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Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:17:54 GMT
Spain's migrants welcome amnesty: 'It will help us in every way'
Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:32:37 GMT
Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say
Police say they are investigating other motives after the blast caused minor damage to the embassy building.

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:13:32 GMT
Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor in German match
A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor in a German second division match as the referee was went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:03:40 GMT
War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases
“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:47:29 GMT
Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster
More than 60% voters said they wanted to keep the current licence fee levels, initial projections show.

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:38:47 GMT
Finnish duo win wacky wife-carrying race
The UK's Wife Carrying Race in Surrey is "certainly chaotic", says its director.

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:36:19 GMT
Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war
Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:54:22 GMT
Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills ten
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says other people - including children - are injured as rescuers continue to search through rubble.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:32:11 GMT
Russian athletes march at Paralympic opening ceremony
Athletes from Russia and Belarus parade behind their nations' flags at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics as the 50th anniversary edition of the Games officially gets under way.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:06:10 GMT
Russia was behind parcel fires in UK and Europe, investigators say
The attacks, which involved self-igniting packages, targeted couriers in Poland, Germany and at a DHL depot in the UK in 2024.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:39:00 GMT
Azerbaijan furious with Iran as war spills over its border
President Ilham Aliyev says drone strikes are an "act of terror" as he places the armed forces on high alert.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:11:25 GMT
US eases sanctions on Russian oil sales to India during Iran conflict
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian crude as a "stop gap measure".

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:19:34 GMT
US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:12:16 GMT
Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons
The government says the nation's defence environment has "significantly changed" since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:37:58 GMT
Ukrainian bank workers released after detention in Hungary
Kyiv has reacted furiously after officials in Budapest accused staff transporting cash to Ukraine of money laundering.

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:26:21 GMT
Why Europe's leaders have struggled to speak as one on Iran
European nations say they want to work better together but have differing priorities

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:53:39 GMT
The AI videos supercharging Russia's online disinformation campaigns
Security experts have warned that Western governments are poorly equipped to counter a new frontier of online disinformation.

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:02:26 GMT
Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat
This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from assured

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:01:33 GMT
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
How Russia's gradual gains in the face of fierce Ukrainian opposition have affected the front line in recent months.

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:01:59 GMT
Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects
Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:01:10 GMT
Watch: Moment wolf rescued from canal in northern Italy
Video released by the Italian fire brigade shows the wolf being rescued from under a bridge.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:57:59 GMT
The dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny
The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:10:12 GMT
Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle
A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:21 GMT
Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight
Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors".

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