Russia says two crew members from US-seized tanker released
29 January 2026, 05:11 AM
Europe
Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants: Minister
27 January 2026, 15:24 PM
Europe
US withdraws from WHO
24 January 2026, 02:38 AM
EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
20 January 2026, 18:43 PM
World
Russia hits energy system in 5 regions of Ukraine
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Avoid Iranian airspace
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
US approves $1.5bn deal for Peru naval base
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
UK govt retreats on mandatory digital ID to work
15 January 2026, 04:34 AM
kill two near Russian border
15 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'
10 January 2026, 09:17 AM
Greenland experienced ‘massive’ ice melt this week
With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to cover the US state of Florida in 2 inches (5.1 cm) of water, scientists said.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Thousands protest against Covid-19 health pass in France
Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it battles a fourth wave of infections.
1 August 2021, 03:52 AM
Covid-19: UK urges pregnant women to get vaccinated
British health authorities have urged more pregnant women to get coronavirus jabs after a national study found the Delta variant appeared to increase their risk of severe symptoms.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Countries need to be more ambitious: UN
Countries that have signed up to the Paris accord to tame climate change need to be more ambitious in their own national efforts, the UN’s climate chief said yesterday.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid Delta variant not specifically targeting children
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not specifically targeting children, the World Health Organization said Friday.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Act now before deadlier variants emerge
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is a warning to the world to suppress the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the WHO said Friday.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Shots fired outside Berlin store, four injured, one arrested -media
Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported.
30 July 2021, 20:12 PM
2 killed in attack on Israel-linked oil tanker
Two crew members of an oil tanker managed by a company owned by a prominent Israeli businessman were killed in an attack off Oman, the vessel’s London-based operator said yesterday.
30 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Sponge structures may be Earth’s oldest animal life
Fossilised structures discovered in northwestern Canada may be from sponges that lived in oceans as long as 890 million years ago, making them the earliest known animal life on Earth, research showed on Wednesday.
30 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Russian space module mishap knocks ISS out of position
Flight controllers have regained control of the International Space Station (ISS) after it was knocked off course by a newly arrived Russian research module.
30 July 2021, 18:00 PM
RSF calls for probes into attacks against reporters
A media watchdog said at least seven journalists were “physically attacked” and others threatened during protests in four EU countries at the weekend against government virus curbs and called for investigations into the incidents.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
After sackings, president launches graft crackdown
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied accused 460 businessmen of embezzlement as he launched a crackdown on corruption, days after grabbing power in what his opponents have dubbed a “coup”.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia to return ‘stolen’ art to India
Australia will return 14 artworks to India, including at least six believed to have been stolen or illegally exported, the National Gallery announced yesterday.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Pegasus Scam: Israel to probe allegations ‘thoroughly’
Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz told his French counterpart his country took “seriously” espionage allegations concerning the Pegasus software developed by Israeli firm NSO that is suspected of targeting President Emmanuel Macron and other French officials.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Belgian judge opens manslaughter probe over flood deaths
A Belgian judge on Wednesday opened an investigation for possible manslaughter over the floods there that claimed 38 lives, the prosecutors office in Liege announced.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure precious shots despite recent donations.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens suburbs
A fire scorched forests at the base of Mount Penteli north of Athens on Tuesday, threatening suburbs but without causing casualties, firefighters and local authorities said.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Ecuador strips Assange of citizenship
Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuadorian authorities said Assange’s naturalisation letter had multiple inconsistencies, different signatures, the possible alteration of documents and unpaid fees, among other issues.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Nuke tests in French Polynesia: Macron admits ‘debt’
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Paris owed “a debt” to French Polynesia over nuclear tests conducted in the South Pacific territory between 1966 and 1996, but stopped short of apologising.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worsening
The global economy’s business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth’s “vital signs” deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said Wednesday, warning that several climate tipping points were now imminent.
28 July 2021, 18:00 PM