Category: EUROPE
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Foreign Office orders review of ‘failures’ in British-Egyptian activist case
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah’s “abhorrent” historical tweets.
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Russia’s losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
A steep rise in soldiers’ obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.
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Cabinet Office withdraws Andrew papers after ‘error’
Documents mentioning Andrew were briefly released before being withdrawn from the National Archives.
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‘A combination of adaptation, preparedness and mitigation’ is needed to tackle climate change
Climate change worsened by human behaviour made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, according to a new report by World Weather Attribution….
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DRC army’s spokesperson suspended after anti-Tutsi remarks during TV address
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesperson for the army has been suspended after speaking about the conflict in eastern Congo when he implied…
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Kyiv says no ‘plausible’ evidence for Putin residence drone attack
Ukraine said on Tuesday said there was no evidence that it had launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s homes, located in Russia’s…
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Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen, links UAE to separatists’ advances
Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council canceled a defense pact with the UAE and asked its forces to leave the country within 24 hours.
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Turkey detains 357 suspects after ‘Islamic State’ clashes
Turkish police have made hundreds of arrests in nationwide raids against suspected “Islamic State” networks. The sweep followed hours-long street figh…
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Nigeria: Can US airstrikes weaken Islamist militants?
Details remain sparse on the effectiveness remain unclear of the United States’ airstrikes on Islamist militants in Nigeria last week. However, the ev…
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Cyprus back at the helm of EU Council presidency
After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1. It will lead during a politically sensiti…