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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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
'Powerful' Romanian leader quizzed
The powerful boss of Romania's ruling left, Liviu Dragnea, is being investigated for abuse of power and embezzlement of
13 November 2017
Putin, Erdogan meet over Syria issue
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi yesterday, with
13 November 2017
EU signs defense pact in decades-long quest
France and Germany edged toward achieving a 70-year-old ambition to integrate European defenses yesterday,
13 November 2017
Paris victims remembered
France marked two years yesterday since its worst ever terror attacks, releasing colourful balloons into the sky to remember the 130 people killed on a Friday night out in Paris.
13 November 2017
Spain urges return of 'free' Catalonia
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday said he wanted to return to a "democratic and free" Catalonia as he
12 November 2017
EU Brexit chief preparing for 'possible' failure
EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier yesterday said he is making contingency plans for the "possible" failure of divorce talks
12 November 2017
US pressure on RT an 'attack': Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday slammed Washington's demands for state channel RT to register as a
11 November 2017
Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report
An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and
11 November 2017
US to fall short of Paris climate targets: report
The United States will fail to meet its commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate
11 November 2017
New blow for Aussie govt
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lost his grip on parliament when another of his coalition's MPs resigned
11 November 2017
Rich nations shirking on climate pledges
The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty, a bloc of
10 November 2017
UK minister Patel quits
Britain's overseas aid minister Priti Patel quit on Wednesday over unauthorised meetings in Israel, becoming the latest cabinet member
9 November 2017
Pope stubs out cigarette sales in Vatican
Pope Francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican in a bid to lead by example on healthy living.
9 November 2017
UN clears Qatar in worker abuse probe
The UN's labour agency yesterday closed a probe into the alleged mistreatment of foreign workers in World Cup 2022 host Qatar,
8 November 2017
Putin-Trump meet in Vietnam 'likely'
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will likely meet at the sidelines of the APEC summit but Moscow
8 November 2017
UK aid minister faces sack over Israel trip row
Britain's aid minister yesterday faced the sack over unauthorised meetings in Israel, as she became the latest cabinet member caught up
8 November 2017
Turkey PM hails US visa move as 'positive step'
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim yesterday hailed the resumption of limited visa services by the US as a "positive
7 November 2017
French cops launch anti-terror raids
Ten people were arrested in an anti-terror operation in France and Switzerland yesterday including a Swiss man linked
7 November 2017
EU pushes for tax blacklist after leak
EU finance ministers yesterday sought to break resistance against creating Europe's first ever blacklist of tax havens
7 November 2017
Trump not invited to Paris climate talks
US President Donald Trump is not among the around 100 heads of state and government invited to next month's
7 November 2017