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
Russia to start offering spacewalks for tourists
Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on spacewalks for the first time, an official from the country's space industry says.
2 February 2018
Jailed Catalan leaders appeal to UN panel
Three Catalan leaders imprisoned in Spain over their role in their region's independence crisis will take their case to the UN Working
1 February 2018
FSB kills IS member plotting polls attack
Russia's FSB security agency said yesterday it had killed an Islamic State jihadist in the provincial city of Nizhny Novgorod as he was
1 February 2018
British MPs vote to move out of Westminster!
British MPs on Wednesday voted in favour of moving out of their historic Westminster home, to make way for major renovation work of
1 February 2018
Record price lures UK to sell its 'Thai embassy'
Britain is to move its embassy in Bangkok after the record £420 million ($596 million) sale of its current premises in the Thai capital, the
1 February 2018
Turkey sends Amnesty chief back to jail
An Istanbul court yesterday scrapped its decision to release Taner Kilic, the head of Amnesty International in Turkey, and ordered him
1 February 2018
EU pledges $53m to help build Palestinian state
The European Union has announced a new funding package of 42.5 million euros (nearly $53m) to help the Palestinians build their
1 February 2018
France to finance exports to Iran, risking US anger
France will start offering euro-denominated credits to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, a move to bolster trade while keeping
1 February 2018
France can't give lessons
Turkey yesterday told France to stop lecturing it over its campaign in Syria, where Ankara is pressing a fierce offensive against a
1 February 2018
France warns Turkey over Syria invasion
French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday said in an interview that he would have a "real problem" with Turkey's
31 January 2018
'Dogs bark but the caravan goes on'
The United States warned Tuesday that it may soon impose new sanctions on Russian figures, after Vladimir Putin
31 January 2018
I'm not a quitter: May
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday batted away critics of her leadership, saying she was "not a quitter",
31 January 2018
UN: 60,000 N Korean children may starve
An estimated 60,000 children face potential starvation in North Korea, where international sanctions are exacerbating
30 January 2018
Puigdemont's comeback bid delayed
Catalonia was plunged into further uncertainty yesterday as the region's parliamentary speaker postponed a crucial
30 January 2018
China as big a threat to US as Russia
CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Russia will target US mid-term elections later this year as part of the Kremlin's
30 January 2018
'I tweet from bed sometimes': Trump
US President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he
29 January 2018
EU offers UK status quo transition
The European Union yesterday agreed to offer Britain a 21-month transition period after Brexit next year during which
29 January 2018
90,000 flee Philippine volcano eruption
The number of Filipinos fleeing from the erupting Mayon volcano to safe zones has swelled to nearly 90,000, officials
29 January 2018
Australia aims to be top 10 arms exporter
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday Australian military equipment manufacturers will be offered
29 January 2018
Paris braces for floods
Paris was on alert yesterday as the swollen Seine continued to creep higher, with forecasters expecting the flooding to
27 January 2018