Malta’s Metsola to head EU Parliament for second term
Roberta Metsola secured broad backing for a new term as president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to win a second term as head of the ...
Trump classified documents case dismissed by Florida judge
A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding onto classified documents after leaving office, handing the Republican former president another ...
Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm
Seeing the military patrol handing out call-up papers on the outskirts of Kyiv, one man slipped into a nearby store. Another refused to even stop for the officers. Others, however, ...
Israel launches new strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone
CAIRO/JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) – A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend’s deadly attacks in ...
‘It’s a mistake,’ Zelenskiy says of Biden’s Putin mix up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his U.S counterpart Joe Biden accidentally referring to him as Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake that could be forgotten about given all ...
Israel says Hamas military chief targeted in strike that killed 71
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 71 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave’s health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas ...
EURO 2024
England’s return to Berlin for Euro final recalls infamous Nazi salute
Adolf Hitler was not there that day but Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess were in the crowd as England’s players raised their arms to give the ‘Heil ...
Spirits set to overtake wine as global drinking habits change
More cases of spirits such as vodka and whisky than of wine are set to be sold globally, a report from the World Spirits Alliance predicted on Wednesday, as drinking ...
Greek court convicts three vigilantes for detaining migrants over fire
A Greek court has handed a five-year prison sentence to three civilian men who took vigilante action and held 13 migrants and refugees in a trailer, believing they were involved in ...
Police locate suspect in triple murder of BBC commentator’s family
British police said on Wednesday they had located a man wanted in connection with the murder of three women, the wife and two daughters of a BBC horse racing commentator, ...
Israeli minister says 60% of Hamas fighters killed or wounded
Israel’s Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, said on Wednesday that 60% of the fighters of Palestinian militant group Hamas have been killed or wounded as a result of Israel’s military ...
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy shallows. Downstream, sea water has seeped into empty irrigation ...
Gazans flee Israeli assault that Hamas warns could threaten ceasefire bid
Gaza City residents fled under Israeli fire as tanks thrust deeper into the heart of the city on Tuesday, the second day of a stepped-up military offensive that Palestinian militant ...
Embattled Biden greets NATO allies in Washington
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the heads of NATO member states to Washington on Tuesday for an annual summit that gives the embattled Democrat an international stage to convince ...
UN assessment suggests Ukraine children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
A lethal strike on a children’s hospital in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, was likely caused by a direct hit from a Russian missile, the head of the U.N. ...
Russian missile attack kills 41, hits children’s hospital, Ukraine says
Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing at least 41 civilians ...
2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records
Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on ...
FRENCH ELECTIONS
France faces coalition puzzle after left-wing surge in election
French President Emmanuel Macron asked his prime minister on Monday to stay on for now, pending what will be difficult negotiations to form a government after a surprise left-wing surge ...
The horrifying human cost of big sporting events
With the UEFA European Championship, Copa America and the Olympic Games all taking place over a few months, summer 2024 is shaping up to be a celebration of sport.
However, many ...
Risks multiply for Mediterranean-bound migrants, UN study shows
More migrants and refugees are embarking on dangerous journeys across Africa towards the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea where they face growing risk of abuse such as kidnapping and ...
uk election
Starmer has a thumping election win – what does it mean for the UK and world?
This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the ...
Putin says Russia is not in a position to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would not declare a ceasefire in Ukraine until Kyiv takes steps that are “irreversible” and acceptable to Moscow.
Putin said last month ...
Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in retaliation for the killing of a top commander, in ...
Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during calls with campaign staff and meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors on Wednesday, as he sought to ...