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COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start
A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over...
Europe’s new 44-nation club underlines Russia’s isolation
Leaders of the European Union and neighbours from Britain to Turkey met on Thursday to discuss security and energy emergencies plaguing them all since Russia’s...
Turkish, Armenian, Azeri leaders meet at summit despite rifts
Turkish, Armenian and Azeri leaders met informally at a European summit on Thursday, Turkish media reported, marking the first top level talks between Turkey and...
World Bank: goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely
Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty...
Russian missile razes Ukraine apartment block, Putin’s generals under pressure
A Russian missile demolished an apartment block in a Ukrainian region that Moscow says it has annexed, killing at least three people, as discontent mounted...
Ex-cop kills 22 children, 12 others in Thai mass shooting
A former policeman killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in Thailand on Thursday, later shooting dead his...
At least 17 migrants dead in shipwreck off Greek island Lesbos (Update 2)
At least 16 women migrants and one boy died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early on Thursday, in the second maritime disaster...
Ukraine takes more territory in region Putin incorporates into Russia
Ukraine said its forces have retaken more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into Russia in Europe’s...
Weakened Truss pledges to steer Britain through ‘stormy days’ (Update)
Prime Minister Liz Truss sought on Wednesday to restore her authority following a chaotic first month in power, urging her Conservative Partyto trust her to secure economic growth...
