Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe were suspended on Tuesday following a power supply failure, disrupting peak winter holiday travel. A spokesperson for Eurostar, which operates high-speed trains linking London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Disneyl
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened again and is of serious concern, Britain, Canada, France and others said in a joint statement on Tuesday that also called on Israel to take urgent action. The statement, published online by the British Foreign Office, said Israel should allow non-gov
Turkish police detained 357 suspects in a nationwide operation against Islamic State on Tuesday, the interior minister said, a day after three police officers and six militants were killed in a gunfight in northwest Turkey. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities carried out raids in 21 p
A clash between Islamic State militants and Turkish police in northwest Turkey on Monday left six militants and three police officers dead, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The shootout took place in the Elmali district of Yalova province, south of Istanbul, when police raided a house where t
China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing's ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei's resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of US-made weapons. The Eastern Theatre Command said it had deployed troops, warship
