We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Over recent weeks, there have been a number of similar occurrences along Russia’s borders, according to the…
Read MoreMerkel panic: German leader fears EU will fail in bid to deliver economy-saving deal
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The German Chancellor claimed she could not guarantee the support of every EU member state for the…
Read MoreTunisia sentences woman to six months for Koranic Facebook joke
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian court has sentenced blogger Emna Chargui to six months in prison and a $700 fine for reposting a Facebook joke about the coronavirus written as if it was a Koranic verse. “This is unfair and…
Read MoreBBC Weather warning: Deep area of low pressure threatens Europe with heavy downpours
BBC meteorologist Ben Rich warned of an area of low pressure spinning northwards through western Russia. However, sunny, dry and hot conditions are expected across Iberia, with Spain expected to reach close to 40 degrees tomorrow. Mr Rich said:…
Read MoreTunisian PM to reshuffle cabinet as row with Ennahdha deepens
Announcement by Elyes Fakhfakh comes as Ennahdha calls for consultations to appoint a new prime minister. Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh says he will conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the coming days, amid rising tensions with coalition partner Ennahdha. The…
Read MoreBubonic plague warning: China on alert for outbreak after Black Plague death near border
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The boy contracted the disease in Mongolia, which borders China, causing bordering countries to now be on…
Read MoreDeadly clashes on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
At least four Azeri troops have been killed in two days of clashes involving tanks and artillery on Azerbaijan’s border with Armenia. A conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh remains unresolved, but the latest fighting was in Tavush, an…
Read More'Bombshell': Australia releases letters on Gough Whitlam sacking
Historic letters lifted veil off of 1975 crisis when British monarch’s envoy brought down Labor government in Australia. Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in Australia fired a prime minister without informing the palace in advance, according to letters kept secret for…
Read MoreAsia ramps up coronavirus curbs as new clusters erupt
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of…
Read MoreIndia attacks EU’s unfair trade deals which are killing major industry
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Vietnam’s National Assembly approved an FTA deal between it and the EU on June 8 this year….
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