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Cruelty on demand? Outrage over livestreamed death of French streamer
Europe • 6:13 PM
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Humans enjoying the suffering of others is as old as the ancient Romans baying for blood when they would send in the lions at the Coliseum.
Now, the mob seems to have moved online.
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Geopolitical & economic threats: 'US is incredibly unreliable as core of European financial system'
Europe • 5:37 PM
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Jens van ’t Klooster, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam, warns that the EU must craft a strong long-term economic strategy to challenge the US directly. He argues Europe has been overly dependent and unassertive in its transat
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Ukraine admits Russian army has entered central Dnipropetrovsk region, fighting ongoing
Europe • 3:58 PM
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Ukraine admitted for the first time on Tuesday that Russian forces had entered the central Dnipropetrovsk region, saying fighting there was ongoing. The battlefield monitor DeepState said in a social media post that the Russian army was “consolidating it
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'Netanyahu not under pressure from US, Mideast, Int'l community to alter trajectory, end tragic war'
Europe • 3:33 PM
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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. The disrupt
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Macron, Merz, Tusk to visit Moldova to back its 'security, sovereignty'
Europe • 3:17 PM
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The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are to visit Moldova on August 27 in a show of support for the EU-candidate country, which accuses Russia of seeking to destabilise it, the Elysee said Friday. Story by Maria Gerth-Niculescu.
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'If Iran could invite IAEA back to doing what it was doing before the bombing, that might be enough'
Europe • 2:01 PM
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Senior officials from Iran and Europe's top three powers are meeting in Geneva to discuss the Wests' demand that Iran revive nuclear inspections and diplomacy or face the reimposition of sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 deal. France, Britain and G
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Belgium revolutionises status of sex workers, but not everyone is happy
Europe • 10:36 AM
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On December 1, 2024, Belgium became the first European country to regulate prostitution through a formal employment contract. This reform goes further than a previous 2022 reform, which had already decriminalised prostitution in the country. The new legi
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Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague
Europe • 8:12 AM
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The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" showing in Europe.
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The Bright Side: 3-million-year-old remains of human ancestor get first European showing in Prague
Europe • 6:14 PM
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The ancient remains of the human ancestor Lucy, who lived 3.18 million years ago, have gone on display for 60 days in Prague as part of the exhibition “People and their Ancestors”. The fossils, never before seen in Europe, were lent by Ethiopia’s Natio
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Arts & activism: Every human has 'a right and responsibility' to use their voice and inspire change
Europe • 5:42 PM
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As the legendary Nigerian artist Fela Kuti once declared, “Music is our weapon,” we again stand at the crossroads of artistry and politics, as war rages in the Middle East. For centuries, even millennia, resistance to oppression and injustice has found i
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French academic Vinatier faces fresh espionage charges in Russia
Europe • 11:23 AM
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A Russian court is set to announce new espionage charges on Monday against a French researcher who is already serving a three-year sentence, part of a broader trend of Western nationals facing lengthy prison terms amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Spain: Europe's leader in wastewater recycling
Europe • 10:22 AM
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Spain recycles 15 percent of its wastewater, compared to less than 1 percent in neighbouring France. The Murcia region is a pioneer, recycling 98 percent of its wastewater, mainly for agriculture. It's a huge help during periods of drought. But while man
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French suspension of US package deliveries over tariffs comes into effect
Europe • 6:39 AM
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France’s state-owned La Poste suspended the shipment of business parcels to the United States starting Monday, joining similar moves by other European firms due to looming US customs duties. La Poste said only gift parcels sent by individuals and worth l
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Sunday, august 24, 2025
'Low key atmosphere' as Ukraine celebrates independence day
Europe • 8:24 PM
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Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes on Russia Sunday, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant as it celebrated Ukrainian independence day against a backdrop of fading hopes for recent peace efforts. The celebrations in Kyiv were "low key", FRANCE
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UK promises to improve 'broken' asylum system amid wave of anti-migrant protests
Europe • 8:00 PM
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As anti-migrant protests continued outside hotels housing asylum seekers on Sunday, the UK government announced plans to reform the asylum appeals process – aiming to speed up decisions, cut the backlog and end the use of hotels for accommodation. The av
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Ukraine's security gurantees top the agenda on its independence day
Europe • 6:37 PM
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As Ukraine on Sunday marked its independence day, the focus was on security guarantees for the country as part of any peace deal. France 24’s Leela Jacinto examines the failures of Ukraine’s security guarantors in the past and the implications for its fu
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The Bright Side: Welsh corgis from all over Europe go head to head in Vilnius races
Europe • 3:32 PM
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They may have little legs, but the corgi dogs taking part in this year's race have big dreams. Corgi Race Vilnius unfolded over the weekend in Vilnius, Lithuania, with 120 teams from across Europe taking part in the contest.
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Is Trump’s Ukraine gambit 'sending a signal to the world that America does not stand by its allies'?
Europe • 10:19 AM
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Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes on Russia, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant as it celebrated Ukrainian independence day against a backdrop of fading hopes for recent peace efforts.The brutal three-and-a-half-year war of attrition, whic
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Ukraine marks its independence day as peace push shows little sign of progress
Europe • 8:09 AM
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Ukraine celebrated its independence from the Soviet Union Sunday, three and a half years into a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and left almost one fifth of the country occupied by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to
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Downed Ukrainian drone causes short-lived fire at Russian nuclear power plant
Europe • 5:36 AM
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A Ukrainian drone shot down by Russian air defence systems caused a short-lived fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, the facility's press service said Sunday, stressing that background radiation around the power plant remained at "natural levels". The
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34 years ago, the making of an independent Ukraine
Europe • 12:38 AM
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In 1991, in response to a coup attempt by hardline Communist leaders attempting to reassert control over the Soviet Union, Ukrainian parliamentarians voted to approve a Declaration of Independence for the state of Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Caroline Baum takes
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Saturday, august 23, 2025
'You go to Ukraine': Paris summons Italian ambassador after Salvini mocks Macron
Europe • 2:35 PM
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Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini made mocking remarks toward French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday about the potential deployment of European troops to Ukraine. France responded Friday by summoning the Italian ambassador, a diplomatic sou
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Bosnia's Serbian statelet calls referendum on federal court verdict against leader
Europe • 12:49 AM
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Lawmakers in Bosnia's Serb-dominated region of Republika Srpska voted on August 22 to hold a referendum rejecting a federal court decision that barred nationalist leader Milorad Dodik from holding office, further intensifying the standoff between the ent
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Friday, august 22, 2025
French, German post offices restrict package deliveries to US due to Trump’s tariffs
Europe • 3:33 PM
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French and German postal services on Friday announced restrictions on the delivery of packages to the US due to new rules imposed under President Donald Trump's tariff hikes.
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Russia rejects Zelensky talks, Trump says setting up summit like mixing ‘oil and vinegar’
Europe • 3:17 PM
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Russia on Friday ruled out an immediate meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, despite a claim by US President Donald Trump earlier this week that he was arranging a summit. Trump on Friday said setting up a Zelensky-P
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Mosquito-borne diseases: 'As world warms, parasites, diseases and viruses become more transmissible'
Europe • 1:32 PM
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Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal". Europe is experiencing longer
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Bayeux Tapestry not too fragile to loan to UK, French official says, quashing ‘heritage crime’ claim
Europe • 1:07 PM
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A petition to block France from transporting the medieval Bayeux Tapestry to the UK garnered more than 52,000 signatures by Friday amid conservation fears. But a French official overseeing the loan said a study did not conclude that the 11th century arte
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The Bright Side: Panda twins Leni and Lotti celebrate first birthday at Berlin Zoo
Europe • 1:06 PM
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Meng Hao and Meng Tian, better known as Leni and Lotti, were born at the Berlin Zoo on August 22, 2024. The panda twin cubs celebrated their first birthday Friday with frozen vegetable treats and a candle fashioned from bamboo shoots.
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Wildfires keep raging across Iberian peninsula
Europe • 10:39 AM
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Wildfires continue to devastate Portugal and Spain, with nearly 300,000 hectares burned in Portugal and over 400,000 in Spain, marking record seasons for both countries. In Portugal, firefighters have been injured, and several people have died, while in
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Thursday, august 21, 2025
Macrons' defamation suit designed to 'deter' Owens from engaging in 'socially reprehensible conduct'
Europe • 7:22 PM
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In a dramatic legal salvo, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a landmark defamation suit in Delaware against far-right US commentator Candace Owens, accusing her of spreading a "verifiably false and devastating" conspiracy
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Ukrainian national arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Europe • 7:20 PM
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Italian authorities have arrested a Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating and taking part in the 2022 sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines. The suspect, identified only as Serhii K., was arrested overnight in Italy’s Rimini province, at the reque
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'Power of the regulator: Holding platforms to account when they potentially violate national laws'
Europe • 3:13 PM
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French streamer Raphaël Graven, 46, known as Jean Pormanove on social media, died in southern France during a broadcast on the Kick livestreaming platform that had been running for more than 298 hours. A government minister said he had been “humiliated a
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'Hugely disappointed': EU gets 15% tariff on cars but fails to secure exemption for wine
Europe • 1:49 PM
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The US and EU unveiled details of a trade deal Thursday lowering tariffs on European cars but keeping a 15% levy on wine and spirits, despite a push by France, Italy and other wine-making countries to win a zero tariff exemption. Brussels said it would p
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Italy arrests Ukrainian suspected of involvement in Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Europe • 11:39 AM
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Italian police said Thursday they had arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of being one of the coordinators of the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry gas from Russia to Germany. Prosecutors believe the suspect was one
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Wooden Swedish church successfully relocated
Europe • 9:09 AM
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The 113-year-old Kiruna Church in northern Sweden has completed its 5km relocation to avoid damage from ground instability caused by iron-ore mining. The move, part of a larger urban transformation of Kiruna, was carried out successfully and marks a majo
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War in Ukraine: Russia says European troops in Ukraine would be ‘unacceptable’
Europe • 8:05 AM
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday the presence of European troops in Ukraine would be "absolutely unacceptable" to Russia while Kyiv and its allies push to establish security guarantees to end the war. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zel
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'Shocking, not surprising': Death of French influencer 'will cast long shadow over these platforms'
Europe • 7:45 AM
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French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations. Prosecutors ordered an autopsy and opened an investigation into
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Russia launches hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine in largest attack in weeks
Europe • 6:43 AM
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Russia lauched hundreds of missles and drones at Ukraine in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force said on Thursday. The attack, which killed at least one person, is the largest Russia has launched in weeks and comes amid US-led efforts to kickstar
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Wednesday, august 20, 2025
French researcher in Russian jail faces new espionage charge
Europe • 11:00 PM
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A French researcher imprisoned in Russia is under new investigation for espionage, a court filing showed on Wednesday. Laurent Vinatier, already serving a three-year sentence, faces a hearing on August 25. The new charges carry a potential prison term of
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Russia not vying for peace but seeking Ukraine's surrender, former NATO official says
Europe • 8:35 PM
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NATO chiefs have been discussing the security guarantees that could be provided to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to former NATO Assistant Secretary General Antonio Missiroli. He says that the conditio
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‘Today it’s paper, tomorrow it’s nothing’: the perils of security guarantees for Ukraine
Europe • 5:09 PM
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Security guarantees have become a crucial part of discussions about a peace deal for Ukraine, with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky saying they are “the key issue – the starting point for ending the war”. Integrating Ukrainian forces into the E
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'Star factor of PSG appeals to int'l audiences' yet France's League 1 doesn't reap the rewards
Europe • 4:19 PM
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'HEGEMONY OF PSG': As Qatar's shining football jewel continues its dominance of both French and European football, France's League 1 'is struggling with an identity problem", explains Ed Dove, ESPN/North Star Network Journalist. And while PSGs wildly suc
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Under Geneva Convention, Russia has no automatic claim to territory simply by virtue of occupying it
Europe • 1:46 PM
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that discussing any Western security guarantees for Ukraine without Russian involvement was a "road to nowhere". NATO military chiefs were set to discuss the details of eventual security guarantees for Ukrain
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New disinformation operation targets Armenian government with corruption claims
Europe • 1:34 PM
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In mid-August, multiple accounts with ties to pro-Trump and pro-Russian networks alleged that Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan embezzled 3.4 million dollars in a children's cancer fund corruption scandal. However, their
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'In principle, there are always justifications for limiting & curtailing threats to nat'l security'
Europe • 10:52 AM
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A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was welcomed by hundreds of supporters as he arrived at a London court on Wednesday, charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah during a Kneeca
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Ukrainians flee front line amid Russian drone strikes
Europe • 8:44 AM
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As international efforts to kickstart Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue, increasing numbers of Ukrainian residents living near the front lines are fleeing to safety to escape ongoing Russian drone attacks. Numbers are currently so high they threaten to
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Russia, Switzerland, Austria: where might Ukraine peace talks take place?
Europe • 7:01 AM
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US President Donald Trump's recent efforts to broker peace in Ukraine has led to speculation over where a potential face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky might take place. While
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War in Ukraine: Poland calls drone crash in country's east a Russian provocation
Europe • 6:09 AM
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Poland’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that a Russian drone that crashed in a cornfield in eastern Poland early Wednesday was an act of provocation by Russia. “Russia is provoking us once again,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said, just as peace talk
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Kneecap rapper Mo Chara faces terrorism charge over Hezbollah flag at London concert
Europe • 3:15 AM
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A member of Irish rap band Kneecap was due to appear in court on Wednesday charged with a terror offence for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.
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Tuesday, august 19, 2025
Security guarantees for Ukraine still unclear after Washington summit
Europe • 8:37 PM
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A day after Trump pledged security guarantees to help end the war in Ukraine at an extraordinary White House summit, the path to peace remained uncertain as the US and allies prepared to work out what military support for Ukraine might include.
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Spain continues to battle destructive wildfires even as heatwave eases
Europe • 5:34 PM
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Spain was still battling several wildfires on Tuesday that have ravaged a record area of land, said to be more than twice the size of metropolitan London. The country has grappled with a 16-day scorching heatwave, which is just starting to ease.
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Trump plans Putin-Zelensky meeting while affirming security guarantees
Europe • 4:32 PM
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One of the most consequential takeaways from Monday's meetings at the White House was the plan for a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. German Chancellor Friederich Merz says that summit is tentatively planned to take place within two
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Russia's Lavrov says peace deal must ensure its 'security' amid Ukraine talks
Europe • 2:34 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal at all, adding this would create a "rough situation" for Putin.
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Ukraine: How did the meeting between Trump, Zelensky and European leaders go?
Europe • 9:54 AM
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Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Analysi
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War in Ukraine: Trump says arranging Putin-Zelensky summit
Europe • 9:10 AM
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he had started arranging a peace summit between Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after intensive talks with Zelensky and European leaders at the White House. Trump said he had spoken by phone
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Zelensky says ready for bilateral meeting with Putin to end war
Europe • 9:06 AM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he was willing to meet directly with his Russian counterpart to end the war. Speaking to reporters after talks with US President Donald Trump and several European leaders at the White House, Zelensky sai
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This Swedish church is moving 3 miles down the road
Europe • 8:50 AM
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How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — and its belfry are being moved this we
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'The Great Church Walk': Historic Swedish church moves to allow mine expansion
Europe • 5:45 AM
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A Swedish Lutheran church dating from 1912 sets off Tuesday on remote-controlled flatbed trailers to find a new home five kilometres away from its original location in the Arctic town of Kiruna. The logistical feat of the church's displacement – to make
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Putin suggests Moscow as potential meeting place for talks with Zelensky
Europe • 5:19 AM
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Sources familiar with a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian leader had suggested holding potential peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow, to which Zelensky had sai
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Donning 'fabulous' outfit, Zelensky melds fashion and diplomacy
Europe • 3:52 AM
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Six months removed from the shocking dressing down he received at the hands of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded his trademark military-style garb for a sharp black suit for his high-stak
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