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Keir Starmer eyes India trip to sign trade deal
The U.K. PM has touted the deal as part of his success on the international stage since it was agreed in early May.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:
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Poland's PM Donald Tusk says government confidence vote will take place on 11 June
The result of Sunday's presidential runoff leaves the Polish premier politically weakened, and there are questions about whether his multi-party coalition can survive to the end of its term in late 2027.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:How Nigeria's sit-at-home protests hurt its economy
The Indigenous People of Biafra's sit-at-home protests have paralyzed southeast Nigeria. As fear grows and losses mount, whatβs the path to peace?
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:World Bicycle Day: How Rome is urging more people to ditch their cars and cycle
Rome has already made great strides to accommodate cyclists, but thereβs still a lot of work to do to improve its infrastructure and better support them.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Can tourism help Laos escape poverty?
Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But its most-visited city Luang Prabang is a tourist magnet. Can the rest of the country follow its lead?
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Mount Etna: 5 facts about Europe's most active volcano
On Italy's island of Sicily, Mount Etna has spewed lava almost continuously for thousands of years, threatening inhabitants, but also supporting flora and fauna.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Multiple people injured after 50-year-old oak collapses in Venice
A video from the scene showed the tree had snapped at the trunk, just above the roots, although what caused it to collapse is not immediately clear.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Fires and injuries as Russian drones strike Odesa and Chernihiv
Russian drones launched a widespread assault on southern Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday, with Odesa suffering fires and injuries from the overnight barrage.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:EU confident it will avoid 500% tariffs from US Senate sanctions bill against Russia
The bill promoted by Senators Graham and Blumenthal would impose 500% tariffs on all countries, including those in Europe, that buy Russian energy.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Ukraine strikes Kerch bridge in Crimea with underwater explosives
Kyiv has hit the Kerch bridge in Crimea, illegally built by Russia after the unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula. Ukraineβs Security Service released the video of the attack, showing the explosion underwater.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Check out the funniest photos in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A waving water dragon, some lion shenanigans and one hell of a majestic deer... Here are our favourites (so far) of this yearβs Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Measles in Europe: Where are cases of one of the world's most contagious diseases on the rise?
A handful of countries have reported measles outbreaks this year, with Romania reporting by far the highest number of cases. This is the picture for the rest of the European Union.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Edgar Buckley β Author of Natoβs Article V on 9/11
With US-Europe relations at a swift and unprecedented nadir, one obscure Nato official remembers when Washington and Brussels spoke with one voice β the night of Tuesday, 11 September 2001.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Indian women face growing threat of incel culture, misogyny
From dating "alpha males" who idolize social media influencer Andrew Tate to the rise of incel and "currycel" culture β Indian women are forced to navigate the disturbing impact of the manosphere on their lives.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Bulgaria close to adopting the euro: What stands in the way?
Bulgaria's government is pressing ahead with its plan to join the euro currency union, aiming to deepen European integration.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:These are the top five largest growing jobs in the next five years
Demand for manual labour is likely to stay the highest overall, but digital jobs are projected to grow at the fastest pace. Meanwhile, many clerk and administrative roles could be cut.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:UK pressures France to crack down on small boat crossings
Opposition politicians in Britain say that smugglers are exploiting a French law that bars police from acting once migrants are in the water.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy kills at least three and injures 20
Russia attacked the Sumy city centre with long-range multiple-launch rocket systems, killing at least three civilians and injuring 20 people. The strike followed an overnight drone attack with over 100 UAVs launched by Moscow.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:In Germany, discrimination is on the rise
In 2024, more than 11,000 people contacted the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency β mainly to report racism or sexism. These figures are higher than ever before.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Scandal in Belgium sees sperm donor with cancer gene conceive 52 children
The Belgian government is pushing forward with efforts to get rid of the anonymity of sperm donors after it transpired that a Danish sperm donor with an inherited cancer mutation had conceived 52 children in the western European country.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Ten defendants found guilty over deadly fire near Athens in 2018
Another court previously convicted six of the 21 defendants over the Mati blaze that killed more than 100 people.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:France arrests three over attacks on Jewish sites with foreign interference suspected
The three suspects behind the apparent antisemitic vandalism are Serbian nationals who were reportedly apprehended while trying to leave France.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:BBC at the scene of new Madeleine McCann search
Police have begun fresh investigations following the disappearance of the British three-year-old in Portugal in 2007.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Why did activists steal the wax statue of Emmanuel Macron from Paris' MusΓ©e GrΓ©vin?
The wax statue of Emmanuel Macron was stolen from the famous Parisian museum Le MusΓ©e GrΓ©vin and placed in front of the Russian embassy. Hereβs why.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Eurozone inflation falls below ECB 2% target in May: Rate cut in sight
Eurozone inflation fell to 1.9% in May, below forecasts, boosting expectations of an ECB rate cut on Thursday. Core inflation also eased to 2.4%. The euro slipped and bond yields fell as markets priced in a 25bp rate cut to 2.0%.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:AI companions pose risks to humans with over a dozen harmful behaviours, new study finds
New research has found that artificial intelligence (AI) companions pose understudied risks and harms to the people who engage with them.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Sana Yousaf: Pakistan TikTok star shot dead at home
Islamabad police have launched a murder probe after a teenage social media influencer was shot dead in her home. The news has reignited fears about the safety of women, particularly those in the public eye.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Exclusive: EU countries to mull cabin baggage charges, longer air delays before compensation
Proposals to charge for cabin baggage and revise the standard for obtaining compensation in the event of delays are on the agenda when the 27 EU ambassadors meet in Brussels on Wednesday.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:US health officials urge all international travellers to get measles vaccinations amid outbreaks
The vaccination guidance comes as countries face an uptick in measles cases this year, including Europe.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:PSG's victory shows 'sportwashing' now winning in football
Pars St Germain won while wearing Qatar shirts, while Rwanda has sponsored Arsenal, PSG, Bayern Munich and Athletico Madrid. Some have marvelled how a landlocked African state with a GDP per capita below $1,000 can afford to spend millions sponsoring western football clubs.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:NATO has no future with Trump, say German peace researchers
Peace and conflict researchers are calling on Europe and Germany to prepare for a future without NATO.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Bulgariaβs rose oil producers struggle with cold snaps and market pressures
At dawn in Bulgariaβs rose valley, farmers are harvesting blooms with growing concern over US trade policies and erratic weather threatening this yearβs rose oil output.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Is 2025 the '1968 revolution' again βΒ but in reverse?
Since Sunday (1 June) when Poland again elected a far-right president, one question is back again in Europe: are we living a '1968β but in the opposite direction? Are we, 57 years after the leftish-liberal student revolution, facing another revolution β this time an very rightwing, conservative one?
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:What is the answer to overtourism?
Many popular holiday destinations are struggling from the environmental impact of huge visitor numbers. How can the issue be tackled?
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:New search in Portugal in Madeleine McCann case
German police will launch a new search this week in the holiday town where she went missing in 2007.
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