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
Four Russian military dead in Syria blast
Four Russian military personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was targeted with explosives in central Syria last week, a
20 February 2017
Putin critic leaves Russia for treatment
A Russian opposition politician who fell into a coma due to poisoning this month has left the country for treatment
19 February 2017
White House fails to quell Europe's anxiety over Trump
One month into the unusual presidency of Donald Trump, his most senior cabinet members were deployed to Brussels, Bonn and Munich this week to reassure nervous Europeans that everything would be okay.
19 February 2017
Germany bans 'spying' doll
German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called "My Friend Cayla" that can chat with children, warning Friday that it
18 February 2017
Bosnia to appeal ruling
Bosnia will ask the United Nations' top court to review its 2007 ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide during the country's civil war,
18 February 2017
Turkish shelling kills 9 in IS-held Syria town
Nine civilians were killed in overnight Turkish bombardment of a jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said
17 February 2017
500 migrants enter Spain from Morocco
Around 500 sub-Saharan African migrants crossed the fenced border surrounding Spain's North African enclave of
17 February 2017
HK ex-leader guilty of misconduct
Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was yesterday found guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the
17 February 2017
Nato to boost naval presence in Black Sea
Nato will step up naval war games and surveillance in the Black Sea to complement its increased presence of land
17 February 2017
Time to rise up against Brexit: Blair
Former British prime minister Tony Blair yesterday urged Britons who support the European Union to "rise up" and
17 February 2017
Ukraine declares energy emergency
Ukraine on Wednesday announced a state of emergency for its energy sector that could result in rolling blackouts as officials try to
16 February 2017
Churchill's views on alien life revealed
War correspondent, statesman, astronomer. Stargazing may not be what Winston Churchill is best remembered for, but a treatise he
16 February 2017
Whole world benefits from a strong EU
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told European lawmakers yesterday that the world is better off when the EU is strong, as anti-
16 February 2017
Oceans lost 2pc of oxygen
The world's oceans have lost more than two percent of their oxygen since 1960, with potentially devastating consequences for sea plants
16 February 2017
Mattis sees no military collaboration
US President Donald Trump's defense secretary yesterday said he did not see possible military collaboration with Russia now, in a blow to
16 February 2017
Lavrov to meet Tillerson today
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet his US counterpart Rex Tillerson for the first time today in
15 February 2017
Nato 'fundamental bedrock' for US
US Defence Secretary James Mattis hailed Nato as the "fundamental bedrock" of transatlantic security yesterday as he
15 February 2017
Hitler doppelganger arrested in Austria
Austrian police arrested an Adolf Hitler lookalike Monday after he was spotted wandering around the Nazi dictator's hometown sporting
14 February 2017
28 feared dead in Taiwan bus crash
A Taiwan bus reported to have been taking local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms veered off a
13 February 2017
Valentine scam alert
Love may be in the air on Saint Valentine's Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore yesterday warned of
13 February 2017