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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World
Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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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