Booker Longlist Names Two Former Prize Winners
Thirteen novels chosen from 163 submissions include Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, with Mary Beard chairing the judges and the shortlist due on 22…
Category: Europe
EU Calls Emergency Meeting on Ceuta Border Crisis
Interior ministers meet by video on Tuesday after tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave, with Madrid and Rabat differing on…
Ukraine and Russia Trade Strikes as Toll Reaches 14
Ukrainian strikes on Russia killed at least nine on Sunday and Russian attacks killed five in Ukraine, as both sides widen attacks beyond the…
Australia Top Commonwealth Games With 70 Golds
Australia closed the scaled-back Glasgow Games with 70 golds and 171 medals, more than England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland managed between them.
France Battles Fresh Wildfires Under New Heatwave as Spain Lifts Evacuation Orders
More than 300,000 were displaced at the peak in France's largest peacetime evacuation since WWII. Spain has lifted its last orders as France faces…
A Fifth of Russia’s Airline Fleet Sits Grounded as Sanctions Squeeze Maintenance
Kommersant reports 130 of 673 aircraft grounded across 11 carriers. Ukrainian intelligence says Rostec is merging aviation firms; Rostec has not confirmed it.
Pogacar Wins Fifth Tour de France as Wildfires Force Final Stage to Be Cut Short
The Slovenian took a fifth title in Paris after organisers cut the final stage from 133km to 89km, freeing police and gendarmerie to fight…
Chernihiv Declares Day of Mourning After Russian Strike as Romania Intercepts Third Drone
Two killed and 25 injured in a strike on a Chernihiv supermarket, as Russia fired 136 drones and eight missiles overnight and Romania scrambled…
Andy Burnham Ends First Week as UK Prime Minister With Cost-of-Living Push
Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade cut VAT on electricity, restored the £2 bus fare cap and named John Healey chancellor in an…
ICC Member States Vote to Remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan in Historic First
Eighty-two of the court's 125 member states voted to dismiss Karim Khan over findings of serious misconduct. He denies wrongdoing and will challenge the…