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
Farewell Facebook
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Friday she would close her Facebook account, taking another step in a long farewell from
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Venezuela tensions mount
An active Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition
2 February 2019, 18:00 PM
US, China take lead in race for AI: UN
China and the United States are ahead of the global competition to dominate artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published yesterday.
31 January 2019, 18:32 PM
EU parliament recognises Guaido as interim president
The European Parliament recognised Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido as de facto head of state yesterday, heightening international pressure on the OPEC member's socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
31 January 2019, 18:29 PM
UK to formulate Irish border proposals "in a few days"
Britain will take a few days to formulate proposals to put to the European Union in an attempt to resolve the issue of Irish border arrangements after Brexit, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told BBC radio yesterday.
31 January 2019, 18:26 PM
3 Iraqis held for attack plot in Germany
German police commandos yesterday arrested three Iraqis suspected of planning an Islamist attack using explosives, a gun and a vehicle.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ditch Irish backstop and get widespread support
The most prominent Brexit campaigner in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party said yesterday that she would get widespread support if she got the European Union to ditch the Irish backstop.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Obesity, hunger, climate change pose triple danger
To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, said a major report yesterday calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.
28 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'Listen to Europe'
British MPs seeking to pressure Prime Minister Theresa May this week to renegotiate her Brexit deal should heed EU warnings that it will not succeed, Ireland's foreign minister warned yesterday.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Blasphemy lawyer returns to Pak to aid in Bibi appeal
The Pakistani lawyer of a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy Saturday jetted out of the Netherlands to "hopefully assist his client for the last time" in a Pakistani court hearing, a Dutch MP said.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'Deeply sorry'
Britain's Prince Philip has said he is "deeply sorry" about the injury suffered by a woman in a car crash he was involved in over a week ago, according to a report in the Sunday Mirror.
27 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Hold election in 8 days
Spain, France and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting yesterday, saying they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM
'Brexit date could be pushed back'
The date Britain leaves the EU could be pushed back by a couple of weeks to give time for legislation to be approved by lawmakers, the leader of Britain's lower house of parliament said, the most senior figure to make such a suggestion.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM
End your bickering
Queen Elizabeth has sent a delicately coded message to Britain's factious political class over Brexit, urging lawmakers to seek common ground and grasp the big picture to resolve the crisis.
25 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Back second Brexit vote
A group of British lawmakers yesterday appealed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to back a second referendum on Brexit, saying they did not have enough support in parliament to persuade the government to stage such a vote.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Turkey, Russia agree to coordinate action closely
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday night vowed to coordinate their actions more closely in Syria.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM
EU will never accept May's 'plan-B': Barnier
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has ruled out ever accepting Theresa May's Brexit 'plan-B', in a major blow to the prime minister's bid to get MPs to back her deal.
23 January 2019, 18:00 PM
France tops social spending: OECD
France's social spending is the highest in the developed world relative to the size of its economy, an OECD study found yesterday, as the government weighs how to respond to "yellow vest" protests.
23 January 2019, 18:00 PM
World to miss 2020 deadline
The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Labour pushes for House vote
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on
22 January 2019, 18:00 PM