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EU and UK pile pressure on Russia with parallel sanctions 

The European Union and the United Kingdom have announced coordinated packages of sanctions against Russia in a bid to ra...

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UK government suspends free trade talks with Israel over Gaza war 

News|Israel-Palestine conflict The British government says it will suspend new free trade negotiations with Israel due t...

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WHO members adopt landmark pandemic agreement in US absence 

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pan...

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Iran’s Khamenei slams ‘nonsense’ US nuclear demands 

20 May 2025

News|Nuclear Weapons Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has derided demands from the United States that it h...

Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey 

20 May 2025

Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling b...

Trump fails to secure Ukraine ceasefire after Putin call: What’s next? 

20 May 2025

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war. But in the five months since takin...

Europe considers the perils of flying fighters in Ukraine’s airspace 

20 May 2025

Ukraine’s European allies are considering the possibility of using their air forces to defend the country’s western ...

EU agrees to lift all economic sanctions on Syria: Report 

20 May 2025

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Politics European Union countries have given a green light to lifting all economi...

Photos: The last-ditch race to save the Orinoco crocodile 

20 May 2025

Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, grips a young crocodile with one hand on its neck and the other on its tail. A...

UK, France, Canada threaten ‘concrete actions’ against Israel over Gaza 

20 May 2025

The United Kingdom, France and Canada have threatened to take “concrete actions” against Israel if it does not stop ...