UK PM urges ‘reflection’ after death of Cambridge professor
16 August 2026
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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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Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026
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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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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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Italy's Renzi seeks key role for Russia
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Thursday Russia could play a decisive role in resolving the crisis in Libya, during a rare visit by a European leader to Moscow.
6 March 2015
Polish jails open doors for a day
Warsaw bank manager Grazyna Dubiel would not normally be behind bars on a Sunday.
6 March 2015
Wife of Frenchman on Indonesia death row still hopeful
The wife of a Frenchman on death row in Indonesia says she refuses to believe she has seen him for the last time, as fears grow he will soon be executed with a group of foreigners.
6 March 2015
Kerry and Lavrov hold Geneva discussions
The US and Russian foreign ministers expressed cautious optimism after holding talks in Geneva yesterday
2 March 2015
Frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
Ukraine's frontlines were relatively calm yesterday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow.
1 March 2015
Mass anti-immigration rally in Rome
Thousands of supporters of Italy's Northern League have poured into one of Rome's biggest squares for a rally against immigration.
1 March 2015
Isolated clashes hamper shaky Ukraine truce
Ukraine yesterday said that isolated clashes were punctuating a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels after international monitors warned that the conflict in the country stands at a "crossroads".
28 February 2015
Top China diplomat backs Putin
China has voiced its support for Russia's handling of the Ukraine crisis, with prominent diplomat Qu Xing calling on the West to "abandon its zero-sum mentality".
28 February 2015
Ceasefire takes hold in Ukraine
A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of "lies" and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev's forces.
25 February 2015
All out war with unlikely
Foreign ministers from Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France yesterday called for a total ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin ruled out the "apocalyptic scenario" of all-out war.
24 February 2015
Leaks oppose Israel PM's claim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Iran was a year away from making a nuclear bomb was contradicted by his secret services, according to reports Monday citing leaked documents.
24 February 2015
Pro-Russia rebels violate truce
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said yesterday, fuelling concerns for the fate of an internationally brokered ceasefire.
23 February 2015
Parties wrangle over truce
A bomb killed two people during a pro-government march in the east Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Sunday, officials said, as Kiev's army and rebels wrangled over a truce requiring them to pull back heavy weapons.
22 February 2015
Please, return home
The families of three British schoolgirls feared to be travelling to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Syria issued emotional appeals for them to come home Saturday.
22 February 2015
Rebels ready for prisoner swap
Pro-Russian rebels yesterday prepared to swap prisoners with their Ukrainian government foes as part of a battered ceasefire, as an adviser to Ukraine's president said Kiev had lost 179 troops in fighting over the past month.
21 February 2015
Quote of the day
“No one should have any illusions that it could achieve military supremacy over Russia or to put pressure on us in any form"
21 February 2015
Germany rejects Greek loan proposal
Germany's finance ministry yesterday rejected a Greek request to European partners for a six-month extension to its EU loan programme, but the German vice chancellor called it a "starting point".
19 February 2015
Greek eurozone hope hangs in a thread
Greece's crunch talks with its European creditors broke down after just four hours today, pushing the country closer towards a potential exit from the single currency.
17 February 2015
Truce hope fades
Street-to-street fighting broke out for the first time inside a flashpoint town in east Ukraine yesterday, officials and pro-Russian rebels said, dealing a harsh blow to a fragile ceasefire just three days old.
17 February 2015
Working-class poet dies at 87
Not all of Philip Levine's poetry was about his hometown of Detroit, but a lot of it was.
16 February 2015