Europe
‘EXTREME’ CLIMATE / Swedish daily DN halts posts on X
Sweden’s newspaper of reference, Dagens Nyheter (DN), said yesterday it would stop publishing its articles on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing a “harsh and extreme” climate.
UK scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea
UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said yesterday.
Russian forces capture another village in east Ukraine
Russia said yesterday it captured another village in east Ukraine, closing in on the town of Kurakhove after months of steady advances.
Trump, Scholz agree to work towards 'return to peace in Europe'
Scholz -- mired in a political crisis and facing snap elections sometime in early 2025 -- congratulated Trump a second time on his election victory
Canada reports first case of bird flu in a person
A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for bird flu, authorities said Saturday.
Canada on ‘high alert’ bracing for migrants fleeing US
Canadian authorities said they’re on “high alert” with all eyes on the US border as the country braces for a possible influx of migrants from the United States.
Europe boosts defence spending but lacks soldiers: study
Europe has increased defence spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, but its defence capacities including military manpower are still insufficient, a British security think-tank warned yesterday.
World pledges to work with Trump
World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump yesterday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.
Russia captures Ukraine village near logistics hub
Russia yesterday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometres from the key eastern logistics hub Pokrovsk, as its troops advance rapidly.
Biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation in Spain
The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 211 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said yesterday.
Moscow targets Kyiv in hours-long drone attack
Russia unleashed its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital Kyiv in an attack that lasted into midday and wounded at least one person, city officials said yesterday.
Russia hands former US consulate employee nearly 5-year jail term
A Russian former employee of the US consulate in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok has been sentenced to four years and ten months in prison for “secret collaboration with a foreign state”, Russian agencies said yesterday.
High early voter turnout gives both sides hope
More than 62 million US voters have already cast their ballots in the 2024 election, breaking records in some states and leading both sides to hope it gives them an edge -- even as experts warn the data is difficult to interpret.
Lost Mayan city discovered in Mexico jungle
A team of archaeologists has discovered more than 6,000 ancient Mayan structures hidden by vegetation in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche, including a city of pyramids they have dubbed “Valeriana.”
Canada, UK, EU slap new sanctions on Myanmar
The EU, UK, and Canada yesterday announced fresh sanctions targeting the Myanmar junta’s access to “military materiel, equipment and funds”.
N Korean unit deployed to Russia’s Kursk region: Nato
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said yesterday he could confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region.
UK climate strategy ruled lawful in landmark court case
A man whose home had to be demolished because of coastal erosion yesterday lost a landmark legal claim against the UK government that accused it of failing to meet obligations to protect citizens from the effects of climate change.
Bomb scare forces evacuation of major UK airport
A major international airport serving the UK’s second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours yesterday because of a security alert.