10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (344+ words) MADRID (AFP): The Spanish government on Sunday said more than 5,300 of the migrants who remained in Ceuta after July’s influx had returned to Morocco in a month, as it faces pressure to restore normality to the increasingly tense city. The…...

10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (496+ words) STOCKHOLM: Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has told supporters that the opposition coalition is leading the polls, and if the results stand, “Sweden will get a new government”. Voting in Sweden’s election ended at 18:00 GMT on Sunday, and…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (661+ words) Ukraine’s rail operator said former British prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-US CIA director David Petraeus were at a border train station nearby around the time the train was hit. But the strikes came as US President Donald Trump called…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (661+ words) STOCKHOLM (AFP): Sweden began voting Sunday in a general election after a tight race that will see either the far-right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power. Opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (542+ words) KYIV (AFP): Ukraine’s economy is being crippled by intensifying Russian strikes hitting key sectors and its GDP could slump by 1.5 points in 2026, Kyiv officials said Saturday, warning of a “very difficult” winter ahead. Russia, which devastated Ukraine’s energy sector during…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (619+ words) I was not surprised when I heard the speech by Ed Miliband, the British foreign secretary, in which he announced that Britain would impose sanctions against settlers involved in acts of terrorism in the West Bank. The extensive construction initiative…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (470+ words) DUBLIN (AFP): Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. After meeting…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (181+ words) KYIV (AP): Russian strikes killed three civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting pressure…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (292+ words) On Sunday, roads in Portsmouth were blocked after a boat carrying 140 migrants was brought ashore there. This came the day after similar scenes of direct action had blocked roads and disrupted travel in and out of the Port of Dover....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (645+ words) PARIS (AFP): The EU’s climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus…...