Missile from Syria-Israel clash lands in Cyprus

An errant missile struck Cyprus early yesterday, skimming the densely populated capital Nicosia and crashing on a mountainside in
1 July 2019

Four murdered in London in 28 hours

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said police were working around the clock after four people were murdered in a bloody 28-hour period for
30 June 2019

Venezuelan parties to restart negotiations

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government and opposition leader Juan Guaido’s team will restart negotiations to try to resolve
30 June 2019

Prince William and Kate announce Pakistan visit

Prince William and his wife Kate will visit Pakistan later this year on the first royal trip to the country in more than a decade, Kensington
30 June 2019

Germany roasts in heatwave

A welcome dip in temperatures came to parts of Europe yesterday, bringing relief to areas which have sweltered through a widespread,
30 June 2019

Man, pregnant woman killed in separate stabbings in London

Two people are stabbed to death in separate incidents in London, including a woman who was about eight months pregnant, police say.
30 June 2019

Migrant-rescue ship enters Italy, captain arrested

The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa after a lengthy standoff, the charity has said.
29 June 2019

UN must drop its timidity

The United Nations must drop its bureaucratic timidity and stand up to its member states if it is to tackle global problems, a top UN official told Reuters in an interview.
28 June 2019

China snubs US sanctions on Iran

China yesterday said it would import Iranian oil in defiance of US sanctions on Tehran, a day before US and Chinese leaders are to meet to try to resolve thorny trade disputes.
28 June 2019

France roasts in record heatwave, 2 die in Spain

France registers its highest temperature since records began as the death toll rises from a heatwave suffocating much of Europe.
28 June 2019

Heatwave peaks in Europe

Europeans yesterday braced for the expected peak of a sweltering heatwave that has sent temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with schools in France closing and wildfires in Spain spinning out of control.
27 June 2019

Lucky catch of falling toddler in Istanbul

A viral video has turned a young man into the hero of the hour in Istanbul after he was seen catching a toddler as she plummeted from a second-floor window.
27 June 2019

Fake cops steal $3.7m from Swiss woman

Fraudsters posing as police officers stole 3.3 million euros ($3.7 million) from a Swiss woman, Swiss media reported yesterday. A female
26 June 2019

Climate a ‘red line’ at G20

France wants the G20 to issue a statement committing to strong action on climate change and considers the issue a “red line”, President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday ahead of the summit.
26 June 2019

Russia must destroy missile: Nato

Nato yesterday urged Russia to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear
25 June 2019

World faces ‘climate apartheid’

The world is on course for “climate apartheid”, where the rich buy their way out of the worst effects of global warming while the poor
25 June 2019

Repatriate families of IS fighters: UN rights chief

The UN rights chief yesterday called for countries to repatriate family members of suspected foreign fighters in Syria, including
24 June 2019

Don’t be a coward

Jeremy Hunt, the underdog in a bitter battle with Boris Johnson to become Britain’s next prime minister, yesterday called on his rival
24 June 2019

Istanbul votes in mayoral polls in a test for Erdogan

Istanbul returned to the polls yesterday in a re-run of the mayoral election that has become a test of Turkish democracy as well as
23 June 2019

Johnson domestic ‘row’ rocks UK leadership race

Britain’s leadership contest was rocked yesterday by reports that police were called to a late-night “row” between frontrunner Boris
22 June 2019