[ad_1] Denmark has announced $4.2bn (£3.2bn) of extra defence spending to boost security in Greenland and the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. It will also spend $4.5bn buying 16 more F-35 fighter jets from the…
Escaped New Orleans inmate captured after 5 months…
[ad_1] Louisiana State PoliceAll 10 escaped inmates have now been capturedFive months after 10 inmates broke out of a Louisiana jail, the last escapee has been captured, Louisiana State Police confirmed on Wednesday. The escaped…
Macron will nominate new French prime minister in…
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within 48 hours, the Elysee Palace has said, fending off speculation that fresh elections could be imminent.Earlier on Wednesday, outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu…
EU parliament votes to ban meat names for…
[ad_1] The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of words like "burger" or "steak" to describe their plant-based variants.The 355-247 majority vote is seen as a victory for livestock farmers who say…
Crunch day in French crisis as outgoing PM…
[ad_1] Paul KirbyEurope digital editor andLaura GozziIn ParisReutersSébastien Lecornu sounded a note of optimism that a budget would be passed this yearAhead of a deadline for resolving France's political crisis, outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu…
Ex-FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to…
[ad_1] James Comey, the former director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, has pleaded not guilty to making false statements to lawmakers and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Mr Comey's lawyer entered the plea on…
Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, government sources…
[ad_1] Restrictions have been placed on content on some social media platforms in Afghanistan, Taliban government sources told BBC Afghan.Filters have been applied to restrict certain types of content on sites including Facebook, Instagram and…
Two people rescued after plane goes down in…
[ad_1] Two people, an instructor and student, were airlifted to safety by the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue after surviving a plane crash in the Everglades. The two were airlifted out of the swampy area due to…
Four found dead after rescue operation
[ad_1] Four people have died after a six-storey building which was being refurbished partially collapsed in the centre of the Spanish capital, Madrid.The city's mayor, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, said the bodies of the last two…