NZ woman arrested after travelling with child in suitcase
A New Zealand woman was arrested on Sunday after travelling on a bus with a two-year-old girl trapped in her luggage...
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Ukrainian drone strikes kill 3 in Russia
Ukrainian drone strikes killed three people and wounded two others overnight in western Russia, regional governors said on Saturday...
New push to reach plastic pollution pact
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine hit all-time record in July
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have hit an all-time high, an AFP analysis showed Friday, as Kyiv held a day of mourning after one of the deadliest attacks on the capital left 31 dead.
Top EU court rebukes Italy over Albania migrant transfers
The European Union鈥檚 top court on Friday backed Italian judges who questioned a list of 鈥榮afe countries鈥� drawn up by Rome to deport migrants to detention centres in Albania.
Finnish students to return to mobile-free classrooms
New laws curbing the use of mobile phones in Finnish schools came into force on Friday ahead of their reopening after the summer holidays.
Zelensky urges allies to push for 鈥榬egime change鈥� in Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged his allies to bring about 鈥榬egime change鈥� in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 11 people including a six-year-old boy...
Finland celebrates 50 years since Helsinki Accords
Finland on Thursday hosts a conference marking 50 years since the signing of the 鈥楬elsinki Final Act鈥� on respecting borders and territorial integrity, principles that have come under assault following the war in Ukraine.
France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state
France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state, France鈥檚 top diplomat said Wednesday...
Thousands of Catholics head to Vatican鈥檚 Jubilee of Youth
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in a crowd of 1,20,000 young Catholics who gathered on Tuesday in Rome for the Vatican鈥檚 Jubilee of Youth 鈥� an event that takes place every 25 years...
UK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel acts
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various 鈥榮ubstantive steps鈥�, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump takes a swipe at London's mayor
US President Donald Trump attacked London\'s Mayor Sadiq Khan once again at a news conference in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who interjected that Khan was his 鈥榝riend鈥�.
Ukraine says Russian attacks targeted western city
Russia fired hundreds of drones and seven missiles at Ukraine overnight, the main target of which was a city in western Ukraine home to a military airbase, Kyiv said Monday...
Hundreds demonstrate in protest-hit UK town
Hundreds of demonstrators from rival groups marched through a UK town on Sunday under tight police security amid tensions over anti-immigrant protests.
Three dead, several injured after train derails in Germany
Three people were killed and several others injured when a regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said.