Around 1,000 firefighters, supported by helicopters, worked to contain a wildfire approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Marseille on Friday. Officials reported that cooler temperatures and rising humidity had helped ease the situation.
Tensions mount as Georgia rejects European Union reform requests tied to its membership candidacy, signalling a new phase of political resistance from Tbilisi.
The U.S. Republican-controlled House of Representatives has narrowly passed President Donald Trump's $9 billion funding cut for public media and foreign aid, sending it to the White House to be signed into law.
The European Union has approved a powerful new set of sanctions against Russia, banning imports from the Nord Stream pipelines and tightening limits on oil exports.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharply criticised the European Commission’s proposed budget, warning it could lead to the EU’s collapse.
More than 5,000 people in South Korea have taken refuge in shelters as relentless rainfall continues to batter parts of the country for a third consecutive day, resulting in at least four deaths and significant damage to infrastructure, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Friday.
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Germany, and the UK hailed a major treaty to deepen ties in many areas ranging from defence to immigration. It's the latest push from Britain to reset relations with the European Union after Brexit in 2020. It comes after a recent treaty between France and the UK was signed last week.
China aims to restore commercial ties with the U.S. to a stable and mutually beneficial footing according to Beijing's commerce chief.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused European countries of taking grain originally meant for impoverished nations under the 2022 Black Sea Grain Initiative.
The UK and Germany have signed a landmark treaty that includes plans for a direct rail connection between London and Berlin, aimed at boosting travel and trade between the two countries.
A tenth resident has died following the deadly fire that tore through the Gabriel House assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials confirmed Thursday.
The death toll in Pakistan's Punjab province is now at 159 after 63 more people died from heavy monsoon rains and at least 300 are injured in, according to authorities on Thursday.
President Ersin Tatar of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus said formal negotiations on the island’s future will not resume unless Turkish Cypriots’ sovereign equality and international status are recognised.
The White House confirmed on Thursday that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, following questions about visible swelling in his legs.
The EU and Iceland have announced negotiations on a Security and Defense Partnership Agreement, aimed at deepening cooperation and giving Iceland access to the EU's €150 billion SAFE programme for joint defence procurement.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met in Washington on Thursday to discuss expanding military cooperation.
A school bus carrying children from Minehead Middle School overturned Thursday afternoon near Wheddon Cross, in Exmoor in the UK, sliding down a steep embankment.
Slovakia will allow the European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia, after blocking the EU's approval of the sanctions multiple times demanding guarantees against damages it fears from a separate EU plan to end all gas imports from Russia Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Thursday.
Türkiye and South Korea look set to deepen their bilateral ties. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung discussed regional and global issues in a phone call on Thursday, according to a statement from Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.
