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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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UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
15 August 2026
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Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
15 August 2026
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Europe Heatwave: More than 135m in Europe face 35°C plus
13 August 2026
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Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
11 August 2026
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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
Anger in Germany grows
German authorities came under fire yesterday after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin's deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum seeker, was known as a potentially dangerous jihadist.
22 December 2016
Russia bids farewell to slain envoy
President Vladimir Putin bade farewell to Andrei Karlov at a packed memorial ceremony in Moscow for the diplomat who was
22 December 2016
Kremlin slams new US sanctions
The Kremlin said yesterday that new sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States would damage relations
21 December 2016
Modi losing friends
A leading political ally of Narendra Modi has abruptly distanced himself from the Indian prime minister's move to
21 December 2016
Manhunt on across Europe
A manhunt is under way across Europe's Schengen states after prosecutors yesterday identified a suspect in the lorry
21 December 2016
Three people dead in Venezuela cash unrest
A weekend of looting and clashes left at least three people dead in Venezuela, authorities said Monday, as anger roiled
20 December 2016
Muslim prayer hall shooter found dead
Swiss police yesterday said that they had found the body of a man suspected of opening fire and injuring three men at
20 December 2016
Missing flight MH370 not in search zone
Missing flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean and may be
20 December 2016
Ambassadors killed in the line of duty
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, is shot dead by a Turkish policeman crying "Aleppo" and "revenge" at
20 December 2016
Russia seeks answers
A team of Russian investigators arrived in Ankara yesterday to uncover how an off-duty policeman assassinated
20 December 2016
Football: Barcelona withdraw appeal over fines for pro-Catalan flags
Barcelona have agreed to withdraw an appeal against fines imposed by UEFA last year after their supporters waved pro-Catalan independence flags at two matches, European soccer's governing body said on Monday.
20 December 2016
Police fear Berlin truck rampage driver still at large
It is still uncertain whether a Pakistani asylum-seeker arrested on suspicion of killing 12 people by plowing a truck into a crowded Berlin Christmas market was really the driver of the truck, Berlin Police say.
20 December 2016
Russia bath lotion kills 41 drinkers
A Siberian city declared a state of emergency yesterday after 41 people seeking cheap alcohol died from drinking bath essence
19 December 2016
UK post office workers begin Christmas strikes
British postal workers began what could become the longest strike in the Post Office's 300-year history yesterday as part of a
19 December 2016
Five killed in attacks on cops in Jordan
Unidentified gunmen killed a Canadian tourist and four policemen Sunday in attacks on a police station and patrols in
18 December 2016
UK prison riot quelled
British riot police on Friday regained control of a prison after more than 300 inmates took part in a "serious disturbance" that led
17 December 2016
EU extends sanctions on Russia
European Union leaders piled pressure on Russia on Thursday, urging the Kremlin to protect civilians in Syria while taking
16 December 2016
Polish media boycott House after snub
More than twenty Polish media outlets including two major dailies refused to cover parliament yesterday, to protest planned
16 December 2016
Russia thwarts IS attacks in Moscow
Russia's federal security service said yesterday it had thwarted a series of attacks by Islamic State militants in Moscow,
15 December 2016
Austria MPs vote to seize Hitler birth house
Austrian MPs voted late Wednesday to expropriate the home where Adolf Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal
15 December 2016