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
Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026
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Europe
UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis
30 July 2026
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Europe
Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
27 July 2026
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Europe
Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants: Minister
Spain's left-wing government will on Tuesday approve a decree that will regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants, the migration minister said, the country's latest break with harsher policies elsewhere in Europe
27 January 2026
US withdraws from WHO
The United States officially left the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the US and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the UN health agency’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
24 January 2026
EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday the bloc plans "massive" investments in Greenland
20 January 2026
Russia hits energy system in 5 regions of Ukraine
Russia launched a barrage of drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight yesterday, cutting off power in five regions across the country amid freezing temperatures and high demand, Ukrainian officials said.
20 January 2026
Avoid Iranian airspace
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Friday advised airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, after threats of US attacks that have put the Islamic republic on guard.
18 January 2026
US approves $1.5bn deal for Peru naval base
The United States said Thursday it had approved a $1.5 billion deal for the expansion of a naval base in Peru, where China has funded a separate mega-port.
17 January 2026
UK govt retreats on mandatory digital ID to work
The UK no longer plans to make a new digital ID card mandatory to work in Britain, finance minister Rachel Reeves confirmed yesterday, in the latest U-turn by her embattled government.
15 January 2026
kill two near Russian border
Two people were killed and several wounded as a result of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian border regions, local authorities said yesterday.
15 January 2026
Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'
Trump says controlling the mineral-rich island is crucial for US national security given the rising military activity of Russia and China in the Arctic.
10 January 2026
Foreign troops in Ukraine to be targets: Russia
Russia said yesterday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be “legitimate combat targets”, after Britain and France announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.
9 January 2026
Tanker seizure: Russia accuses US of raising ‘military-political tension’
Russia yesterday accused the United States of stoking tensions and threatening international shipping with its seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a day earlier.
9 January 2026
Europe backs Greenland in face of US threat
Leaders from major European powers rallied behind Greenland yesterday, saying the Arctic island belongs to its people, following a renewed threat by US President Donald Trump to take over the Danish territory.
6 January 2026
US allies, foes alarmed by action
The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Madruo yesterday sparked alarm across the international community, with allies and foes of Washington and Caracas expressing disquiet.
3 January 2026
Swiss investigators rush to identify victims of New Year's fire
Fire killed around 40 people and injured about 115 others
2 January 2026
Brigitte Bardot dies at 91
French movie star and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91, her foundation said yesterday.
28 December 2025
Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles: researchers
Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver missiles across Europe, two US researchers have found by studying satellite imagery.
28 December 2025
Russia makes ‘proposal’ to France over jailed researcher
Moscow has made an offer to Paris regarding jailed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who is facing espionage charges that could see him sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison, the Kremlin said yesterday.
25 December 2025
Germany deports man to Syria for first time since 2011
Germany deported a man to Syria for the first time since the civil war broke out in that country in 2011, the interior ministry in Berlin said yesterday.
23 December 2025
Greece headed for ‘record year’ for tourism: minister
Greece is on track for “another record year” for tourism in 2025, despite ongoing labour shortages in a key sector of its economy, Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said yesterday.
21 December 2025
Assange files complaint against Nobel Foundation
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Peace Prize.
19 December 2025