A blast at an explosives factory in Turkey has killed at least 12 people, according to local media. Three people were injured in the explosion, which happened in the northwestern province of Balikesir, its local governor told CNN Turk. There was no suspicion of sabotage, they added. The factory specialised in making munitions for light […]

The preserved remains of a juvenile mammoth are being studied by scientists after it was discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years. The creature was recovered from the Batagaika crater in Russia, a huge depression more than 80m (260ft) deep which is widening as a result of climate change. The carcass, weighing more […]

Italy’s right-wing government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is intent on maintaining its controversial reception centres for migrants in Albania despite several legal defeats. In a statement following a meeting on Monday between Meloni and several ministers, the government reaffirmed its “firm intention” to continue working

Bangladesh’s interim government has asked neighbouring India to extradite fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The request was sent to the Indian government in the form of a verbal note, The Daily Star newspaper and other local media reported on Monday, citing the foreign affairs adviser in Dhaka, Touhid Hossain. The 77-year-old is a

The alleged perpetrator of the deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market last week in Germany had been contacted by police just weeks before the incident, authorities said on Monday. The attack in the central city of Magdeburg on Friday, which killed five people and injured 235 others, is believed to have been carried out […]