As the Netherlands announced an extra €3 billion euros new spending at the NATO summit in Ankara, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius tells Europe Today that extra pressure will be applied to NATO allies not stepping up on defence.
QUETTA, Pakistan, July 7 - At least nine policemen and 15 militants were killed in an overnight clash in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, authorities said on Tuesday.
Rival inmates overpowered guards, seized weapons and fired inside the overcrowded prison.
By Sabine Siebold ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. is in talks with Germany and other European nations about establishing co-production of Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles and a maintenance facility for Lockheed's PAC-3 Patriot missiles in Europe, a source told Reuters. If
ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of intent for the purchase. This is the first
By John Irish and Lili Bayer ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO foreign ministers will meet Gulf Arab counterparts on Tuesday to address the stalemate over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including a Franco-British proposal for a multinational maritime mission that Iran has so far
By Yamam Al Shaar, Kinda Makieh and Clotaire Achi DAMASCUS, July 7 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded near the hotel in Damascus where Emmanuel Macron held meetingson Tuesday, Syrian state media said, but the French president's office said he did not hear the explosions and he met
Asked to identify “the Athens of the South,” many Americans might well point to Athens, Georgia, especially if they happen to be fans of REM, the B‑52s, or Of Montreal. In fact, that title was claimed by Nashville, Tennessee as early as the eighteen-fifties, when the city put
New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes Millions of UK households could save hundreds of pounds a year on their energy bills if the government were to approve low-cost loans for solar panel
Popular science fiction is no stranger to escape-pod scenarios, typically featuring characters who narrowly avoid their demise by jettisoning from a spaceship—think R2-D2 and C-3PO shooting away from a rebel spaceship in the opening of Star Wars: A New Hope. Biologists at the
Nanomechanical resonators are miniature vibrating structures on chips that oscillate at frequencies ranging from a few kilohertz to gigahertz. They are used as ultrasensitive detectors of mass and force, temperature and pressure, and as components in radio frequency filters and
The evolutionary paths that created snatching forelimbs in insects multiple times moved in a similar direction but didn't end at a single solution. Kobe University research is pioneering a study of how organs with similar functions evolve, providing a new analytical approach to
Geologists studying some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major role in shaping Earth's interior and driving volcanic activity more than 3 billion years ago.
More than 260,000 Ukrainians of fighting age are living in Germany. As Kyiv and Berlin discuss ways to encourage their return, the question is: would they go back?
TAIPEI, July 7 - Taiwan's preparations to deal with a possible Chinese attack are not a provocation, and the island's people need to take the threat seriously and prepare now, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Tuesday.
As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.
Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter said the influential group of Democrats will overcome the serious threats to its power.
Belgium ended the United States' World Cup campaign with a 4-1 victory in Seattle, booking a place in the quarter-finals.
He is already serving a nearly five-year sentence for subversion.
Anwar and PH have seized on the opportunity to reframe the state election, which has so far appeared to favour BN.
The programme pairs children aged five through the lower elementary grades with a dog and its handler.
The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged "all-out" rescue efforts.
Rehearsals for Tosca at Austria's St Margarethen Quarry are underway, opening an evocative journey into Puccini's Rome, where light and shadow meet faith and revolution.
The nickname, Noto Satoyama Pokemon With You Airport, was proposed by the Pokemon With You Foundation.
Norman Solomon: You’ve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the United States now has as president an individual who transformed power relations and the political landscape. Karl Marx: I can assure you that he did not do that by himself. Power relations
It’s never too late to thank the teacher who changed your life. Oprah Winfrey fell to pieces when she was reunited on air with Mrs. Duncan, her fourth grade teacher, her “first liberator” and “validator.” Patrick Stewart used his knighthood ceremony as an occasion to thank
Hundreds of Argentina supporters gathered in Atlanta for a traditional banderazo rally ahead of their World Cup last-16 match against Egypt.
Two explosions were heard in Damascus on Tuesday morning, while French President Emmanuel Macron is in the city for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and beyond are connecting to Asian geopolitics… and appetites.
The builder of Sky Villa was also sentenced to hard labour for causing death by negligence.
BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 - China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the disputed Senkaku Islands involving their coast guards and a Japanese fishing vessel.
Magic's latest Secret Lair drop is a charity collaboration with Global Fund for Women, and it will be printed to demand.
A Towcester community larder is collecting produce from the circuit following the Grand Prix.
Beyond just the heat, Monday's third stage from Granollers in Spain, over the border into Les Angles in France, was threatened by wildfires which had broken out around 70km from the finish.
Planning a swim this summer? Chances are you'll be diving into clean water. A new European Environment Agency report shows that 96 percent of monitored bathing sites across the EU meet minimum health standards, with nearly 85 percent rated "excellent". But why are some swimming
The gambling rings had logged an estimated $172 million in illegal transactions since October 2025.
The first San Fermin 2026 bull run takes place in Pamplona as runners race six bulls through the streets during the famous 'encierro'.
Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa when the explosions happened near the Four Seasons Hotel.
