Half of world’s soils are in poor condition: UN
AFP, Paris
28 August 2026 Europe
El Nino to be ‘biggest for over a century’
AFP, London
22 August 2026 Europe
Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
AFP, Cesenatico
21 August 2026 Europe
UK homes burnt, residents evacuated in fires
AFP, London
15 August 2026 Europe
Explosion rocks ammunition factory near Rome
AFP, Rome
15 August 2026 Europe
Western Europe logs hottest June–July on record
AFP, Paris
11 August 2026 Europe
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
AFP, Kyiv
10 August 2026 World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
AFP, Moscow
4 August 2026 Europe

Russia quits International Criminal Court

Russia yesterday said it is formally withdrawing its signature from the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, saying the tribunal has failed to live up to the hopes of the international community.
16 November 2016

Merkel: new 'leader of the free world'?

The shock election of Donald Trump as US president has forced greater responsibility for defending Western values and
16 November 2016

Farage will not be 'third person' in UK-US ties

Downing Street has slapped down Nigel Farage after his visit to see Donald Trump, by declaring there will be no “third person”
15 November 2016

Putin, Trump to normalise ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Monday evening and agreed on the need to
15 November 2016

Obama in Europe to reassure allies

The Nato alliance is "absolutely vital" to US interests, President Barack Obama said yesterday, as he flew in to Europe to
15 November 2016

US must respect climate deal

French President Francois Hollande urged US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to respect a global agreement to limit
15 November 2016

Ukrainian MPs fight over Russian link

A video showing two Ukrainian politicians get into a scuffle after one of them accused the other of working with the Kremlin and calling for him to be jailed went viral over social media.
15 November 2016

Assange quizzed by prosecutors

Prosecutors were questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadoran embassy in London yesterday, the latest twist
14 November 2016

Forget human rights if IS comes to Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned yesterday that Islamic State militants driven out of Syria and Iraq could
14 November 2016

Ex-boxing champ steers young Belgians away from jihad

He was one of the best middleweight boxers of his time and is now a Belgian lawmaker, but Bea Diallo says he understands what turns youngsters to the dark side.
14 November 2016

'Division' in EU as Britain, France skip Trump talks

EU foreign ministers were to hold special talks yesterday on Donald Trump's stunning US election win as Nato chief
13 November 2016

Paris Massacre: Bataclan hall to reopen with Sting concert

Rock star Sting was to reopen the Bataclan, the revered Paris concert hall where jihadists massacred 90 people, with a hugely symbolic show to
12 November 2016

British-Bangladeshi scientist successfully implants ‘bionic eye’

British-Bangladeshi Dr Mahi Muqit has successfully implanted a “bionic eye” that has given a blind man some of his sight.
11 November 2016

More than 120 migrants rescued off Cyprus

Cyprus police rescued 123 migrants believed to be Syrians who were left adrift off the island's northwest coast by a boatman
10 November 2016

EU warns Trump against 'isolation'

The EU's top leaders on Wednesday invited US President-elect Donald Trump to a summit as soon as possible as they warned
10 November 2016

German president 'worried' about Trump victory

German President Joachim Gauck said he was worried about the prospect of Donald Trump winning the race for the
6 November 2016

May vows to deliver Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would deliver a full exit from the European Union, hitting back at critics of her Brexit strategy who have threatened to try to block the process in parliament.
6 November 2016

Russian media backs Trump

Russian state-owned media does little to hide its preferences in the US presidential election.
5 November 2016

French police clear Paris migrant camp

Hundreds of French police cleared a huge migrant camp in northeast Paris yesterday in a fresh sign of the government's
4 November 2016

Turkey detains dozen of pro-Kurdish MPs

Turkish police yesterday detained almost a dozen MPs from the country's main pro-Kurdish party, including its two co-leaders,
4 November 2016