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
Navalny ordered jailed for 15 days after protest
A Russian court yesterday sentenced Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 15 days behind bars after ruling he had resisted
27 March 2017
UN to kick off talks on nuke arms ban
More than 100 countries are set to launch the first UN talks on a global nuclear weapons ban yesterdayover objections
27 March 2017
Germans in tiny Saarland vote in big test for Merkel
Germans in the small western state of Saarland yesterday voted in a regional election that could deliver an upset to
26 March 2017
Thousands protest against corruption across Russia
Thousands of Russians yesterday demonstrated across the country to protest at corruption, defying bans on rallies
26 March 2017
UK targets WhatsApp encryption
The British government yesterday said that its security services must have access to encrypted messaging
26 March 2017
Driver charged with 'terror' offences
A man has been charged with terror offences including attempted murder after he was arrested for driving at high speed into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian port city of Antwerp, prosecutors said yesterday.
24 March 2017
Syria peace talks restarts in Geneva
UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva yesterday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen as
23 March 2017
Easy to organise, hard to prevent
Militants are increasingly turning to vehicle-ramming attacks, like the one staged near Britain's parliament on Wednesday, because
23 March 2017
World stands with Britain
World leaders have unanimously condemned the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with
23 March 2017
British parliament reopens after deadly attack
Britain's parliament reopens with a minute's silence in memory of three people killed in a suspected "Islamist-related" attack on the symbol of the country's democracy.
23 March 2017
French minister quits over daughters' jobs
French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux resigned on Tuesday after revelations that he hired his two teenage daughters
22 March 2017
Europeans risk being 'unsafe' on streets
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned that Europeans risk being unsafe on the world's streets, as a crisis between
22 March 2017
Scottish House set to back new independence vote
The Scottish parliament was expected to vote for a second independence referendum yesterday-- amid dire
22 March 2017
Former IRA fighter McGuinness dies
Martin McGuinness, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who later helped negotiate an end to the conflict in
21 March 2017
EU to hold special Brexit summit April 29: Tusk
The EU's remaining 27 member states will hold a special summit on April 29 to decide the political objectives for
21 March 2017
Le Pen comes under attack
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen came under assault from all sides in a presidential election debate that provided a test of centrist Emmanuel Macron's ambitions to be leader.
21 March 2017
3,000 migrants rescued off Libya
Around 3,000 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Sunday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to
20 March 2017
Russia takes swipe at US over Thaad
Russia yesterday criticised the deployment of a US anti-missile system aimed at North Korea, saying it poses "serious
20 March 2017
Candidates in first TV debate
France's tumultuous presidential election battle steps up a gear as the main candidates face off in the first of several
20 March 2017
UK to formally trigger Brexit on March 29
Britain yesterday said it will begin leaving the European Union on March 29, setting an historic and uncharted course
20 March 2017