About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says Demonstrators took to streets after president’s main challengers were excluded from ballot The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raid The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2025
Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missiles The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Seven people killed after twin earthquakes off coast of Philippines Quakes of 7.4 and 6.8 magnitude trigger tsunami alerts as people living near coast advised to evacuate The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025
Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025
Eleven arrested for placing pigs’ heads near French mosques and other hate crimes Serbian nationals also accused by Serbian police of defacing Jewish sites, as French officials investigate foreign interference The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025
Two women die trying to cross Channel from France French authorities say about 100 people were attempting to reach the UK on a makeshift boat The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025
Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensive The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025
Precious gold samples stolen in raid on French natural history museum Museum says specimens taken are worth €600,000 based on price of gold but have ‘immeasurable heritage value’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025
French lawmaker calls for criminal inquiry into TikTok’s effect on children Move comes after parliamentary committee finds platform like a ‘slow poison’ to young people The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Joseph Kony case in The Hague begins with accounts of alleged atrocities ICC hearing takes place in absence of Ugandan rebel leader accused of murder, rape, torture and sexual slavery The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2025
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 18 people Zelenskyy says Moscow ‘chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table’ after strikes on more than 20 locations The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025
‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to flee The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
Japan and South Korea reel from record-breaking heat South Korea has experienced a record-breaking streak of ‘tropical nights’, while Japan saw its hottest day on record on Thursday The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025 Thailand seeks to ease fears amid shaky ceasefire deal with Cambodia Military said earlier Cambodia had attacked Thai territory and that it had responded to ‘maintain national sovereignty’
The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2025 Moscow starts direct flights to North Korea amid decline in options for Russian tourists The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a month
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as Israeli government says it is not responsible – as it happened More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba vows to stay on despite losing upper house majority Ballot heaps pressure on Ishiba’s minority government just as it attempts to negotiate deal to avert Trump tariffs
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025 Dozens reported dead and more than 100 wounded after Israeli attacks on Gaza aid centres – as it happened Gaza’s civil defence agency said ‘Israeli gunfire’ had killed 22 people at one site and four at another
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025 Middle East crisis live: Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN – as it happened Majority of those killed were in the vicinity of sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025 ‘Shoot them in the leg’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises William Ruto accuses protesters of terrorism and violence two days after 31 people killed in anti-government demonstrations
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025 Europe on alert as first major heatwave of 2025 pushes temperatures to 42C Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfire and health warnings
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025 Runaway bear in runway ‘stalemate’ with Japanese airport officials A dozen flights cancelled at Yamagata airport as attempts to chase trespasser away continue
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025 Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025 Teaching assistant fatally stabbed by pupil at school in north-east France Fourteen-year-old suspect arrested and Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘senseless violence’ after stabbing in Nogent