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
27 January 2026, 15:24 PM
Europe
US withdraws from WHO
24 January 2026, 02:38 AM
EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments
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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
Hungary homeless ban to be enforced
Rough sleeping in Hungary was banned yesterday after a homelessness law adopted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government and called "cruel"
15 October 2018, 18:00 PM
EU adopts new chem weapons sanctions
The EU set up a new sanctions mechanism targeting those who use and develop chemical weapons yesterday, as part of a crackdown in the wake of
15 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Brexit talks at impasse
Frustrated European ministers yesterday insisted there was still time to reach a Brexit deal despite the latest failed round of divorce talks, but the EU warned it was stepping up preparations for failure.
15 October 2018, 18:00 PM
'Zombie' storm smashes into Portugal, Spain
Storms packing nearly 180 kilometres-per-hour winds hit Portugal early yesterday leaving hundreds of thousands of people without
14 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Slain Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI made saints
Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, joined the church's highest rank yesterday with an elevation to sainthood.
14 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Merkel's allies face threat of debacle
Voters in the southern German state of Bavaria went to the polls yesterday in an election where Chancellor Angela Merkel's arch-conservative CSU allies were bracing for heavy losses.
14 October 2018, 18:00 PM
UK PM May faces double trouble
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a fight on two fronts this week, battling to convince her own ministers and then Brussels as the Brexit talks come to a crunch.
14 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Pope defrocks two ex-bishops of Chile
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for allegedly sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said yesterday after a meeting between the pontiff and Chile's president.
13 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Ministers in revolt over May's Brexit concessions: reports
Prime Minister Theresa May's office yesterday insisted it would not "trap" Britain in an endless customs union with the EU after Brexit, amid reports some ministers could quit if this is the price of a divorce deal.
12 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Germany open to selling arms to Saudis
Germany's government has left the door open to exporting arms to Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Yemen conflict
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Slash meat consumption to save climate: study
The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order to avoid devastating climate change, scientists said Wednesday in the most thorough study so far on how what we eat affects the environment.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Tobacco giants cry foul after hard-line UN treaty
Big tobacco companies yesterday moved to counter the hard line taken by a global tobacco control treaty, including its decision that new "vaping" products should face the same restrictions as cigarettes.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Tony Blair sees 50-50 chance
Former British leader Tony Blair said there was a 50-50 chance of another Brexit referendum as Prime Minister Theresa May will be unlikely to secure a parliamentary majority for any divorce deal.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Climate-linked disasters cost soars: UN
The economic cost of climate-related disasters hit $2.25 trillion over the last two decades, an increase of more than 250 percent compared to the previous 20 years, the UN said yesterday.
10 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Pope blames devil
The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says.
8 October 2018, 18:00 PM
UK PM seeks support as others draw battle lines
Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to wavering British voters yesterday ahead of a defining few months in which she hopes to secure a Brexit deal and face down opponents who say her EU exit plan is too hard, too soft, or just plain wrong.
7 October 2018, 18:00 PM
UK, Australia blame Russia
Britain and Australia yesterday blamed Russia's military intelligence service for some of the biggest cyber attacks of recent years -- including one on the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 US presidential campaign.
4 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Dutch expelled four Russians over chemical weapons watchdog: intel agency
Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian plot targeting global chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW in April and expelled four Russian agents, the defence minister said today.
4 October 2018, 10:29 AM
French interior minister quits
French President Emmanuel Macron was left scrambling to fill another key cabinet post yesterday after Interior Minister Gerard Collomb resigned, the third minister to step down in two months.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM
America's global image worsens under Trump
The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which President Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed.
2 October 2018, 18:00 PM