Category: 4. World

Imports of steel, aluminium, cement and other heavy goods to the European Union will start paying for the CO2 emissions they produce from 1 January, as the bloc seeks to protect EU manufacturers facing more stringent obligations compared to…

An “adorable” dog whose previous owner failed to get him treated for hunting injuries finally has his own home after spending nearly three years in kennels.

Six-year-old Alvin was rescued by the RSPCA in May 2022 but was overlooked by potential…

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The New Year’s Eve fire occurred in a bar called Le Constellation in the Swiss town of Crans Montana.

Several people have been…

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From the February vote in Bangladesh to the November US midterms, here is a calendar of key election dates.

More than 40 countries, representing a combined population of 1.6 billion people, will hold national-level elections in 2026.

These…

Several people have been killed and others injured after a fire at a new year’s party at an Alpine ski resort in southern Switzerland, a police spokesperson said.

“This morning,…

Japan’s prime minister has joined more than 50 of her fellow female legislators to push for more ladies’ toilets in parliament, saying recent increases in women’s representation have led to long queues for…

Several people have been killed, and others are injured, after an explosion in a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, police say.

The…

Night skies are lighting up with New Year’s fireworks as people across the world ring in 2026.

It takes 26 hours for the new year to be welcomed across 39 different time zones.

It all starts on Christmas Island in Kiribati, an island…

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Roberts, G., 2026. Responsibility to Protect: Great Powers in a Polycentric World. Russia in Global Affairs, 24(1), pp. 8–14. DOI: 10.31278/1810-6374-2026-24-1-8-14

At Yalta in 1945, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt had no doubts about…