Actress and singer Jane Birkin dies, France loses an ‘icon’
British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76.By John IrishPARIS...
‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued
Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in...
Netanyahu ejects party activist over Holocaust mockery at judicial protest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from his Likud party who mocked the Holocaust while heckling anti-government...
Putin says Russia has stockpiled cluster bombs and will use them...
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions, the use...
Mexican crime journalist shot dead in Acapulo
In Mexico, investigating corruption, crime and drug cartels often comes at a high risk. The country was the deadliest in the world last year...
China, Russia to start joint air and sea drill in Sea...
A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed...
Ukraine, Poland say Wagner fighters arrive in Belarus
Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a day after Minsk said the...
US, China aim to revive climate co-operation as tensions simmer
The United States and China will look to revive efforts to combat global warming this week, in bilateral meetings that observers hope will raise...
Thousands evacuated as Spanish island wildfire out of control
At least 4,000 people have been evacuated as a forest fire burned out of control on the Spanish island of La Palma, authorities said...
Last ship leaves Ukraine port ahead of Black Sea grain deal...
The last ship to travel under a UN-brokered deal that allows the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa...
