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Europe
Greek islands face drought as tourist season hits
Seven Greek islands in the Aegean Sea have declared drought emergencies this year to preserve water as climate change makes summe...
Andy Burnham to be made UK Labour leader on way to becoming prime minister
Andy Burnham, nicknamed the 'King of the North', will become leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, the final ste...
Italy battles two weather extremes: scorching heat in Sicily, deadly storms in the north
Italy expanded its highest-level heat alerts on Thursday as a prolonged heatwave tightened its grip across much of the country, wi...
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 ...
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...
World
Trump accuses China of 2020 election interference
U.S. President Donald Trump declassified documents on Thursday that he asserted showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, rev...
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...
Iran strikes eastern Syria, in first such attack during current war
Iran struck eastern Syria on Friday, Iranian state media and a Syrian military source said, in the first known attack by Tehran ...
US strikes expand into northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fir...
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...
Iran strikes eastern Syria, in first such attack during current war
Iran struck eastern Syria on Friday, Iranian state media and a Syrian military source said, in the first known attack by Tehran ...
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 ...
Int fl-Ewropa
EU softens carbon market to ease pressure on industry
The European Commission proposed an overhaul of the EU's Emissions Trading System on Friday, allowing industries to emit CO2 long...
Ireland Outlines EU Presidency Priorities Before European Parliament
Irish ministers have presented the priorities of Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union to European Parliament ...
EU reaches deal on €115 million defence innovation fund for startups and SMEs
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional political agreement on a new €115 million...
Power struggle intensifies as European Parliament prepares for midterm reshuffle
EU lawmakers are heading into recess with a stack of political homework: whether the Socialists should challenge Roberta Metsola, ...
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Insights
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...
Other News
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...
