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Tornado slams France’s Aude region as storms trigger orange alert and injuries
A tornado tore through France’s Aude region on Monday, injuring 26 people and damaging about 100 homes as violent thunderstorms swept across the south of
Zelenskyy says dismissed defense chief crossed lines in Ukraine dispute over protests, spending and U.S. tension
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly sharpened his break with dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, saying some of the former minister...
UK marks first national day for terrorism victims with London ceremony and survivor testimony
Families who have lost loved ones and survivors of terror attacks gathered in London on Aug. 22 for the United Kingdom’s first national day recognising
Three men admit tunnelling from massage parlour into south London jeweller’s shop
Three men have admitted trying to burrow into a jewellery shop in south London through the wall of a neighbouring massage parlour, a plot police
UK wildfire risk surges as this summer’s blazes spread farther, last longer and edge closer to homes
Wildfires in the UK are spreading across larger areas, burning for longer and moving closer to homes this summer, according to analysis by Sky News’
Russia’s petrol shortage deepens as pumps go dry at more than seven in 10 stations
Russia’s fuel crunch has sharpened to the point that petrol was unavailable at more than seven in 10 filling stations nationwide on Wednesday, with queues
Public Protector to press NSFAS on negligent officials as Parliament backs certificate crackdown
South Africa’s Public Protector is preparing to ask the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to identify officials who acted negligently and to take action ...
UK’s biggest water reuse system stays idle as drought exposes legal gap
Cambridge’s biggest water reuse system is ready. It still cannot be turned on. For thousands of residents in one of England’s driest regions, that means
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv, kill at least 12 amid air defence shortage
KYIV — Russia launched a wave of missile strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring 34, Ukrainian
Kremlin signals retaliation after UK-made drones hit targets inside Russia
Moscow is weighing retaliation against Britain after drones built by two UK companies were used in strikes on military and industrial targets deep inside Rus...
Croatian Police Arrest Ukrainian Diver in Nord Stream Blast Probe
Croatian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of taking part in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a case that continues
UK PM Burnham pledges to move every rough sleeper indoors before Christmas
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has set a sharp deadline on one of the country’s most visible social problems: get every rough sleeper in
London clean air zone linked to rapid lung recovery in young children, scientists say
Scientists say they were stunned by how quickly young children’s lungs began to recover after pollution restrictions came into force where they lived. In Lon...
British Newlyweds Die in Greece Helicopter Crash as Investigators Probe Mechanical Fault
A British couple on honeymoon and their pilot were killed when a private helicopter crashed and burst into flames just before landing on the Greek
UK’s Bilingual Wildfire Alert Sparks Language Debate as Welsh Version Arrives First
Britain's government triggered a nationwide emergency alert Friday evening to warn millions about extreme wildfire risk, but the message itself became the co...
India Urges Respect for Italy After Congress Remarks Draw Blowback
India’s foreign ministry on Friday defended ties with Italy and called for “respectful” public discourse after a Congress leader set off a row with a
Netanyahu calls UK “Islamic Republic of Britain” in attack on media coverage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn anger in Britain and Israel after calling the UK the “Islamic Republic of Britain” and saying it could
China Funding Claims Cast Shadow Over Pro-Palestinian Marches in Britain
Claims that Chinese-linked money is helping drive pro-Palestinian marches in Britain are raising fresh questions about who is organizing anti-war activism — ...
UK stands by tanker seizure after Putin vows retaliation
The British government is standing behind its seizure of a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel after Vladimir Putin warned Moscow would “respond in
Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in one of Britain’s strangest byelections yet
Nigel Farage, the veteran British political insurgent, is back on the ballot in Clacton. This time, he is facing a man in a bin-shaped helmet.
Eclipse Sweeps Iceland and Spain as Millions Chase Rare Celestial Show
Day turned to darkness over Iceland’s western coast on Wednesday afternoon as a total solar eclipse cut across the North Atlantic and pushed millions of
British court hands whole-life sentence to Tottenham double murderer and rapist Simon Levy
Simon Levy will never walk free again. The 40-year-old was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday to a whole life order after being convicted
UK heatwave pushes government into emergency response as wildfire risk spreads
Britain’s summer heat has forced the government into emergency mode. Andy Burnham will chair a Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures climb again, with f...
UK PM Burnham Pushes to Block Early Release of Police Officer’s Killers
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has instructed his justice secretary to find a way around an emergency prison-release plan that would free two men convicted of