3 people gored in Spain's running of the bulls festival

A tense fifth bull run at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival left three people gored and three others with bruises on Monday, a Spanish Red Cross spokesman said.
11 July 2022, 12:11 PM

Leave means leave

Britain’s main opposition Labour party yesterday threatened to call a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson to get him to quit immediately, after he was forced to resign by a cabinet revolt.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Boris Johnson resigns after party revolt

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson yesterday announced he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of his ministers and most Conservative lawmakers, but said he would stay on until his successor was chosen.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM

71m pushed into poverty: UN

Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world’s poorest countries, according to a United Nations Development Program report published yesterday.
7 July 2022, 18:00 PM

EU backs green label for gas, nuclear power

The European Parliament yesterday approved a contentious EU proposal giving a sustainable finance label to investments in gas and nuclear power, sparking claims of “greenwashing” by environmental lobbyists.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Calls grow for UK PM to go

Cabinet ministers gathered in Boris Johnson’s official residence yesterday to tell him to quit as British leader after he insisted he would not stand down in the face of a mounting rebellion within his party.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Russian advance towards Donetsk thwarted so far

Ukraine has so far thwarted an attempted Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but the city of Sloviansk and other civilian areas there were being heavily shelled, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM

World hunger levels rising

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.
6 July 2022, 18:00 PM

European police stage major raids against people smuggling

Police in five European countries yesterday launched a cross-border operation against people smuggling and made several arrests, German authorities said.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM

France repatriates 51 women, children from Syria camps

France repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State fighters yesterday, in the largest such operation by Paris after pressure from campaigners.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM

8 climbers missing since Italian glacier collapse finally located

Eight of the people missing after the deadly collapse of part of a mountain glacier have been safely located, Italian media reported on Tuesday, bringing some relief for rescue teams searching for survivors.
5 July 2022, 16:52 PM

Copenhagen shooting: Suspect remanded in psychiatric ward

The chief suspect in a Copenhagen mall shooting was remanded into a psychiatric care facility yesterday, one day after three people, including two teenagers, were shot dead.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Move to reset second term: Macron reshuffles French cabinet

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday reshuffled his government looking to reset a second term off to a rocky start after his failure to win a parliamentary majority.
4 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Danish police say Copenhagen mall shooting not an "act of terror"

A shooting in a Copenhagen shopping mall which left three people dead and several wounded could not be viewed as an "act of terror" based on current evidence, Danish police said on Monday. A 22-year-old Danish male has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. He will face questioning in front of a judge later on Monday.
4 July 2022, 11:13 AM

At least 6 killed in Italian Alps glacier collapse

Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps on Sunday amid record temperatures, local authorities said, killing at least six people and injuring eight.
3 July 2022, 19:06 PM

3 killed in Copenhagen mall shooting

Several people were killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in Copenhagen on Sunday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested a 22-year-old Danish man and could not rule out it was an "act of terrorism".
3 July 2022, 17:54 PM

Covid air war being lost

The world is still not using one of its most effective weapons against Covid -- properly ventilating public spaces -- more than two years into the pandemic, experts warn. 
2 July 2022, 18:00 PM

World must do more to protect oceans

World leaders must do more to protect the oceans, a major United Nations conference concluded on Friday, setting its sights on a new treaty to protect the high seas. 
2 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Assange lodges UK appeal against US extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States, as supporters denounced the British government.
1 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Not enough support for Scottish independence

Scottish voters remain divided over independence with those against breaking away from the United Kingdom having “the narrowest of leads” over those in
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM