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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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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Europe
EU toughens stance ahead of key summit
The EU has hardened its position on Brexit talks ahead of a key summit, making new demands on financial services, immigration and
25 April 2017
Moth caterpillar joins fight against waste
A moth caterpillar commonly bred to provide fish bait feasts on a notoriously resistant plastic, scientists reported Monday, raising hopes
25 April 2017
Ivanka forced to defend Trump at women's summit
Ivanka Trump, making her overseas debut as the US "First Daughter" at a women's summit in Berlin yesterday, was forced to defend
25 April 2017
Hackers target Macron
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's political campaign was targeted by a group of Russian hackers last month,
25 April 2017
How the world leaders reacted
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker congratulated the pro-EU Macron and wished him "good luck" in the run-off, Juncker's spokesman tweeted.
24 April 2017
Le Pen attacks Macron
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen yesterday accused Emmanuel Macron, her inexperienced opponent in next month's runoff for
24 April 2017
Denmark: Russia hacked defence ministry emails
Denmark yesterday denounced Moscow's "aggressive" behaviour after a report accused Russian hackers of infiltrating the defence
24 April 2017
15 drown as boat sinks off Greece
At least 15 people, including a child, drowned when an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off Greece's Lesbos island,
24 April 2017
IS leader behind Turkey nightclub attack killed
US forces operating in Syria have killed a senior member of the Islamic State group blamed for an attack on a Turkey nightclub on the
22 April 2017
'IS attack' kills 2 at Russia FSB office
The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack Friday on an office of Russia's main domestic intelligence
22 April 2017
German intelligence spied on Interpol
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group's country liaison
22 April 2017
France votes today as far-right surges
France was on edge yesterday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under heightened security after the jihadist killing of a policeman giving a boost to far-right camp.
22 April 2017
UK Queen celebrates 91st birthday
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 91st birthday yesterday, with the world's longest-reigning monarch taking a step back from
21 April 2017
Dortmund blast was 'for money not terror'
German police yesterday arrested a man suspected of detonating three bombs that targeted the Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus in
21 April 2017
Mediterranean migrant death toll for 2017 tops 1,000: UN
Around 100 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean according to shipwreck survivors, raising the death toll for the perilous
21 April 2017
May to make pledge to end EU free movement
Prime Minister Theresa May will make a formal pledge ahead of the June 8 election to end European Union free movement of people into
20 April 2017
'Putin-linked think tank drew up plan'
A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 US presidential election to Donald
20 April 2017
UK MPs back snap polls
British lawmakers yesterday overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap election, paving the
19 April 2017
Le Pen hardens tone
Far-right presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen said yesterday that French people felt "dispossessed" in their own
19 April 2017
Singapore, Germany passports tie as world’s most powerful
Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.
19 April 2017