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Back-to-back Russian drone strikes kill 14 people in Ukraine shopping centre
Europe • 6:07 PM
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A pair of Russian drone strikes that hit a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Friday killed 14 people and wounded scores more, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting emergency workers in a "d
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Does Putin travel without security?
Europe • 4:05 PM
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In order to create an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a leader beloved by his people, pro-Russia social media users have been claiming that he travels without a security team, unlike other heads of state. To illustrate this claim, they share
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Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones
Europe • 2:35 PM
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CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border post on the Moroccan side in hopes of obtaining infor
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Yesterday
Ukraine a 'genuine', 'fragile' democracy: 'Internal political turmoil will weaken political system'
Europe • 8:32 PM
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Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Dr. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, journalist, author and President of PEN Ukraine. According to Dr Yermolenko, Ukraine is confronting serious threats to its democracy. Suspending elections during wartime
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British Army sailors rescue bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles out to sea
Europe • 4:13 PM
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A barn owl stranded some 70 nautical miles out to sea was rescued by an astonished British Army sailing crew competing in a gruelling race around Britain and Ireland.
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Kyiv under fire: Russian strikes kill at least 16
Europe • 2:04 PM
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A Russian missile barrage overnight on Thursday killed at least 16 people and wounded 40 in Kyiv as explosions echoed across the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been preparing the attack "for a long time".
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Ceuta: FRANCE 24 brings you up to speed
Europe • 1:31 PM
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🇪🇸 🌍 🔎 In Ceuta, the fate of migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave at the end of July remains murky, but the trauma of the precarious journey remains.
Most of the migrants who remain are forced to sleep in dangerous conditions, many among them
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Germany records 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer as heatwaves scorch Europe
Europe • 1:02 PM
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Berlin has recorded roughly 14,000 heat-related deaths this summer, official data showed Thursday. Europe has experienced a spike in heat-related mortality as the worst-hit countries grapple with historically high temperatures exacerbated by human-driven
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Massive Russian strikes hit Kyiv killing several people
Europe • 7:17 AM
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Russian ballistic missiles killed 12 people and injured more than 30 in Kyiv early on Thursday, authorities said, damaging buildings and severing power supply to some parts of the Ukrainian capital. FRANCE 24’s Camille Corcoran brings us more with this
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Russian missile strikes kill at least 16 in and around Kyiv overnight
Europe • 5:30 AM
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A Russian missile barrage on Thursday killed at least 16 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region, local authorities said, with explosions echoing across the capital throughout the night. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had been prepa
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Wednesday, august 19, 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to UK six years after royal exit
Europe • 10:39 PM
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain six years after stepping down as working royals, British media reported on Wednesday. The couple are expected to leave the United States by month-end and live outside London, while their two c
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No, Italy’s Lake Como didn’t dry up
Europe • 4:24 PM
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Lake Como in northern Italy has disappeared after a “geological rupture”, a sensational report posted on TikTok claimed. This isn’t true. For one, the footage and photos in this report were all generated by artificial intelligence. Secondly, while the wa
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‘We won’t go back’: Young Moroccan migrants in Ceuta refuse to abandon their European dream
Europe • 3:55 PM
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FRANCE 24 spent an evening with unaccompanied minors who are sleeping rough in Ceuta but refusing to return home. Amid the fear, the cold and the long wait for help, these young Moroccan migrants shared their stories.
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Ukraine’s new defence minister takes office as popular predecessor calls for presidential vote
Europe • 11:20 AM
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Ukrainian lawmakers approved former top special forces operative Yevhenii Khmara as the country’s new defence minister Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor Mykhailo Fedorov called for fresh presidential elections. Elections have been banned in Ukr
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Zelensky fires top presidential aide after anti-graft agencies reveal corruption probe
Europe • 9:42 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed his deputy chief-of-staff Iryna Mudra after the country’s anti-graft agencies announced they were raiding the homes of a senior official from the president's office and a sitting member of par
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Ukraine's sacked defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections
Europe • 6:06 AM
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Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on Tuesday evening, stating that the nation was facing a crisis of governance. Fedorov was dismissed last month, sparking days of protests across Ukraine. It is the first
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Ukraine’s ousted minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for wartime elections
Europe • 12:23 AM
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In a bombshell address posted on YouTube, Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for elections to be held even as the war against Russia continues, saying the country was gripped by a crisis of governance.
Ukrainian law prohibits el
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Tuesday, august 18, 2026
In Ceuta, migrants stranded at Europe’s gates await their fate
Europe • 3:52 PM
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Weeks after some 70,000 migrants tried to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the ones who chose to stay have settled on El Trampolin beach. They hail from various countries, speak different languages and crossed many borders to get to
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Search launched after sailboat found adrift off French island
Europe • 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,
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Volodymyr Zelensky names new Defence minister after weeks of political crisis
Europe • 2:27 PM
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President Volodymyr Zelensky nominated Yevheny Khmara for parliamentary approval to become Defence minister. Khmara served as acting minister following the abrupt dismissal of his predecessor, Mykhailo Fedorov, in June, which sparked public outrag
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Ukraine launches over 600 drones at Moscow region
Europe • 9:57 AM
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We start the programme with the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Early this morning, Ukraine launched over 600 drones at the Moscow region, in one of its biggest air assaults on the Russian capital. At least three people, including a 10-year-old girl,
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Visit Rome by night: Italian capital tests new tourism strategy
Europe • 9:20 AM
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In the face of recent heatwaves and the big crowds that saturate the historic tourist sites during the day, this summer, Rome is testing a new way to visit the city: by opening tourist sites at night. This initiative includes museums, parks, archeologica
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War in Ukraine: At least 10 killed in Kharkiv, several wounded in Moscow drone attack
Europe • 6:32 AM
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At least 10 people were killed and eight wounded in a strike on Pechenigy, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the local governor said Tuesday, as 620 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, Russian officials said, with several people wounded and buildings
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Monday, august 17, 2026
Russia’s Supreme Court upholds ban on anti-war party Yabloko
Europe • 3:51 PM
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Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the exclusion of liberal opposition party Yabloko from September’s legislative elections, eliminating the country’s only explicitly anti-war party from the ballot, as dozens of the party's supporters were detained
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A new generation of Catalans tries to rekindle the independence movement
Europe • 1:53 PM
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Nearly 10 years after the attempted referendum on Catalan independence which led to violent clashes between the public and the police, the political demands of the independence movement have not been met. ENTR travelled to Catalonia in June to meet with
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Sicilian museum hit by €80 million art theft
Europe • 1:20 PM
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Three works by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina, valued at up to €80 million, were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. Police are investigating the theft, which comes days after Italian authorities recovered three stolen works by Cézanne, Re
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Ukraine and Russia intensify attacks, several killed in Belgorod border region
Europe • 9:49 AM
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A Ukrainian missile strike killed six people and wounded another four, including a child, in Russia's border Belgorod region, the acting governor said on Monday. The assault came as Russia targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail dist
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Wildfires spread across Europe as thousands evacuated
Europe • 9:38 AM
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Wildfires are spreading across Europe, forcing evacuations and causing deaths and major damage. Greece, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany and the UK have all battled severe fires, with Croatia also seeing multiple blazes and arrests over suspected arson.
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International help arrives as wildfires rage across Belgium
Europe • 12:56 AM
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Belgium is battling its worst wildfires in over a century, with hundreds of firefighters fighting flames in the Hautes Fagnes nature reserve. Germany, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands have sent reinforcements, including helicopters, as several towns ar
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Europe’s wildfires: How prepared are we for the next fire?
Europe • 12:52 AM
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Massive wildfires are burning across Europe, from Belgium and Greece to Spain, Italy and France. Alexander Held, Senior Expert at the European Forest Institute, explains why fires are spreading into unexpected areas and whether Europe is facing a new nor
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Sunday, august 16, 2026
Drone and missile strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine
Europe • 7:12 PM
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At least 19 people were killed Sunday in drone and missile strikes in Russia and Ukraine which destroyed a book market in Kyiv while Moscow faced one of the most massive attacks since the start of the war. Ukraine and Russia have been escalating their lo
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Italy: Four Renaissance artworks stolen from Messina museum in Sicily
Europe • 3:49 PM
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Four artworks by Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from the Museo Regionale in Messina, Sicily, overnight on August 15. The thieves took three panels from his Polittico di San Gregorio, depriving the city of part of the only survi
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Morocco tightens security as migrants gather near Ceuta border
Europe • 9:17 AM
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Morocco has deployed heavy security around the border city of Fnideq after false social media rumours claimed the border to Spain's Ceuta enclave would open. Hundreds of migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, have gathered nearby, raising fears of ano
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Italy recovers millions of euros worth of stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings
Europe • 8:56 AM
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Italian authorities have recovered three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse, worth more than €9 million, months after they were stolen from a private museum near Parma. Five Moldovan suspects have been detained, with police saying the gang had care
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Belgium battles its largest wildfire in modern history
Europe • 8:51 AM
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Belgium is battling what has been described as the country's largest wildfire in modern history, forcing hundreds of villagers to evacuate near the German border. Firefighters, EU reinforcements and local farmers are working to contain the blaze as shift
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Spanish fighter jet downs drone breaching Romania's airspace
Europe • 7:50 AM
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A Spanish fighter jet on Sunday shot down a drone that breached Romania's airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova, Romania's defence ministry said, in the latest incident to highlight the challenges facing NATO states bordering Ukraine.
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Belgium wildfire scorches 3,000 hectares as villagers evacuate, EU sends aircraft
Europe • 6:03 AM
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Firefighters in Belgium battled one of the country's worst-ever wildfires late on Saturday as a rapidly growing blaze scorched more than 3,000 hectares of land. The EU scrambled helicopters and water bombers as hundreds of villagers were under evacuation
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Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies
Europe • 5:18 AM
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Two women were killed and two babies were injured when torrential rain sparked a flood and a landslide in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said. The flood comes after weeks of heatwaves and wildfires in the country.
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Ukraine launches 600 drones at Russia, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war
Europe • 4:42 AM
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Ukraine hit a missile fuel production facility in Russia's Rostov region overnight, Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as Ukraine steps up long-range attacks into Russian territory. The assault came as Russian forces launched a missile attack on
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Poland-registered bus veers off Hungary highway, killing 12 people
Europe • 12:48 AM
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A crash involving a bus registered in Poland killed 12 people and severely injured at least 10 early Sunday on a Hungary highway, marking the worst accident of its kind in the country in more than 20 years. Poland will send an emergency aircraft to Budap
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Week in pictures: A solar eclipse, quake in Colombia and Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
Europe • 12:02 AM
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A solar eclipse seen across parts of Europe, ongoing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemn
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Saturday, august 15, 2026
Hundreds of villagers evacuate as Belgium battles record wildfire
Europe • 3:37 PM
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Hundreds of residents were evacuated and more than 2,700 hectares were scorched as Belgium continued to battle one of the worst wildfires in its history on Saturday.
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Ukraine attacks Russian air base and rocket plant in Samara region
Europe • 11:43 AM
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Ukraine struck industrial infrastructure in Russia's Samara region on Saturday, local authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the attack, saying a rocket plant and air base were hit.
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Ceuta: False social media posts fuel migration tensions
Europe • 12:56 AM
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False social media posts claiming the Morocco-Ceuta border would open for Spain’s Assumption holiday have prompted migrants to gather near the crossing. Moroccan and Spanish authorities have tightened security after a recent mass influx into Ceuta, while
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Friday, august 14, 2026
Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor, found dead after 'harassment campaign'
Europe • 9:01 PM
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday the death of Jason Arday was "a tragedy on so many levels". Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor, who resigned from the university last week following a high-profile plagiarism scandal that raised claims
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Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
Europe • 4:02 PM
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Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold s
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Europe swelters under fifth heatwave of summer
Europe • 11:36 AM
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A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperature
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Ukraine war: Grain attacks raise food price fears
Europe • 10:41 AM
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Ukraine and Russia have been trading attacks on each other’s grain warehouses, raising concerns that the damage to food supplies could push global food prices higher. France 24 International affairs editor Philippe Turle shares more insights on the subje
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Global sea temperature reach 21 degrees amid heatwaves
Europe • 10:37 AM
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A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperature
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Europe swelters under new heatwave
Europe • 10:33 AM
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A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer. That includes France, where temperatures in parts of the country have soared to 40 degrees Celsius, triggering a wildfire in the southwest. Monte Francis has the details.
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Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since May 2022
Europe • 9:08 AM
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Russian strikes have killed at least one person and wounded 15 in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to regional authorities, while a separate attack on Zaporizhzhia in the southeast injured two. The latest strikes come as Moscow steps up its long-ra
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NATO jets shoot down drone flying over eastern Latvia
Europe • 8:03 AM
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Fighter jets on a NATO air defence mission shot down a drone that entered Latvia's airspace early Friday, the country's defence ministry confirmed.
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Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to regain UK parliament seat in widely mocked by-election
Europe • 6:34 AM
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The anti-immigrant Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage beat comic opponent Count Binface on Friday as was expected, regaining the seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked by-election in the seaside town of Clacton.
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Mount Etna's ongoing volcanic activity disrupts summer travel
Europe • 12:55 AM
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Ash spewing from Sicily's Mount Etna has closed the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travellers during the busiest travel week of the year. Catania’s airport will remain closed until ear
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Thursday, august 13, 2026
European drought shrivels crops despite farmers’ best efforts to adapt
Europe • 4:47 PM
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The drought roasting much of Europe this summer is taking a heavy toll on crops across the continent, from potatoes in the Netherlands to corn in Bosnia. Triodos, a Dutch bank with a focus on sustainability, has warned that this could reduce gross domest
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Eurovision: Winners involved in 'armed conflict' now ineligible to host contest
Europe • 3:45 PM
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The winning country in Eurovision will be ineligible to host the contest the following year if involved in an armed conflict or a "sensitive geopolitical situation" that could impact the safety of the event, organisers said on August 12. The rules for th
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Heatwave: European rivers face historic drought
Europe • 3:17 PM
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From the Loire to the Danube, via the Rhine and the Po, European rivers are facing exceptionally low water levels.
After a start to the summer marked by record temperatures, the drought is threatening river transport, energy production, ecosystems and
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Russian detained over plot to 'execute' Ukrainian-American in Warsaw, Tusk says
Europe • 2:54 PM
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Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly hired to plan an "execution" targeting a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” h
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Viral dancing seniors inspire Italy's ageing population to get moving
Europe • 1:55 PM
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An elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy after a tour operator shared one of their street performances online last week, striking a chord with many in Italy, whose population is the oldest in the EU. The pair said they hope their sudd
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Eclipse: Europe falls into darkness as millions watch
Europe • 10:06 AM
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Millions across Europe looked to the skies on Wednesday as the Moon passed in front of the Sun in a rare solar eclipse. The eclipse was total in parts of Iceland and northern Spain, while much of Europe, including France and the UK, saw a spectacular par
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