Former finance minister Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss will battle it out to become Britain’s next prime minister…
Putin says Ukraine did not make good on preliminary peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did not see any desire from Ukraine to fulfil the terms of what he…
UK inflation hits 9.4%, bolstering bets on big BoE rate hike
Surging petrol and food prices last month pushed British inflation to its highest rate in 40 years, according to official…
Fire in Penteli, Athens subsiding, civil protection says; new fire starts in Megara
The Penteli fire appears to be subsiding, with no active fronts and all forces now working to extinguish minor small…
Portugal reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths
Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the heat wave, with the health chief warning on Tuesday (July…
France battles huge wildfires, Britain bakes in record heatwave
Firefighters in southwestern France battled on Tuesday to contain massive forest wildfires and Britain recorded its highest ever temperature, while Portugal…
Greek wildfire rages in Penteli, near Athens; homes, hospital evacuated
A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds was still raging in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Wednesday…
People seek respite from heat in London’s Trafalgar Square as temperatures soar
Temperatures soared in central London on Monday (July 18), as Britain braced itself for its potentially hottest day on record.…
Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in Tehran for talks with Russia’s Putin, Iran’s Raisi
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran in the early hours of Tuesday (July 19), ahead of talks with Iranian…
Russia’s Gazprom declares force majeure on some gas supplies to Europe
Russia’s Gazprom has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Europe to at least one major customer, according to the…