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EuroWire, EDINBURGH: Network Rail said it will begin the first stage of electrification on Scotland’s Borders Railway this month, with preparatory activity starting Saturday, February 21, as engineers set up for foundation piling needed to install overhead line equipment on

NEW DELHI: India and France on Tuesday elevated their relationship to what both governments called a “Special Global Strategic Partnership,” rolling out a set of agreements and project launches that linked defence production, artificial intelligence cooperation and civil nuclear energy

EuroWire, EDINBURGH: Arctic air kept Scotland in a wintry grip this week, prompting fresh snow and ice warnings and renewed travel cautions as temperatures stayed below seasonal levels. The UK’s Met Office issued a yellow warning for snow and ice

EuroWire, BERLIN: A shallow earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic early Tuesday, with updated readings from the German Research Centre for Geosciences placing the event at magnitude 5.4 after an initial estimate of 5.6. The

EuroWire, BRUSSELS: The European Commission has launched an EU action plan to protect children and teenagers from cyberbullying and online harassment, tying the rollout to Safer Internet Day on February 10. The Commission cited survey data showing that about one

EuroWire, STRASBOURG: The European Parliament on Feb. 10 approved two changes to European Union asylum procedures, endorsing a first EU-wide list of “safe countries of origin” and updated rules on when non-EU states may be treated as “safe third countries”

GENEVA: China criticized the United States for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, telling a meeting of the WHO Executive Board that countries should not place domestic politics ahead of international law as member states consider how to handle the

EuroWire, ROME: Three skiers were killed in separate avalanches while traveling off-piste in northern Italy’s Alps, as rescue teams warned that recent snowfall and wind have left parts of the mountain range dangerously unstable. The deaths were reported on Saturday,

EuroWire, BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on February 6 it has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the EU Digital Services Act over what it described as the platform’s “addictive design,” warning that core features including infinite scroll, autoplay, push

EuroWire, GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Office has launched a $400 million appeal for voluntary contributions in 2026, saying it needs urgent funding to sustain monitoring, protection, and accountability work as crises multiply worldwide. High Commissioner Volker Türk told diplomats