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UK finance minister to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnson become PM 21 Jul 2019 - 02:13 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves the BBC studios in London, Britain, July 21, 2019. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholl)
New German defence minister, Merkel-protegee, sees public support wane 20 Jul 2019 - 10:11 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) faces photographers at the start of her summer press conference at Federal Press Conference in Berlin, Germany on July 19, 2019. (Cüneyt Karada? - Anadolu Agency)
Greek PM says 2020 budget will respect fiscal targets 20 Jul 2019 - 10:11 pm
A partly demolished structure is pictured following an earthquake at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2019. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Funeral service held for 86 Muslims killed by Serbs 20 Jul 2019 - 08:26 pm
Newly identified victims of the Prijedor massacre are brought from Sanski Most to Prijedor, a northwestern Bosnian town, for a burial in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 19, 2019. (Samir Yordamoviç/Anadolu Agency)
Trump says Johnson would do 'great job' as British PM 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
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Spain's Sanchez moves closer to securing parliament support for second term 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
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Panic as strong quake shakes Athens 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm
Firefighters look at a damaged abandoned building following an earthquake, in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, July 19, 2019. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Russian support for Europe's populists 'a concern': Merkel 19 Jul 2019 - 04:02 pm
Assistants hold umbrellas to shield Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko from rain during a meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 18, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin
Italy's Salvini to see Di Maio with government's fate hanging in balance 19 Jul 2019 - 04:02 pm
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Ukraine leader proposes to swap Sentsov for journalist 19 Jul 2019 - 04:02 pm
People stand near a checkpoint before crossing the contact line between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in Mayorsk, Ukraine July 3, 2019. Reuters/Gleb Garanich
Sea-Watch 3 captain calls for EU action on migrants rescues 19 Jul 2019 - 04:02 pm
German captain Carola Rackete leaves the court, accompanied by her lawyer Alessandro Gamberini, after a hearing over accusations she aided illegal immigration in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy July 18, 2019. Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Politics and finance dog EU climate zero efforts 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
Ursula von der Leyen put the mid-century target atop her programme to the European Parliament before it confirmed her on Tuesday as the new European Commission president.
New EU chief must piece together diverse top team 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
Elected European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President David-Maria Sassoli attend a news conference after the vote on her election at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 16, 2019. Reuters/Vincent Kessl
Incoming EU chief von der Leyen says "we don't want a hard Brexit" 18 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
In an interview with a consortium of European newspapers, including Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union would first wait for a new British prime minister to be chosen and then seek talks.
Poland's fragmented opposition coalesces into left, centre blocs 18 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki applaud as they attend a Law and Justice (PiS) party convention ahead of the EU election, in Krakow, Poland May 19, 2019. Reuters/Kacper Pempel
Knife crime soars to record in England and Wales but homicides fall 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
A general view shows the exterior of York Minster in York, northern England on April 18, 2019. AFP/Oli Scarff
'No risk' of lead poisoning from Notre-Dame, assures Paris 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
A photo shows the Notre-Dame-de Paris Cathedral a day after a fire devastated the cathedral in central Paris on April 16, 2019. AFP/Francois Guillot
No-deal Brexit looms as race for new British PM wraps up 17 Jul 2019 - 01:35 pm
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a debate on the election of designated European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 16, 2019. (REUTERS/Vincent Kessler)

Africa

Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots

Americas

Peninsula Trump says war on Iran could be ‘short-term excursion’
A view of buildings during a blackout in Havana taken on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP) Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
Peninsula Two more candidates nominated for next UN secretary-general
US President Donald Trump departs the stage after hosting a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Trump says U.S. attack on Iran capable of going "far longer" than 4 to 5 weeks

Gulf

Peninsula UAE air defences intercept 8 ballistic missiles, 26 UAVs
Peninsula LIVE UPDATES: Qatar intercepts missile attack, says Ministry of Defence
This handout image taken on July 23, 2024 and released by the Australian Defence Force shows a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft (top R) in formation flight with an RAAF EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft (bottom R), RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet (top C), a Spanish Navy AV-8B Harrier II (bottom C), an F-35 Lightning II (top L), a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2 (bottom 2nd L), and a Philippine Air Force FA-50 Golden Eagle (bottom L) over northern Australia during Exercise Pitch Black 2024. (Photo by Handout / Australia Defence Force / AFP) Australia to deploy long-range reconnaissance plane to Gulf
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