France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency
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France shuts down nuclear reactors in heatwave precaution
26 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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France heatwave's first major outage leaves 68,000 homes without power
24 June 2026, 12:19 PM
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European leaders to meet for Ukraine talks in Berlin
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Starmer resigns as UK PM
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘Starmer thinking about quitting’
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Rare manuscript of Mozart found in France
22 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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‘None of your concern’
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
UK intercepts a Russian shadow fleet tanker
15 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Iranian oil sails past Gulf blockade
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Saudi, Iran engaging in 'proxy wars': UK FM
Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson has accused Saudi Arabia and Iran of "puppeteering" and engaging in "proxy wars" in the
8 December 2016, 18:06 PM
Poland SC rejects Polanski extradition
Poland's Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bid to extradite Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski, 83, to the United States,
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'Time is short' for Brexit
The European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator yesterday warned that time was short for talks, with a crucial deal for
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Cazeneuve named new French PM
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve was named the country's new prime minister yesterday after Manuel Valls resigned to
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'Not all can and will stay'
Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday lashed populists trying to exploit fears over Germany's refugee influx but set out a tough
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM
UK SC hears govt appeal over Brexit challenge
Britain's Supreme Court began an historic hearing yesterday to decide whether parliament has to approve the government's
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Italy PM resigns after clear defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi prepared to hand in his resignation yesterday after suffering a ruinous referendum defeat
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Why Italy said 'No' to Matteo Renzi
Renzi was nicknamed the "demolition man" when he snatched power in 2014 for his reputation for taking on the
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Trump a clever man
President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired yesterday called US President-elect Donald Trump intelligent and predicted he
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Nazi POW leaves estate to 'kind' Scottish village
A former Nazi prisoner of war has left his entire estate in his will to a small village in Scotland to show his appreciation for the
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM
France, UAE launch $100 million fund
France and the United Arab Emirates yesterday launched a $100 million fund to protect heritage sites threatened by extremism
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Paris cops search for gunman after attempted robbery
Police are searching for a gunman who tried to rob a travel agency in southern Paris, the mayor of the local district says.
3 December 2016, 03:57 AM
Hollande bows out
French President Francois Hollande's dramatic announcement that he will not seek a second term opens the way for his prime minister Manuel Valls to make a bid for power in next year's increasingly open election.
2 December 2016, 18:12 PM
Europol warns of IS attacks, says dozens of militants may be in Europe
Islamic State is likely to launch more attacks in Europe, the EU police agency Europol warns, with several dozen militants already in place and more possibly arriving as IS faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq.
2 December 2016, 14:54 PM
UN panel snubs Britain over Assange ruling
A UN panel has rejected Britain's request to review a ruling that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being arbitrarily detained,
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Ukraine launches missile near Crimea
Ukraine yesterday unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Putin wants to get on with US president-elect
President Vladimir Putin struck an unusually conciliatory tone in his annual state of the nation address yesterday, saying
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
World's growing inequality is ‘ticking time bomb’: Yunus
The widening gap between rich and poor around the world is a "ticking time bomb" threatening to explode into social and economic unrest if left unchecked, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says.
1 December 2016, 05:41 AM
'It would be disastrous'
CIA director John Brennan yesterday warned that tearing up the Iran nuclear deal, as US President-elect Donald
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM
UN suspends job of ex-Peru first lady
The UN said yesterday that its food agency had postponed the start date for a controversial post handed to a former
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM