Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60pc
Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 per cent, according to a new study...
Europe
Erdogan declares victory as PKK disarms
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara...
New Caledonia leaders back statehood
France on Saturday announced a 鈥榟istoric鈥� accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state...
Russia, US hold 鈥榝rank鈥� talks on Ukraine war
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held 鈥榝rank鈥� talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow鈥檚 lack of 鈥榝lexibility鈥�.
Police free 1,194 in global trafficking raids
Police rescued 1,194 potential human trafficking victims and arrested 158 suspects in coordinated raids across 43 countries last month, the European Union鈥檚 law enforcement agency said on Friday.
Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica genocide 30 years on
Thousands of people were gathering in Srebrenica on Friday to commemorate the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of Europe鈥檚 worst atrocities since World War II.
Hopes for migrant deal as Macron wraps up UK state visit
London and Paris were working Thursday to thrash out a deal on undocumented migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats on the last day of the French president鈥檚 state visit to Britain...
Iran threats within UK significantly increased: Intel watchdog
The threat posed by Iran in the UK has 鈥榮ignificantly increased鈥�, with Iranian spies behind more than a dozen attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, parliament鈥檚 intelligence watchdog warned Thursday...
European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths in 10 days: study
Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with two-thirds of the deaths directly linked to climate change, according to a new study, reports Al Jazeera...
Macron turns to politics on 2nd day of UK state visit
French president Emmanuel Macron鈥檚 state visit to Britain turned to politics Wednesday as London is expected to press Paris for new measures to curb undocumented immigration...
Spain PM announces anti-graft plan as scandal rocks govt
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced an anti-corruption plan designed with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in a bid to salvage confidence in his scandal-hit government...
Ukraine detains Chinese father, son for alleged espionage
Ukraine鈥檚 SBU security service said Wednesday it had detained a Chinese father and his son who had allegedly tried to smuggle navy missile technology out of the war-torn country...
Bulgaria 21st member to adopt euro
EU ministers gave the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, making it the single currency area鈥檚 21st member...
Kremlin shocked by fired minister鈥檚 suicide
The Kremlin on Tuesday expressed shock over the apparent suicide of former transport minister Roman Starovoyt following his sacking by President Vladimir Putin a day earlier...
Russia main election monitor closes amid crackdown
Russia鈥檚 main independent voting observer Golos, which monitored the country鈥檚 increasingly tightly-controlled elections for 25 years, announced its closure on Tuesday, two months after its co-chair was jailed...