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Security guards at London's Heathrow airport to strike in May
Security guards at London's Heathrow airport will strike for a further eight days next month in a dispute over pay, their union announced Wednesday, as various UK industrial action rumbles on.
UK PM in N.Ireland urges unionists to get govt 'up and running'
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday demanded that unionists end their boycott of the devolved government in Northern Ireland, in a speech marking 25 years of peace in the divided territory.
Macron booed by angry French after signing pensions reform
French President Emmanuel Macron was loudly booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip out of Paris since signing his unpopular pensions reform into law.
Thousands flee 'bodies on the streets' in battle-scarred Khartoum
Thousands of residents on Wednesday fled Sudan's capital, where witnesses said bodies lay in the street from fighting between the army and paramilitaries after a 24-hour truce failed to take hold.
Stock markets fall on inflation, interest rate concerns
Global stock markets retreated Wednesday as traders digested stubbornly high UK inflation and more corporate earnings, with a wary eye on future central bank moves to tame rampant consumer prices.
Macron dismisses pan-bashing as he hits the road
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said protesters bashing pots and pans would not help France forward as he toured the country hoping to turn the page on his unpopular pension reform.
Bulgaria bans Ukraine grain imports, Hungary widens restrictions
Bulgaria's government on Wednesday approved a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products after Hungary widened the scope of its ban to include more foodstuffs.
Kremlin critic Yashin loses appeal in widening crackdown
Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin on Wednesday lost an appeal against what his supporters say was a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow's assault on Ukraine.
Pan-bashing protesters to greet Macron as he hits the road
Dozens of protesters bashing pots and pans were pushed back by police on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of President Emmanuel Macron in a village in eastern France.
France 'risks' abortion pill shortage as US stocks up: gender body
France risks shortages of abortion pills as US states build up stocks during an intensifying legal and political battle over reproductive rights, the country's gender equality authority has warned.
Foreign players lurk as Sudan generals battle it out
Sudan has degenerated into a battleground for two rival generals, but they are backed by complex webs of international alliances with conflicting interests that could imperil the country's future, analysts say.
Thousands flee Sudan capital as clashes rage despite truce
Thousands of residents fled Sudan's capital Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries, that has killed around 200 people, raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed.
'Profit from the coup': Myanmar ethnic rebels welcome pro-democracy fighters
At dusk in northern Myanmar, fighters from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army patrol their frontlines and mark the positions of junta troops, their decades-long conflict with the military fraught with new risks since the coup.
Cuba's Diaz-Canel poised for second term in sewn-up vote
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel was all set to clinch a second five-year term via a parliamentary vote Wednesday as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal.
'City in ruins': Ukrainian troops recount bitter Bakhmut fight
The screeching artillery shells crashing down from Russian positions in the embattled andrubble-strewn city of Bakhmut in east Ukraine shake 20-year-old sapper Denis the most.
'Get ready': Taiwan civilians train for Chinese invasion
Physician Lin Yuh-ting has taken time out of her weekend to learn civilian defence tips she can relay to her two young children in case China invades self-ruled Taiwan.
Kim orders launch of North Korea's first spy satellite
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has finished building its first military spy satellite and gave the green light for its launch, state media said Wednesday.
Uncertainty persists as Colombia seeks peace with FARC dissidents
Colombia's largest group of dissident guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace deal with the state is asking for a new opportunity to negotiate with the government, but uncertainty reigns over how President Gustavo Petro will achieve his proposed "total peace."
France bans Basel football fans from Nice to prevent clashes
French authorities on Tuesday banned Basel fans from the second leg of the Europa Conference League quarter-finals in Nice to avoid confrontations between rival supporters.
Fox News settles $1.6 bn defamation case
Fox News reached a settlement on Tuesday in a major defamation case, avoiding a high-profile trial that would have tested the extent of free speech rights for media in America.
Over half of British do not want to pay for coronation: poll
More than half of British people do not want the upcoming coronation of King Charles III to be funded by taxpayers, a new poll conducted and published on Tuesday found.
Gunfire sounds during 'armistice' on 4th day of Sudan battles
Explosions shook Sudan's capital Tuesday evening despite one side's claiming a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has killed nearly 200.
Macron seen singing in the streets after pensions address
A video surfaced Tuesday of French President Emmanuel Macron singing a traditional song in the street after a televised address in which he sought to soothe tensions over his unpopular pension reforms.
Tunisia's Ghannouchi: a kingmaker who lost his aura
Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha opposition party arrested on Monday, once towered over Tunisia's politics but many now blame him for the country's ills.
EU agrees plan to boost chip production
The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement Tuesday on a plan to boost the supply of semiconductors in Europe, as the bloc races to reduce its dependence on Asian suppliers.
Blasts shake Sudan capital on 4th day of fighting, lawlessness
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, the fourth day of fighting that has claimed nearly 200 lives despite growing international calls for an end to hostilities that have spawned increasing lawlessness.
Climate pledges of world's top carbon emitters
Despite their 2015 pledge to limit global warming by slashing carbon emissions, big countries' commitments so far still fall short of meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement, monitors say.
Comoros slams France over migration clampdown
The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros is urging France to step back from a looming operation that could see the forced return of illegal migrants from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte.
Saudi FM meets Syria's Assad on first Damascus trip since war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia's top diplomat in Damascus on Tuesday, state media reported, ending more than a decade of diplomatic deep-freeze between the two countries.
Nearly 1 in 4 South Sudanese affected by recurring floods: report
Nearly a quarter of South Sudan's population has been affected by years of unprecedented flooding, according to a report Tuesday by the UN Development Programme and the government's relief and rehabilitation commission.
Tunisia shuts offices of opposition party Ennahdha: official
Tunisian authorities closed the offices of Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha on Tuesday, a senior party official and local media said, a day after arresting its leader Rached Ghannouchi.
Zelensky, Putin visit Ukraine hotspots
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met troops in a frontline town Tuesday, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited occupied zones as Kyiv builds up to an expected counteroffensive.