El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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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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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
Canada to welcome 1m immigrants in next 3 yrs
The Canadian Parliament announces a plan to add nearly one percent of the country's population each year by taking over one million new immigrants in the next three years, CNN reports.
11 January 2019
Radio waves from deep space baffle scientists
Astronomers in Canada have detected a mysterious volley of radio waves from far outside our galaxy, according to two studies published Wednesday in Nature.
10 January 2019
Get behind new election to break Brexit deadlock
British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday called on lawmakers to help his opposition party "break the deadlock" over Brexit and support his call for a motion of no confidence in the government to trigger an election.
10 January 2019
Fresh setback for May
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday suffered an early defeat to her Brexit plans, when lawmakers demanded the government
9 January 2019
Aussie PM in shoe Photoshop fail
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was left red-faced yesterday after a family photograph, doctored by his staff, inadvertently left
9 January 2019
Drone reports temporarily halt flights from London's Heathrow
Flights from London's Heathrow airport are halted for about an hour after a drone is sighted near Europe's busiest air hub, raising fears that the chaos that affected rival Gatwick last month could be repeated on an even larger scale.
9 January 2019
Pope Francis warns of resurgent nationalism
Pope Francis yesterday warned against a resurgence of nationalist and populist movements and criticised countries that try to solve the
7 January 2019
2nd vote shouldn't happen
Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later
6 January 2019
Somalia refuses to take back expelled UN envoy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday agreed to appoint a new UN envoy to Somalia after its president refused to reverse a
5 January 2019
Russia probe grand jury given 6-month extension
The Russia collusion investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller will continue to loom darkly over the White House for some time
5 January 2019
Moscow accuses Washington of detaining Russian citizen
The Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday said the United States had detained a Russian citizen, days after Moscow arrested the former
5 January 2019
Massive data leak targets German leaders, public figures
Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, in what appears one of the most far-reaching cyber attacks in a country that has become a target of choice for hackers.
4 January 2019
Leader of 'yellow vests' protests arrested
One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations was detained by police in Paris late Wednesday for organising an
3 January 2019
Spain rescues 400 migrants
Spanish coastguards rescued 401 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean over the first two days of the new year, they said
3 January 2019
Annual deaths fall by over a quarter: UN
The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262, the UN refugee agency said yesterday.
3 January 2019
Death toll hits 37
The number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion in a Russian apartment block jumped to 37 yesterday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of the partially collapsed building.
3 January 2019
Death toll hits 21; 20 still missing
Rescuers yesterday hunted for survivours in the rubble of a Russian apartment building wrecked by a New Year's Eve gas explosion, but
2 January 2019
Suspect held under mental health law
A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve which injured three people is being treated as "a
2 January 2019
UK, France pledge drive
Britain and France have agreed to boost bilateral cooperation over a spike in migrants trying to cross the Channel, the UK's Home Office said Sunday.
31 December 2018
Pull together in 2019
Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions.
31 December 2018