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
Germany drops case against Auschwitz medic Zafke
A German court yesterday said it had dropped a case against a 96-year-old former medical orderly at the Auschwitz death camp because
12 September 2017
Turkey to get Russian S-400 missile systems
Turkey has signed a deal for its first major weapons purchase from Moscow to buy S-400 missile defence systems, both sides
12 September 2017
Brexit bill passes first vote in UK parliament
British MPs yesterday voted in favour of a bill to end Britain's EU membership, a key moment for the government's Brexit strategy.
12 September 2017
Trial of opposition daily's staff resumes
The controversial trial of staff from Turkey's main opposition newspaper resumed yesterday in a case seen as a test for press freedom
11 September 2017
IS has 11,100 blank Syrian passports
German authorities believe the Islamic State group holds some 11,100 blank Syrian passports that can be completed with any
10 September 2017
Mexico quake toll rises to 90
The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck Mexico on Thursday night has risen to at least 90 after
10 September 2017
EU 'turning blind eye' to abuses, says UN
The United Nations on Friday accused the European Union of "turning a blind eye" to the brutality faced by migrants
9 September 2017
Mexico in double trouble
Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico's most powerful
9 September 2017
Spain blocks Catalan independence vote
Spain's central authorities moved on Thursday to crush plans by the northeastern region of Catalonia to hold an independence
8 September 2017
Russia claims killing IS 'minister of war'
Russia yesterday claimed to have killed several top commanders of the Islamic State group in an air strike in Syria, including the US-
8 September 2017
Revoke Suu Kyi's Nobel peace prize
Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the Nobel committee to revoke Aung San Suu Kyi's peace prize over the
7 September 2017
Brexit battle returns to UK House
British lawmaker yesterday began debating a landmark bill to end Britain's membership of the European Union, with Prime Minister
7 September 2017
Tillerson with a 'bad crowd'!
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had "fallen in with a bad crowd" and was
7 September 2017
Madrid moves to block referendum
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday vowed to take legal action to block an independence referendum in Catalonia which he
7 September 2017
Your tap water may contain plastic: study
People may be ingesting between 3,000 and 4,000 microparticles of plastic from tap water every year, according to a study published
7 September 2017
Merkel vows to press on with rallies despite jeers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday vowed to press on with election campaign rallies in places where she has been greeted with
7 September 2017
East Europeans lose at EU court
The EU yesterday won a high-level legal battle against eastern European countries that have refused to admit thousands of asylum
6 September 2017
Catalonia, Madrid set to clash over referendum
Catalonia is expected to pass a law yesterday laying the groundwork for an independence referendum on October 1 which is fiercely
6 September 2017
French fashion giants ban ultra-thin models
A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent has pledged to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows following repeated scandals about anorexia and mistreatment.
6 September 2017
Maduro will not go to UN rights forum
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will not address the UN Human Rights Council next week, contrary to what had
5 September 2017