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El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
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Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
21 August 2026
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UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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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 remains intact, for now
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont yesterday said he had accepted the "mandate of the people" for his region's independence from
10 October 2017
Putin pledges to prosecute vote violations
The head of Russia's central election commission urged President Vladimir Putin yesterday to ensure all investigations into election
9 October 2017
Merkel deems migrant deal good for coalition talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday an agreement within her conservative bloc on limiting migrants would help forge a
9 October 2017
UK, EU clash over who takes next Brexit step
The EU and UK clashed yesterday after British Prime Minister Theresa May said the ball was in the EU's court as Brexit negotiations
9 October 2017
Nato moves to counter Russia
Nato launched a new multinational force in Romania yesterday to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian
9 October 2017
US, Turkey curb visas as diplomatic spat grows
Turkey urged the United States yesterday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a US consulate employee sharply
9 October 2017
Catalan leaders under int'l, domestic pressure
Catalan leaders came under intense domestic and international pressure yesterday to halt plans to break away from Spain after the
9 October 2017
UK PM may demote FM Boris Johnson
The Sunday Times, British newspaper, said Prime Minister Theresa May had signalled in an interview that she might
8 October 2017
Epic solar car race begins
An epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the desert heart of Australia designed to showcase new
8 October 2017
Merkel takes first step for coalition
Two weeks after winning elections with a reduced majority, German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday took a first
8 October 2017
Spain may invoke 'article 155'
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona yesterday to express their opposition
8 October 2017
Car drives into pedestrians in London
Police arrested a man near London's Natural History Museum on yesterday after a vehicle apparently drove into
7 October 2017
Canada to pay $640m
An estimated 20,000 indigenous children taken from their families starting in the 1960s and placed for adoption or
7 October 2017
Rallies call for Spain's unity
Thousands of demonstrators rallied across Madrid yesterday calling for Spanish unity and demanding action to
7 October 2017
Man held after crash near London museum, 11 injured
Police arrest a man near London's Natural History Museum after his vehicle mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians, injuring himself and 10 others in an apparent road traffic collision unrelated to terrorism.
7 October 2017
Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist
Danish police say divers have found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor's homemade submarine.
7 October 2017
UK PM fights back after plot to oust her
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she enjoyed the "full support" of her cabinet after a former
6 October 2017
Too little, too late?
Spain yesterday apologised for a violent police crackdown on Catalonia's independence referendum, in a conciliatory gesture as
6 October 2017
Turkey kills five 'PKK militants' in Mugla
Turkish security forces yesterday killed five suspected Kurdish militants in what is a usually peaceful western region popular with
5 October 2017
Police raid opposition group Open Russia
Russian police yesterday raided the Moscow offices of opposition movement and website Open Russia, which is financed by exiled former
5 October 2017