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
EU council president says only alternative to EU is 'chaos'
The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".
17 May 2016
Seventeen female French ministers speak out
Seventeen women who have served as ministers in France say they will no longer be silent about sexual harassment in politics.
15 May 2016
Bangladeshi-origin man jailed for life
A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.
14 May 2016
British PM apologises to 'IS imam'
British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised to an imam on Thursday after wrongly branding him a supporter of the Islamic State jihadist group.
12 May 2016
Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal
The Turkish minister for European Union affairs says he is losing hope of getting a deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe.
12 May 2016
French cabinet votes to force through labour reforms
The French cabinet has given the go-ahead for the president to force through highly controversial labour reforms, circumventing parliament.
10 May 2016
Belgium terror cell suspects on trial
Belgium yesterday began the trial of seven alleged jihadists accused of links to the terror cell behind the Paris and Brussels
9 May 2016
Russian WW2 parade showcases new arms
Russian armed forces yesterday paraded in central Moscow to mark the 71st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi
9 May 2016
Cameron warns UK exit could put peace at risk
Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday warned that a British exit from the EU would threaten peace on the continent, as the
9 May 2016
Greek PM seeks debt relief, end to 'vicious cycle'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says it is time to end the "vicious cycle" of cuts and to start talks with the eurozone on debt relief.
9 May 2016
New London mayor blasts Tory smear campaign
London's new Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday accused Prime Minister David Cameron of using "Donald Trump playbook" tactics to try to divide communities in a bid to prevent his election.
8 May 2016
Canada wildfire out of control: officials
A ferocious wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada doubled in size Saturday and officials warned that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was "unpredictable and dangerous."
8 May 2016
Tagore's encounters with luminaries of the West
Rabindranath Tagore, during his visits abroad, he engaged in intriguing conversations with brilliant minds from across the world – starting from British sci-fi master HG Wells to French dramatist-art historian Romain Rolland to genius German physicist Albert Einstein – where he spoke about the correlation of art and science, international relations and religion, and multiculturalism.
8 May 2016
Canada wildfire threatens neighbouring province
A huge wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing further and could spill in to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say.
8 May 2016
Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy
The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say.
7 May 2016
Sadiq Khan becomes London's first Muslim mayor
Sadiq Khan is elected London mayor, the first Muslim mayor of a European Union capital, in a boost for the opposition Labour Party.
7 May 2016
Greece paralysed by anti-austerity strike
Greece's public transport networks grounded to a halt yesterday after trade unions called for a 48-hour strike to protest controversial
6 May 2016
China to join US-led naval exercise
China will take part in a regular US-led naval exercise starting next month, a top US commander said yesterday, despite tensions over
6 May 2016
SNP wins, Corbyn hangs on in UK local polls
Scottish nationalists won a third term in power but lost their outright majority yesterday in one of a series of local and regional
6 May 2016
“What has happened to you, Europe?”
Pope Francis said yesterday he dreamed of a Europe in which "being a migrant is not a crime", as he urged EU leaders to "tear down the
6 May 2016