France tightens infant formula rules after toxin scare
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Russia says two crew members from US-seized tanker released
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Europe
Spain to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants: Minister
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US withdraws from WHO
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EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
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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
'We should live in Holland'
The Dutch husband of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who fled to join Islamic State, wants to live with her in the Netherlands, the BBC reported yesterday after finding him in Syria.
3 March 2019, 18:00 PM
UNSC blacklists bin Laden's son
The UN Security Council has designated Hamza bin Laden, the son of slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, under its sanctions list,
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
2 more Aussie cabinet ministers quit politics
Two more ministers in Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's cabinet said yesterday they will not contest elections due in May, adding
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
EU ready to give UK more guarantees on 'backstop'
The European Union is ready to give Britain more guarantees that the Irish "backstop" is only intended to be temporary, the bloc's chief
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Measles cases soar Worldwide: UN
Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the UN children's agency said yesterday, including one of the world's richest nations, France.
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM
May gets Brexit reprieve
British MPs agreed Wednesday to give Prime Minister Theresa May more time to work on her EU withdrawal deal after she promised they could delay Brexit if necessary, but European leaders warned that any postponement would come with conditions.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
May promises to let House vote on Brexit delay
Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday promised to allow parliament to delay Brexit by up to three months so that Britain would not crash out of the European Union without a deal on the scheduled departure date of March 29.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Earth's heat reaches 'five-sigma' level
Evidence for man-made global warming has reached a "gold standard" level of certainty, adding pressure for cuts in greenhouse gases to limit rising temperatures, scientists said yesterday.
26 February 2019, 18:00 PM
French forces strike jihadists in Mali
French warplanes struck a group of jihadists in central Mali over the weekend, killing or wounding 15 of them, the defence ministry in
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Britain should give up Chagos Islands
Britain should quickly give up control of the Chagos archipelago, the Indian Ocean islands that house the secretive US airbase at Diego Garcia but are claimed by Mauritius, the International Court of Justice said yesterday.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Brexit delay would be 'rational': EU's Tusk
European Council President Donald Tusk said yesterday that delaying Brexit beyond the scheduled exit date of March 29 would be a "rational solution" as there was no majority in the British parliament to approve a divorce deal.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Human rights losing ground in the world
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday launched a new global strategy to combat hate speech, a growing scourge he said has "poisoned" debate on crucial challenges like migration.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
May seeks more time on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday promised to offer lawmakers a vote on her Brexit deal by March 12, the latest delay in her attempt to win approval for a plan to ensure Britain's orderly departure from the European Union.
24 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Adults aren't doing much
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg brought her class-boycott campaign to Paris, hoping to encourage more French students to
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Power struggle deepens
Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets yesterday to disperse a crowd demanding to cross the Venezuela-
23 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Family of IS teen to fight UK decision to strip citizenship
The family of a London teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria yesterday said it would challenge the British government's decision to revoke her citizenship.
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Iran adhering to terms of nuke deal: IAEA
Iran has remained within the key limits on its nuclear activities imposed by its 2015 deal with major powers despite growing pressure
22 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Customs union with EU only way to unlock Brexit
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday said Prime Minister Theresa May must change her strategy and seek a close alliance with the European Union after Brexit to avert the dangerous prospect of an abrupt split.
21 February 2019, 18:16 PM
Nine countries at UNSC seek to override China
The United States, France, Britain and six other countries on the UN Security Council have called for a meeting on Myanmar that is expected to face opposition from China, diplomats said Wednesday.
21 February 2019, 18:10 PM
'Concrete measures' on sex abuse needed: Pope
Pope Francis yesterday opened a landmark Vatican summit on fighting child sex abuse, calling for "concrete measures" and handing top Catholic bishops a roadmap to tackling paedophilia in the church.
21 February 2019, 18:08 PM