India to get above-average monsoon rains in next two weeks: weather official
India is likely to get above-average rainfall in the next two weeks after receiving below average rains in the past two weeks, a weather department...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker over Kerch Strait incident
Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in an incident...
After a long journey, 16 rare black rhinos make a new home in eSwatini
A group of 16 endangered black rhinos has been moved over 700 kilometers from poaching hotspot South Africa to an “ideal” – and safer –...
British PM Johnson: Irish backstop must be abolished for a Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the European Union on Thursday that the Irish border backstop would have to be struck out of the Brexit...
EU has every reason to compromise on Brexit: British PM Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he believed the European Union would have every reason to want to compromise with Britain over its departure...
Turkey, U.S. to continue discussing planned Syria safe zone despite tensions: officials
Turkish and U.S. officials will continue to discuss a planned safe zone in northern Syria, Turkish military officials said on Thursday after Ankara warned that...
Royal navy will protect UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz
The British government said on Thursday its navy will accompany British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz to defend freedom of navigation, after previously saying...
Britain set to endure hottest-ever day in European heatwave
Temperatures in Britain are set to reach their highest-ever levels on Thursday as northern Europe baked in a heatwave for the second time in a...
Special Report: A Cloudspotters’ Guide to Climate Change
A path of trampled grass leads up the hill to St. Helen’s, the only church on Lundy Island. Near its doors, a stray lamb nibbles...
Spain’s Sanchez to face confirmation vote without key support
Spanish acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez looked all but certain to lose a parliamentary confirmation vote on Thursday after coalition talks with far-left Unidas Podemos...