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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
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Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026
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UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis
30 July 2026
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Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
27 July 2026
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UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
27 July 2026
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Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
26 July 2026
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Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief
24 July 2026
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France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave
23 July 2026
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Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station
23 July 2026
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Maduro abandons talks with false excuses: Guaido
Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday a dialogue mediated by Norway’s Foreign Ministry to try to resolve the country’s political crisis
16 September 2019
Probe ‘police abuse’
A Hong Kong lawmaker yesterday called on the UN to launch an international investigation into a police crackdown on pro-democracy
16 September 2019
Still no viable proposals
Britain has still not proposed any workable alternatives to the Northern Ireland “backstop” provisions of its Brexit withdrawal
16 September 2019
‘Hulk’ Johnson vows Oct 31 Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character The Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct 31.
15 September 2019
Britain may need a second Brexit referendum: Cameron
Former British prime minister David Cameron, who took the decision in 2016 to hold a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union, said another vote may be needed to resolve the Brexit impasse.
14 September 2019
UK's Johnson under fire over no-deal Brexit assessment
The British government faces a backlash after it was forced to publish documents warning that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest and shortages of food and medicines.
12 September 2019
UK archbishop prostrates over 1919 India massacre
Britain has never apologised for the 1919 massacre at Amritsar in India but the head of the Church of England prostrated himself to say sorry in a personal capacity and “in the name of Christ”.
11 September 2019
Brexit chaos drags on
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a fresh blow yesterday when a Scottish court ruled that his controversial decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was unlawful.
11 September 2019
Scottish court rules UK PM's suspension of parliament 'unlawful'
Scotland's appeal court declares British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament "unlawful", in a case brought by lawmakers and set to be appealed by the government.
11 September 2019
UN rights chief concerned over India actions in J&K
The UN rights chief yesterday voiced alarm over the situation in Kashmir, following India’s decision to revoke the autonomous status of the Muslim-majority region last month.
9 September 2019
1,400 deaths linked to French heat waves
A pair of heat waves in France have been linked to the deaths of 1,435 people this summer by the country’s health ministry. Two bouts
9 September 2019
‘Time is of the essence’ in Iran co-operation: IAEA
The acting head of the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday called on Iran to “respond promptly” to the agency’s questions regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme.
9 September 2019
Suicide kills 1 person every 40 seconds
Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
9 September 2019
Putin allies suffer loss after protests
Pro-Kremlin candidates suffered major losses in a Moscow city election, results showed yesterday, following a police crackdown on a wave of anti-government protests over the summer.
9 September 2019
Russians go to local polls after protests
Russians yesterday voted in local elections after weeks of opposition protests in Moscow that led to the biggest police crackdown on
8 September 2019
Storm Dorian makes landfall in Canada
Dorian made landfall in Canada on Saturday night south of Halifax with ferocious 100 mph winds and torrential rains, meteorologists
8 September 2019
EU won’t approve delay
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian yesterday rejected any further delay to Britain’s exit from the EU, now scheduled for
8 September 2019
Brexit bill passes UK upper house in blow for Johnson
Britain’s upper house has given final approval to a law that would force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit, in a fresh setback for the British
7 September 2019
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners
Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners yesterday, in a deal hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a
7 September 2019
7 countries meet to boost protection
Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on measures to protect the world’s biggest
7 September 2019