Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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Europe
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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World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
200 green activists murdered in 2016
At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors -- 40 percent from indigenous tribes -- were murdered around the world in
13 July 2017
UK sets out Brexit bill to end EU membership
The British government yesterday published a draft law that would formally put an end to Britain's membership of the European Union,
13 July 2017
EU hauls Poland to top court over ancient forest logging
The EU yesterday took Poland to the bloc's top court over logging in the ancient Bialowieza forest, a UNESCO World Heritage site
13 July 2017
Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica
An iceberg the size of Delaware, one of the largest on record, was set adrift after snapping off a West Antarctic ice
12 July 2017
Brexit worries mount as May marks a yr in power
A weakened Theresa May came under fresh pressure yesterday to soften her Brexit position, adding to uncertainty about her
11 July 2017
Britain's arms exports to Saudi 'lawful': court
Britain's High Court ruled yesterday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued
10 July 2017
May reaches out to rivals
British Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged the "reality" of her weakened position yesterday by appealing to
10 July 2017
Japan’s ancient ritual island Okinoshima joins Unesco World Heritage sites
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee adds the island of Okinoshima, an ancient ritual site in the Munakata region of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, to the UN cultural agency’s list of World Heritage sites.
10 July 2017
Fire ravages building in London's Camden Lock Market
Seventy firefighters battle a large fire in a building in London's popular Camden Lock Market, the London Fire Brigade says.
10 July 2017
G20 vows crackdown
The G20 group of major economies agreed Friday to redouble efforts to tackle the financing of extremist groups, in a rare point of
8 July 2017
Cyprus talks collapse without a deal
Marathon talks aimed at ending Cyprus's drawn-out conflict collapsed early yesterday without a deal, despite an 11th-
7 July 2017
Russia frees Putin critic Navalny
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walked free yesterday after 25 days in jail for organising unauthorised
7 July 2017
Unesco puts Hebron on endangered heritage list
Unesco yesterday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in
7 July 2017
Putin warns against 'losing cool' on crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday underlined the importance of staying calm in the North Korea crisis,
7 July 2017
UK opens separate 'jihadi jails'
Britain yesterday said it had begun housing Islamist extremists in separate prison units to prevent them radicalising other inmates, as
6 July 2017
EU ministers pledge steps
EU interior ministers yesterday pledged to back an urgent European Commission plan to help crisis-hit Italy, which has been
6 July 2017
'No deal' not an option for Brexit: EU's Barnier
The EU's top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday warned Britain there were no grounds for walking away without a deal, a
6 July 2017
Russian police block office of Kremlin critic
Russian police blocked the Moscow campaign office of top opposition politician Alexei Navalny yesterday on the eve of his scheduled
6 July 2017
Macron backs two-state solution
French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a two-state solution to end the Middle East conflict as he welcomed Palestinian
6 July 2017
Final human remains recovered: police
British police yesterday said they had recovered the "last of the visible human remains" from the Grenfell Tower high rise building, where
5 July 2017