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
UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
27 July 2026
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Europe
Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
26 July 2026
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Europe
Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief
24 July 2026
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Europe
France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave
23 July 2026
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Europe
British PM appoints new party chairman
Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday named immigration minister Brandon Lewis chairman of her Conservative Party
8 January 2018
BBC China editor quits in equal pay protest
BBC journalist Carrie Gracie announced yesterday that she had quit her post as China editor in protest at an
8 January 2018
Hundreds evacuated as PNG volcano erupts
Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and
7 January 2018
Merkel courts SPD in bid to end political impasse
Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday voiced optimism as she opened talks with Germany's second biggest party on
7 January 2018
British PM to change govt ministers soon
British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she would announce changes to her ministerial team soon, with
7 January 2018
Vicar slaps fine on brides running late
Fed up with repeated delays to wedding services because of brides arriving late, an English vicar is imposing £100 fines for a delay of
6 January 2018
'No chance for progress'
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that Turkey should renounce its ambition of joining the EU and settle instead for
6 January 2018
Merkel starts over with coalition talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, weakened by an election setback in September, launches a second bid to build a coalition government
5 January 2018
Court refuses to free jailed Catalan ex-VP
Spain's Supreme Court yesterday decided not to release former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras, jailed while he is investigated for
5 January 2018
Quarter of land will be drier under 2C warming: study
More than a quarter of Earth's land surface will become "significantly" drier even if humanity manages to limit global warming to two
4 January 2018
Macron plans law to fight fake news
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday he would overhaul French media legislation this year to fight the spread of
4 January 2018
Turkey fury over US move
Turkey yesterday condemned the US conviction of a Turkish banker for evading Iran sanctions as unprecedented meddling in its
4 January 2018
Russian jets kill 30 civilians in Syria
At least 30 civilians were killed early yesterday when jets dropped bombs on a residential area in a besieged rebel enclave east of
4 January 2018
Two dead as Russian copter crashes in Syria
A Russian helicopter crashed in Syria on New Year's Eve killing both pilots following a technical fault, Moscow's defence
3 January 2018
Berlin prison hit by 3 escapes in a week
Berlin authorities came under fire yesterday after a single city prison was hit by three jailbreaks or walk-outs in a
2 January 2018
Four killed in London New Year violence
Four young men were stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year's Eve, while a fifth is in a critical
1 January 2018
Costa Rican plane crash kills 12
A Costa Rican plane crashed into woodland off a popular tourist beach on Sunday, killing 10 U.S. citizens and two local
1 January 2018
Air strikes in Syria kill 12 civilians
Air strikes on one of the last villages still held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed 12 civilians, including
1 January 2018
UN chief issues 'red alert' for unity in 2018
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a year-end "red alert" to a world he said faces the perils of
1 January 2018
Don't extinguish hopes
Pope Francis described migrants and refugees as the world's "weakest and most needy" yesterday, using his
1 January 2018