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
Putin, Abe hold hot spring meet in Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday bunkered down for talks to try
15 December 2016
UK okays 3-person babies
Britain's fertility regulator yesterday gave the green light for the country to become the first in the world to legally
15 December 2016
'Putin himself involved'
US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during
15 December 2016
'Minefield' EU meet begins
European Union leaders grappled with Russia and Brexit at a "minefield" summit in Brussels yesterday at the end of
15 December 2016
Poorest nations falling further behind: UN
The planet's poorest countries are falling further behind the rest of the world and cannot catch up without more aid and favourable trade
14 December 2016
EU: No new Turkey membership bid
The EU said Tuesday it would open no new areas in Turkey's membership talks in the "currently prevailing circumstances" because of
14 December 2016
France to extend state of emergency
France's parliament voted early yesterday to extend a national state of emergency until July 15, after next year's elections. The security
14 December 2016
US challenges Beijing's aggressive behaviour
The United States will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea", the US
14 December 2016
Philippines' Duterte admits killing suspects
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he personally killed suspected criminals when he was mayor of a
14 December 2016
Revenge is a dish best binned: Pope
Pope Francis is asking the world's political, economic, religious and media leaders to swap aggression, mud-slinging and
12 December 2016
Turkey arrests 200 Kurds
Turkey arrested nearly 200 officials from a pro-Kurdish party and struck Kurdish militants in Iraq yesterday in response to this
12 December 2016
Greek police detonate bomb outside ministry
Greek police yesterday detonated a bomb outside the labour ministry in Athens following a warning phone call, a police source
12 December 2016
IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France
IMF chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in France yesterday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was
12 December 2016
EU, Mali sign migrant deal
The European Union, under an agreement published yesterday, will provide funds to Mali to help it create jobs and strengthen
12 December 2016
EU, Cuba normalise ties after decades-long rift
The European Union and Cuba yesterday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights
12 December 2016
Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44: Health Minister
The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and other media on Monday.
12 December 2016
Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy's new PM
Paolo Gentiloni was yesterday named as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the
11 December 2016
'Long live French fries!'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart
11 December 2016
Three Ukrainian troops killed in rebel east
Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two wounded in the country's rebel east, the bloodiest day for government forces in
11 December 2016
Turkey mourns after twin Istanbul bombings kill 29
Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday after twin bombings targeting police struck the heart of Istanbul near the home stadium of football giants Besiktas, killing 29 people.
11 December 2016