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Britain and EU formally sign Gibraltar treaty, easing border crossings
Britain and the European Union formally signed a treaty on the status of Gibraltar on Tuesday, following an agreement struck last ...
Kasparov Warns Putin Will Escalate War Rather Than Seek Peace Deal
Russian opposition figure Garry Kasparov has warned that Vladimir Putin is unlikely to pursue a peace agreement with Ukraine and m...
Allies to muster more air defence aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts
Western allies will seek to secure more air-defence commitments for Ukraine when they meet in Paris on Monday, as shortages have ...
UPDATED: UK counter-terrorism police now probing former minister Widdecombe’s suspected murder
British counter-terrorism police officers are now leading the investigation into the suspected murder of former British governme...
Lithuania says Russia is planning attacks on infrastructure
Lithuania has intelligence that Russia is planning attacks on infrastructure, and security around energy and transport sites will...
Lithuania appoints Sinkevicius prime minister
Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a government manifesto presented by Social Democrat Mindaugas Sinkevicius, cl...
NATO leaders weigh what to do with Erdogan’s revolver gifts after summit
Belgium's prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from Wednesday's NATO summit in Turkey to find that he had a ...
Norwegian-led investigation into dark web child abuse forums leads to arrests across seven countries
A coordinated international operation supported by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 28 people as part of an investigation int...
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Worldwide human trafficking sting nets more than 1,000 suspects
This year’s edition of the annual effort took place from 8 to 12 June 2026 with coordination and support from Europol, Frontex, an...
Eastern U.S. hit by historic heatwave ahead of July 4 holiday
Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern U.S. from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under h...
Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel
President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice pres...
Buildings Collapse as Twin Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela
At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes — measuring 7.2 and 7.5 — struck cent...
Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm
Yemen's Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Mo...
UN probe says mass killings, rapes, abductions, starvation by Sudan force amount to genocide
Sudan's RSF forces carried out mass killings, abductions of women and girls, mass gang rapes and forced starvation in a city they...
US launches new wave of strikes on Iran as ceasefire frays
U.S. forces have launched new strikes against Iran, placing further strain on a ceasefire that has been under increasing strain in...
Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday nigh...
UPDATED-Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit
Two bombs exploded near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night, but his office said he di...
Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows
- The global trade in illicit drugs is booming, with cocaine production and seizures of methamphetamine at an all-time high, a Un...
India’s passport clarification fuels questions over citizenship documentation
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and should not be ...
Netanyahu to run for re-election, his party says
Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he w...
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European Parliament committee advances overhaul of EU organic food rules
European Parliament lawmakers have backed updated rules governing organic food production, labeling and imports, aiming to strengt...
Ten countries urge EU to rethink new carbon price on fuel
Ten countries, including Italy and Poland, have urged the European Union to reconsider a new carbon price on fuel, as part of a s...
ECB picks 36 payment firms for digital euro pilot
The European Central Bank has picked 36 payment service providers, including some of the euro zone's biggest financial firms, to ...
EU Commission examines plan to place staff in national governments
The European Commission is considering stationing its officials in EU capitals, speeding up recruitment and getting the institutio...
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How can Trump ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain?
U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order for a trade embargo on Spain on Wednesday, asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ...
What is the ‘Omega Block’ causing Europe’s intense heatwave?
The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 40 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather p...
What happens next? How the UK will choose Starmer’s successor
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday he would resign, with a new leader to be in place by the time parliament returns in S...
Has Trump achieved his goals in the war with Iran?
Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump laid out a host of objec...
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Bonnie Tyler, singer of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, dies at 75
The gravelly tone that made Bonnie Tyler's singing instantly recognisable was the result of an accident.
After an operation to ...
Trump-backed Balogun reprieve sparks FIFA crisis, but Belgium send U.S. out of World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended the governing body’s disciplinary process on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump hai...
Over 210 Athletes Set for Inaugural Tallinja Malta Youth International Athletics Festival
The inaugural Tallinja Malta Youth International Athletics Festival is set to make a strong debut, attracting more than 210 young ...
Adidas edging Nike in World Cup sales boost
As the World Cup brand battle heats up, sportswear giant Adidas appears to be getting a bigger boost than rival Nike, early data s...
