Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
28 August 2026
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El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
22 August 2026
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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
Thousand migrants rescued from Med
Around one thousand people were rescued from unseaworthy vessels in the Mediterranean on Friday, while one dead body was
28 January 2017
UK Queen back on duty
Queen Elizabeth II on Friday carried out her first visit since suffering a cold over Christmas, visiting an exhibition on Fijian art and
28 January 2017
EU makes progress over asylum rules
European Union interior ministers made progress Thursday towards breaking a deadlock on sharing the burden of
27 January 2017
Talks 'postponed'
The timing of Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict was thrown into doubt yesterday, as the UN said it could not
27 January 2017
It looks like the world is preparing for war
Mikhail Gorbachev has urged Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strongly denounce nuclear war in the face of the
27 January 2017
Mexico won't budge on wall
Mexico is willing to talk with the United States in order to maintain good relations, but paying for President Donald
27 January 2017
UK publishes draft bill on triggering Brexit
Britain's government yesterday published a draft law that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the
26 January 2017
Philippines talks end with no ceasefire
A third round of peace talks between the Philippines and communist rebels ended Wednesday with no deal on a
26 January 2017
Six people killed by Chile wildfires
Six people -- among them four firefighters and two police -- have now been killed battling vast forest fires in central
26 January 2017
NZ PM denies passports for sale to rich
New Zealand passports are not for sale, Prime Minister Bill English said yesterday, after it emerged US tech titan Peter
26 January 2017
Ex-French PM faces probe
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon yesterday vowed to produce evidence to counter explosive allegations that his
26 January 2017
British PM will open Brexit plan to MPs
British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would publish her Brexit plan in parliament so that MPs can scrutinise it,
25 January 2017
Germany sends Afghan refugees to Kabul
Deported after years of living in Germany, 26 young Afghans arrived in Kabul yesterday with only one thought in mind: fleeing this war-
24 January 2017
7.9 quake shakes PNG, tsunami alert rescinded
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami
22 January 2017
World headed for turbulent times with Trump at helm
Germany's foreign minister yesterday predicted turbulent times ahead for the world following Donald Trump's
22 January 2017
Pope warns against 'saviours' like Hitler
Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler.
22 January 2017
23 missing in Italy avalanche hotel
Italian rescuers yesterday pulled four survivors from an avalanche-hit hotel and said they remained hopeful of finding alive at least
21 January 2017
Austria 'foils potential terror attack'
Austria's interior minister said Friday that authorities had averted a potential "terror attack" in Vienna with the arrest by
21 January 2017
School coach crashes in Italy; 16 killed
Sixteen people died when a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames
21 January 2017
Turkey parliament nods in expanding Erdogan powers
Turkey is headed for a referendum this year on whether to dramatically expand the powers of President Recep
21 January 2017