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Siberia’s wildfires ‘getting bigger’ despite Russian airforce intervention, Greenpeace warns
Siberia’s wildfires are not decreasing – they are only getting bigger despite Russian airforce intervention, Greenpeace Russia warned…
Estonia says it won’t recognise Russian passports Putin has offered in Ukraine
Estonia says it will refuse to recognise Russian passports controversially offered to residents in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. Vladimir…
Could new UK PM Boris Johnson call a snap general election?
Speculation is swirling over whether the UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pull off a shock by…
French boy, six, fractured his spine in Tate Modern fall
A six-year-old French boy allegedly thrown from a 10th-floor viewing gallery at London’s Tate Modern museum fractured his…
Spectacular explosions after fire at Russian arms depot in Siberia
Massive explosions at a Russian military ammunition depot in Siberia injured at least eight people and prompted the…
Coca-Cola advert for gay tolerance prompts boycott call in Hungary
Advertisements by Coca-Cola that promote gay acceptance have prompted a boycott call from a senior member of the…
US labels China a ‘currency manipulator’ as trade war deepens
The United States has officially designated China a “currency manipulator”, the first such accusation between major powers for…
British Airways plane evacuated after cabin fills with smoke
Passengers were forced to evacuate from a British Airways flight after the cabin filled with smoke shortly before…
Watch: ‘Americans must denounce racism & white supremacy,’ says Trump on mass shootings
US President Donald Trump condemned “bigotry and hatred” following last weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and…
How does Europe compare with the US on gun ownership?
Gun ownership per capita in the US is more than three times that of Europe’s highest country. There…