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
240 beached whales return to sea in NZ
New Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay which only
12 February 2017
Austria hunts Hitler double seen around birthplace
Austrian authorities are investigating reports of a man appearing in public in Adolf Hitler's birthplace as the Nazi
12 February 2017
Germany elects Steinmeier as new president
Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", centre-left former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected yesterday
12 February 2017
Swiss voters reject hate campaign
Swiss voters yesterday approved a measure to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens,
12 February 2017
Britain may divide EU over Brexit negotiation
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he fears Britain will divide the European Union's 27
12 February 2017
Do not 'interfere' in European politics
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini warned Donald Trump's administration Friday not to "interfere" in European politics, in an apparent reference to the US president's praise of Brexit.
11 February 2017
French farmer fined for helping migrants
A French farmer who has become a symbol of Europe's migrant crisis after helping Africans to slip into the country was given a
10 February 2017
Blast at French nuke plant; no risk of radiation
An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast yesterday caused minor injuries, but the authorities
9 February 2017
Brexit bill faces lords test after MPs vote
Legislation empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations moves to Britain's House of Lords
9 February 2017
Britain's FM renounces US citizenship
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, who was born in New York, has renounced his US citizenship, according to a
9 February 2017
Italy unveils plan to better integrate fewer migrants
The Italian government on Wednesday unveiled a series of measures aimed at easing the crush of migrants pouring
9 February 2017
Poll shows boost for Scottish independence
The battle over Scotland's constitutional future is now "a virtual dead heat" with support rising for independence as
8 February 2017
Romania PM survives no-confidence vote
Romania's defiant Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu easily survived a no-confidence vote yesterday as his left-wing
8 February 2017
Putin foe found guilty of fund embezzlement
A Russian court yesterday found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty in the retrial of a 2013 fraud case, which
8 February 2017
Romania govt feels heat after demos
Pressure intensified on Romania's government yesterday after half a million people joined the biggest nationwide protests in almost three
6 February 2017
Queen marks 65 yrs on British throne
Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning monarch, set a new record yesterday as the first British sovereign to reach their sapphire
6 February 2017
Russia backs renewal of UN-led peace talks
Russia said yesterday that it supports the continuation of Syria peace talks under United Nations auspices, long-
5 February 2017
Le Pen launches polls campaign
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen yesterday gave a major speech to formally launch her presidential bid with a
5 February 2017
Turkey detains hundreds in anti-IS raids
Turkish police yesterday detained hundreds of suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide
5 February 2017
Romania bows to pressure
Romania yesterday scrapped a contentious corruption decree in a climbdown after the biggest mass demonstrations
5 February 2017