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Greek wildfire death toll rises to 91

Greek wildfire death toll rises to 91

-- 2018-07-30 14:44:14

The death toll of the Greek wildfire, Europe's deadliest forest fire in more than a century, rose to 91 after four people succumbed to their injuries in hospitals, fire officials said. On July 23,...

Three babies among six die in Turkey boat capsize

Three babies among six die in Turkey boat capsize

Reuters 2018-07-29 15:46:09

Six people including three babies died on Sunday when an inflatable boat carrying 16 people capsized off the coast of western Turkey, state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Nine people were rescued...

EU trying to ‘swindle’ UK, says Italy’s interior minister

EU trying to ‘swindle’ UK, says Italy’s interior minister

-- 2018-07-29 13:41:25

Italy’s far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has accused the European Union of trying to cheat Britain out of the Brexit it voted for, according to extracts from a newspaper interview pu...

1,500 migrants die in Mediterranean in 2018: UN

1,500 migrants die in Mediterranean in 2018: UN

-- 2018-07-28 12:21:39

For the fifth consecutive year, at least 1,500 migrants were perished in the Mediterranean so far this year, the UN migration agency has said. Between Libya and Italy being the deadliest route, cla...

Putin says he invited Trump to Moscow

Putin says he invited Trump to Moscow

-- 2018-07-27 19:13:46

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he had invited US President Donald Trump to Moscow and both he and Trump are ready for further summits. However, Putin said the conditions needed to be right...

Croatian membership to NATO €4.2m

Croatian membership to NATO €4.2m

-- 2018-07-27 14:30:30

Croatia will pay 4.2 million Euros, or 31million Kuna for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) membership this year, the government said. The government said this in response to a question...

Oppositions blast Merkel over meeting with Russian officials

Oppositions blast Merkel over meeting with Russian officials

-- 2018-07-26 13:02:38

German opposition parties have criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel for not providing more detail of her discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the head of Russia’s military...

Poland approves new law to accelerate changes in top court

Poland approves new law to accelerate changes in top court

-- 2018-07-25 12:38:57

The upper chamber of Poland’s parliament has approved an amendment smoothing the way for the ruling party to name the next chief of the Supreme Court, despite street protests and objections from...

London taxi drivers suing Uber for over £1.0b

London taxi drivers suing Uber for over £1.0b

-- 2018-07-24 21:16:09

London taxi drivers are drawing up a plan to sue mobile app Uber for over 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion), Sky News reported on Tuesday citing unidentified sources, weeks after it was granted a tempor...

Wildfire kills at least 50 in Greece resort town

Wildfire kills at least 50 in Greece resort town

-- 2018-07-24 11:38:37

A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, with huge flames trapping families with children as they fled. The fire which hit M...

Irish abortion law reform: Over 170 politicians sign letter

Irish abortion law reform: Over 170 politicians sign letter

-- 2018-07-22 14:34:57

More than 170 politicians from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter urging the UK government to reform Northern Ireland's abortion laws. It is the only part of the UK where abortion is illegal unl...

Ukraine gets $200m in defence support from US

Ukraine gets $200m in defence support from US

-- 2018-07-21 16:57:03

The US has announced it will give Ukraine $200m to strengthen its defence capabilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said the funds would be for training, communications, medical, and other non-letha...

US to give $200m in defence aid to Ukraine

US to give $200m in defence aid to Ukraine

-- 2018-07-21 13:36:33

The US has announced it will give Ukraine $200m (£152m) to strengthen its defence capabilities. In a statement, the Pentagon said the funds would be for training, communications, medical, and o...

Macron to fire senior aide for assaulting protester

Macron to fire senior aide for assaulting protester

-- 2018-07-20 20:53:39

French President Emmanuel Macron's office has begun dismissal proceedings against a senior security adviser who is under investigation for beating up a protester at a May Day demonstration. Video foo...

Russia tests new nuclear weapons after summit with Trump

Russia tests new nuclear weapons after summit with Trump

-- 2018-07-20 20:46:02

Russia's military is testing an array of new nuclear and other weapons, from a high-powered laser weapon system to a nuclear-powered cruise missile with "unlimited" range. The Defense Ministry made a...

Suspect detained over Olympic figure skating star murder

Suspect detained over Olympic figure skating star murder

-- 2018-07-20 18:18:20

Authorities in Kazakhstan said Friday a man has been detained and confessed to killing the Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten. Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that...

Europe can't rely on US: Merkel

Europe can't rely on US: Merkel

-- 2018-07-20 17:34:21

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe cannot rely on the United States to impose order on the world. Angela Merkel made the remarks at the annual summer news conference in Berlin of Germany...

Spain drops arrest warrant for former Catalan leader

Spain drops arrest warrant for former Catalan leader

-- 2018-07-19 21:43:40

Spain’s Supreme Court dropped a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday after Germany refused to extradite him to face a charge of rebellion for declaring...

Putin attacks Trumpt summit critics

Putin attacks Trumpt summit critics

-- 2018-07-19 18:40:43

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rounded on US critics of his first bilateral summit with President Donald Trump. Certain forces in the US wanted to sacrifice US-Russian ties for their "narrow pa...

Police 'identify Novichok suspects' in Salisbury poisoning

Police 'identify Novichok suspects' in Salisbury poisoning

-- 2018-07-19 17:24:58

Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports. Several Russians were involv...

Turkey lifts state of emergency after two years

Turkey lifts state of emergency after two years

-- 2018-07-19 10:41:42

The Turkish government has ended the nationwide state of emergency that was imposed two years ago after a failed coup attempt, state media say. Under the state of emergency, tens of thousands of peop...

‘May threatened rebel lawmakers with a general election’

‘May threatened rebel lawmakers with a general election’

-- 2018-07-18 13:18:50

British Prime Minister Theresa May threatened rebel lawmakers in her Conservative Party with a general election this summer if they defeated her Brexit plans on customs, The Times newspaper reported....

May wins parliament vote after bowing to Brexit pressure

May wins parliament vote after bowing to Brexit pressure

-- 2018-07-17 12:52:30

British Prime Minister Theresa May won a series of votes in parliament on Monday, keeping her over-arching strategy to leave the European Union just about on track after bowing to pressure from Brexit...

Putin again denies Russian meddling in the US election

Putin again denies Russian meddling in the US election

-- 2018-07-16 22:33:43

At the conclusion of his summit meeting with Russian President Vladmir Putin, US President Donald Trump said he directly asked Putin about Russia’s interference in the US 2016 election. “...

Croatia’s president supports  US-Russia dialogue

Croatia’s president supports US-Russia dialogue

-- 2018-07-16 21:53:59

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic favours support for dialogue with Russia, she told a news agency in an interview, reports TASS. Grabar-Kitarovic favoured cooperation with Moscow and oppos...

Four miners die in Georgia in coal mine accident

Four miners die in Georgia in coal mine accident

-- 2018-07-16 17:05:54

Four miners have died on Monday when the roof of a coal mine in western Georgia collapsed. The country’s interior ministry said six others were also injured in the accident that occurred at the...

No second Brexit referendum, says PM May's spokesman

No second Brexit referendum, says PM May's spokesman

-- 2018-07-16 17:01:15

There will be no second referendum on Brexit, a spokesman for Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday. The spokesman repeated May’s belief that her plan for leaving the Europe...

Italy allows 450 migrants to land in Sicily

Italy allows 450 migrants to land in Sicily

-- 2018-07-16 11:10:29

Italy will allow 450 migrants who were picked up from an overcrowded boat on Saturday to disembark in Sicily. The decision was taken after Italy said that France, Germany, Malta, Portugal and Spain h...

German FM warns Trump against  unilateral deals with Putin

German FM warns Trump against unilateral deals with Putin

-- 2018-07-15 21:02:53

German Foreign Minister (FM) Heiko Maas has warned US President Donald Trump against making any unilateral deals with Russia that come with a cost for the United States' Western allies, reports Reuter...

Trump told me to sue European Union: British PM

Trump told me to sue European Union: British PM

-- 2018-07-15 18:14:54

British Prime Minister Theresa May said US President Donald Trump had previously advised her to sue the European Union as part of her Brexit strategy, disclosing a piece of advice Trump said last week...