
3 February 2019
May says to seek 'pragmatic' Brexit solution in Brussels
Prime Minister Theresa May says she would seek a “pragmatic solution” to a parliamentary impasse over the terms on which Britain leaves the European Union when she tries to reopen talks with Brussels.
3 February 2019
Accelerating growth real challenge for new govt: EU
Appreciating Bangladesh's impressive economic performance over the last one decade, the European Union (EU) yesterday said sustaining and accelerating this growth is the real challenge for the new government.
2 February 2019
Heavy rainfall to worsen situation
Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of Queensland looks set to worsen as the nation's weather bureau
2 February 2019
Farewell Facebook
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Friday she would close her Facebook account, taking another step in a long farewell from
2 February 2019
Venezuela tensions mount
An active Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition
2 February 2019
US, China take lead in race for AI: UN
China and the United States are ahead of the global competition to dominate artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published yesterday.
31 January 2019
EU parliament recognises Guaido as interim president
The European Parliament recognised Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state yesterday, heightening international pressure on the OPEC member's socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
31 January 2019
UK to formulate Irish border proposals "in a few days"
Britain will take a few days to formulate proposals to put to the European Union in an attempt to resolve the issue of Irish border arrangements after Brexit, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told BBC radio yesterday.
31 January 2019
3 Iraqis held for attack plot in Germany
German police commandos yesterday arrested three Iraqis suspected of planning an Islamist attack using explosives, a gun and a vehicle.
30 January 2019
Ditch Irish backstop and get widespread support
The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said yesterday that she would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop.
28 January 2019
Obesity, hunger, climate change pose triple danger
To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report yesterday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.
28 January 2019
'Deeply sorry'
Britain's Prince Philip has said he is "deeply sorry" about the injury suffered by a woman in a car crash he was involved in over a week ago, according to a report in the Sunday Mirror.
27 January 2019
'Listen to Europe'
British MPs seeking to pressure Prime Minister Theresa May this week to renegotiate her Brexit deal should heed EU warnings that it will not succeed, Ireland's foreign minister warned yesterday.
27 January 2019