Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
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28 August 2026 Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
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22 August 2026 Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
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21 August 2026 Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
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15 August 2026 Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
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15 August 2026 Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
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11 August 2026 Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
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10 August 2026 World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
AFP, Moscow
4 August 2026 Europe

Big issues loom over Brexit talks

Britain seems to have tacitly accepted the EU's plan for sequenced talks, which will focus first on the terms of
18 June 2017

Macron's party on course for a landslide victory

French President Emmanuel Macron is on course for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that will complete his overhaul of
17 June 2017

Britain left 'sombre' by tower inferno

Queen Elizabeth II said yesterday that Britain had been plunged into a sombre mood after the deadly London tower block inferno, as
17 June 2017

One in five children lives in relative poverty

One in five children in rich countries lives in relative poverty, according to a Unicef report published yesterday that put the US and New
15 June 2017

Turkey sentences UN war crimes judge

Turkey has sentenced a UN war crimes judge to 7 years and six months in prison on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization",
15 June 2017

UK PM eyes deal to prop up minority government

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have reached a "broad agreement" with the ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist
15 June 2017

UN decries 'staggering loss of life' in Raqa

United Nations war crimes investigators yesterday expressed alarm at the "staggering" number of civilian deaths as US-
14 June 2017

UN's Zeid warns states to respect rights

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain appear to be violating people's human rights by threatening to jail or fine them
14 June 2017

Britain, EU in suspense

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party resumed talks on a deal to prop up her minority government
14 June 2017

Spain's govt faces no confidence vote

Spain's government yesterday faced a vote of no confidence tabled by the far-left Podemos to denounce a series of corruption scandals
13 June 2017

Several wounded by shots, man detained

A German police officer was critically wounded and two passers-by hurt when a lone gunman fired shots at a commuter rail station near
13 June 2017

'I got us into this mess'

British Prime Minister Theresa May took the blame for the ruling Conservatives' disastrous performance at last week's elections, as she
13 June 2017

'Rohingya probe would increase tensions'

A United Nations probe into alleged human rights abuses by Myanmar's military against the minority Rohingya people
12 June 2017

Low turnout a concern

French voters have put President Emmanuel Macron's party on course for a crushing parliamentary majority, though
12 June 2017

Thousands protest in Russia

Authorities detained Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and hundreds of his supporters yesterday, as they
12 June 2017

Britain denies that Trump visit delayed

Prime Minister Theresa May's office yesterday said there had been no change to plans for US President Donald Trump's to come to Britain
11 June 2017

Macron heads for majority

French President Emmanuel Macron's party topped the first round of voting in yesterday's parliamentary elections, putting him on course for an overwhelming majority to implement his programme of ambitious reforms.
11 June 2017

Macron aims to consolidate power as France elects parliament

French voters cast their ballots in the first round of a parliamentary election expected to give centrist President Emmanuel Macron the strong majority needed to carry out the far-reaching economic and social reforms he promises.
11 June 2017

First ever bilateral visit: PM Shiekh Hasina leaves for Sweden Tuesday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Sweden upon an invitation by her Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven. This will be the first ever bilateral visit (June 15-16) by any head of state of Bangladesh to Sweden.
11 June 2017

Turkey Amnesty head charged in Turkey

The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was charged late Friday over suspected links to the movement of a Muslim cleric blamed by
10 June 2017