Female Labour MPs have urged Andy Burnham to commit to a 50:50 gender split in his government, calling for change “from day one” and highlighting concerns about Westminster’s “boys club” culture.
Cuba’s deputy foreign minister said the channel for dialogue with the United States is open, but accused Washington of continuing actions against Cuba during talks and said that has produced “no progress” in negotiations.
The Czech opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) said it will push to revoke Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Order of the White Lion after Kyiv named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which Poland links to WWII massacres of ethnic Poles.
Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his lawyer Erias Lukwago are set to face court hearings as President Yoweri Museveni stays silent, amid a widening crackdown led by the president’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, including arrests and the shutdown of independent media.
Clashes erupted between protesters and police in Albania the day after a group of European Parliament (MEP) members visited the country, as tensions flared around the issues the delegation raised.
Police investigators say that when Russian-held cases of Ukraine’s fallen are returned, explosives have been found hidden inside at least some bodies—prompting a new protocol requiring officers to inspect every recovered body before handling it.
Police in Mahé have apprehended a suspect following a high-value burglary at a secluded luxury resort in Victoria, recovering a significant portion of the stolen property.
The Seychelles Coast Guard has safely rescued several tourists after their pleasure craft capsized in unexpected swells near the popular holiday destination of Praslin Island.
Emergency crews have successfully contained a volatile bushfire in Samoa after high trade winds threatened to push the flames into nearby agricultural lands and residential structures.
Police in Apia have opened a detailed investigation into a rare weekend armed robbery at a rural village store, an event that has deeply unsettled the local community.
Powerful ocean swells have breached the coastlines of Upolu, submerging traditional beach fales and low-lying family residences beneath sudden, intrusive saltwater floods.
Persistent tropical storms cause widespread flooding across eastern Cuba, prompting civil defense units to issue urgent river warnings and actively monitor rising water levels.
Severe monsoon rains trigger devastating landslides and widespread transportation disruptions across central Nepal, prompting intensive search operations for missing villagers in unstable highland districts.
Severe winter weather lashes the South Island of New Zealand, causing extensive rural flooding, widespread road closures, and triggering complex coastal rescue operations.
Violent clashes over illegal mining claims in southern Peru leave several individuals injured, underscoring the deep social and environmental friction within remote Andean communities.
Consecutive storm systems moving across Japan heighten landslide risks and prompt emergency alerts along swollen river basins in the Kyoto and Tokyo regions.
Cities navigate sudden crises as emergency services respond to residential fires in Havana and investigations into violent incidents in Kathmandu and various Cuban cities.
Authorities issue urgent warnings for rising rivers in eastern Cuba as tropical rain systems create flood risks, while civil defense teams actively monitor weather conditions.
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Ukraine has received an additional €3.9 billion from the European Union, designated to support the country’s military and defence sector, including financing for the production of Ukrainian drones and strengthening the defence industrial base.
Monsoon rains trigger deadly landslides and disrupt transportation across central Nepal, leading to ongoing search operations for missing villagers as the terrain remains critically unstable.
Le Monde’s climate expert breaks down the weather patterns behind France’s record-breaking heatwave—why it became so intense, which regions were most exposed, how climate change raises the odds, and what the crisis means for health and long-term adaptation.
The operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is suing the European Union, seeking to overturn a binding law aimed at phasing out all Russian gas imports by late 2027. Nord Stream 2 AG argues the import ban effectively seizes its infrastructure without compensation, calling it a “de facto expropriation.”
Wildfire crews battle intense new blazes near residential areas in Greece as extreme heat and strong winds trigger widespread fire risk warnings across the Aegean region.
A US Supreme Court decision calls into question the independence of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—a cornerstone enforcement body relied on under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Privacy advocates argue this undermines the EU legal basis for cross-Atlantic personal-data flows, creating new grounds for further legal challenges and compliance reassessments.