Driverless robotaxis hit the streets of London
Europe • Sep 3, 2026, 3:16 PM
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London is entering the era of autonomous vehicles: driverless cabs are now available through Uber and British tech firm Wayve in the capital. It marks a setback for Google's Waymo and Chinese giant Baidu, which have been eyeing Europe as a largely untapped market for autonomous vehicles. But for Wayve, it is its first mass-market rollout, and the company now plans to expand to Tokyo and 10 other cities with Uber.
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'50% savvy political tactics, 50% extraordinarily good luck' - the formula to Meloni's success?
Europe • 8:57 PM
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Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government on Friday becomes the longest-lasting in Italy's postwar history -- a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Nathalie Tocci, Director
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Why Ukraine’s drained Kakhovka Dam is strategic for Russia
Europe • 3:34 PM
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Small groups of Russian soldiers have been inching forward through the vast, drained Kakhovka reservoir since they blew up the dam in June 2023. Russian forces are infiltrating this “no man’s land” for reconnaissance purposes rather than for a future mil
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Giorgia Meloni government becomes Italy's longest-lasting since World War II
Europe • 3:29 PM
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Italy's first female Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has surpassed a longevity record set by the late Silvio Berlusconi. When she took office in 2022, many European allies viewed her with unease, given her party's neo-fascist roots. Yet she has governed
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France-UK ties and humour celebrated as London receives Bayeux Tapestry
Europe • 3:27 PM
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French President Emmanuel #Macron is in #London on the occasion of the #Bayeux Tapestry's exhibition at the #BritishMuseum. The 1,000-year-old work of woven art recounts the Battle of #Hastings, in which William the Conqueror – #KingCharles's ancestor –
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Driverless robotaxis hit the streets of London
Europe • 3:16 PM
1 min
London is entering the era of autonomous vehicles: driverless cabs are now available through Uber and British tech firm Wayve in the capital. It marks a setback for Google's Waymo and Chinese giant Baidu, which have been eyeing Europe as a largely untapp
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Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia: Campaigner 'devastated' at tycoon's acquittal
Europe • 3:15 PM
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A campaigner who has worked on the case of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia since she was killed by a car bomb in 2017 has spoken of his devastation at the not guilty verdict.
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France's Macron meets UK PM Burnham at Downing Street
Europe • 1:45 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron met Britain’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, for official talks at 10 Downing Street. The meeting came a day after the pair were joined by King Charles and Queen Camilla at the British Museum for a preview of the Bayeu
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Spain's Sanchez says no 'solid proof' that Morocco planned Ceuta crisis
Europe • 11:58 AM
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has told lawmakers that there is no evidence the Ceuta migrant crisis was orchestrated by Morocco's government. His remarks come a day after tens of thousands of people took part in protests across the country to crit
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Putin's 'global battle' against US, NATO: Russia 'testing' NATO since 2022 Ukraine invasion began
Europe • 10:26 AM
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François Picard is pleased to welcome Anna Borshchevskaya, Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. She interprets Russia's reported missile support for Iran not as an isolated arms transaction, but as part of a broader geopolitical strategy in which M
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Meloni government sets longevity record in Italy
Europe • 10:11 AM
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Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government has been in power for 1,413 days. She surpassed the record set by Silvio Berlusconi between 2001 and 2005, making her government Italy's longest serving uninterrupted government since World War II, after a period of
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Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim
Europe • 10:07 AM
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Norway said Wednesday it had seized a Russian ship as part of a Ukrainian effort to recover $4.22 billion awarded to state energy firm Naftogaz over Russia’s seizure of its assets in Crimea in 2014. The Professor Molchanov vessel was detained off the Arc
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No 'solid proof' Morocco planned Ceuta migrant rush, says Spanish PM Sanchez
Europe • 8:18 AM
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday there was no "solid proof" that Morocco orchestrated a migrant rush into Ceuta in July following the emergence of a police report highlighting multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.
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Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence
Europe • 7:39 AM
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What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tapestry, w
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Macron, Burnham hold talks on migrants, EU after viewing Bayeux Tapestry in London
Europe • 6:47 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham held their first talks on Thursday after meeting a day earlier at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. Topping the agenda were several issues, including migrant boats cr
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