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Togo villagers flee to urban centres after militant attacks
Civilians in a part of northern Togo attacked by suspected Islamist militants last week have been fleeing their homes en masse to ...Wildfire rages near Athens; homes damaged, hospital evacuated
A wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Wednesday morning, burning homes and prompting ...Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader’s first ...Record temperatures scorch Europe, as wildfires rage across south
Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, ...Russia targets Ukraine’s missiles as Western-supplied weapons bite
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered generals to prioritise destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery weapons after Western-supplied weapons were used to ...France girds for heat records as wildfires rage on
France braced on Monday for what could become one of the hottest days ever recorded with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in ...Sudan protesters decry violence in southern state
Security forces fired tear gas as Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum on Sunday against the country’s military leadership, holding it ...Russia preparing for next stage of offensive, Ukraine says
Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces ...Chad rebels halt peace-building talks with interim military authorities
Chad rebels said on Saturday they would suspend their participation in talks with the government, a move that raises doubt about their ...Cargo plane with Serbian defence material crashes in northern Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, ...