Kremlin critic Nadezhdin flees Russia for France
4 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day
31 July 2026, 15:37 PM
Europe
UK PM pledges to tackle elderly care crisis
30 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Two dead after plane crashes onto German house’s roof
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
UK PM vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in Trump ties
27 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Spain fights to ‘save lives’ as wildfires rage near Madrid
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Rome to offer free movies for heat-relief
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
France records 5,700 excess deaths in June heatwave
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Hitler’s birthplace begins new life as a police station
23 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Europe
Netherlands to ban Israeli settler products from Sept 22
21 July 2026, 21:12 PM
Europe
UN raises war crimes concerns
The United Nations said yesterday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Frozen in time’ landscape found under Antarctic ice
Scientists have discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that has been “frozen in time” under the Antarctic ice for millions of years.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM
US can’t build Biden’s ‘new world order’
The Kremlin said yesterday that it agreed with US President Joe Biden on the need to build a “new world order”, but that it disagreed that the United States was capable of building it.
23 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Ukraine repels Russian drone strikes
Ukraine shot down 14 attack drones and a cruise missile fired by Russia at its south and east overnight, but debris from a downed drone damaged a warehouse at the Black Sea port of Odesa, officials said yesterday.
23 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Climate ‘Loss, Damage’: Pre-COP28 talks end in failure
A crucial meeting on climate “loss and damages” ahead of COP28 ended in failure yesterday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks.
21 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Dust pollution worsened last year
The amount of dust in the world’s air worsened in 2022, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it called for more research into how climate change may increase sandstorm hotspots.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM
8 French airports evacuated
Airports across France were evacuated yesterday after emailed “threats of attack”, a police source told AFP, the latest in a series of similar alerts.
18 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia moves closer to ditching landmark treaty
Russian lawmakers yesterday voted once more to revoke Moscow’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, moving the country another step closer to abandoning the landmark agreement.
18 October 2023, 18:00 PM
British Museum to digitise collection
The British Museum said yesterday it planned to digitise its entire collection, citing the need to secure public access to its vast catalogue after it reported in August that 2,000 artefacts had been stolen or were missing.
18 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Death of journo: Reuters demands ‘swift’ Israeli probe
Reuters has called on Israel to conduct a quick and comprehensive investigation into cross-border fire that killed one of its journalists and wounded other reporters in Lebanon last week.
17 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Belgium raises terror alert after 2 Swedes shot dead in Brussels
A man in a video on social media claimed that he was the assailant and that he was from Islamic State
16 October 2023, 19:17 PM
Macron urges ruthless’ response
France’s president yesterday called for a “ruthless” government response to those with “terrorist ideologies”, days after a teacher was stabbed to death in what he has called an act of “Islamist terror”.
16 October 2023, 18:00 PM
World leaders seek to contain conflict, protect civilians
As Israel prepares for a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, the international community has mobilised to try to protect civilians and prevent the conflict spreading across the region.
16 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Putin to visit China to deepen ties with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors.
15 October 2023, 18:00 PM
France mobilises 7,000 troops
France was on high alert yesterday, after an attacker stabbed a teacher to death in what the president called an act of “Islamist terror,” with troops deployed and the Louvre museum evacuating visitors,
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia destroyed 300,000 tonnes of grain since July
Russia has destroyed almost 300,000 metric tonnes of grain since July in attacks on Ukraine’s port facilities and on ships, the Ukrainian government said on Friday, underscoring the war’s threat to global food security.
14 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Gaza situation: Int’l medical NGOs issue stark warning
International medical NGOs issued a stark warning over the health and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which has been bombed by the Israeli military following Hamas’s weekend attack.
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Putin blames failure of US policy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the explosion of violence between Israel and the Palestinians showed the US policy had failed in the Middle East and taken no account of the needs of the Palestinians.
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia trying to besiege eastern town
Russian forces were trying to encircle the eastern frontline Ukrainian town of Avdiivka yesterday, an official said, adding it was being heavily bombed.
10 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Palestinian state ‘most reliable’ solution: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that creating a Palestinian state was the “most reliable” solution for peace in Israel and that fighting terrorism alone would not ensure security.
9 October 2023, 18:00 PM