Poland aims to host 15,000 US soldiers
22 September 2026
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Putin’s party secures record score in Russia election
22 September 2026
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Europe
Italy to ban veils in schools: Meloni
21 September 2026
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Europe
August hottest month ever recorded globally
11 September 2026
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Europe
US war on Iran: Oil tops $100 a barrel for first time since July
10 September 2026
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Europe
Eiffel Tower reopens after row over removing women staff
9 September 2026
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Europe
Occupied west bank: UK, France, Canada sanction Israeli settlements
9 September 2026
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Europe
Ukraine talks with US envoys useful: Kremlin
7 September 2026
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Europe
Italy's Meloni throws party to celebrate record tenure
4 September 2026
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Europe
Italy extends Schengen ban for Spain for 15 days
1 September 2026
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Europe
Eurocentric or eurosceptic: Macron, Le Pen battle for presidency
The French voted on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake.
24 April 2022
Le Pen or Macron?
France yesterday prepared to choose between centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen to rule the country for the next five years after a bitterly contested and polarising election campaign.
23 April 2022
EU eyes deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’
The European Union yesterday homed in on new regulation to require Big Tech to remove harmful online content, the bloc’s latest move to rein in the world’s online giants.
22 April 2022
EU eyes deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’
The European Union yesterday homed in on new regulation to require Big Tech to remove harmful online content, the bloc’s latest move to rein in
22 April 2022
UK’s Johnson faces test as MPs mull ‘Partygate’ probe
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a test of Conservative party loyalty yesterday when MPs vote on whether he should be investigated for misleading them over the “Partygate” scandal.
21 April 2022
Queen Elizabeth II turns 96
Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 yesterday, receiving a rousing “Happy Birthday” from a military band outside her Windsor Castle home, after a troubled year hit by health concerns.
21 April 2022
Water on Europa closer to surface
Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for extra-terrestrial life, scientists said Tuesday.
20 April 2022
Up to 40pc of Brits face fuel poverty in winter
Spiking electricity and gas prices could force as many as four in ten Britons into fuel poverty next winter and the government must offer more help, the sector warned Tuesday.
20 April 2022
European car sales plunge for war
European car sales sank in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added more problems to a sector already struggling with shortages of semiconductors, industry data showed Wednesday.
20 April 2022
Finnish MPs open debate on joining Nato
Finland’s parliament yesterday opened a debate on whether to seek Nato membership, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and
20 April 2022
US will send more arms, ammo to Ukraine: Biden
The United States will send more artillery to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday, following his call earlier with allied leaders over Russia's invasion.
19 April 2022
UK House can debate PM’s comments
Britain’s House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he would allow the opposition Labour Party to put forward a motion for debate in parliament tomorrow around whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over breaching Covid-19 rules.
19 April 2022
Western sanctions failed
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed.
19 April 2022
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen tones down rhetoric on hijab ban
A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come "little by little" and would be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday of a move critics and allies alike said would be hard to implement.
18 April 2022
EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen
The EU’s anti-fraud body has accused French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and associates of embezzling around 600,000 euros during their time as MEPs, French website Mediapart said Saturday, quoting a new report.
17 April 2022
40,000 more Ukrainians flee war: UN
Many of the nearly five million people who have fled Ukraine will not have homes to return to, the United Nations said yesterday as another 40,000 fled the country in 24 hours.
16 April 2022
Lost warship dents Russian pride, capability
Russia’s loss of its flagship cruiser Moskva represents a dent in the operational capabilities of the Russian navy and a severe wound to Russian pride at the
16 April 2022
UK to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.
15 April 2022
Macron France's most 'authoritarian' president, says far-right candidate Le Pen
French far-right presidential candidate Marin Le Pen rebuffed on Thursday criticism by her rival Emmanuel Macron accusing her of retaining her "authoritarian" and extremist views, despite displaying a softer image in the current campaign.
14 April 2022
Peace talks hit a dead end
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow that his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.
12 April 2022