Europe under historic hot spell as heat torches many parts kills hundreds
Heat waves engulfing western and southern Europe show no sign of abating. Temperature records are expected to renew in some...
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Power failure paralyses production at BMW plant in southern Germany
The failure of an overhead power line in southern Germany has paralysed production at Europe’s largest BMW plant, in Dingolfing,...
5 former Gambian intelligence officials convicted for murder
Gambia’s former spy chief and four other ex-intelligence officials have been sentenced to death for the murder of Solo Sandeng,...
Owner of S/African bar where 21 children died arrested, police say
The owner of the bar in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died in...
Ex-Japanese PM Abe dies after shooting
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is dead, after being shot during an election campaign event on Friday morning. Abe...
Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals
Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of...
Ukraine: Donetsk authorities urge civilians to flee
Civilians in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region were urged to flee on Wednesday as Russian forces bombarded the region. “Russia has...
Major German airports request 2,000 temporary foreign workers
Some of Germany’s larger airports have registered requests to temporarily employ foreign workers to solve staff shortages under a government...
Mali improvised bomb claims lives of 2 Egyptian peacekeepers – UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday condemned the killing of two more UN peacekeepers in northern Mali. The peacekeepers –...
French village bans use of tap water for cleaning teeth amid drought
Local Authorities on Tuesday, banned residents of a village in southern France from using tap water to clean their teeth....
Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles
Zimbabwe’s central bank on Tuesday said it would start selling gold coins as a store of value to tame runaway...
German Police raids 5 European countries against human traffickers
Hundreds of German police carried out multiple raids early on Tuesday as part of an international operation targeting people-smuggling gangs....
Former concentration camp guard, aged 101, appeals sentence
A 101-year-old man has appealed the five-year jail sentence he was handed by a German court last week for aiding...
12 bodies found after floating crane sinks in south China
Twelve bodies of suspected victims have been found on Monday after a floating crane sank in waters off the coast...
NATO to agree on biggest defence policy changes since end of Cold War
NATO leaders are expected to sign off on a major reinforcement of the alliance’s Eastern European members on Wednesday when...
Occupied Ukrainian city planning referendum to join Russia, new rulers say
The pro-Russian military administration ruling the area around the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson said it was preparing to hold...
Gunmen kill 8 in naming ceremony
State-owned news agency AIB, on Tuesday reported that gunmen stormed into a naming ceremony and killed eight people in Sandiaba...
Anger, tears in South Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub
South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the...
Dutch archaeologists uncover largely intact Roman temple
Archaeologists were excavating a Roman temple dated back almost 2,000 years that had been found almost intact in the east...
Russia warns European leaders against ‘pumping’ arms to Ukraine
The four European leaders visiting Kiev should encourage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take a real look at the situation...
