Putin hands out awards after mystery military test
Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed top state awards to the widows of five scientists killed in an accident while testing what he called an...
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Greece to ‘shut the door’ to migrants not entitled to asylum
Greece said on Friday it was deploying more border guards to “shut the door” to migrants not entitled to stay, the latest sign of a...
French court rules in favour of quacking
The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled earlier this week, rejecting a neighbour’s complaint that the birds’...
Sydney gasps for air as Australia bushfire smoke reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires...
Former Trump aide calls Ukraine meddling theory fiction
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on...
Sixteen migrants found in sealed container on ferry to Ireland, all in good health
The crew of a passenger ferry travelling to Ireland from France discovered 16 migrants of Middle Eastern origin stowed aboard in a sealed trailer on Thursday, all...
UK metal detectorists found guilty of hiding golden Anglo-Saxon haul
Two metal detectorists have been convicted of stealing a £3 million Viking hoard of coins and priceless jewellery – much of which is still missing....
Johnson & Johnson loses pelvic mesh class action in Australia
More than 1,350 Australian women won a seven-year-old class action lawsuit on Thursday against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for misleading patients and surgeons about the risks of the pharmaceutical...
Trump ex-adviser calls Ukraine election interference theory ‘fictional narrative’ (Update 2)
President Donald Trump‘s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that...
Netanyahu charged in corruption cases, deepening Israeli political disarray (Update)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges on Thursday, heightening uncertainty over who will ultimately lead a country deep in political disarray after two...
‘One in four’ in Europe hold anti-Semitic beliefs, survey finds
About one in four Europeans hold anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern countries and mostly steady in the west, according to...
Trump says he will release ‘financial statement’ before 2020 vote
President Donald Trump, facing lawsuits and political demands to release his U.S. tax returns and other financial information, said on Thursday he will release a...
Labour unveils ‘radical and ambitious’ plan to remake Britain
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his party’s election manifesto on Thursday, setting out radical plans to transform Britain with public sector pay rises, higher taxes...
Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop giving advertisers the ability to target election ads using data such as public voter records and general political affiliations, the company said...
Halkbank seeks to challenge U.S. jurisdiction before entering plea to charges
Turkey‘s state-owned Halkbank , which U.S. prosecutors have criminally charged with helping Iran evade sanctions, said it should be able to challenge whether U.S. courts...
Australians shelter from bushfires as political pressure rises
By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Firefighters battled against hundreds of bushfires across Australia‘s east coast on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up...
Attack on Syria’s Idlib kills at least 15 at displaced persons camp
An attack by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held area of Idlib in northwestern Syria killed at least 15 and wounded several at a displaced...
Reaching Downing Street would be a ‘big step’, admits Swinson
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has acknowledged it would be a “big step” for her to get to Number 10 from the party’s current poll...
Prince Andrew steps down from public duties
Britain’s Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his ill-judged association with late US financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused...
Congratulations sent to Queen and Philip on 72nd wedding anniversary
Royal messages of congratulation have been sent to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as they celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary. The Queen, who...
