Evelyn Laverick

Finland

Finland joins NATO in the alliance's fastest-ever accession process

When Finland becomes the military alliance's 31st member on Tuesday it will complete the fastest accession process in the organisation's history.

4 April 2023

Ukraine

'The house was shaking' says Lviv resident after new Russian airstrike

The massive wave of Russian airstrikes on 15 November hit critical energy infrastructure and residential areas.

17 November 2022

Austria

Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna

The US pulled out of the deal in 2018 during the presidency of Donald Trump.

8 February 2022

World News

Jabs for all Germans, Ukraine's struggle, and UK fears Indian variant

Germany is stepping up its vaccination rollout, Ukraine is still struggling with its inoculation campaign because of political infighting, and concerns about the transmission of the Indian variant in the UK urge more people to get the jab.

18 May 2021

USA

Biden marks 'heartbreaking milestone' of 500,000 US COVID deaths

The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities.

23 February 2021

United Kingdom

Did Brexit help the UK fast-track a coronavirus vaccine approval?

UK officials have claimed that Brexit allowed them to fast-track approval of a COVID-19 vaccine.

3 December 2020

France

Med7 Summit: Leaders working to avert crisis between Turkey and Greece

The navies of Turkey and Greece are both at sea and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are blaming each other for the worsening relations.

10 September 2020

World

EU countries pledge support for tourism sector in bid to save summer

Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.

21 May 2020

Syria

Turkey and Russia on a collision course in Idlib

Turkey says it will not back down in a stand-off with Russia over the northern Syrian region of Idlib.

27 February 2020

Iraq

Iran launches missile attack on US bases in Iraq

Iran launches missile attack on US bases in Iraq in revenge for killing of top Iranian commander

8 January 2020

Belgium

EU parliament accredits Catalan separatists

EU parliament accredits Catalan separatists

7 January 2020

World

Israel faces prospect of third general election in a year

Israel is facing a third general election in a year after politicians failed to agree on the compositon of a new agreement before the deadline of midnight on Wednesday

12 December 2019

World

Stockholm and Milan battle it out to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Voting begins on Monday

24 June 2019

USA

Trump: " I'll meet with Iran"

Trump's conciliatory approach comes after he and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani traded hostile warnings earlier this month, leading Rouhani, to warn the US that war with Tehran would be the "mother of all wars."

31 July 2018

USA

California's wildfires: deadly blaze continues to spread

Firefighters say erratic winds and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow

30 July 2018

Zimbabwe

Polls open in Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe presidential election

Voters in the southern African country are choosing a new president, eight months after Robert Mugabe was forced from power following nearly 40 years of repressive rule.

29 July 2018

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DRC reports first urban case of Ebola

Newly developed Ebola vaccines arrive in Kinshasa as fears grow that the deadly virus has spread to the city of Mbandaka

17 May 2018

Syria

OPCW inspectors allowed access to Douma

Chemical weapons experts have finally been given permission to enter Douma on Wednesday after Western alliance accused Russia of blocking access

17 April 2018

Syria

Syrians remain defiant despite allied air strikes

The Western alliance air strikes on Syria's alleged chemical weapon sites have been widely condemned across the country

16 April 2018

World News

Macron justifies Syria airstrikes

French President Emmanuel Macron defends his country's part in airstrikes on Syria saying they had been "perfectly carried out"

16 April 2018