France tightens infant formula rules after toxin scare
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Europe
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
UK PM May under fire
Theresa May hoped firing her defence secretary over a leak would put her latest government scandal to rest. But it seems only to have unleashed yet another political storm for the British prime minister, with members of her own party questioning her judgment and opponents demanding the police be called in.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Putin signs controversial internet law
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet, a move decried by rights groups.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Assange begins UK fight against US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday told a court he would oppose extradition to the United States as the legal process began in London, a day after he was jailed for breaching his bail conditions in a former case.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Spain: Socialists win snap polls marked by far-right gains
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists have won snap elections without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by the far-right's entry into parliament.
29 April 2019, 04:33 AM
Spain votes in polls as far-right eyes major gain
Spain yesterday voted in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered
To mark the 20th anniversary of London nail bomb attacks, Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held on April 24 in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019, 18:15 PM
Victims of London nail bomb attacks remembered
To mark the 20 anniversary of London nail bomb attacks Brick Lane Act of Remembrance is held in front of Brick Lane Police Station with candle light vigil for the victims and the injured of Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
25 April 2019, 18:01 PM
120,000 sq km lost in 2018
Last year humanity destroyed an expanse of tropical forest nearly the size of England, the fourth largest decline since global satellite data become available in 2001, researchers reported yesterday.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Macron set to unveil key reform plan
French President Emmanuel Macron was yesterday set to unveil his long-awaited response to nearly six months of street protests as he lays out reform plans that could prove decisive for his political future.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
No screen time for babies
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Off-duty journo shot dead
An off-duty journalist was killed after shots were fired during rioting in the Northern Irish city of Londonderry overnight, an attack that shocked the province and police said was likely the work of nationalist militants.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Cathedral Inferno: Donations row shatters French unity
France’s culture minister yesterday pleaded for an end to the controversy over the 850 million euros (950 million dollars) pledged to restore Notre-Dame cathedral, which critics have suggested would be better spent on the poor.
18 April 2019, 19:28 PM
Hatred towards journos growing
Hatred of journalists whipped up by populist and authoritarian leaders is degenerating into violence across the world, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned yesterday.
18 April 2019, 19:28 PM
29 German tourists die in Portugal bus crash
The Portuguese island of Madeira began three days of mourning yesterday after 29 German tourists died when their bus spun off the
18 April 2019, 19:23 PM
Former SS guard, 92, charged
German prosecutors yesterday charged a 92-year-old man with aiding and abetting the murder of 5,230 people as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
18 April 2019, 19:11 PM
EU threatens reprisals if US sanctions interests in Cuba
The European Union is threatening the United States with reprisals if President Donald Trump decides to sanction EU investments in Cuba, a copy of a letter showed yesterday.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Carpenters ‘Mona Lisa’ gone
The charred roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was once a legend that “astounded the Middle Ages” and still fascinates master carpenters, Thomas Buechi of the Charpente Concept group told AFP.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Global measles cases up 300 percent: UN
Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
113 arrested at London climate protests
At least 113 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said yesterday.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild
A massive fire consume Notre-Dame Cathedral, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
16 April 2019, 04:23 AM