Search launched after sailboat found adrift off French island
Europe • Aug 18, 2026, 3:46 PM
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Search operations were under way Monday evening for anyone who may have been on board a yacht found adrift off a French island. The alert was raised by a passenger aboard a Brittany Ferries vessel travelling from Portsmouth in Britain to Bilbao in Spain, who spotted the yacht apparently in distress.
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Thousands rally in Sweden to protest climate policies ahead of general election
Europe • 2:59 PM
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Some 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden’s general election. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the rally, as organisers accused the government of weakening emissions policie
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Zelensky rejects wartime elections, saying vote would 'split' Ukraine
Europe • 2:49 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that holding elections during wartime would pose a threat to the country, following a controversial call by his former defense minister to pave the way for an election. According to the latest opinion poll
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Zelensky rejects rival's call for elections, says would be 'huge risk' for Ukraine
Europe • 2:48 PM
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected the prospect of wartime elections, saying it would be highly dangerous. The remarks come in response to a call from the former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov to organise a vote, after he was fired by
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Greek Ithaca island hopes for big tourism boost thanks to Odyssey movie
Europe • 1:43 PM
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Greece's most famous islands have spent this year fighting to keep tourists out... with Santorini and Mykonos now capping cruise arrivals and charging steep entry fees just to manage the crowds. But on one small island, they're hoping for the opposite pr
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How will European politicians react to a summer of extreme heat?
Europe • 1:15 PM
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Europe this summer has had to face record breaking temperatures, which caused droughts, deaths, and caused devastating wildfires. While the latest heat dome has dissipated, the damage remains – the continent continues to be the fastest warming globally.
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President Zelensky says having elections in Ukraine would 'destroy the country'
Europe • 1:07 PM
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In remarks on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke out against holding war time elections. He believes it would be too dangerous for the country, that would ‘split’ Ukraine. The remarks came after his former defense minister publicly call
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Ukraine: Zelensky asks for more Patriot interceptors as civilian deaths hit highest level since 2022
Europe • 9:05 AM
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Kryvyi Rih is still digging through the wreckage. The Russian strike on a shopping centre there, in President Zelensky's own hometown, has now claimed at least sixteen lives, with several people still unaccounted for. It has added urgency to the request
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Macron hosts Saudi crown prince for two-day visit to include issues from energy to Mideast
Europe • 1:57 AM
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Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was welcomed on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit to the country. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visi
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Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky
Europe • 12:30 AM
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that wartime elections would be a "tsunami" that would "destroy the country". Kyiv has been engulfed in a political crisis over the summer, triggered when Zelensky fired popular d
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