Europe

Italian health ministry takes precautionary measures over Ebola outbreak

Italian health ministry takes precautionary measures over Ebola outbreak

The Italian health ministry issued a circular detailing preventive measures linked to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, a stra...
Italy, Libya, Turkey and Qatar strengthen migration security framework

Italy, Libya, Turkey and Qatar strengthen migration security framework

Italy hosted a new round of talks with Libya, Turkey and Qatar focused on migration and security coordination in the central Medit...
Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive

Maldives investigates if Italian divers went too deep in fatal cave dive

Maldivian authorities are investigating whether Italian divers who died in a deepwater cave accident may have descended further th...
No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials

No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials

Former EU officials involved in the Brexit negotiations have warned that Britain would not be able to rejoin the European Union on...
Drone incidents rattle Baltics as Moscow and NATO trade accusations

Drone incidents rattle Baltics as Moscow and NATO trade accusations

Lithuania issued an "air danger" warning on Wednesday, urging residents to take shelter and temporarily halting traffic at Vilnius...
Romania shoots down Ukrainian drone flying over Estonia

Romania shoots down Ukrainian drone flying over Estonia

Three NATO countries collaborated to shoot down a Ukrainian drone flying over European Union territory on Tuesday. Ukrainian dr...
Latvian Prime Minister Silina resigns over handling of Ukraine drone incidents

Latvian Prime Minister Silina resigns over handling of Ukraine drone incidents

Latvia's centre-right ​Prime Minister Evika Silina said ‌she would resign on Thursday, triggering the collapse of her coalition go...
Two drones from Russia crash in Latvia, damage oil storage facility

Two drones from Russia crash in Latvia, damage oil storage facility

Two drones ​entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed, the Latvian ‌army said on Thursday morning. The dron...

World

EU Reaches Deal to Avoid Trump Tariff Escalation

EU Reaches Deal to Avoid Trump Tariff Escalation

The European Union reached an agreement early Wednesday to implement a long-delayed trade pact with the United States, likely avoi...
US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises

US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises

The Trump administration is planning ​to tell NATO allies this week that it will shrink the pool of military capabilities that the...
US to screen for Ebola at airports as European medics deploy to region

US to screen for Ebola at airports as European medics deploy to region

The United States has announced new measures to prevent the spread of Ebola as health authorities monitor a growing outbreak in pa...
US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro

US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro

The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a U.S. Department of ​Justice official said late on Thursday. The timing ...
Rare Ebola strain spreads across Congo as global alarm grows

Rare Ebola strain spreads across Congo as global alarm grows

A rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying international concern as deaths rise, inf...
What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?

What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an ‌Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public ...
UAE reports strike near Abu Dhabi nuclear power plant

UAE reports strike near Abu Dhabi nuclear power plant

The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a...
Libya aims to restart Ras Lanuf oil refinery within a year, NOC says

Libya aims to restart Ras Lanuf oil refinery within a year, NOC says

Libya aims to restart its 220,000 barrel-per-day Ras ​Lanuf oil refinery within six to 12 months ‌to supply the domestic market, N...
Taiwan says China’s military actions are greatest source of regional instability

Taiwan says China’s military actions are greatest source of regional instability

hina is the biggest source of regional tension and instability due to its ongoing military activity, Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-ta...
Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end the Ira...
China’s Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, sends Taiwan warning

China’s Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, sends Taiwan warning

China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday ...
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump seeks ‘best deal’ with Iran 

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump seeks ‘best deal’ with Iran 

Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a meeting at the White House brokered by President Donald Trump, ​w...
Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget

Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday with 347 votes for, 165 against and 25 abstentions, MEPs say they are deeply concerned about ...
EU advances negotiations on migrant returns deal

EU advances negotiations on migrant returns deal

The EU is closing in on a plan designed to increase the number of failed asylum seekers leaving the bloc. Described by Migratio...
EU Reaches Deal to Avoid Trump Tariff Escalation

EU Reaches Deal to Avoid Trump Tariff Escalation

The European Union reached an agreement early Wednesday to implement a long-delayed trade pact with the United States, likely avoi...
EU Divided Over ‘Trump-Proofing’ Trade Deal With Washington

EU Divided Over ‘Trump-Proofing’ Trade Deal With Washington

European Union negotiators are racing to finalise a transatlantic trade agreement with the United States, but divisions within the...

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What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?

What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?

The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an ‌Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public ...
How Keir Starmer could be replaced as UK prime minister

How Keir Starmer could be replaced as UK prime minister

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle for his job after his Labour Party suffered a calamitous set of results in loc...
What is the hantavirus?

What is the hantavirus?

Three people have died in an outbreak of hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship, with another five confirmed or suspected cases re...
Ted Turner: The Visionary Who Rewired the Media World

Ted Turner: The Visionary Who Rewired the Media World

Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87....

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Bradley Mifsud and Jordan Pace set new national records in Athletics Challenge Meeting

Bradley Mifsud and Jordan Pace set new national records in Athletics Challenge Meeting

Bradley Mifsud and Jordan Pace both established new national records during the fourth Challenge Meeting held at the Athletics Sta...
Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape author with links to Malta, dies at 98

Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape author with links to Malta, dies at 98

Desmond Morris, the legendary zoologist, author, artist and TV presenter, best known for his book The Naked Ape, has died at the a...
Bayern Munich secured yet another Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich secured yet another Bundesliga title

Bayern Munich secured yet another Bundesliga title after beating Stuttgart 4-2 at home on Sunday. Top scorer Harry Kane scored ...
Tom Cruise confirmed to return as Maverick in Top Gun 3

Tom Cruise confirmed to return as Maverick in Top Gun 3

Tom Cruise will return to his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in a third Top Gun movie, Paramount confirmed at CinemaCon this wee...
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