2018-07-21

United Kingdom

New picture of Prince George released on the eve of fifth birthday

A new picture of Prince George, who's third in line to the British throne, was released on the eve of his fifth birthday.

21/07/2018

Cuba

Cuba's new cabinet signals continuity rather than change

Cuba's new President Miguel Diaz-Canel has named his new cabinet and is keeping a majority of ministers from predecessor Raul Castro

21/07/2018

Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Priest says 'church promotes peace'

A congregation gathered for mass at a church in Nicaragua that had come under siege for sheltering fleeing activists critical of President Daniel Ortega, where two people were reportedly killed

21/07/2018

Argentina

Argentinians protest IMF multi-billion euro loan

IMF head Christine Lagarde is in the capital for a meeting of the G20

21/07/2018

Sport

Dramatic first day at 2018 Silk Way Rally

There was drama on day one of the 2018 Silk Way Rally. Nani Roma had to retire ill, while the wonderful sounding Toyota Hilux of Nasser Al Attiyah was victorious over the stage for the cars. In the truck class, Dmitry Sotnikov continued on his way to win the stage and save Kamaz’s honour.

21/07/2018

Health Series

Real-life 'Iron Man' launches in £340k flying suit at airshow

In partnership with Airbus-sponsored

Three days following the commercial launch of his £340,000 jet suit in partnership with department store chain Selfridges, amateur engineer Richard Browning was in Hampshire on Saturday to show off his creation before thousands at the biennial Farnborough International Airshow.

21/07/2018

World News

Education program for inmates in South Africa honors Mandela's legacy

South Africa's new Prison to College Pipeline program seeks to address recidivism by providing prisoners with access to public university-level education.

21/07/2018

France

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14, while Team Sky's Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey.

21/07/2018

Italy

Marchionne replaced as head of carmaker Fiat Chrysler

The chief of the company's jeep division Mike Manley will take over

21/07/2018

Poland

Judicial reforms met with protests in Warsaw

Judicial reforms met with protests in Warsaw

21/07/2018

World News

China is waging a 'cold war' against the U.S., says CIA Asia expert

Beijing does not want to go to war with the U.S. but is attempting to undermine Washington's global position, said Michael Collins, a CIA expert on Asia.

21/07/2018

Sweden

Heatwave wreaks havoc across Europe

Many parts of Sweden have seen their driest weather in the May to mid-July period since records began in the 19th century

21/07/2018

Germany

Germany triples compensation for terror victims’ families

Spouses, children and parents of terror victims will now be entitled to €30,000, while siblings will receive €15,000.

21/07/2018

Italy

Marijuana worth millions seized in Italy

Marijuana worth millions seized in Italy

21/07/2018

United Kingdom

UK police make 'largest ever' cocaine bust

Two Dutch nationals are facing drug importation charges after British Border Force officers raided a yacht in Cornwall,

21/07/2018

World News

North Korea's ex-poet laureate has a human-rights message for Trump

"The whole population is not just under a physical form of dictatorship, it's also an emotional or a psychological form of dictatorship."

21/07/2018

United Kingdom

UK Space Agency seeks name for Mars robot

The UK Space Agency is inviting space enthusiasts to name a Mars Rover that will search for signs of life on the Red Planet in 2021.

21/07/2018

World News

Fast news: The week in a minute

Take a quick look at the biggest stories from around the world this week.

21/07/2018

Singapore

Singapore cyber attack affects 1.5 million people

Singapore cyber attack affects 1.5 million people

21/07/2018

Spain

NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

NGO says Libya abandoned migrants at sea

21/07/2018

Spain

New leader for Spain's People's Party

The People's Party was cast into opposition in June after six years in government when its previous leader Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a no-confidence vote

21/07/2018

USA

Trump dismisses 'Playboy model payment tape'

Trump said it was "inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client — totally unheard of & perhaps illegal."

21/07/2018

World News

Biden: Migrant family separation "one of the darkest moments in our history"

The former vice president said the Trump administration's policy was part of its "all-out assault on human dignity."

21/07/2018

World News

Facebook suspends another data firm for possible violations

The tech giant temporarily suspended Crimson Hexagon while it looks into whether the firm broke data-sharing policies.

21/07/2018

Syria

Syrian rebels leave quneitra

Syrian rebels began evacuating the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday

21/07/2018