Spain’s parliament rejects gov’t housing decrees amid mass protests
Both decrees to tackle housing affordability crisis shot down as critics say measures would tighten the housing market.
G7 announces oil reserve release, as Trump hails Europe diesel deal
Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be 'frontloaded'.
Ethiopia, Eritrea break ties: Does the conflict risk becoming regional war?
Analysts warn unrest is likely to spill into neighbouring states and could further destabilise war-torn Sudan.
Can India’s ‘cockroach’ movement oust Modi’s election chief?
India's youth protests return to streets, eyeing PM Modi's prized bureaucrat who oversees the world's biggest elections.
Man City lodge appeal after guilty finding in financial breach scandal
The Abu Dhabi-controlled club has protested its innocence throughout the long-running case, which dates back to 2018.
Trump vs Europe as US presses for release of emergency diesel stocks
Europe's leaders are mulling proposals to respond to Trump's diesel demands.
Wolf encounter: A photographer on what humans have lost
How a brush with the wild can expose what modern life no longer asks of us.
Protests shutter hundreds of French schools as violence flares
Education minister declares students 'in danger' as hundreds of injuries reported across the country.
Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak
Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic.
Sea off Thai island turns green
The water off Thailand's Ko Lan island has turned a vibrant shade of green thanks to a plankton bloom.
Ukraine calls for tighter sanctions as Russian attacks spark Kyiv gridlock
Closure of bridges struck by drones in Ukrainian capital causes traffic chaos.
Moment mother bear slams into car to protect cub
This mother bear was not going to let a driver in Japan pass her cub without a warning.
12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall
As it plunged 17,000ft in under two minutes, a quick-thinking captain and passengers saved plane from crashing.
Ethiopian gov’t-aligned group claims close to full control of Tigray region
Claim comes as violence flares across northern Ethiopia, deteriorating diplomatic, humanitarian situations.
Tunisia softens its ‘false news’ penalty. What really changed, and why now?
Fines replace jail terms for first-time 'false news' offences under a decree rights groups say is still repressive.
What’s behind France’s school protests?
Many French schools are still closed as protests over learning conditions continue across the country.
Washington’s diplomacy in Sudan has backfired
Pressure meant to isolate Sudan’s army has instead left Washington isolated and a ceasefire further out of reach.
Support for Merz plunges after CDU’s losses to Germany’s right and left
Chancellor Friedrich Merz hits a record low approval rating after his party suffered defeats in three state elections.
FlyDubai pilot describes opening cockpit door during attack
The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot on a Flydubai flight to Israel describes the attack.
‘Containerabad’: Pakistan’s capital and truckers bleed money amid lockdown
As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of the barricades.