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Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants: Minister
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Europe
US withdraws from WHO
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EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
20 January 2026, 18:43 PM
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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
Overeating is ‘personal destruction’: Pope
The pope yesterday contrasted the world’s 820 million hungry people with those who turn food into “an avenue of personal destruction” through overeating, in comments to mark World Food Day.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM
2nd French academic detained in Iran
A prominent French academic has been in detention in Iran since June, when he was arrested with his Franco-Iranian colleague, a researchers’ group announced yesterday.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Europe must brace for refugee wave: Greek PM
Europe must be ready for the possibility of a new refugee influx, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said yesterday, as an unfolding Turkish offensive in Syria could see more people flee the conflict-ridden region.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Basic foundations’ ready
British and European negotiators ploughed on with Brexit talks yesterday hoping that at least an outline deal can be found in time for the European summit.
16 October 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Hours left’ to secure deal
The European Union gave Britain until the end of Tuesday to work out a Brexit deal that can be approved at a leaders’ summit this week but said a delay to the Oct 31 scheduled departure date and a breakdown of talks were also still on the cards.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Third of kids obese or malnourished
A third of the world’s nearly 700 million children under five years old are undernourished or overweight and face lifelong health problems as a consequence, according to a grim UN assessment of childhood nutrition released yesterday.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
More unrest feared in Spain over Catalan sentence
Catalonia geared up for more upheaval yesterday a day after thousands of pro-independence activists stormed Barcelona airport in an angry response to Spain’s jailing of nine of its leaders following a failed secession bid.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Mass raids target Russian opposition leaders
Russian investigators raided opposition offices across the country yesterday, in the latest move to increase pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his allies.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed yesterday.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
14 police killed in attack in Mexico
Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an ambush in the state of Michoacan in western Mexico, authorities said. Local media reports said the state police were executing a warrant on the city outskirts when gunmen in armored four-by-four trucks opened fire.
15 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Poland’s nationalists win majority in parliament
Poland’s nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party secured a second term in power in Sunday’s parliamentary election, partial results showed yesterday, but fell short of the landslide victory it needs to overhaul the constitution.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Spain jails 9 separatist leaders
Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for sedition over the failed 2017 independence bid.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Russia bombed 4 Syria hospitals in 12 hours
Russian warplanes bombed four hospitals in rebel-held territory in Syria over a period of just 12 hours earlier this year, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
French police hold 5 over knife attack
French police yesterday detained five people linked to a radicalised employee at the Paris police headquarters who killed four colleagues
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Britain, EU enter make-or-break Brexit week
Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday repeated that Britain must leave the EU on October 31, as divorce talks resumed in Brussels in a pivotal week that could define how and when Brexit finally happens.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Queen Elizabeth sets out PM Johnson's Oct 31 Brexit priority
Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson's agenda for his government, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election.
14 October 2019, 11:20 AM
Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid
Spain's Supreme Court sentences nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests across the region.
14 October 2019, 10:58 AM
Tunisians vote in presidential runoff
Tunisians voted yesterday in a presidential runoff pitting a conservative academic against a media magnate fresh out of jail, reflecting a shift in the country’s post-revolution political landscape.
13 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Brexit deal still possible
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet yesterday that a Brexit deal was still possible but that there was significant work to be done to reach one, a spokeswoman from his office said in a statement.
13 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Trudeau wears bulletproof vest at Canada rally
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest and was surrounded by heavy security during an election campaign rally after receiving a security threat, sources told the national broadcaster.
13 October 2019, 18:00 PM