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
Berlin prison hit by 3 escapes in a week
Berlin authorities came under fire yesterday after a single city prison was hit by three jailbreaks or walk-outs in a
2 January 2018
Four killed in London New Year violence
Four young men were stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year's Eve, while a fifth is in a critical
1 January 2018
Costa Rican plane crash kills 12
A Costa Rican plane crashed into woodland off a popular tourist beach on Sunday, killing 10 U.S. citizens and two local
1 January 2018
Air strikes in Syria kill 12 civilians
Air strikes on one of the last villages still held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed 12 civilians, including
1 January 2018
UN chief issues 'red alert' for unity in 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a year-end "red alert" to a world he said faces the perils of
1 January 2018
Don't extinguish hopes
Pope Francis described migrants and refugees as the world's "weakest and most needy" yesterday, using his
1 January 2018
Reinstate regional govt
Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Saturday demanded Madrid reinstate his regional government, which was deposed after
31 December 2017
Russia had Clinton dirt
Information shared by Australia helped spark the FBI's probe into Russia's attempts to disrupt the US presidential election and possible
31 December 2017
St Petersburg market bomber arrested
The perpetrator of the bomb attack which tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket wounding 18 people was arrested yesterday, a
30 December 2017
Italy to send 470 troops to Niger
Italy will be sending 470 soldiers to Niger to help the west African nation stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said yesterday.
28 December 2017
St Petersburg blast was act of terror: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said an explosion that tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket, wounding 13 people, was an act of terror, as footage of the suspected bomber spread on the internet.
28 December 2017
Croat woman jailed for wartime killing
A Bosnian court yesterday sentenced a Croat female former soldier to 14 years in jail for crimes including torture, the heaviest sentence
27 December 2017
Putin registers 2018 re-election bid
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday filed documents with electoral officials to run for re-election next year, a day after hundreds
27 December 2017
Hitler's Mercedes used in Nazi parades up for sale
A 1939 luxury Mercedes limousine used to carry Adolf Hitler around Germany will be auctioned in the US state of Arizona next month --
27 December 2017
US training ex-IS fighters
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former Islamic State fighters in Syria to try to
27 December 2017
British frigate escorts Russian warship
A Royal Navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it passed close to British territorial waters, the ministry of
26 December 2017
Russia bins concern over Navalny's polls ban
Russia yesterday rejected concerns that the decision to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running against President Vladimir
26 December 2017
Moscow calls on US, N Korea to start talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday called for the United States and North Korea to start negotiations, the
25 December 2017
Avoid 'confrontation'
Spain's King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region's diversity
25 December 2017
Putin foe barred from Russian election
Russia's central election commission yesterday voted to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in a
25 December 2017