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Firefighter dies as flooding hits southern Spain

Firefighter dies as flooding hits southern Spain

-- 2018-10-21 17:55:32

Spanish authorities say a firefighter has died while emergency services are responding to flooding caused by heavy rain in southern Spain. Emergency services for the southern region of Andalusia say...

'US exit from nuclear treaty would be a dangerous step'

'US exit from nuclear treaty would be a dangerous step'

-- 2018-10-21 15:32:11

Washington’s planned withdrawal from the international Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would be a very dangerous step, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as sayin...

Woman dies in suspected gas explosion in London

Woman dies in suspected gas explosion in London

-- 2018-10-21 13:45:54

A woman has died in a suspected gas explosion in north-west London. A first-floor flat was destroyed in the blast in Fulbeck Way, Harrow, just before 01:00 BST. Another woman, a man and a baby were...

Turkey vows to reveal 'truth' on Khashoggi

Turkey vows to reveal 'truth' on Khashoggi

-- 2018-10-20 17:47:28

Turkey has vowed to reveal all details about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Saudi Arabia admitted for the first time he had been killed in its consulate in Istanbul. "Turkey will ne...

Macedonia votes to change country’s name

Macedonia votes to change country’s name

-- 2018-10-20 15:16:04

Macedonia's parliament has voted to start the constitutional procedure formally changing the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia. Two-thirds of the chamber - 80 of 120 deputies - backed...

London’s black cabs soon to ply Paris roads

London’s black cabs soon to ply Paris roads

-- 2018-10-18 17:05:05

London's black cabs will be seen on the streets of Paris next year as the company that makes them begins selling its wares in the City of Light. London Electric Vehicle Co., which makes plug-in elect...

French finance minister to shun Saudi conference over missing journalist

French finance minister to shun Saudi conference over missing journalist

-- 2018-10-18 14:26:17

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire added his name to a growing list of government ministers and prominent business executives cancelling their attendance at a Saudi Arabia investment conference ov...

May seeks to reassure EU leaders on Brexit deal

May seeks to reassure EU leaders on Brexit deal

-- 2018-10-18 11:45:53

British Prime Minister Theresa May assured EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday that she can still reach a Brexit deal, avoiding a showdown over stalled talks as Brussels stepped up planning for a fail...

18 people killed in armed attack on Crimean college

18 people killed in armed attack on Crimean college

-- 2018-10-17 19:48:53

Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Crimean Black Sea region of Russia on Wednesday when at least one attacker set off a bomb in the cafeteria and went through the build...

May says Irish backstop can't derail deadlocked Brexit talks

May says Irish backstop can't derail deadlocked Brexit talks

-- 2018-10-16 14:42:19

Prime Minister Theresa May urged the EU on Monday not to allow a stand-off over a ‘backstop’ for Ireland to derail Brexit talks, saying she believed a deal was still achievable as a top EU...

Dutch minister hopes for deal but prepares for hard Brexit

Dutch minister hopes for deal but prepares for hard Brexit

-- 2018-10-16 13:53:06

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said on Tuesday that the Netherlands was hoping for a deal on Britain’s orderly exit from the European Union but he added his country was also preparing for a no...

Flash floods in France claim 13 lives

Flash floods in France claim 13 lives

-- 2018-10-15 20:32:08

At least 13 people have been killed in southwestern France by some of the worst flash floods in a century, local authorities said on Monday. Television pictures showed raging, muddy rivers - swollen...

Turkey to search Saudi consulate Monday

Turkey to search Saudi consulate Monday

-- 2018-10-15 18:21:15

Turkish officials investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul later on Monday, according to reports. Turkish officials believe...

UK’s Prince Harry, wife Meghan expecting first child

UK’s Prince Harry, wife Meghan expecting first child

-- 2018-10-15 15:08:12

Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are expecting their first child, due in the spring of 2019, the couple’s office Kensington Palace announced on Monday. T...

Six die in France flash floods; waters rising

Six die in France flash floods; waters rising

-- 2018-10-15 13:24:10

At least six people were killed in flash floods in the southwestern Aude district of France after several months’ worth of rain fell in just a few hours overnight, the local government prefect s...

Brexit talks stall before midweek EU summit

Brexit talks stall before midweek EU summit

Reuters 2018-10-15 11:20:51

The stubborn problem of Britain's land border with Ireland thwarted a drive to clinch a Brexit deal before a European Union summit this week, as negotiators admitted defeat after marathon talks and pr...

Truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey; 19 dead

Truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey; 19 dead

-- 2018-10-14 14:04:32

Nineteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. The mangled wreck...

Russia releases opposition leader Navalny

Russia releases opposition leader Navalny

-- 2018-10-14 11:43:21

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Sunday after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month. Navalny had been detained since Sept 24 wh...

Greece car crash leaves 11 dead

Greece car crash leaves 11 dead

-- 2018-10-13 16:41:26

Eleven people, thought to be migrants, died in Greece on Saturday when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck and burst into flames. Local police said the 11 individuals were travelling close to...

Turkey obtains recordings of Khashoggi’s purported killing: Paper

Turkey obtains recordings of Khashoggi’s purported killing: Paper

-- 2018-10-13 15:30:49

Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was tortured and killed, a T...

Turkey to release US pastor Brunson

Turkey to release US pastor Brunson

-- 2018-10-12 19:51:10

A court in Turkey is to release the jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson, whose detention for the past two years by Turkey sparked a crisis in ties with the United States. Brunson returned to court on Fri...

Royal Wedding: Princess Eugenie marries

Royal Wedding: Princess Eugenie marries

-- 2018-10-12 17:48:53

Princess Eugenie has married her long-term partner Jack Brooksbank on Friday at St George's Chapel in Windsor. The ninth in line to the throne was watched by her grandmother, the Queen, and Prince Ph...

Saudi team reaches Turkey for Khashoggi investigation

Saudi team reaches Turkey for Khashoggi investigation

-- 2018-10-12 17:00:51

A delegation from Saudi Arabia has reached Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Without giving further details, two Turkish so...

UK to cut hybrid car subsidies

UK to cut hybrid car subsidies

-- 2018-10-12 15:33:08

Britain will cut the incentives available to those buying plug-in hybrid vehicles as it focuses on pure electric models, sparking anger from an industry trade body as carmakers already face declining...

Nadal opens his tennis academy to Majorca flood victims

Nadal opens his tennis academy to Majorca flood victims

-- 2018-10-11 18:04:51

World number one Rafael Nadal has helped flood victims in his native Majorca, opening up his tennis academy on the island to the homeless and helping to clear mud and water. Video on Spanish newspape...

Turkey cannot remain silent over Khashoggi’s disappearance: Erdogan

Turkey cannot remain silent over Khashoggi’s disappearance: Erdogan

-- 2018-10-11 14:47:10

Turkey cannot remain silent over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by Hurriyet newspaper on Thursday, adding Turkey is investigating...

Turkey migrant boat capsize leaves four dead; 30 missing

Turkey migrant boat capsize leaves four dead; 30 missing

-- 2018-10-10 15:01:34

Four people died after a migrant boat sank off the western coast of Turkey late on Tuesday, the Turkish interior ministry said on Wednesday, adding that 30 others were still missing. The boat sank of...

Flash flood kills five in Spain's Mallorca

Flash flood kills five in Spain's Mallorca

Agencies 2018-10-10 14:05:38

At least five people have died and several are missing in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca. A huge wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, in the east of...

Police arrests one over rape, murder of Bulgarian journalist

Police arrests one over rape, murder of Bulgarian journalist

-- 2018-10-09 20:01:35

A man has been detained over the killing of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, police say. Viktoria Marinova's body was found in a park in the northern city of Ruse, near the River Danube, on Sa...

Turkey investigators to search Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Turkey investigators to search Saudi consulate in Istanbul

-- 2018-10-09 19:57:56

Turkey's foreign ministry has said authorities will search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul in connection with the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Foreign Ministry spokesman of...